Telegram-herald., 1891-01-11
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used % %; y never wss vnss in'skina-
i've cussss peanssu " - y. Wnen
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soJnrns'ons "foang man. 80 Wsss,
ne VISION e1seoaeo only % ne fertile
AissanAppt hottom landss she arabic
and swospiue prsiFies Of Kansas. and
H. ~.la $40. 80 r.,,sovr,~ -. h.d
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NO eo''so'saon Va sao ssP"u co~uklik
conditions IN buslnesss transportation
and electrical invention that has sue
ea.saa -. a.x ~ w.,x.,o,. ana
kAseidoscopic Succession. looays sno
man living in Grand Rapids "
surrounded with preciselv the
same conditions with reference 20 con-
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venience and pleasure that he would be
in any place in the great West, except
he were Ia the heart of the Rockies. or
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~iono uIon sno o1oau Dson VI "s
numerous plateauss or In the shadc VI
il countless eanons, gerges and
passes- The te,enhocs telecraph
-. - ss.-ss
.e's e~'' 0n
school-house, and lastly. but moro im-
porsant than all. the railroad, have re-
auced r,rch Il not n, of the romart,c
W. -. 49, -.:.;-. ga - h,,-s..
ana fronaer warfare 70 the quiet
ways of peace, save for an occasional
outbreak of savages, the result of white
mans deceit and the Governments
had fault, such - u now being waged
by the Sioux.
The avenues Of employment are not
less congested; the possibilities of Spec
ulatiye triumph not moro real; the op-
portunities for bunness success not
greater: the openines for political ad-
vancsment and social elevation not
more easily grasped, in any part of tho
West, than right here in Michigan.
This is due largely because the "yOung
man" took Horace Greeley's advice
years ago, and with true American
push. collared nearly everything in
sight, and then sat down and patiently
->seox (<v ~ tox<Aovfoof apA a11NkoPa
To move up and make him wealthy
just - truly.
Il should not b understood that all
theopportunitlesf for acquiring q fortune
in the west have been exhausted, quite
s Is the Ease r na aer reward snd
in the East twice, while the same energy
il being expended in the West, except
tickle fortune smiles benignIy ut the
outset. You have heard Of the ex-
treme good fortune Of Bill Billinks and
the wealth acquired by Willy Windie
In real estate and lands, but have you
ever heard what became of the Smiths,
Jones, Browns and the 80 others? Of
course you haven't. They are punch
ing COWS, tending bar. herding sheep,
steering bunko or digging bitches,
working might and main to get coin
enough TO buy . ticket back East. The
other fellows are rolling in luxury and
it is their side of the story you hear. Ii
you're fixed with q Job, It's about the
safeAt move YOU can make not to move
at all. The lucky ones will tell YOU
nav, but tho unlucky fellows should
be heard from.
This is said 10 guard the credulous
against tho highly Illuminated and
1orgeously colored literature sent
broadcast over the land. descriptiye of
the golden future in store for those
who immirrate 70 the Pacific Coast. and
especially the Puget Sound country.
Atpresent the country "a exnerienc;np
a prolonged "boom.S and eyerything
hangs by the evelids of suppreased CT.
citement and feverish greed. Men oct
rich in land speculsfion. railroads
whisky And cards-especiallv the first
and last-and can not saw enough To
induce others TO visit their land of
nro,nlse that thew NAV be either tat
tened or p.ucked-Uine times out of
ten. the latter. The present boom on
the Puget Sound is but a parallel of the
booms Of other sections. only that il
has lasted longer. Wichita. in southern
Kansas. rose bIoomed .bIossomed-then
ackened and died, leaving to mourn
thousands Of misguided fellows who
were aIlured into investing their money
in the hope of great increase. Los An.
gclss proudly reared her head above the
Sierra, And f~de all the East gaze upon
her resplendcnt beauty and rich future.
In ten short years she is in sackSIo
and ashes. property having deprecated