The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-02-07
.FHR YAKIMA HERALD.
FHE NEW STAFF.
4 Lsldllg Chicago PapsR Presents Its
Views
h D.lh 4 Esrly Ainizisn--A Hagiic.ut
Ansy 4 BSundlss Resources.

The Chicago Tribune Of January Q, in
q leading editorial, diseourses as follows
Of Washington Territory:
The area Of the territory In square miles
is C, 90t; in acres, 4A,706, l60. The CEN
sus showed population Of II, 594in 1860,
q. $50 In 1870 and 74,75S in 1880. 1t is
confidently claimed that the next census
win show round 100000. Theteritorial
secretary makes an interesting study Of
the relative vote and population at pres
ent. The total vote Of the territory for
1888 was 1880, or, deducting the esti-
mated Woman's vote, $500, the total
male vote Of that year. The total male
vote d 1888 for presidential electors was
l6,S5S. Adding 10 this the number Of
voters arriving In the territory since May
I who could not vote, the total vote Of
1883 would be 81 800, an increase Of 2l,-
Dover the male vote Of 1885. On the
basis Of Eve inhabitants TO the voter the
population Of the territory at this time
would be $4,000. As compared with the
other territories, Utah Is the only one that
has . city as populous as Tacoma, while
none Of them have three cities Is popu-
lous as Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane. II
does not look like an idle boast that by
the close Of the present century Washing
ton VIII have dozen cities Of 5000 peo-
pie each.
DoUNDLEss RESOURCES.
The great mineral wealth Of Washing
ton d only In the incipiency Of It's devel-
0pment, but the coal output alone from
eleven mines last year was 948,243 tons,
an increase Of IS per cent. over 1857,
while an equal increase Is anticipated for
1889. The assessable valuation Of tax
able property for 1888 is ts4,e4l $40, an
Increase Of COS .O0O. 900 in ten years. In
twenty years the railroad mileage has in
creased from 10 1900. The ocean tom
mage Of Puget Sound Is 1924 sS tons.
The imports 10 the Tacoma customs dis
tricts last year were q sos, 6sl and the
exports t3,sO8, $50. There were 26l cor
porations formed In the territory last year,
with . total capitalization Of 800, 49,, 800.
The sawmills Of the territory cut 7O6, $685.
ll5 feet Of lumber, the value Of the out
put being In round numbers 5000, 600.
The crop Of hops, for which Washington
b famous, was 7,s5O,OOO pounds. The
salmon catch was 1000 cases, and the
farmers raised Il, 900, 900 bushels Of wheat.
AnaUlExTs ron ADMISSION.
The arguments for Washington Terri
tory admission into the union are ire
futable. They are not political In their
nature. The strongest among them u .
population approaching near to 800, 900.
TAXABLE property exceeding In value that
Of half . dosen states now In the union is
smother potent argument. A great and
houFi1hing commerce Il . third. Also
lutte stability Of commercial and financial
Institutions h fourth. The lowest per
eentags Of illlteFaey Of any commonwealth
on the American continent Is . fifth. A
sober and industrious farming population
b 4 sixth. A manufacturing develop
ment already great and rapidly increasing
l. seventh. A wealth Of resources de-
lying calculation Is an eighth. The won
deriul assurance Of the future b ninth.
The strength and character Of q people
unexcelled in all that makes q nation great
BY any people On earth lsa tenth. WASH
inston states her case In irrefutabIe style.
She has al the elements that 90 to the
making up Of AouFishing state In nat
urAl resources and their rapid develop
ment and ingOwing trade and commerce,
while The lowest percentage Of iIliteracy
Of any commonwealth In the union speaks
volumes for the intelligence Of her people.