The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-05
A Lebanon Man's Letter 10 sa eastern
Paper.


due time.
Now, ] wish to say that Ido mt
want your people to think that wish
them 70 sell their homes, ETC., in Min
nescta TO come to Oregon. My advice
toaIlis is, t0c0me and look the country
over for themselves before they sell
out there, for snme would be satisfied
here, and some would not, fer some
like sugar and some like vinegar. /
will try 70 answer your questions to
1 the best oil my present knowledge.
LIST. As to chances in the mercan-
4 tile lime.
! Think that in this valley THE viii
lametie) there is n plenty of such es-
\ Establishments for the trade, There is a
\ great deal uf the credit business done
hereafter the old custom settle once
u wear. II seems to me that in some
towns a well-stocked general store,
! run un the cash basis ut reduced
prices, would win.
I ID Chance for taking Government
lands.
| There is none in the valley; there is
SOME In the mountains. but it is heavy
timber and back from settlements.
Sd. What are the chances for COM
mon laboring men?
My opinion Is, that ii man has d
family to support, and nothing but
4 his hands 10 do 1t with, he had better
stay in Minnesota rather than take
his chances in the Willamette valley;
but ii he has money to purchase 10 or
40 acres Of land and get him home,
then ! think he can get living nicely,
4 il he IL willing to work for it.
4 4th. The desirahleness of winter in
Oregon, as compared with the winter
In Minnesota
| They do not compare at all. Here
we have rain and mud, then more
mud and rain. Ii seldom freezes any.
Sometimes there may be night that
| il may just freeze iittle on top; the
grass is greeli all winter The coolest
| that know Of this winter was Is
above. Ifa ilian has to drive uver the
country in the winter it is very disa-
greeable on account Of mud The
other day my wife voiced our mind
wheh she said she never wanted to
| go back to Minnesota to live.
5th. The kinds and qualities Of
grain and fruits.
Wheat, oats. barley and other
grains, except earn, grow to perfection
and an Ofa fine quality Corn does
not do we'll here. as the nights are
ilp enOl in the summer.
Wheat will r. from 80 tn 50 bushels;
30 husheis is nat called an extra large
yield per aers,
All Kinds of vegetables grow finely
here. This Is a great fruit and hop
country. All fruits, except oranges,
leu0ns ansl ricA fruits, yield atnnd-
antIy. Tfv0u could see some Of the
fruits YOU would think go. ] never
knew what good prRne WIS until ]
found il.sm here.
There IRE railroads an through the
valley, thns making markets. This
winter when Renriile county papers
Qtiaied wlresit at "a and IS cents, II was
IS and so cents hare in our town.
9Th. Cast Of living, Fuel, etc
Compared with Minnesota. fuel is
generally a great deal cheaper here;
other things, some are cheaper and
some nre not, so that, on the average
there is not much difference IN ex-
pense Of living, here and in Mime
snta
7th. The effect Of the climate on
thase frnm Eastern states.
IT is hard fer me 10 tell how it
would be with most people With my
family it has been benefit to them in
the change, and il seems to me 4
would he with all, as there il no. the
extreme hot to cold, nor such sudden
changes. None of Us have had cold
or sore throat the past winter
sth. School privileges, etc.
School privileges are good; churches
in every town; some small towns will
have from 4 to I churches and ] see
there are churches through the
cnuntry rs well as in the towns.
Those who have lung trouble want
10 keep away from western Oregon or
western Washington, as near as ] can
| learn.
a. zimmerman came out here when
| / did; he purchased acres Of land 4
miles from Salem, Oregon, at sl2O per
acre; is setting it out to fruit. j re-
ceived letter from him while ago,
and he said that he would not he set
back in Minnesota under any consid-
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