Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-05-26
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!, !, on frequently hear the remark ,h.,
no,v ' ~ 9la some Of the immlgratlon
- 70 stop here II 100, So or 70 ), 'e g,rn,
,ns families, or that number ~ da,.
aspended on the eoualry for suh r
, ..il what would become ~ I ,ho'', |.
what could they do for a living ;"S, NV
ate not yet ready fora big lnfsx The
country Is settling up fast enough - =
ages. auVant-
What would become Of them IN .r,,
new country? What would thew i,
Tor q iivingf The Democrat talks ~
II knew nothing aboit how new
farming countries are settled nm :,
late years-which we expect Il Anon,
The casa II is typical paper Of thu
mountains It's experience is wide and
Nar'eu ia The lore Of the mines. il has
watched The progress Of every mining
stampede and knows perfectly what
- necessary 70 make and keen nm !
mining camp But what Il does moi
know about farmers and settling up d
farming country would fll a large
volume. on the habits Of stern econ.
omy and plodding industry that i'm.
migrants bring with them from the
east Il knows nothing. Its training
and natural way Of thinking Is ali on
large scale That farmer would
be willing to toll on year after wear.
satisfied if he raises enough for food
and TO pay for little necessary cloth.
lng, with the hopes that some day his
farm will be more valuable and his
labor none renumeratiye-this Is be.
yond Us thoughts. Ii cannot conceive
that The mere desire TO possess home
Of ones oHn is an all ruling motive
10 The breast Of many a poor man. II
thinks man will not be satisfied 10
settle down 10 bard work without be
makes a thousand or so a year; when
an eastern farmer will be satisfied If
be gets a hundred dollars il cash. Ii
thinks that man never works "for
nolhing unless, like the prospector,
be has hopes Of suddenly making a
strike VI vast wealth. which il knows
. out " lhe question on the farm
I let ~ look al the facts. In southern
Idaho are vast plains and numberless
valleys VI the riches, land which can
tv lrrigated--pzFt Of Il BY individual
eiiprt, much Of il only By wealthy cor
poratioas or the government Thu
region is non preferable 10 any in the
United States for settlers. II surpasses
the half arid government lands Of
eastern Orgon and Washington and
u Hcslrrn Kansas, Nebraska and
DakolA, Il il does not the Oldest por
tons oi The states, simply because
I lrrigali0a is 10 much more sure and
pg0lllc 10 lie results than rainfall. Il
PATS DIX returns for is small extr;
cost Put those facts with these
There are large numbers Of people II
The eillcs and crowded country dis
sIicss Of the cast and across the Al
lanlic who intend 20 come 70 the ives
in search d bones Most Of then
come gish enough money TO start Of
a moderate scale II not in easy cir
c,naslancca They do not expect Z
make = living the first year, or per
haps ior two or three years No small
uumhcs Of them are wealthy. Thel
: come herc for a change, because lhel
arr tired Of their city business an'
70 &c, the boys on a farm Shall ",
turn sarh people away, any Of them
Dakota was converted from = barret
; vast INTO The equal Of the great state
In wealth and enterprise by them
; u.ye ~ no use for them! The poor
-, settlers that comes is q gain Y
~ territory at least to the value o
M. yearly labor; while the average 0
thcm rprcscni an addition oil se'e =,
,h,nsapd dollars apiece TO our wealth
Nc do no, advise ;radesmen an,
dsy lal.orrs TO come here, slthoug'
w. suppose they will be as sure OF
! living here as anywhere else But "
q, a5,Ise those who want farms Y
coms They will find no better chance
snvuberc. III there is much Of q rus
tay idaho land, which We expect thet
viii l,e 10 a few years at least 'a y
I viii probably not make any more el .
wbIlc from their farms tnan inc,
,,nId In the states, still at pTese t
,berc are plenty Of places 10 iuaI ,
where no small fortune can DC - m ="
y, sa,.Ing vegetables; where oats an
!" arc double and treble the price
,ssy are IN the states and w ,...,
whca, il also higher but = = ,hs !,
/, raised at present that nearly !, Ins Sr .,