The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-13


4 IRENE and almost Incredible growth Of all
things terrestrial In Washington Territory.
The last wears crop OF wheat for Washing
ton Territory alone--eastern side--is nearly
| three million bushels. most OF which Is
shipped down the Columbia river by steam
CT TO The Poetic market, Portland getting
the bulk OF the transfer. The price has
ranged. from The field, from SOC. to sl.l0
per hushel--the same with all other kinds Of
grain-whilst The cost ~ production i not
over half OF that 81 the western States Of
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, aud Minnesota.
I'm 1880
TIE YIELD or GRAIN
doubled the former years crop. and all
signs indicate like increase for 1881, as the
immigration, by colonies and otherwise.
from all the Eastern, Middle, Western, and
Southern States Is IN excess already OF that
OF any previous wear. Railroad building
manly outlets 20 Chicago ria Ogden ana
the Union Pacific. and 10 Lake Superior ana
Puget sound ria the Northern Pacific
under the congressional management, as
provided for, are the incentives Of TINS greas
influx OF people from every country ana
chime. every east and color, every tribe and
kindred. and the base or fountain-source OF
all these incentives l. our superior natnv9i
resources Of tree, mineral. fishery. grain,
grass, water-powcr,- climate, and as2os-
pheric wealth and meybanstibiiiIy.
The cattle or pastoral lands Of Was bin t0n
Territory are on all It's hill,ides, plains. and
mountain slopes east OF the Cascade range,
which are denscly covered with selfeufinS
bunch grass, wild rye, and timothy, upon
which hundreds Of herds of cattle Craze
the whole year around and fateu TO enor-
nous SIZE, weight. and proportions, giving
luscious and very nutritious beef meal,
and more than epicurean 1lyoF TO the SIR
lOins and p0rteT-bouSe steaks. Lang Ryan
drove, TO the Chicago market last year
by way Of Boise City and Cheyenne
over 30 600 head; the year before
10000 mead, and in 1881 they may
do even a greater drive. Still the great
danger that now beseis the American peO-
| pie Is a meat famine, as all the stock ranges
Of the United states are becoming narrow
ell from Texas TO Washington by the en-
crOachmenl Of the grain farmers. Beef in
immense quantities. is being shipped 20 Eu-
rope, and winters storms and summers
drought are depicting and decimaiiDg ihe
herds. so bat in three years The cry for
:. beef! beef. becf!" will he more lament
able than that made in the speech Of John
y 4
traction Il tnc Revolution. TIE only safety
| is in raising less gram and more meat, or
else using more fish diet, which would be
profcrabie.
can only say. in conclusion, that the
| Territory Of Washington represents in all
| rs characteristics The maoisicrial traits in
| the character Ct the noble and patriotic man
/ after whom it was called, and is a. exalted
/ in sentiment and sense among is world
sent people above the sensational slang OF
the senate and rampant ribaldry Of the
representative house in Washington city as
! The sun ii heaven j. exalted above the gas
/ lamps Of PeunSy vanil avenue. God grant
| that The whole American people may SON
! be brought 10 see, a. we do in Washington
| Territory, all patriotism in this sunlight,
and all partyi>m a> dimmiug. dimluing down
! to darkucS, forever and forever.
SHY Low.