, 1881-09-09
WASRIHaTOa TERRITORY.
From Coy. Ncwcu'- Icr,er.l

From 'spE. Newell = lClltf-l
The cities of the Territory are
we'll located for future prosperity
and growth. Seattle, on the Sound,
and Wa!la WaEa in the east, are the
leading towns, and the centres of
commerce and trade for their re-
spective divisions. Many others ex-
ist with prospect of much prosperity.
All leading denominations of chris
tians are represented by churches.
Ample provision is made for the
highest and for ordinary education,
al the Territorial University, and by
common schools. Twenty five news
papers, daily and weekly, are estab-
lished at different points, all of which
are conducted with marked ability,
and are especially Jealous IN advanc-
ing the best interests of the Pacific
coast. About four hundred miles of
railroad are already constructed.
The Northern Pacific connects the
Sound with the Columbia, extending
it to Portland; and that city will
soon be connected by rail with Eas
tern Washington. 1t is expected
that the Cascade division of the
Northern Pacific will soon be com
mcnced, an enterprise indispensably
necessary to the full development of
our entire interests. Within five
years all the transcOntInental roads
must make their termini on Puget
Sound, for no system can be COM
plete without such termination. The
people are especially intelligent en-.
terprising and successful, and there
exists the highest regard for law
and order.
Agriculture, manufacture and
commerce are prosperous TO a mar
velous degree. Puget Sound is des-
tined soon TO become the great con-
verging Point for the commerce of
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, and all
the Indian Archipelago will convey
their productions through Puget
Sound on their way across the CONT
nent to the Atlantic and to Western
Europe. The route is direct and
the distance shorter. Puget Sound
is in the very geographical centre of
the United States and its posses
sions. Draw line upon a map or
globe from Maine to the most Yves
tern of the Aleutian group, and an
other froa Alaska TO the Gulf of
California, and they will cross upon
the Sound.
There is no place where men of
large means can find such oppor-
tunities for profitable business, or
raising grain, live stock, or estab
fishing saw mills, iron ioundrics,
wooden manufactures, tanneries,
ship yards, fisheries and oyster beds,
as is presented in Washington Ter
ritory. Fer men of moderate means,
who intend TO get "a government
claim or try cheap farm where
crops are sure and market at hand,
| know of no better Country, is bet~
ter appreciated by Europeans and
Asiatics, lhan by our own people,
who seem to be oblivious to their
opportunities for securing good
homes at nominal prices, and which
will soon disappear under the i'm
mense immigration which is reach
ing our shores from beyond the seas.
The American inheritance is rapidly
passing into the hands of strangers,
and by the close of this century will
witness the closing OF the last land
Office in the United States. The
leading men of this country, in pub
lie as well as in private life. and the
American press, owe duty to peo.
pie less favored for means Of infor.
nation, to present facts and give
judicious advice to the people who
are able to develop the resources OF
this great northwestern, and other
new portions of our favorite land.