Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-10-28
POWERS COMES BACK
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LaGrande, Ore. Oct II,

LaGrande, Ore. Oct II, 1901.
" Editor Herald: I have just real
VIM. Smiths letter, giving what you
term Gorgeous Other Side, . and II ).
you will 1otioe on the map this is . big I
state and like Minnesota it varies
great deal, as you know. In southern
Minnesota land IL worth $76 per acre
and up north from &6 to $50. The
same is true Of thie country. The
Grand Ronde country, where am,
has tract of land 16 miles wide by IS
long, ef.level black lsnd, the best the
sun ever shown on, that will raise
anything you plant on it without
water put on by man, and this land IL
worth. FROM $50 to $500 per acre
and they are getting 40 bushels of
wheat and 10 tons Ct sugar bee,s to
the acre, and there are orchards here
that are paying 1925 per acre this
years in apples. Now Mr.. Smith. owns
they are getting IS bushels of wheat
to the acre. As this lie $24. 80 per acre,
It's very good showing for such q
poor country, also IS eel is per III. for
bu:ter,- and 80 cents per bush'l for
potatoes, enable farmer to get
ne " pair. Of overs]ls ever and awhile.
| have been out in that sage brush
belt where Mr.. Smith ie, and didn't
like it either, but did not condemn
the whole state CT Oregon just by that
one peep. Travelled 1000 miles that
trip and have travelled 5000 miles
this year, and know have seen
very little of the country yet, but I
say that from what have seen there
are more openings in the Grande
Ronde valley ard its tributaries than
any 1 have feep. ard if Mr.. Smith
has not seen nole country than that
In Moro county,. he has yet lots to
learn about the rest Of this state. I
met a man last week who had been
down through Mexico, California and
all ever the..coset, and he wss an ex.
per-. in fruit and he said the Grande
Ronde- valley had the best he had
seen, and the village Of Union alone
is.skipplpg az high as ten cars per
day snd..if the fruit was all ~ormy, az
Mr.. Smith says, it would not pay to
ehip..it. to. New. York and other points,
as they:do, ard.1 notice they take LIST
premium at the st. Louis Fair on
apples and: jersey cattle. This is not q
hog country end never was considered
one, e.. coin does not nature, but for
every hog raised in Minnefota, Ore.
gon raiees go sheep and 10 horses
and am. glad he credits, them as
having vslre. He also Gays the
people, who:.gct in early and got gov
erpment.. lands are wealthy but that
its hard.. fer new conner to get q
start, that everything Is high. Thus
he admits in q dozen words, that the
country is prosperous and no one has
anything to give. away. Such is what
1::sleo:.claim and the PEOPLE are well
Satisfied with The ssclimata and their
business and. lend is considered high
by people who came here from q coun-
try where they don't raise fruit and
sugar Heets. hut If a person stays long
enough to fully realize all the pofsibin-
ties of the lard 1t will convince them
ae.it hes me, thatssit earns better in
teresr on the investment than the
cheap land further East. A word to
the. people. who read these letters. Do
AL did. get round trip.ticket and
oon't..run out to Portland, Seattle,
Moro OF look around a few days and
then::go back and think ycu have seen
al of Oregon, but remember THE, the
coast country is not new, but is, and
has, been, overrun and doomed to
death for years. 81. Everyone gees there
that starts west and:.they rush through
this country..and..back, and never know
there lis such q: Place a. this. while
it's..th garden of the whole state. and
you .can get anything you want here
from. "a be me stead to 5000 acre wheat
farm, Now, this 18th day. of October,
1:eay you can zee grass as green az in
July, E. the trees loaded with fruit and
one: bour's dive, from this city, snow
In the mountains. Come to LaGrande,
Oregon, If you want to see beautiful
sce ne1y and bargains for all.
g. b. POWERS.