, 1881-04-23

How to be Seif-Sus.aining.
The question what can you gros to
most advantage in Eastern Washington,
is always asked by those who are making
enquiries about the country, with = view
of settling in it, and the answer always is
wheat. Forty bushels TO the acre. Now
this is true, we can grow forty bushels 10
the acre, and much the larger portion Of
the land Is better adapted to growing
wheat than other crops. but We do no. do
our country justice when We speak of
wheat alone. There are districts that are
well adapted TO the growth ot corn, bee,s,
the more delicate vegetables and fruits,
and what we want nov is to let tLis DC
known abroad, so that these who ars
skilled IN the cultivation of such products
may be induced to turn their attention
this way. When il has been cleasly
demonstrated that such articles can be
furnished in Sufficient quantities, the
capital necessary 10 establish manufactur-
les viii be snre 70 fOlloS. And /: is con
fdently asserted right here, that Wssh
ington territory has al the elements Of
self-sustaiaance within her own borders.
Capital has already made advances, IL
was announced in the pspers only a few
weeks ago that company with S2o0,90
capital would estsLIisk beet sugar manu-
factory on White river puget Svund} II
the raw material could be furnished them.
Later II is announced thaf the c,imrany
are abonJ es,abl:shins JheGSc,vss else
where, because they could =, no g,laran-
tee that the beets would be furnished.
Here the Puget Souni people have let 4
good chance slip. The valley of the
Dlxamish and White river alans can pro !
duce enough beots 20 keep one factory in
operation
In Eastern Washington the beets can (
be grown, and besides beets, the amber /
sugar cane and the Sorghum viii flourish
and mature. Corn. tomatoes, beans, peas, /
peaches. grapes ana berries 1T for canning,
can be produced in any required quantity, .
yet every store in the country is filed .
with such goods imported frsm California /
What field for profitable investment
A sugar factory and canning establishment .
in the vicinity Of Waitsburg, and another
at the mouth Of Assotin, would certainly |
pay largely in a rery few years. Just as
soon as the settlers On land adapted 10
the growth OF sach products are assured
OF home market their attention viii be |
turned that way and there will b. no lack
Of raw material. Then estimate the sav-
Ing in the item Of transportation alone
that there VIII be. Hundreds OF tons Of
these articles are now brought into the
country, the consumers paying the Cner
Gus tax Of 4 high rate Of transportation
When We begin TO do Justice 10 our
selves and country by growing and manu-.
featuring such articles, there viii be
enough for home consumption and sar
plus for export And when our railroad
system ia completed by the branch to Ia
coma, and that work viii go steady on,
and don't you forget it, we will supply
our neighbors on Puget Sound with these
articles and get in return their fish, lnm-
her, coal and cranberries And if We
can't be 4 seif-sustaining community,
where can there be one
There Is plenty Of capital among our
selves, that might be invested in the way
-ivvhcii 81, Dn, tic chances are tnat it VIII
never be- Some one from abroad with
practical knowledge OF the business VIII
be the frs. to undertake 1t, and will get
rich at it.
To capitalists abroad il can be said,
Eastern Washington has = population Of
about fifty thousand and Is increasing
rapidly. They import all their sugar and
canned fruits and vegetables, paying fear
fully high rates Of transportation. They
Cln pTUuCcc sile raw Iislitriu NeStosafs
TO manufacture these articles i'll quanti-
ties sufficient TO supply themselves, and
the seven or eight hundred L. 5. troops
that are stationed among them, and have
4 large surplus for expectation. In two
Years there will be competing lines OF
railroads to the seaboard SO the surplus
can be sent ont OF the country Al reason
able rates Does it not look Ike money
invested in sugar manufactures and can
ming establishments N this country viii
he well and prohtably placed The pres
ent season will yield an immense crop OF
fruit and as there is 4 large home demand
that is supplied from California better
investment cannot be found than fruit
can-ing and drying establishment. As 1t
Is now unless seine one starts the enter
prise thousands Of tons of the finest fruit
in the world viii as usual rot upon the
ground.