The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-02
A Man Left Here, But He Came Back.

left here three weeks ago, for the evergreen and
golden west with the intention OF remaining permanently
He here about years ago the great of
California whose wealth of precious metals, golden fruits
great forests and giant make it the goal Of all
travellers, make his home with Our prosperity
high tide when he Building active,
lands being taken by thousands Of every week
immigrant coming pairs and droves every
train homes literally springng up night for miles
and miles IN every direction money plentiful labor IN great
demand, land great promise just opening up
Gradually the rush Of new people subsidized prosperity be-
gan to wane money became tight and the lid took tight
They did stop consider that in addition money
rjse and causing general unrest We were meeting a prob
lem that conronts all communities and which
plains the depression followed the other
An empire embracing quarter ofa million acres was
settled and began undergoing Development within year
The people all about the and set to work
Ike beavers to reclaim whole townships in body from
its wild and unproductive state Labor high and in
great demand Horses were and high. Lumber and
machinery could hardly be kept on hand Feed had to be
shipped III. Everything was to buy and nothing sell
sent away in payment for supplies There was nothing to
market bring back Conditions prevailing through
out the country checked immigration and depression was
inevitable.
The money brought in by settlers largely gone, and
their lands hardly developed sufficiently tobe
ave Had settlement rapid stringency would
have been less marked Strung three four
years it would have been felt Conditions alarm
but the unthinking. They natural All commun
tiles experience temporary depression is rule of hui
experience that Improvements slower and cost
than the estimate and returns raremet expectancy
This leaves gap be filed, and that gap. 1t is
time to be discouraged SELL but to buy Low
And how about the future? Our farmers harvested and
marketing half million bushels of grain this year and
the increase will be great for to We just
beginning to get returns The Oregon Short Line is just
beginning the expenditure Of half million dollars for i'm
provements within the town The Idaho Consolidated
Power Company will expend about much within the
year Prospects for the building Of electric line Rock
land valley very bright but without these aids
farms will soon put orr feet
But bow about the man Who went away Oh he came 4
back and to stay. Thomas Robus is his He i
familiar with the world having been around it many
try He did not find Portland and the coast as GOOD as
southern Idaho he says and he's back in American
Falls back to place-glad to get back-to stay, which
he thought very duh but a short time ago.
One must leave home occasionally, and get out into
the world in order to make comparison of conditions
Idaho Will suffer when such is done. In with
the entire country, due general causes may have
slowed down little but people who leave the state in
search OF better conditions usually return they have
been doing for years.-American Falls Press