Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-28

mately with those afflicted.
What size farms have you?
They would be large in some OF til,
Middle or Eastern States, but quit,
small when compared with the Dal
rymple and some other farms, of say
10000 acres extent, in Dakota. In tn,
Eastern part of the Territory there arr
wheat farms of several thousand acre,
in extent, that crops being exception
ally productive in that district O
country, sometimes yielding so and 6(
bushels to the acre. On Puget SounC
the farms are usually small, being nc
larger than their occupants can cult
vate and harvest with the aid o.
"picked up" labor. The area cult
waited varies from 90 to 200 or 800
acres. This district being heavily
wooded, it is difficult to obtain large
farms, as the prairies are small and the
job of clearing timber land quite diff
cult. The timber is, however, very
valuable, if accessible, and pays fol
clearing. The removal of stumps has
been greatly expediated and the ex.
pense lessened by the discovery of a
means of extraction through a power.
full explosive.
What are your principal crops?
The products of wheat, barley, oats
and rye cannot be excelled anywhere
in the United States, especially in that
part of the Territory lying east OF the
Cascade mountains; while the root
cDps thrive wonderfully on the west
divide. The yield of potatoes varies
from 200 to $50 bushels per acre. The
grasses thrive. Timothy averages 81
tons to the acre. The fruits which
ripen best are apple, pear, plum, cher
ry and ounce. The climate is not
warm enough for the peach to attain
the delicious Eastern flavor. All the
berries grow to perfection, as we'll as
almost every variety of vegetable.
The hops grown on Puget Sound are
unexcelled by those of any country,
and their yield is enormous.
Is improved machinery used?
To some extent; but as in all new
countries, want of knowledge Of the
capabilities of many labor-saving de-
vices, as well as cost of transportation
have limited the supply. We have
some mowers, harvesters and thresh-
ers, and other appliances for facilitat-
ing farm labor.
What States are the farmers mostly from.
Usually from the Northern States.
Maine has her full share, from the fact
that the numbering interest has at
tracted many who subsequently be-
came tillers OF the soil. The New
England, Middle and Western States
are all we'll represented, with only an
occasional son Of the Sunny South APP
pearing in the concrete which will
form the foundation of a great COM
monwealth.
What time do farmers begin harvesting?
Grain Is generally harvested from
the Goth of July to the middle of Sep
tember, and hay is cut during the
month of July.
What wages is paid farm hands and other
laborers2
Farm hands usually receive from
$25 to $50 per month the year round.
During the harvesting season wages
range from $3.50 to 50 per day. Log
gers receive from $40 to $50 per month,
and experts in some branches, such as
good teamsters, from $75 to $l25 per
month. These rates include board.
Common laborers receive from $3.50
to $500 per day, and journeymen in
the principal trades from So to 81 per
day.
What are your principal resources?
Grain in Eastern Washington, and
lumber and coal on Puget Sound.
Minerals abound, but their develop
ment has been slow. An iron furnace,
near Port Townsend, was started just
as iron declined, and this has retarded
progress on what might under other
conditions have made leading indus
try. Our fisheries are capable of al
most unlimited expansion. The finest
salmon in the world are taken from
the Columbia river, ON our Southern
border, and halibut, smelt, cod, bass and
other fish including salmon, abound in
unlimited numbers on Puget Sonnd,
with thousands of sores of clans and
oysters. Our largest CLAIMS frequently
weigh 10 pounds each
Are not the accounts OF your large timber
Overdrawn?
We do not see how they can well be
exaggerated, when our mills can and
do cut fir plank $50 feet in length
and almost any required width. This
is not so much an achievement for the
mills, as Of the country which produ-
ces trees $50 to 800 feet high and
'front.' to s feet in diameter, with a
gradual taper to the first limb-which
may be $50 feet above the ground.
The cedar likewise grows to great size.
Have you good schools?
Very good for new country. We
have a Territorial university at Seattle
the Collegiate Institute in this city
and the Whitman Institute at Walla
Walla, all institutions of a high
grade. These cities and Olympia have
graded schools, and the common
scheol system will compare favorably
with that of any new country and
some of the older States. There are
likewise excellent schools, conducted
by the Sisters of Charity, at Seattle,
Olympia, Vancouver and Walla Walla.
The Annie Wright Seminary and Che
ney high school are worthy of men,
ton in this connection.
What is the pay of teachers?
The principal of our graded school
receives 500 per month, and his assis-
tants from $50 to SIS. In the "coun.
try" districts the pay ranges from $40
to $50 and board. The wages OF wo-
men teachers is about ene-third less
than that of men. =
What is the length of terms?
From three to nine months.
| Will it make any diferen ce for q man to hail
| from the South and be a Democrat, not because
| he has lent helping hand to the South, but
| because he loves the Jeffersonian principle oi
"Eqnal sights to all and special privileges te
none?"
Not in the least In fact we neet
just such men as yuu to redeem thii
land from misrule, and there is no dis
position in Western character to pro
scribe anybody for opinions sake.
Wnat Inducements can you Oner TO q man O
sober and industrious habits and not St. Johl
man
| Fair pay for honest work.
How ia your country politically?
Mixed, with slight Republican tend
ency, By adopting Napoleonic tactic,
we have generally been able to" d
vide and Conquer, securing part O
the offices, which is great desidera