The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-24
MIR. HYATT THROWS
BACK THE GAUNTLET
Says That Mr.. Bell Misrepre-
sents Conditions in Oregon
and He Knows Better.
The North Dakotan Got Enough
Of Oregon in Less Than a
Year and Came Back.

Year and Came Back.
Editor of The Times: l see by The
Times, under the date of Dec. 10th, that
c. H. Bell, former resident of Oakes
takes issue with me in reference to
certain statements l made regarding
the condition of the section Of Oregon
in which myself and family have lived
for the past nine months.
l have not made a single statement
but l can fully substantiate. Mr.. Bell
undertook to represent to you what is
known as Eastern Oregon, while l was
representing what is known as the
Willamette Valley or coast country.
Mr.. Bell has so grossly misrepresented
matters to you that think 1t my duty
to state the facts to you.
In the first place, Mr.. Bell is engaged
in the land and mining business. In
that section of Oregon of which Mr..
Bell spoke the farmers do not farm
their land but every other year. The
country is so hilly that often they have
to plow around and around the hill. l
would not be the least bit surprised
that it was one of those hills that Mr..
Bell saw and thought it was straw
stack; and, as Bell gazed on the sup
posed straw stack, being man of great
intellect and wide experience in farming
perhaps he actually did think that crops
did yield 35 bushels per acre. But Mr..
Ain in the next issue of The Times
comes forward with statistics-facts
and tigures-and cuts Mr.. Bells crop
in two (perhaps the other half went
over in the straw.)
When you arrive at your destination
in Washington or Oregon you will find
plenty of Mr. Bells out with the big
mitt. You will find the whole country
for sale. You can have your pick-the
best none too good. Now few words
in regard to the mining business. While
there are few mines that pay there,
perhaps SO per cent of them do not
pay dividends only to the office
holders. saw while in the mountains
lots of holes in their sides called mines,
where many poor devil lost all of his
gold trying to find more gold. The
mining business would not be so bad
if the mining interests would risk their
own money and lose it, but they will
lead others into it and squander their
money for them.
Mr.. Bell spoke of the ''hustle'' and
"bustle" of that country. l agree
with him that it takes more hustling
to make a living than any country
ever saw. Mr.. Bell is not the only
former resident of Oakes that is up
' against it and has to hustle to make a
living. l can name several former
Oakes people that are in the same boat,
and that it will take several years of
hustling to put them in as easy circum-
stances as they were while residents of
Dickey county.
Mr.. Bell also spoke of man having
the privilege over soldier-might quit
at any time. know of number OF
people, some of old Oakesites, that
would be only too glad to quit if they
could only get enough money to get oul
of the country. If Mr.. Bell had more
judiciously spent his money that he
earned while in Oakes he would moi
have to hustle so now. So just keeK
on hustling Mr.. Bell and if you succeed
in getting enough money ahead at one
time to return to Oakes, come back t.
North Dakota the best state in thu
union, where the bestinvestment in thu
whole country can be made and pay tn.
best interest on the investment ant
where we have the best people in the
world.
Yes, Mr.. Bell, got plenty of Oregon
on my trip and think know when
have enough. AS for me and my
family we will spend the rest of oul
days in North Dakota. If one want.
to know how to appreciate what goot
country we have here just let then
take the trip we did. While my exper
ience cost me $500, / never made 81
much money in so short time. 1t ha.
increased the valuation of my Lovel
township farm at least SIS. 90 per acre il
my estimation. There is no reason VIII!
the people of Dickey county-a land O.
prosperity-a land of plenty -shoult
not be happy, serve God and continu,
voting the straight republican ticket.
, Yours respectfully,
Il. E. HYATT.
Oakes, N. D., Dec. 81, 1908.
Notice.
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