Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-06
rME GARDEN o. TME AMERICAN
CONTINENT.
Editorial in New York Times

EuitOIldl III Nov IOIK 1lm00.
Mr.. Henry Ward Beecher, returning
from his trip Of 1850. miles through
the great republic, appears before as in
the character Of bOOmer-a boomer
for the new northwest. II he were
young man, Mr.. Beecher would 90 out
to Oregon, Washington Territory, Colo
RADIO, Idaho, Montana or Dakota and
begin life for himself. We infer that
the preferences of the eminent Brook.
lyn preacher are in favor of Puget
Sound, Oregon or Washington Terri
tory. ReviswinQ his somewhat rapid
journey through those vast spaces, Mr..
Beecher il chiefly impressed by the
magnitude of the empire of the north
west and the sparseness of the p0pula-
lation. The harvest IL great (; the labor.
era are few. This il precisely what the
northwestern boomer invariably says.
He shows you display Of phenomenal
vegetables. He points with pride TO the
fact that corner lots in New Tacoma
and Seattle are worth five times a. much
today as they were worth one year ago.
He refers incidentally TO the vast store
Of lumber, spars and fireweod that may
DO shipped fr0.a the forest primevAl d.
rectly to the deep sea. He dra q pic
ture Of inexhaustible coal mines. THIS
is the business Of the professional
boomer. AZ an amateur Mr.. Beecher IL
doing the same.
But Mr.. Beecher ia entirely right.
The garden Of the American continent
10 comprised in an area roughly describ-
ed a. bounded on the north BY the for
ty-oighth parallel Of latitude, on the
east by the Snake and the Columbia,
which dow due south from British Co
lumbia; ON the south by the forty fourth
parallel, and ON tho west b. the Pacific
ocean. This includes Puget Sound,
studded with unnumbered wooded
islands, sheltered, land-locked, and
deep enough 70 6oat the navies Of the
world. lt embraces also the wheat
folds Of eastern Oregon, the inexhaust-
lille water power Of central Oregon, and
the fertile valleys that stretch from the
Willamette 70 the northern boundary Of
California. The climate Of this region
| is a. mild a. that Of Peunsylvxnia. In
the Puget Sound country the warming
| influences OF the vast body of sRlt water
are felt far inland, and the numerous
cities and towns sp1inging mp along the
margin Of that semi inland sea are moi
only backed BY Q wealth of marvellous
resources IN agriculture, timber, coal
and nsh, bat they have before them IN
open gateway 20 the worlds commerce
and around them Q mild yet brAoing at
mosphero and . beautiful climate.
Mr. Beecher 10 right when b says
| that the new NorthWest b rich In INV
able lands and poor in settlements.
There will be great cities built on PuRet
Sound, large towns ~ dsp0ss and trada
oetsrs in Oregon, Washington Terri
tory, Idaho. Montana, and DAKOTA.
Tho inflow Of population his already
begun. A vide expanss Of country,
rich in agricultural, mineral and graz.
| inR res0uoss, scarosly fesls the s6eeea
Of an iumigration boOts. Territories
that are capable Of supporting millions
of people arc dotted with . fsv thoa
sands. hut it requires No very vivid
| imagination 10 hear sthe tramp Of mil.
Iions vet % be- rsaounding Through The
new Northvess. NJ. Henry ward
| BsschsF, IN bin capacity Of boomer and
peuphet. warns yOonG mn TO 70 20
early and poase0 The land. Mr..
Bssohsr's words ars vsishty and viss.