The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-19

ual shippers, being at the mercy of
one railway company at the present
time.
There is quite colony of former
Blue Earth county people at Roswell,
few of which | recall-W. Fl. Robin
SOD, the arleys, Stark, Stevens and s, Hill
The way to circumvent these
sharks is for the ranchers to organize
fruit growers exchanges and establish
canneries. When the disadvantages
mentioned are overcome predict that
intensive farming and fruit growing
will be the rule and generally followed
In these valleys. While lands are sell
ing here as cheap as in the east and
are worth three times as much for
producing purposes now is the time
to buy.
The upper portion of this, Washing
ton, county is well adapted to stock
raising. consisting of sheep cattle
and horses all having free range over
Uncle Sans domain. There are
about GOO, OCO sheep owned in this
county and the owners nearly all live
in Weiser The valleys in the northern
portion OF the county are thickly
covered with fine growth of timber,
consisting of yellow pine, fir and tam
arack The extension of the Pacific
q Idaho Northern railway, now built
from here to Council, to the Meadows
q Seven Devils will tap this timber
belt and this will undoubtedly be done
in the near future, possibly this fall.
This will be the means of developing
new industry, tributary to Weiser,
there being a demand here for lumber,
also wood for fuel We have secured
timber claim up there, and know of
few more good ones that can be had
and that will soon be accessi blesto
market
A writer in the Pacific Miner, pub
lished in Portland has this to say
about our city: "Weiser has a great
future as a mining and distributing
center for vast and rich mineral re-
gion, one the richest in Idaho and will
continue to advance commercially as
rapidly as in the past 1t is now a.
town of nearly 1900 population, the
county seat of Washington county,
marvelously rich in agricultural, her-
ticultural and mineral possibilities
As to the mineral development, and
the profitable trade resulting there
from, Weiser is not dependent alto
gether on Thunder mountain devel-
opments. The trade of other sections
and rich districts of Idaho ia directly
tributary to the city. Concluded in
these distrlctss.are the wonderful rich
Seven Devils copper district Mineral
Heath, Ruthberg, and Black Lake,
also Malhour in Oregon.
After agitating for two years the
Instability and urgent need of estsb-
fishing water system fire protection
and domestic use, also a lighting
plant, the city recently voted bonds in
the sum of $40. 900 municipal owner
ship to erect water system. put in
modern electric plant, and equip a
first class fire department. The bonds
were taken by Baker City, Ore,
party at five per cent with bonus of
$50-a good deal.
In growing country with variety
of resources; there are many Oppor-
tunities to invest, even for men of
limited means, and this is particularly
true of Weiser and Washington county.
We have had several of our former
Minnesota friends visit us this sum-
mer. viz. Miss Bernice Hill of Ros-
well, Idaho, and DIR. Herring of Lake
Crystal, To say that we were pleased
at their coming and stay with us puts
it mildly. l fear that | have taxed
your patience too much already hence
will close by requesting you to convey
our kindest regards to all inquiring
friends.
Yours sincerely,
E. J. DAVIS