Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-03-04

ter months9 Do the roads get impas
sible in the rainy weather.
How about rheumatism and neural.
gia2 My husband is bothered a great
deal here. We came here four years
ago from Iowa from the cold blizzards
and cyclones. We live 100 miles north
of Spokane, near Kettle Falls on the
Columbia river. We have fine fruit
here and live on a small fruit ranch
and have section of land in the Big
Bend country and have it listed for
sale. We want to go where we can
have a milder climate. Is the water
soft or hardg Do you know of any
small farms for sale around Salem9
Following letters were received by
Fred Virgins of this city, he having
sent letter about Oregon to his old
home paper at Eureka, Kas.:
r. Bahringer, Doniphan, Mo-:
Some time ago I saw your letter in
the Eureka Herald, and as 1 am pre-
pairing to go to the Pacific Slope l take
the liberty of writing you. I would
like to ask few questions concerning
the chances of a person who is willing
to work and with small means of get
ting along and finally securing home
somewhere in your county. Is land
high near your city and can a man
rent a good farm, if so on what terms ?
What are the chief industries. Do you
have sufficient rainfall or do you have
to irrigate. If there any government
land in that county; if so is it good for
cultivationG
Walter p. Long, Lisle, Mo-:
1 saw your letter in the Eureka Her.
aid and think that must be a good place
for single men if it is such a good
one for married men. What wages do
you pay for single hands and what
class of work do they doP l have been
thinking of coming out there for some
time and will if I can gather up my
courage to start.
j. w. Helmick, Napevine, Wash:
see by the Eureka Herald your in
teresting letter, and am desirous to
know the price of land, wages, school
and church privileges; price of cows
and cost of living. Am from the east
and came to this place about two
months ago. Do not care to make this
my home.
p. S. Walker, Eureka, Kas., r. F. D.
No. O.;
/ read your letter in the Eureka
Herald and thought would write you
a few lines in regard to Oregon. Is
there any homestead land west of the
mountains that is desirable for dairy
and poultry9 Will alfalfa and blue
grass do well3 What is land worth in
the Willamette valley, improved farm
or raw land1 Is this land prairie or
timber land2 What is common farm
labor worth per month"; | don't care
to buy at first. I would like to work
on a dairy or fruit farm and look
around and see what I could do best.
/ am poor man with large family,
have two sons nearly grown and
brother AMI family who want to come
TO the coast. want to find a good
climate and where it is not so changea-
Bile. When is your rainy season3 How
long does it lastl What is the best
time of the year to comet Could 1
get work on a farm in the winter and
what wages would 1 geti What is
horses and cows worthf 1 am not
down my home state, but want
10 move on account of my health and
would like better climate and seasons.
What kind of fruit is Logan-berriesi
Is poultry payingi Do you have to ir-
rigate west of the mountainsf
G.. w. BarTOws, Piedmont, Kas.;
have read your letter to the Eu'
reka Herald with a great deal Of in
terest and am anxious to know more
IF your country, so will make this
one long interrogation
point.
What kind Of a climate do you have,
10 you have any freezing weather.
Do you have a rainy season and if so
how long does it last and when does
i begini What are your summersf
Are they hot any dry or do you have
summer showers as we do herei How
lar is Salem from the coast and do you
nave direct railroad communication /
With the coast townsi Are there any
owns Of considerable size on the coast
md il so what are their namesi What