Excerpt from Our Great West: A Study of the Present Conditions and Future Possibilities of the New Commonwealths and Capitals if the United StatesIF the territory described in the following pages was part of any other region than our W'est, it might be said of this book that it is a description of certain new States at the close of the nineteenth century. That is what it was intended that it should be, but the inpouring of population, and the rapid and bewil dering changes which accompany the phenomenal progress in that part of our country make it certain that, during the seven years before the actual close of the century, present description will gain the character of history or reminiscence.However, another and dominant characteristic of these studies may fix upon them a value not to be so speedily lost. That feature is the part of each chapter wherein I have tried to point out the future possibilities of these imperial reaches of plains and mount ain country - and of the cities that distinguish them - between the Great Lakes and the Pacific coast. Many of the possibilities here pointed out are sure of fulfilment, yet will not be realized until the newer part of our country is more populous than the older part.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.