, 1883-03-31
FRon rm Hu East.
What Our New YORK Cousins mink Of wslia
wailA-Extracts Prom an Article In the
Rev York "Graphic'

I neW totk NfApolc
In the Graphic Of March 9th is published
column article In relation 10 Walla Walla
from which we make some interesting ex-
tracts In speaking Of our location the
writer Gays Walla Waila is nestled among
the hills in the finest agricultural district
Of the pacific slope. Surrounded on all sides
by fertile lands, It has sprung from mere
hamlet Of board shanties few years sinoeto
thriving city Of considerably over 5000
inhabitants Fine and substantial blocks of
brick, stone and iron are rapidly replacing
the temporary sbodes of business, and the
principal streets of to-day present Is pleas
ing view to the eye as any city on the coast
Walla Wslla is the natural Commercial zen.
ter OF tbs vast region lying between the
Rocky Mountains and the Cascade range,
aud this grand district is rapidly filing up
with immigrants. The population OF the
Upper Columbia increases fully 5000 an
nually, and creates a demand for bread cor
respondingly. This increase OF population
will plow at least 100000 acres of land TO
be put in wheat which will require 300, 600
bushels OF seed. When We take into con
sidera.ion that many Of the wheat farms, Or
ranches. as they are generally termed, pro
duce from 30 10 80 busnels of No | wheat
10 the acre, and that the Land Office hers
has at its disposal something like
2,000, 600 ACRES OF GOVERNMENT LAND
subject to pre-emptiou, and that the North
ern Pacific Railway has about 1000 900
acres more, making altogether 100000
acres OF fine lands. at least eighty per cent.
OF which is composed Of fine wheat land, one
can readily perceive the great advance
the district will make IN the near future.
Such thing as fsilure of crops has not
been known in this district ior the past
twenty three years, or since the cultivation
OF the soil by tie whites. The city OF Wal
Ia Walla has made remarkable growth in
the past six years the assessment rolls show
ing an increase OF something like 400 per
cent. The city is protected from fire by
well organized hre department, consisting Cf
steamers, hook and ladders and other useful
appliances Within the psst two years a
GAS COMPANY WAS FORMED
and the city has since been supplied with
good gas, though the cost, owing 10 high
freights on coal, has been excessive tS6 per
l,000l. Tn. company expects to largely re-
duce this cost in the near future. when they
shall be able to obtain coal more reasonably.
The pas. year of 1882 was 4aIte busy one
in tine line of building operations, fully
$3.50, 600 having been expended in the con
struction OF new business blocks and resi-.
dences during the year. |. Is expected that
the aggregate investment in this line for the
year 20 come Will
SURrASS THAT OF ANY PREvIoUS YEAR
The aggregate amount OF money paid on
real estate transfers for the year 1882 was
Dat Il t life short OF 81 ,6G0, 600. The stand
in2 Of the city as mercantile center has
greatly improved since the increased trans
portation facilities brought about the mate
Till reduction of freights 10 aud fom the
city. The period of general stores has large
ly passed, and instead are found large and
prosperous houses doing business on more
extensive and metropolitan basis. AS would
naturally be the case in couatry so largely
a wheat growing region. the milling indus
try is becoming one oi the important tea
tures of the city, its mills at the present time
having a capacity of 60d barrels Of iiolr per
day and are kept constantly engaged. AT
home and abroad the conviction IL stEongand ,
constantly growing that the near future mas
IN store for Wa.ia Wslla and 'hIs region
erea. and rnviahie prosperity, ami II Is safe
to say that faith in this Is not misplaced, for
what with climate, soil and numerous mate
rial advantages of locality all the requisites
insuring Fer position as metropolis are P"s-
sessed.