The Walla Walla Valley
By C. C. Lewis
I AM receiving so many inquiries concerning this country that it will be a saving of my time, and perhaps a favor to many others, if I give a brief description in the REVIEW, answering the questions most commonly asked. The climate is mild—thirteen degrees above zero being the lowest point reached by the thermometer last winter. There were a few flurries of snow, but no sleighing. For a month or six weeks in November and December there was much rain and cloudy weather. Aside from this the weather was pleasant. Heavy winds are rare, and of the “chinook” variety, warm and melting away the snow. Blizzards are unknown. The days become quite hot in summer, but the nights are always cool. The climate is said to be healthful, and especially favorable to asthmatic and throat troubles. Last winter, however, we had unusual epidemics of contagious diseases common to all climates. The soil is a deep, fertile loam. Fruit and vegetables are raised by irrigation in the greatest variety and abundance. Walla Walla valley is justly celebrated for its wheat and23alfalfa, which grow without irrigation. Far up into the foot-hills of the Blue Mountains extend the fields of green or gold, according to the season. Land is held at from one hundred to two hundred dollars an acre. Work is plentiful from March to December. Wages for a farm-hand are usually thirty dollars and board, higher in harvest. A letter of inquiry to the mayor of Walla Walla, mentioning my name, will doubtless bring you a pamphlet giving a more complete description of the country, which may be relied upon as accurate and impartial. College Place is a pretty village of about four hundred inhabitants, nestling about Walla Walla College, about two and one-half miles from Walla Walla. Single, unfurnished rooms rent at from one dollar to two dollars a room. Cost of living is reasonable. A few small places are for sale. Address all inquiries about business matters to our business manager, Brother C. M. Christiansen, College Place, Wash. Walla Walla College has church-school, intermediate, and training departments, fitting students for all branches of gospel work. For terms, courses of study, etc., write for a copy of our new calendar, addressing Walla Walla College, College Place, Wash. Letters requiring my personal attention may be addressed to me at the same post-office, never Walla Walla. C. C. LEWIS, Pres. W. W. College.