Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-20

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TINE fooD QUESTION.
ouite casually We fell into conve-sa-
tiou few days ago with stranger VINO
sas next TO M at our boarding house.
His sueeeh and manner denoted intsil;-
pepoe. shrewdness and business capac-
ity. We happened to know that ne
vss. in good faith, seeking an opportu-
nity for investment. He stated IN the
oour,e Of his remarks that he had been
70 snohomish county and had examined
the lav OF the land and had looked into
the capacity Of the soil for producs'on-
JUGGLING from his report his inspection
NJ the Snohomish country must nave
been very superficial. While bearing
testimony to the sxosllencs OF the posa-
toss grown in that section and to sne
enormous quantity which could Do pro-
ancad in A limited area, he was evident
" laborine under total misspprsnsn-
rion Of the general results obsainabie.
This gentleman was NOT absent moro
than week on his trip to Snohomisn.
In the spare time hs had bstween going
and coming be made up his mind after
. fashion. about something hs nao
merely glimpse Of. He won't there
and applied ~ tests 70 . strange o''-
mate and q strange soil, his kno~ledee
Of and experience in climate ana sou
10 which NO resemblance il borne ny
our surroundings. He may b taken a.
a TWO Of those superficial observers
Who rush into print and harangus small
knots Of people ON steamboats,, in rail-
road carr, and around the county stores
without any substantial basis OF facts 20
In valus TO their Rivinas out.
Our friend Of the breakfast table was
evidently sincere and disposed TO Be fair
minded. but for all that he was very Tar
from tho mark.
Passing the meat and vegetable mar
ket of 8. Coulter & Son in this CITY, q
day or two ago, our attention vas at
tractsd TO what We considered IN extra
ordinary display OF cabbage, homely
vegetable, but very valuable one in
tho economy Of the kitchen. Curiosity
led Us to apply the tape line, and the
result Of measuring the circumference
Of three Of them may be expressed in
inches Thus, ~ in; 2, a in; 3, "a in.
Tho 30 or 10 heads of cabbage exposed
for sale in the stall ranged from Is to %
pounds each. We weighed one rutabaga
turnip from the same etall; the result
vas Ii pounds; 4 carrots. picked up al
most at random. turned the scale at an
average Of IN pounds each. Mr.. Coul-
tor informed as that the cabbage were
raised on tho farm Of Mr.. MoNatt, five
miles east Of this city. The beets, Gel
cry, onions. parsnips, and cauliiowers
In the Same market were Of the same
general quality Of excellence.
We gave this brief article tho some
what pretentious caption Of the Stood
question" because it was suggested by
the superficial remarks Of our eastern
friend who had been TO Snohomish. II
the impressions made upon his mind BY
his hurried trip to one locality on the
Sound, had besn founded upon facts, in
our opinion, Western Washington would
b good place to get away from and
poor place to come to.
II q single root crop was the sum to-
tai Of the outcome of the soil there
would be small inducsment for indus
trious and intelligent agrioulturalists to
seek homes here. But We, a. oommuni-
ties, not only desire such people to
como but We urge them to do 90, believ-
ing that on these shores in less than
ave years there will BE- found an
extraordinarily good market for the pro-
ducts Of the soil, and that, We have .
.o;l that vill furnish tho products in
anv desired QUANTITY.
Il h NOT 20 be expscted that all men
vill .orss With n. ON Ah;s mint. There
-. .om. man vho 70 .av. tha lives Of
Ahsm. cannot see anvthinO Init failure.
We know intellicent and industrious
man Who have lived an thls Sound for
tventy.ave years or moro. Who have
bean continuously eurared IN businesa.
Who have smassed handsome oompeten.
oies in mechanical and mercantile nor
suits, Who viii assert pravelv that Puret
Sound has becn written nm too muoh
that thev said tventv. Ava vanrr aoo
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