Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-05-03
A FEW WORDS TO CORRESPOND
ENTS.
Why They Should Prepare Their Friends
for Their First Impressions Of Ida.

Bile, in their zeal and love, to extol the
Gem of the Mountains, to describe
Idaho to their friends just as it APP
pears to them after residing here a
few years instead of preparing them
for first impression.
We are too much like the fond
mother indulging in castle building
in regard to the future of her babe,
crawling across the floor. In our i'm
agination and love grown from pos
session and what we know may be
possible for our darlings, we overlook
that to others the object of our afec-
ton may be an object of disgust, at
first. So to some the first impress
sions OF Idaho are of disappointment
BITTER, BITTER disappointment
and an attack of homesickness that it
will take months TO recover from.
The above thoughts were suggest
ed by circumstance that actually oo-
Cured since the middle of April and
has made one enemy to Idaho and per-
haps forever shaken the confidence of
one party in the truth and honesty of
his friends residing in Idaho.
A party residing on Clover creek,
this county, who has been in Idaho
several years and knows just what can
be done with reasonable amount Of
industry, writing back to friends
East induced party to dispose of
their property and come to Idaho.
The party arrived at Bliss in the night
and waited there until the next day
: for a chance to get over to Clover
t creek. No one happened to be over
: that day; and the second morning
e they got on an bound trei ght say
ing they had enough Of Idaho-dis
gusted with the country, thinking
themselves the victims of fraud and
q would not even make an effort to ge,
J. eight or ten miles across the country
q to see their friends. After coming
II 1900 to 1000 miles, and having little
money left, they returned to the Eas
. discouraged, d'shoartened. without 1
home to 60 to, and possibly the saving
Of years spent in a fruitless journe,
Fa and life long friendship in all prob
~ ability broken up.
70 But what are the facts in tie case
ra In all probability the party IN ldah
r, did not draw as glowing "a picture c
,n the country as tLcy might have don
=: and been still short of the truth. An
it is also just as probable that the
friends were not prepared by descrii
ton of what to expect at Bliss, tt
or time of arrival, and all that would
manner prepare them for first in
on preston.
ire In all my experience in Idaho |
NO not know Of any place i'll the count
las better calulated to pour ice wat
st, down the spinal column than to a
me rive at Bliss at 2 a. M, of chill
alf morning in April. Not home
he sight but the section house, store, S
VS., loon and one house. Frequently the
by are several there of night to ia
mo the train, which passes in the mig!
nal and person leaving the train fire
his the East if they get bed must ia
IKE Que that has been occupied by sor
ind one going East, and one getting
mad from the West has to take Il blanl
Nth on the floor of the saloon, which
900 new corners, especially il they ha
ash prohibition proclivities, is rather
ast- rough introduction and somewhat c
, is cuated to make first impressions o
INTO decided indigo color. But "the &C
ruit will not wash;' and when dayli!
appears the new arrival, sore aud ii
from a journey of 1900 or 1000 mi
which is hard enough in Pullman I
W. ace to say nothing of an emigr
"o car, looks out and as far as the
h'o can reach it is lava rock and sa
sis brush. Not house or tree in 81
ing for miles but them that have b
"e' mentioned. Can it be wondered
'"0n that the first feeling aud exclama'
a'e' is: 81 wish | was back home q!
where there are trees, grass, no
'e"' and people?'' And if they
'o'' means enough ,hat they do not 81
nv - on the manner of going, but G
Wv soon as they can get a train!