Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-06


ton. The question Of the terminus Of
the Northern PseiEe Railroad has been
ss4tled, Tssotna being the point. and
ths Cascade Divisi1n coming 20 lAeo'
ma VIA The s;tAmpede Pszs- Seattle -
she largest city 10 the Territory and =
the eFsa, distributing point. Slth fss
hset 0f steamers plying 70 al points on
PnRst sOaEd.
Eastern washington vhsst-gr0vsrs
aud stock rzissrs are coiDz vel unless
chinook wind has failed 20 follow the
storm % fsE days ago. 10 zhieh event
fear mnch stock hss psFiskeG- Several
fearing mills have been established this
year. and all ludGstfIss are growing.
spokanca Pals and Wslla wslia have
been making great strides forward snd
Ars 10 splsnaid sseslOns- With many ad-
TAutages fOT nsg ssttleTs-
THE EDIas PoFULArIos
Has been over estinztsd. The Indians
10 the entire Territory do not exceed tee
thousand. Ef3rts have been made 70
cause the YAKIMA and Puyailup reserza-
sisns the former east. and the latter
vest q the Cascade rAnge-opened 70
settlement, bat nothing practical has
been accomplished. Tire lands IN both
reservations are fertile and eapabss OF
far ers4tsr prodnctivsness than they ae-
quire under Indian management, and !
tEIuk that by ali means they sh01ld be
opened to white settlers. The Puyailup
reservation II a damage 10 Tacoma,
being less than two miles away. snd she
fLdlaus should be removed With ref
ersnes To lae trade Of Washington Ter
ritory. the nnmber Of Wholesale houses
established there Il not remarkably
large. although there are sofne large
wholesalers in Seattle. With tao trunk
hnes Of railroad from the East, and
practically Anotber in the Oregon short
Line, Eastern merchants are reaching
for the trade, and have taken cool
deal, bat the poopls Of Washington like
the san Francisco merchants, and II
too San F,aneiscans will extepd the
| same liberal terms as TO quantities of
goods and times Of payment as former
iy, they can regain snd retain the bulk
Of the business. Washington IL note
sOrthy for It's
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES
And she comparative absence OF crime.
Churches are many and we'll supported
in every part Of the Territory, the Cath
ol ,cs aud MsthOdlsts doing exceptional
~ veil. In seAttie the Catholics have
recently built an academy. coating be
tween $4,000 and $4,000. No better
spirit for the Advanceneut OF education
can be found than IN Washington Ter
titory. Schoolhonses mark the whole
country, and in Olympia. Seattle and
Tacoma are handsome school editices,
With able managers and corps OF hrst-
class teachers. The Annie W light In
-sae So r. "A al.
for young ladies', of whom about
40 are attending. IL IL presided
over by Blshop Paddock. benevo-
luit aud able man, who would be
God send TO any community. Since
my appointment there has been an ex-
oeedinciy orderly condition of society,
and tue penisentiAry at Seateo is net
crowded. A sash and blind factory has
been added to the penitsntiary. IL has
some OF the finest machinery in the
United States, aud the convicts will do
work ensngh To relieve part of the bur
den of caring for them. Lately there
has Been a remarkable number of ex-
tradition cases-EAstsrn criminals seek
ing refuge in Washington. probably on
their way 90 British Columbia. The
new population leaves Eastern and
divided In point Of numbers. The total
population has increased phsnomenally.
POPULATION AND WEALTH.
The vote in lss2 was IS, 49s. and in
1884 4l.S42, an increase of - .343. OF
the voters in 1884 the women numbered
s'ss3. leaving Iuale vote of 80. $50. The
present Delegate to Congress Is Thomas
II. Brents, Republican. whose term
expires March 4, ls85. and who will be-
succeeded by Democrat, Charles 5.
Voorhees,. Tue present population is
estimated AZ 15T,756. Tue tax roll of
1884 foots mp $5l, Oos. 4S4, an increase
from $l5. - 07s in 1876"
WHAT prospect has Washington Of
becoming a State y
"a few weeks ago | was elatea At the
prospect Of Washington being admitted
into the Union. Now | am not So san
guine OF the result during the next four
years. Judge from the debate in the
| United States Senate ON the admission
OF Dakota The reports indicate tnat
it Is hard for the cid States 10 decide to
consent to admission Of new oues.
New York, With her 5,000,000 inhahit-
ants, and Ohio and Pennsylvania with
their 5000, 600 or 4,000. 600. are reluctant
\ 80 share the powers of the United States
/ Senate with new countries of small
population, although the new countries
are important aud have brilliant pros
peeta. IL is difficult 10 have them see
or realize that the needs of the whole
country would be better served by hav-
ina the star OF Washington shine on
the national dag. But | believe the
American people will soon see the equity
and justice OF admitting to the Union
such great and prosperous Territories as
Dakota and Washington.
wAsHIxoroS's GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION.
| That of an outlying territory, on the
condnes Of strong foreign power, rap
idly developing Its own resources, Is inn
portaGt,a and precaution should be taken
10 add 10 the strength OF the border
land. Washington has the necessary
population. ths natural wealth and
greatness IT growing business interests
TO warrant the rust Of the nation In ex-
tending lie hands and addia9 to its
power. The people are marked by an
intense loyalty 10 the Union, and this
spirit ought 70 be conserved rather than
ignored. The very location Of WASH
Ington ought 10 entttle 10 to respectful
considefAtion-eve more than Dakota,
/ for Dakota 10 surrounded by States
from whom 10 may be said 30 receive
protecting sisteFly embrace - while
Washington rubs right against the
British lion ~ maritime and mineral
country. WASHINGTON ought TO be made
state, and then, among other things.
Puget Sound should be fortified. To
day u - almost defenseless, and It's
share OF abe river and harhog approprta-
tons Of the past have been entirely too
small, Touching British lines. and
With thousand advantages for a naval
statson, No time should be lost In pre-
pairing IL for invineibie defence"
&c.