Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-14

since the census Of 1880. The reasons
for this are found in the greatly incrsas-
ed extension of railroads and the high
prices paid for labor in all branches of
the nsw and rapidly developing indus
tries Of the country. Logging, milling.
coaiing, fishing, farming, stock-raislng,
manufacturing. and railroad building
are carried forward Just in proportion
to the number of men who can be OBJ
tanned to do the work. With limited
supply of men last year inoEs si.fsa three
hundred miles of first class railroad were
built, and are now n successful operation.
Al further evidence of what the Terri
tory is capable of, We state few facts
derived from the census reports OF 1880,
and other reliable sources. The grain
crops of 1881. mainly wheat, barley and
oats, exceed six million bushels, of a
superior quality. The lumber Gu: was
3U,OOO,0O0 feet; coal mined and ship
ped, 10000 tons; fish caught. cured.
and shipped, 81 coo; wool clip, esti-
mated at 100000 pounds; mauufactur-
ed articles, 100000; entire exports,
estimated at 100000 tons. The taxa
bic property by assessment in 1878 was,
in round numbers, $lS,0o,OO; IN 1879,
81, 10000; in 1880, S25.OO0.O0U; In ISL,
SIS, 10000.
Having said this much in regard to
the financial condition of Washington
Territory, her productions and capabiiI
| ties, We now call the attention OF the
intelligent reader to some presidents OF
acts of Congress, passed to admit o.hei
states into the Union.
Illinois was admitted il ISIS. He.
population according TO the preceding
census was 1922; at the Eext census
she had 30, l62 inhabitants.
| Mississippi Was admitted III ISL. Her
population ut the preceding census was
including Alabama, 1855: at the nsA
census she had 75,44S.
| Arkansas was admitted in 1856. She
had at the preceding census 80, $50 inhab
| ltants; at the next CELSIUS she had3I ,Ji4
Minnesota was admitted in 1888. oh'
had at the preceding census GU!7; at tbs
next census she had 1903 inhabitants
Oregon was admitted In 1889. Sh,
had at the preceding census 1921; a
the next census she had 2.i65 lnha5i
tants.
Tennessee was admitted in 1896. Al
the preceding census she had 1851 IN
habitants; at the next census she haG
l06,6O2 inhabitants.
kentucky was admitted in 1892. A
the preceding census she had 1861; Al
tho next census she had 22U,935 inha5i
tants.
Nebraska was admitted in 1867. He
population at the preceding census wa
$3.50; at the next census 1t was 1888
Here are presidents extending owe
three-quartsrs of "a century. Of the Ell
tire number of twenty-five States ad
United through the portals of ''Ierrito
rial probation" but four States had al
equally large population with Washing
ton Territory at the census OF 1880. Tht
great State Of Ohio had at the census
Immediately preceding her admission
but little over 5000 inhabitants. Th,
State of Missouri had at the census pre-
cedinR her admission but little more
than 81, 900 inhabitants. We're these al
rotten bOrOughs!'
The p0ll-boOk of Washington Terri
tory show a vote cast in 1889 of 1884
for Delegate to Congress, in the entir.
absence Of the usual extraordinary OK
citsmsnt attending Presidential cleo
tionS III the States. This voto was lar
ger than it was i'll the State of Delaware
i'll the year 1873, and larger than it wa
in fifty Congressional districts scatter
cd over the Udited States for members
Of Congress in the year 1878, that being
what is called an "of year." Terrific
ries have an ''Off year" all the time by
reason of the absence of political incsh
tive.
: Upon the foregoing statement Of facts
it seems clear to Us that the reasonable
demand of the people of Washington
Territory should be needed and they b
permitted to erect State government
Party spirit should never enter into tn.
question Of giving sufficiently maturet
communities their rights of self govern
nent. Every man with spark of pa
triotism i'll his soul feels sense of ma
tional pride in watching the develop
ment Of tho Territorial conmunitie,
into States of the Union. A Territory
populated 10y citizens from all tn.
States, whose emigration thithsr ia it
self n certificate of their energy and en-
tsrprise, should be an object Of in.erss
and affection to all tho Nation, an.
Congress should receive her as Stat.
with the same pride that animates pa
:ents when beloved daughter reache
the age at which she may properly b,
introduced to society. Welcome, then
to the new State Of Washington soon Il
be.-Washington City Republican.
n III AL