The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-05

Mr.. J NJ. Kramer received
letter from his son Ralph
Kramer, written from the fam
Gus Bitter Root Valley, in
which Re states that it is the
mostbeautiful spot he eversaw.
The scenery is beyond discrip.
ton. From the Bench lands
one sees the beautiful valley
below. its magnificent snow
capped mountains in the dis
tiance' the Bitter Root mour-
tains to the west and the Hell
Gate Range to the east. He
said the first day he took an
automobile and drove up to the
Forest Hill Orchard aud to
Lake Como from which the
Bitter Root Irrigation Co. gets
their water supply, passing on
fine way many beautiful ORCH
ards with trees loaded with
apples. The ground was also
covered with McIntish Reds,
which lie was told had been
picked to keep the limbs from
breaking down. He said it
had been raining all night and
all forenoon and they were
still running their autos, he
had never seen such country
roads, He said he visited
many orchards and talked with
old residents who had been
raising fruit for many years,
and all were enthusiastic abou,
the valley and told some al.
most increditable stories CT
the rich returns from apples
ana other fruit and from vege.
tables and grain. He then
gave his father statistics
which he gathered from the
farmers and said it may be
difficult for you to believe
these stories, but this is TIC
land agents dope. l am Civ.
ing you facts that can be easily
verified. He also told him
about meeting a family by the
name of Wynant, who were
formerly residents of North
Dakota and who owned a fine
orchard of twenty acres, nea,
Ha milton. Mr.. Wynant stated
that he visited a great many
of the famous districts while
looking for a place to locate
amongst which he mentioned
many of the we'll known dis.
tricts of Oregon, Idaho, Wash
ington and British Columbia
and he said there was not one
of those districts that could
hold a candle to the Bitter
Root valley,consequently he de.
cided to purchase near Hamil-
ton, and found it not only a de.
lightful place in which to live,
but a very profitable invest
ment to all.
The second day in the valley
Ralph visited the land belong
ing to the Sunset Heights Or
chard land Company and said
they certainly had the finest
tract in the entire valley. He
said while l had been told
about it l was not prepared to
find such beautifully situat-
ed tract of land. Before Ralph
visited the Bitter Root Valley
he wrote his father that he did
not want him to sell his land
in Idaho but in his next letter
which was written from Ham
i!ton he wrote 1 am perfectly
willing for you to sell the Ida
no land and invest every cent
of it here, and I would advise
you to lose no time in closing a
deal for some of this land as it
is being taken up very fast be-
sides the price will be advanc-
ed Sept. 1st. He said that peo-
pie with whom he talked while
in the valley and who had
travelled extensively thru other
we'll known fruit districts
claimed that the Bitter Root
Valley was probably with out a
rival in the whole United
States. The climate is mild
and healthful the scenery mag.
nificent. The trees will bear
for a life time and freedom
from crop failure and worms
make returns certain.