Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-03-24
AND STILL THEY CONE.
Crumbs Cast Upon the Waters
Begin to Return.
THE IOWA PEOPLE LIKE OREGON
The Journal Receives Numerous In
quiries From the Hawkeye State.

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To show the readers of the Jour
, NAL the intense interest in Oregon
manifest IN the East, we have sew
, eral times in the past published ex
tracts from letters of inquiry re-
ceived at this office from prospective
emigrants. During this time the
JOURNAL has also sent two large
special editions to the + ST, largely
to Iowa, and now the letters are
coming too numerous to mention.
Many Of them form very interesting
reading, and would be published in
these columns If space allowed.
However, we are tempted to- give
these letters some recognition in the
JOURNAL to show it's readers what
attention our city is attracting and
reveal the main points Of inquiry
that are made by these people.
Geo. Hoskins writes from Ash
ton, Iowa: "The weather here is
very cOld--thermometer 20 degrees
below zero. One Of my neighbOrs
tells me that in his well 80 feet deep,
water frOze In the bottom two inches
thick. Still this has been good
winter for Iowa, yet give me Ore
gon every time. / get the JOURNAL
all right"
Edmund Stowe, Of Polk county,
Mimi, says: "Send me II copy OF
your JOURNAL and you will confer
u favor on one who has lived in the
Red River valley for nine years, and
is tired of snow and Billiards, Zone
Is now raging). think ! will like
your country"
Henry U. Newell, of Plymouth
county, the finest farming region in
Iowa, sends for a paper, aud adds:
III am ia the land of billiards. -
l.. Y. Ehrlich, of Clayton coun-
ty, Iowa, writes. ~ would like
some information about Oregon, and
would be pleased to hear from you.
Am young man with family-a
miller by trade, and not mush capi-
tai (probably about l000), but plenty
Of push and energy. Any maps,
pamphlets orstatistics will be thank
fully received, aud, as some of my
acquaintances would like to know
about land, l would like any infOr-
nation you could furnish about the
price Of land, improved and uDim-
proved; also If there is gov
ernment land still to be had"
A young man with the proper
amount Of push Is sure to get to the
front here, aud of course his capital
will be help. Oregon has still
much government land, although,
as in other states, the best of it is
taken up.
j. A. Aupperle, a capitalist of
Sioux county, Iowa, says: "If all
Is well, you will be apt to see me
early In May 10 see what think of
Salem. If think as you do, will
be apt TO invest there"
Aside from the above the JOUR-
NAL last week also received fourteen
letters from Iowa, parties simply
asking for Sample copies of our pa-
per, thus showing an interest in our
place. Nothing has 80 good an in-
fluence with man looking for n
new location, as the reading Of IA
well conducted newspaper. 1t is
not looked upon with II suspicion rs
is the average boom document or
advertising circular. In the news
paper the reader finds an index To
the various industries, the market
quotations aud much matter which
has weight in forming his conclu-
sions. Our readers can do no greater
service than To send their JOURNAL
to an eastern friend after reading II.
Among the letters received, the
JOURNAL finds one which is rather
sarcastic, The writer says he went
to California few years ago, but
thought things had been mis-
represented to him and went back
dissatisfied. He wants To know
what land costs near Salem, aud
how much one has to pay for the
climate. As 10 land we must re-
fer him 10 our real estate ads, bur
with reference To the climate would /
say that II has no price-money |
cannot buy II. II is one of those
rare luXuries that IL distributed to
rich and poor alike without money |
or price. All that Is necessary is Ia !
come to the valley OF the Willamette
and imbibe II 10 your hearts con
tent. Ii can't be bottled and ship
ped east
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