Joke Origin: “This Place Would Be Much Better If We Had Plenty of Water and Good Society” “So Would Hades”

Joke Creator: Benjamin Wade? Charles H. Hoyt? William D. Kelley? Anonymous? Location: Central Pacific Railroad? Great American Desert? Great Plains? Nevada? Wyoming? Nebraska? Montana? North Carolina? Texas? Unknown? Question for Quote Investigator: A traveler who was visiting an arid and desolate place asked a resident for his opinion of the location. The resident was enthusiastic, …