Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-06-23


or other con.mud t. c!i>ure ;As 4
presence as AIDS fot ucNc.opncn; I'll
our latent lcaOulccs. j. lr~t illh't'
somewhat the population OF the
older States, whose probable number
and the ratio OF expenditure to the
individual, may be c,lilnrtc' for
yea,s in advance 10y the "'dIHarE
rules of mathematical clinpI' .tluu.
Thrr. SEE ms to be no rrl>ul VI !
the PROSPERITY of Waila W"!A'
should not be considered assured
She is the cen eli OF wAe.,'-t ro.!l;t
ins region whose fer.Illtr Is Gnpty.
alleled by any district of equal SCOPE
in the world. Up to the year 1873.
the charges for transportation q;
grain, and The limited amount that
could be carried even at cXtoriionato
figures, amounted simply to rrohiLi-
ton of agricultural development.
but q new era dawneu when Mr..
Willard, with that remarkable fore
sight which has characterized all his
movements backed by unlimited
capital, opened up improved facilities
and sienalized the event by Il
material reduction in the rates
charged for placing grain IN the
holds of sea-going vessels. Last
season another reduction was made,
equivalent to seven cents per hushel
, to every farmer in Eastern Washing
ton for his crop of wheat, and soon
as the railroad is completed to Port
land, it is said that forty per cent.
more will be awarded him as his
share in the profits made by the
grinding monopoly This, with
the route to Puget Sound, will make
much larger proportion of the
product of the Columbia valley
available to supply the narts of the
world. 1t is estimated that of the
II $50, 900 acres embraced i'll that
region, fully one-half, or 1925, 200
acres are arabic land, and this area
, estimated at the low yield of 20
bushels to the acre, will produce
IL, 5000 bushels, or nearly s.
500,000 tons of wheat. 1t will he
readily seen, when it is considered
that with the improved facilities fol-
transportation, but about 100000
tons were carried down the Colum
bia in 1881, that the transportation
traffic is capable of indefinite ex-
pansion, and no matter in what
direction those efforts are made Walla
Walla city will be the gamer. 1t is
said that in the shipping season the
wheat wagons are compelled to fall
in line and wait their turn to APP
proach the depot, completely blocad
ing one side of the street, while the
other side is with difficulty kept free
for the passage of unladen teams.
The best building in WallaWalla-
and for that matter in tho Territory
is the new Court 1t is
built of brick and its style of archi.
lecture is at once graceful and
classic. It's outside dimensions are
so by y feet, with two wings ex-
tending from the main building tel
feet, and So feet in length. 1t has
two main entrances, covered by
porticos feet wide and il feet il
length, each roof being supported
by four Corinthian columns. The
approach is made by flights o
broad stone steps. The basement
story is eight feet high aud con
tains the Jail, 4G by 50 feet, in whicl
are eleven boiler-iron and five bricl
cells, kitchen, jailor's Office ant
bedroom, wood shed, furnace-1oom
etc. The main Jail is surrounded
by corridor IL feet wide. On tn,
first floor are the quarters of thu
county officers, large airy apart
ments, finished in California red
wood. The Auditor, Probate Judge
Treasurer and Clerk, each have
large fre-proof vaults, and the re
cOrds-books of the Auditor are KEEP
in portable cases on wheels, which
enables him to keep them near a
hand for reference during bushes.
hours and safely stored in the vaul
at other times. This story is trav.
ersed by a 12-foot corridor, from
which wide stairway leads to the
second floor. Here is an elegant
! courtroom 40 by 20 feet, with lofty
ceiling, capable of seating 400 per
sons. On the south side of the court
room are witness and jury rooms ant
the Judges private office. \ hand
some tower II feet square and .;
feet higher than the roof, adds
finish to the building and affords ;
delightful view of the surrounding
country, especially enjoyed by visi
tors. A radius of from GO to lOt
miles may be swept by the eye fror
this elevated staten. The landscap,
possesses special novelty for s.ran
gers. 1t seems like some giganti
patchwork, prepared with the care
but not the order, of the heirloom
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