New-York tribune., 1901-02-11
THE PASSING THRONG.

Joseph Letter. Of Chicago recently made
months trip through Wyoming Montana. Utah.
Colorado and other parts OF the
JosEPH West. where he has large business
LETTER interests. When seen yesterday at
iALho OF the Wadorf-Assoria he said
PROSPERITY. garding the present outlook in that
part of the country;
The West to-day finds itself IN an exceptionally
money enonsh for it tI II Il mas hoS ony
also has sufficient for the greater portion OF the
there. Western banks-I mean especiaiiy those
In The small towns-are at present large buyers of
good good big balances in the banks in the CONNER
very good. and the prices received have been ex-
tremely satisfactory.
hourishing condition than IT is this year The
Production, which up to two years ago
bit behind the demand and. in consequence we
now look for steady improvement in this branch
The mining interests are benehtng greatly from
W WEE S n obtF R nes has % on q nf5 linz 0 as
different railroads will work benefit @ for the West
up the couctry not already settled and will render
those lines which have been occasionally troubled
by receiverships Receiverships are always attended
ness. Taking il all in all the outlook in the West
SUGo 0d roT n1I "e eg our 5resUt
likely TO continue for an indefinite period
Frederick r. Reed Of Boise City Idaho is-and
eral development of his State Mr..
IDAHO RIS- Reed is on a business trip TO New
ING FROM York ana when at the Grand
HER ASHES. Hotel yesterday he said OF the
present aspect of Idaho affairs:
We have been through pretty lean years
in Idaho-the traditional seven, ndeed-but it looks
though we We're about to enter into our fat
ones The depreciation in the price of silver worked
fearful havoc in Idaho, and for a while paraIyzed
the State financially. 1t was then that we in our
distress. grabbing at any straw. turned TO Bryan,
and accepted his financial theories (heresies is
prophet We see our error now, and prepared
70 toae PACK again T. the party Of our fathers
2OO9O TO 1000 and the next election Idaho will
again acknowledge her allegiance 70 the Republican
Mining is the principal industry Of Idaho and no
is known as the Haley Gold Beit This region.
which IS located one of the branches of the
They are already down three hundred feet in some
or the mines there. and at that depth are finding
a very rich gold copper ore which averages about
great mining booms of he West will centre this
tain, situated near Silver Citv Owyhee County are
very satisfactory, Philadelphia syndicate is
mountain about three thousand feet from its apex
There have also been rich strikes in the Pauper
Nine on the 5e0-foot level Some OF the gold and
silver ore taken from this level has yielded $500 a
ton.
''rhe mining developments in other parts Of
merciaI deveIopment Ii is a different state from
what it was four years ago Then we were ali
hard up, and every man met a long face.
Now every one has plenty of money and the same
men wear a busy ard cheerful air Boise CITY is
prosperous beyond fOndest hopes and the
Changed condition Of our financial afirs has inst
had an outward and visible manifestation in the
erection OF the Hotel IdahUa No money was
What we could Do ard there is ro suTer proof to
the visitor Of the community is in than the
character Of the accommodations he is able to Sc