The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-15
EDITOR TRUBSHAW
WRITES LETTER
Medford, Ore, Sept. s.


Dear Friend:
l suppose by this time you have
been wondering where we are. Well
I have great story to tell if could
only get it into type. guess, I will
cut it down to some main points. We
have been going so fast the past ten
days that it makes one dizzy. This is
a country of much scenery and great
possibilities. The small fruit farms
and ranches Of course are so different
than in North Dakota that one can
hardly realize that the people on these
small patches make a living-but they
do. 1t seems funny to US to see the
eternal hills-mountains after noun
tains on all sides-you seem to be so
shut in from the outside world and l
long occasionally for the grandeur of
the setting sun on our broad prairies,
yet I like this country, with its Won
derful resources. We were at Sno-
homish last week visiting my brother,
Frank Trubshaw, who lives three
miles out of the city on seven and
one-half acre ranch, and right here is
where want to point to the resources
of this climate coupled with a little
energy and good judgment and taste.
When Frank went onto this little
ranch it was wild forest about ten
years ago and since he got on the
place he has cleared most of it off
built himself beautiful bungalow, laid
out the grounds and has one of the
most beautiful yards you can find any
where-all kinds of beautiful shrub
berry, flowers Of all kinds and fruit OF
every description. 1t is certainly
beautiful spot and less than half a
mile away runs a street car line into
Everett eight miles away every hour
and in addition to that the Milwaukee,
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
trains run back and forth very often
and you can go and come as often as
you like to Seattle, Tacoma, Everett
and anywhere on Puget Sound. All
this train service can be seen from my
brothers living room and just below
is the Snohomish river where they are
pulling great big salmon out Of the
water every day and close at hand
you can get rainbow trout to. your
hearts content. I guess this picture
makes some of our sports wish they
were here. All around here now has
been cleared and settlers are living on
small ranches, selling cream. milk,
butter, eggs, fruits, ETC., and doing
we'll although working hard for liv-
ing. Gov. Frazier was out this way
short time ago and gave them a big
dose of the new day. Many of them
believed hinl-because out here they
also have a grievance like unto, the
farmers of North Dakota. They have
an idea that the gang in power is to
blame for the low prices of fruit and
products and the governor has tried
to tell, them that if they adopt "the
new day idea which he says has
done wonderful things for North Da-
kota it would do it for them. I tell
tenn it certainly "would do them"
because it has done (us) to fare-you-
we'll. AS soon as they learn l am
from North Dakota they want to
know about the nonpartisan league
and it gives me great pleasure to tell
them all about it. 1t is true that per-
haps the political gang in power in
the state Of Washington has been pro
figate in the expenditures of public
monies and taxes are high and we do
not blame them for kicking on condi-
tions but l tell them it is better to
kick that bunch out and elect men to
Office who will do the right thing but
never let thet bunch of "reds' get
control of their state. Many of them
are watching the recall in North Da-
kota and the defeat of Townleyism
will be the best dose Of medicine for
them as we'll as for US. I miss the
neighbors and friends back here but
am so busy running round that up
until today I have had no time even
co think. We are all we'll but tired
having arrived here this morning after
a long trip.
Sincerely,