Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-04-06
OF WASHINGTON
Report Of the Committee on Terri
tories, Recommending the Admission
Of Warrington into the Union.

tories, Recommending the Admission
Of Washington into tho Union.
On the 9th Of March Mr.. Aldrich,
from the House committee on Terri
tories, made the following report, to
accompany Mr.. Brents' bill to admit
Washington Territory into the Union.
The original bill has been so modified
as to embrace within the new State
only the limits of the present Territory
Of Washington. The opposition that
grew out of the proposal to include part
of Idaho is thus avoided. The append
ed report is highly flattcring to Wash
ington Territory; and yet it does no,
in the smallest degree ovcrstate its re
sources, progress and prospects:
Washington Territory was organized
out of portion of the Oregon Terri
tory by act Of Congress Of March 2
1853.
1t is bounded by British Columbia
on the north, Idaho on the east, Ore
gon on the south and the Pacific ocean
on the west.
1t is about $40 miles east and west
and 200 north and south, is in form
nearly perfect paralleloyram, and con
tains 69,994 square miles area.
BY the census of 1860 its population
inclusive of Idaho and a part of Mon
tana, then within it's boundaries, wa.
,l3s. BY that of 1870, the popula
ton within its present limits was %,
1875. BY local census taken in 1878
it was 50,50l. BY another taken ir
1879 it was 57.7S4. BY the nationa
census Of 1880 it was 75,
It's vote 10 1870 was 6,lS2; in 1872
1891; in 1874, S,494; in 1876. 9,907
in 1873, 1851, and in 1880, Is, 1913
Its taxable property, by assessment
of 1873, was $l7, ,S65, ,9SS.S3 in 1879
S21, ,l30, 0,434.08; in 1880, $23,7OS,5S7
and in 1881, $25,7s6,4l5.
BY the report of the Territorial Aud
itor, made in October, 1881, it wa
shown to be entirely free of debt, will
. surplus of $22,2l7.94 cash in tn
treasury.
Its present rate Of taxation is bu
% mills on the dollar.
The amount of its poll and road pol
taxes for 1880 was $73, 2S3.90, and fo
1881, $l0S97l.25.
Its people are hardy, intelligent
moral, en,erprising, economical, Law
abiding, and in full sympathy with ou
system of government and its most ad
vanced civilization.
Its climate is mild, equitable, an
remarkably healthful.
Its agricultural, horticultural, Wit
cultural, manufacturing, mining, fish
ing and commercial resources are, proi
ably, unexcelled in any part of tn
nation, if in the world. Their deve
opement now scarcely begun, must sooI
become source Of great prosperity
producing rapid and steady growt
in population and wealth. Its produc
Of cereals, mostly wheat, for 1880, wa
4,1Os,37O bushels, according to tn
census report; and for 1881 the con
mittce is Informed that it was estimat
ed at about 100000 bushels, bein
an average yield of 27! bushels pc
acre. Its cut of lumber, according t
information furnished the committe,
was, in 1880. about $50, 100000 fee
and in 1881 about 800, 100000 fee
supplying in great measure the market
of the Pacific coast North, Central an
South America, the Sandwich Islands
Eastern Asia and Australia. AccorG
ing 10 further information obtained b
the committee, its coal product, Of
very superior quality, and, perhaps, th
best on the Pacific Coast, for 1880, wa
about l75, 900 tons, and for 1881 abou
100000 tons. Its salmon pack, tn
committee is also informed, was, fc
1880, about 100000 cases, worth owe
81 100000; and for 1881 about 260
600 cases, worth nearly Sl,500,00t
Its wool clip canno. be settled accurat'
ly, but from the best information a
forded the committee, it is estimated
for 1880. at 5000, 900 pounds, and fc
1881 at nearly 100000 pounds. Il
iron industry is of but one years growt
during which, the committee unde
stand, about $4,000 tons of very suI
enor pig was produced, and that ii
amount will probably be doubled du
, ing the present year. Several 9TH
, ;mnortapt branches NJ indHstvv anne,