The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-30

fPoR THE INTELLIGENCER

fPoR THE INTELLIGENCER
Much has besn said aud written oi
Wslla Walls and toe country sdjscent
bat only halt the truth has been told.
II 10 much more than hos been claimed
for it. 1t is net only the garden spot
Of Warrington Territory. producing 10
perfection all the fruits growb in the
most favored portions Of our widely
extended county, save those orly
which belong sxclasivsly to the tropics,
bot it 10 the granary and the wool pre-
ducing region psr excellence. Melons
snd peaches and grapes and nectsrines
end spricots. - we'll as apples. pears.
piums, d.. are grown there in prcfusion
and Of aslitiss snsuspssssd. As 5
whess. growing aeotson it probably hAs
not iteequsl i this or any ether erunr
tryy prodnciig' fren forty 30 SSxty
bashsls - shs scrss not D. lasored ~laE
eaiities. but On the foothills - we'll as
on the plains. in the valleys Is we'll ss
on the mountain slopes. The grain grow
ing upon the lands in the vicinity Of
Walls Walls is sight to gladden. the eyes
of the farmer; it is not thip aud slckly
in appearance, but dsusel and vigorous
in the extreme. 30 thick aud strong II
It that an ordinary felt hat thrown upou
it will hardly bend. much less crush it
TO the ground. And the yield seems to
increase with renewed planting OF the
same crops. Verify it Is the paradise
of the farmer.
But it wAs the design of the writer 10
speak mere particularly of the rapidly
growing city OF Walls Walla. which hs
recently visited. aud where he was
made the recipient of hospitality and
scourtssiss whicl, he cannot soon forget.
He 10 especially indebted to Mr.. Frank
J. Parker. editor and proprietor of tho
St0tesman. who Was largely instruussn-
mental IN bis visiting that city, Aid
~hn spsssd no pains to make his visit
plsassut and profitable in obtaining
information.
The stranger. on visiting Wslls WallA
just now. cxsBos tut bs favor4bly in,-
pressed with the lite aud activity that
psrvade, all GLASSES There seem To be
no idls ptop!s. bat eli -. inre,,. aponl
something. and .lI appear p,asperrus
and happy. The n,s,n business street
u ihr Ouy.d with nsn and woin-n hur-
ryiny to and fro. while the streets in
tersectIDg II are lined with country
wagons. the owners OF which are trad.
ing or otherwise employed. On Sat-
urdsy. the 18th instant, there were up
wards of hundred of thess wagons in
the crpss streets. while there were al
m0st - many horses under saddle scat
tered about the town Awsitipg che
pleasure of their MASTERS. The hotels
we're full Of guests and the stores did
notsws0t for patrons; indeeds . more
sctivS trade was never witnessed any
where. While this VAS the. condition
OF the city - rsgsrds trade. there were
many. barge iahd costly bsiidings ID
eeurse Of erection. from the laying Of
the corper stone in some instsnces to
the s0odng in others. One Of the fnest
Of these structures 10 being erected by
man who already owns the most i'm
posing building in town. This man 10
ahs pioneer saddle and harness maker
of the city. But . few years ago. he
commenced husineas in q little shop
slens; soon be had to employ help; by
degrees his work increased, until be
now employs constantly fifteen men..
This man ,:was onos partner of Nr.
Mack. new OF OlyupiA. The expert
snce OF others has been the same. In
this connection II may not be amiss
70 ststs that SchwabAchsr Brothers
were compellsd. q efese ~ p>nse. 10
snlasgs theirS originally ztsddis stote;
the Arstt building being found totally
issdequste 70 ths 1vaSt1 q thslr ysfid.
y growing trade. They paid last Jesr,
O the goods recsivsd snd sold BY them.
freight money smeaptipa 70 over $i2,-
oOA = fSsir store eosts ~. 600; besides
this they have several immssse ware
houses for the storage of grain, wool.
10. I've other Hrms (Dusenbery Bros.
and Adams Bros } do . business al.
most c4ual ~ Schwabachsr ,Rros.
This season ~, 600 tens u wheat (iorty-
I've shiploadsT o. 500. 900 bushels) last
ysar's crop. were shippsd from Wslla
Walla. besides many thsussnd dollsxs,,
wcsth st wosl. Nethins ecu. msrs
plsinly tell the story of that towns
prosperity. and it, source. than the
abovs faets.
Bssides The large brick baildings GO
Ing u2 Tor public use. there sFsa ssmc
hsndsoms frame baildings geipg mp Tor
privats rssidsncsa. Dr.. BlLsck has
sos nearly hhished Tor Ais own occu :.
peney that will cost abssts tl2. 600.
Othess ars pFsparinS 70 bald. willie
soas ara only waiting uotil they caR
peocurs che uecssiasy navSiiai. Bricks
and lumber atu;pld bsSms ithey are
manufaOtured. But the scarcity Of
thess articles viii soeao b .ebsietsd.
foe nsosuFess ~ EnoW bcisgo takea
70 insATe q such Sfsatef supply. wheu,
building win b. prevented With in
crsoood ~igos. "a 4ea -
wells Walia 'skass i've .gsist ~ills.
sevsu churehss. the iafgsst hospital in
Tie Territory. known - St. 1Aryi.
several Ase koAsis (ivo Of which viii
esaIpaxv fhvursbey With the hest IN
nosllaAdh foar sSwsaAp Apss.,s aplssdid
racs course encsoeea 10 . high cleeo
board Isoee. and : military statio4 y
which tAsss srsss present four cavalry
eowbanies 1ho h0ssos bslooGinH -
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