Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-14


Washington 10 Statehood, Senato
Piati from the Committee on Terri
tories reported as follows:
! The State of Washington thu
constituted will be about $50 mile.
from east TO west and about 20.
mlies from north 10 south, and con
tains, inclusive of It's inland waters
about s0,000 square miles-exclud
ing such waters, about IS, 900 .quar,
miles an area larger than all OF th,
SIX New England States; within one
tenth as much as the combined Area
OF New York and Pennsylvania. i
will only be exceeded in size by
Texas, California, Colorado. Oregon
and Nevada.
Washington Territory contain,
A, 7S6. $50 acres of land OF which
about 1000. 600 acres are mountain
Gus and largely unsurveyable. Sur
veys have been completed oi
81, l64. 232 acres, leaving of good
agricultural and timber lands yet to
be surveyed in Washington Terri
tory 10, 63l 929 acres. This includes
seventeen Indian reservations, con.
taiLing 6.332. .Ss5 acres, partly sur.
veyed.
Its natural resources are probably
more varied than those Of any state,
unless it be Pennsylvania. A large
portion consists of very rich agri-
cultural lands, adapted TO the pro-
duction Of all the cereals as well as
other products. Another large por.
ton Is heavily timbered, probably
the largest and finest body of timber
within the limits of the United States
sad Territories. II Is estimated that
an amount of lumber equal to the,
now cut annually 10 the United
states. il cut in Washington Terri
tory. would exhaust its timber in
about thirty five years. II has large
and valuable deposits OF coal and
iron. and is fairly rich in the pre-.
cious minerals. Its location on the
Pacific Ocean and its vast inland
see, known as Puget Sound, insures
importance as q maritime State. Its
resources are such as must unevlt-
ably invite and support an intslli-
gent, industrious and prosperous
| people.
Washington Territory was organ
lied in 1883. Its growth has until
recently been gradual, and not
rapid. Its remoteness and difficulty
Of access account therefor. With
rich lands nearer the centers Of i'm.
migration, and more easily accessible
II was but natural that this Terri.
tory should wait development. The
building Of the Northern Pacific and
other railroads, and the building up
OF Port Townsend and other sea.
port towns, have given 1t mighty
impetus within the past decade, and
every indication points TO the GER
tainty that 10 the near future 1t is to
become one of the richest and
strongest States Of the Union.
The population within the
boundaries OF the proposed State is
certainly equal to the present ratio
| OF representation In the House OF
Representatives. and from the best
information the committee can OBJ
tain Is probably as much as i75, 900.
ard rapidly increasing.
All the essentia! characteristics of
a stable and well regulated State are
present Citizens of other States,
who have gone there to stay, make
up the largest portion OF its people.
Ii has. in other words, q fixed popu-
lstion composed of persons who.
prior TO their settlement in this Ter.
ritory, were accustomed 10 take part
in all the duties and sustain the re-
sponsibilities incident to q residence
in organized States.
Not TO dwell too minutely upon the
| character and extent OF its business,
educational aud moral development,
few leading facts may be cited 10
show its claims to the privilege OF
Statehood.
Its population has already been
stated. There are thirty-three or
gauized counties In Washington Ter
ritory proper, and four in the por-
tion OF Idaho which Is TO be en-
braced within the State. The a..
sessed valuation of Washington Ter
ritory Is over $50. .000. 900, and no
debt. Ii has in operation over 800
miles of railroad, with nearly 100
miles more substantially completed.
Its commerce employs 2S40 vessels
with q tonnage of i.2+0. 4y9 tons,
Its foreign and domestic exports are
over SIC, 600, 600 from its own ports.
while = very large portion of its
| surplus products are now shipped
from Portland. Astoria and Eastern
ports.
To indicate the extent OF this com.
merce not registered 10 its own Gus
tom houses Il Is estimsted that al
least $50. 900 tons OF wheat, -four
and barley. the surplus product OF
the southeastern portion of the Ter.
ritory alone, Is being shipped during
the current year TO Portland to be ex.
ported from there. The output OF
coal for the year 1885 was over 400,
600 tona Its numbering business is
quite extensive. and with its con
nectcd industries, constitutes the
larges, branch OF manufactures Iron
mining and manufacture Is being
rapidly developed. las cattle and
sheep raising is extensive and valua-
ble. II is estimated that over 100, ,000
cattle and 5000. 600 pounds OF wool
are annually shipped from the Terri
tory. Its fisheries are large and re.
munerative. II has Is national
banks. SO newspapers. 267 church
organizations, 72S school houses,
with Q school attendance OF 30. .00C
children, besides Territorial Uni'
versity and "a private institutions OF
learning. embracing colleges, senin'
aries aud academies
Ia the opinion Of the committee
10 reason exists why such . people
should longer be kept Ia . Territorial
condition, but every reason why they
should be at once admitted TO the
privileges and dignity Of Statehood.
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