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lands, swamp lands and tide marsh lands
and by a little care man can eadiy
get two OF three kinds on the same quar-
ter section.
3 What is the chance for labor, and
What the wagesi
The demand for labor far exceeds the
supply, aud wages are way up. IL IS a
poor man indeed who cannut earn $40
month and board In fact they can do
that On the railroads, where the cheapest
of labor it used Men are wanted here
TO work in the mills and woods, on steam
ers and ships, in iron, coal aid gold
mines, ON farms, and in towns. Our peo-
pie are producers generally, and that they
are producing to the best personal advan
taee is evident fIom their thrifty appear
aace, and from the constantly improved
condition Of both town and country.
4. What about business opportunities
in town2
This is a young and rapidly growing
community. New towns are springing
into existence almost every week, some Of
which become large places in an incredI-
bly, short time. One, that we now have
in mind, is only about a year and bali
old. 1t has been less than year since
it received a post Office of its own. That
town has nov nearly thousand inhabi-
tants, has railroad passing through it,
is the seat Of county Of 1000 inhabitants,
has ten thousand dollar academy, arul
lie school, churches, newspaper, bank,
and vast farming trade The growth OF
this place has been remarkable, though
not much more so than many other places
i'll the Territory Ii a man settling down
in place like that cannot make a living,
and accumulate wealth, there is some
thing wrong in his business makeup, and
he cannot succeed anywhere.
What are the leading towns, and what
Of themf
Seattle and Walla Walla are by long
odds the leading towns of the Territory.
Each has about $500 inhabitants. They
are, however, essentially different towns.
Seattle is seaport, employing a large
feet of sail and steam ships in its COM
merce, and thirty or forty sloops, schoon-
ers, river and Sound steamers. 1t is also
considerable manufacturing town, and
| a center Of coal and lumber interests Of
no mean Importance. Both towns enjoy
a large wholesale trade, and do the money
business for the country contiguous.
Walla Walla Is particularly noted for its
grain trade its merchants handling and
| shipping about 40,OO0 tons 4 year. 1t is
an interior town, located on a creek too
small for navigation by any vessel, but
has excellent railroad and wagon road
facilities, upon the strength Of which it
has built up. Other leading towns are
Vancouver, Olympia, Tacoma, Dayton,
Colfax, Spokane Falls, Cheney, Yakima,
Goldendsle and PORT Townsend, the in
habitants of which number from 500 to
1890 in each. The number Of towns bav
ing each less than 500 inhabitants is too
great for separate mention.
5. How much capital is it good for one
to take along in changing his residence
from an Eastern State to Washington
Territoryi
The more the better. The opportuni-
ties for profitable Investment here are
very numerous. Twelve per cent. per
annum can easily be obtained on loans,
while more Common rate in commercial
transactions is fifteen. That the business
here can stand this enormous charye is
the best evidence Of its fine character,
and il is also equally good evidence that
it is a hne country Into which to bring
money. Clever individuals often make a
start here with no capital whatever, and
do well from the beginning. Sill, few
hundreds or thousands of dollars are Is
convenient to have here as in New Eng
land, New York. Texas, Colorado or any
where else, and they facilitate ones intro
duction to trade and the people remarka-
bly,.
G How do people reach Washington
Territory,
The only roste from California is by
steamer to Columbia river or Pget Sound,
on which steerage fares are $40 and cabin
fares $20 The easiest way for people
from the east of the Rocky ountains is
by rail to San Francisco, and thence by
steamer as indicated. Other routes are
BY rail into Idaho. and thence by stage to
the Columbia river, or by the Northern
Pacific Bailruad through Minnesota,
Dakota, Montana and Idaho, on the latter
route there being an unfinished gap of
about SIX hundred miles which can be
traversed on foot, horse or by stage. The
best ronte Jet, however, is, as before said,
By way of San Francisco, and viii be dur
ing the whole of the current year.
Z. Give prices of town ana farm pro-
perty.
The range Of proes for real es,a.e de- |
penda altogether the improvements there |
on, the demand, the accessibility g.. In |
tah easy ars number of choice lots that