The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-30
WASHINGTON.
Enormously Increased Acre
age of Wheat Planted.
walta walIa wants Seattle To BE
Her Market-PsyalIup Hops
for Paris

wsts.k WALLS, Dec. z7.-On the
dav before Christmas the snow, which
mn To this time had served only As 4
crown 70 the high peaks beyoF1d u,
exte:sded its domain down the noun
tain sides, across the canyons and the
streams. across the fzilow ground ard
the grain fields Until the earth Wa
covered and all the valley white At
the same time the frost king assem-
bled his forces and az be marched
across the Land be stopped the plews
that had CD to this time been going
since the reapeTs ceased their CHATTER
in the fertile fields heTeasoat- lis
great temptation 70 plow every swan
able acre To work almost all night Is
well a. ali day in order to prepare for
a harvest yielding com modify That
brings at least s. cents bushcl, ~ an
ordinary cost Of but = cents. and
when that article brings, as II does
now IS cents at the same cost, the
stimulus TO produce greater results i
augmented proportignateiy, and the
amount OF ground that this fail has
been prepared for spring sowing Dor
ders closely on TO . ,o01 acres more
thar what would otherwise have been
prepared had not the present high
price OF grain ruled.
A big crop OF wheat, which happy
result seems assured by reason OF
most favorable fall and thus far fine
winter. means not only prosperity for
This section, but II also means
more freights for railroads. slim
Mating them 10 further extension
more tonnage for Puget Sound ships.
increasing their number and neee-si-
Eating more wharfage At the sound
ports. where the great bulk OF our gram
will 90 for shipment. IL means, too.
an increase OF the force required 20 gar
ner the harvest. and an increase o.
force everywhere along the channels
commerce has provided for its ultl-
mate disposition.
VIZ WILL BE READY Foa YoU.
The long-desired railroad which L
to give us the long wisbesi-for direQi
connection with the Sound has arrived
and shortly viii be ready for business.
We are ready To ship to the Sound our
surplus eommodi.ies. Are you ready
to receive them7 Have Won wharfage
for any portion Of our $1,000 tons Of
grain that we before many months
win be ready TO ship somewhere
What inducements does Seattle hold
out to the farmer over here for re
shipment of cereals, fruit or anything
else? Have you whaTsr0om for a
trainload OF wheat, and warehouses
TO store il in7 Have you dock where
the ships and the loaded cars can IL
In iuxiaposition or have you line 81
railroad 70 your thriving city that j.
capable of handling even small parl
OF the grain and fruits ~e are almost
ready TO send to vouf If you have
not these accessories u your prosper
ty and success rs a shipping port il j.
high time you we're getting them, = Il
not7 Is not your sister city building
wharves and warehouses for the grain
trade in such manner and
with such stability as u
indicate that they expect the trade o.
the Inland Empire2 Have they mol
established branch commission house.
in this city, DO they not send solicit
nrs not only TO our town. but al
through our surrounding country. so
Letting eonsignments OF produce e
Tacoma commission houses7 Yea
verify they do; and, too, thew are get
ting grain. fruits and other commod
ities sent 10 them, and thus building
up ttaue OF uueiHf-. ha@f wiz y -,
hard 60 disestablish. You cannot al
ford 10 wait until the Seattle, Lake
Shore & Eastern reaches Us. YOU
cannot afford even 10 let our next har
vest pass you. You must get ready
to receive a portion OF it at best. You
must make an effort 10 become &C
quainted with Us; and If you bui
show a willing disposition, you vii
find that this unapproachahly fertile
and lovely valley gem OF the cit
les OF the Northwest with all our rich
increase all our Astounding
wealth-will be ready 10 lay our tri
butte at your feet.