Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-11

The kliekitat CSuntry...Notes OF an
Interview with Gov. Newell.

The kliekitat CSuntry...Notes OF an
Inlervtcw with Gov. Newell.
Governor Newell returned from a trip
to Eastern Washington day before yes
terday, and favored the PosT-INTELLI-
GESCKE with call. az he passed down
the Sound to Port Townsend. on Mon
day night. As matter of course, il
was in order to interview him on the
subject of his observations and expert
ences during his visit. Oar stenographer
was absent at the time of The Governor )
call, 50 that anything like verbatim
report of his glowing account of what
he saw at the fairs held recently at
Goldendale, IN Klickitat County, and
Vancouver, in Clarke County, is out of
the question. Leaving The Dalles, Gov.
Newell went by private conveyance over
a good road 70 Goldendale, a distance of
30 miles. He desires to correct the i'm
preston which seems to have gotten
abroad, to the effect that this section Of
conntry is sterile and rocky, except in
isolated spots. He reports it as being
adapted admirably to wheat growing to
the very tops Of the rolling hills. Kick
itat County, he reports as being settled
with thrifty, temperate and moral
people. There is, he says, but one sa-
loon in the county. His enthusiasm
began to manifest itself, as he spake of
the fair held in Goldendale. The dis
play of apples, pears and grapes aston
lshed him. The grapes, of five varieties,
in &1l
burg, he pronounced indispensable in
point OF thinncss of skin, amount OF
juice and delicacy of flavor. As for tho
OF excellence waa reached. The apples
best. As for plums and cherries. the
season was late for them, but the exhi-
bitiOn of these fruits in Jars was admir-
remarkably fine. The Governor con-
the Northwest, which will, in time, rem
der importation of grapes from Califor-
MA unnecessary.
ton, and the display of swine reminded
him of Ohio or Illinois stock. Nor,
said he, is the corn lacking to feed and
AAStOA e0OAA WAtAs ~ WOulu lhAo uUOut
three columns of this journal to repro
duce the Governors monolOgue on the
subject of Klickitat County's future.
duly enthusiastic, but on the subject of
farming he knows what he is talking
about, and, whatever others may think,
we do not consider that he has ever ex-
aggerated in anything that he has said
n ho <N$ k,ev
The Goldendale fair was local success,
the receipts amounting to little more
than $l4OO. 1t is gratifying to knew
that We have such pleasant and pros
porous and well balanced neighbors to
the east Of US; and We most sincerely
hope that the day Is not distant when
the barriers between Us in the shape of
foothills and mountains will be removed
BY the railroad builders, so that 1.-THE
folks can come over and bring their
knittin'," and partake of 20 bushel
clam bake. We will see that they
are cooked, and will do the passing
around ourselves, while our guests sit
around on the beach. or go a fishing or
sailing or rowing, just as it suits their
fancies. We will do the square thing
by them.
Aodtluk OOAuoIludIo, 0OV. NEWELL AT
tended the fair at Vancouver. His re-
port of the exhibition there was q fav-
Orable one. He laid particular stress
upon the excellence of the prunes grown
by our Clarke County neighbOrs. In
flavor they are unsurpassed, and are
packed with neatness and care. They
bring q higher price than any prunes
taken to the San Francisco market. He
bore testimony to the general excellence
of the display. While at Vancouver a
drive of several miles into the country
disclosed to him large bodies of agricul-
tural land of great fertility. Let us re-
mark. in concluding this brief account
of an interesting resume of the Cover
nor's trip. that he is not the only person
who is enthusiastic over the agricultural
resources of Washington Territory.
Elsewhere in this issue Mr.. Reeves, of
the banking house of Macintosh d
Reeves, in this city, is heard from. The
fact of the business is, about the time
the intelligent man approaches what
seems like enthusiasm on this subject,
he has reached only the outer edge of
the truth.