The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-02
GREATEST OF STATES
Washington ! World Beaten IN
Cereals and Fruits.


HIGHEST CROP PERCENTAGES.
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The engineer bureau favoFs . permanent
appfopfiasi0n Of scoat So 90 year for
suaxxin9 operations ON the CoIumbia river
and It's tributaries. They say tnsS num-
Der Of small tributari-s Of the Cosumbza
Siver have ampe disch4rx. for steamboat
navigation for boats Of light drauxhI The
plan - su&Kesfed 70 congress il shus stated
81 the engineers:
Tie operations q swo weil-ecuspped iixhs-
dssuxhs sraxbcau would Be fussy equsi 20 tne
Dafnsenauce q navssa1ie cepsh on al these
streams esndnsousiy throueh al s-agss, and n
n exrremesy modsxnse cosx. The coss ok per-
ma1ens regulation Of these rivera would be too
eseat ior the tu2iness shat may b expected ma
D0kabay % arise f0F many years. Bus tee snass
euDs In md ~ bars shoas mp every year wiki
pseeision, and suAgboat operations. II order 20
either ~ Wisely q slHcseotiy eonJucfed- should
~ eonEiuo0u& They should not be held a. the
Descy Of failing appropriateness An annual
expenditure o. 325,oo for toe exYEnss1 Of the
two snaxboats on hand wosid Be sufzcsent 70
keep the Columbia ssd al nav Gable tributaries
clear Of suass and be- oosfruc<s0ns
The e0eieDcy Of esaxb0as operations can Be
very iarkeiy ineseased by keeping the bos1s per-
DaDenfly h commission A IL r. now, thess
boats afs laid mp more than hall the tina. sdd-
ing enoEmously 70 the cost Of wear ana tear and
maintenance q applied TO items Of work done.
and throwing sway the great advantage to Be
derived from skilled and we1l-fy1ined crews
The opssasions OF these bcats would be directed
70 the removal Of snags, wrecks and other OBJ
structioOas The dsepesiug Of bar ehannes. the
construction Of dams, and the feyetment Of
slopes. Al current repairs 10 permanent con-
- required, and > great saving Of expense would
result from this alone.
Professor Dodge, OF the agricultural de-
pAi tment, makes the following estimates
showing the average condition of the crops
in Washington: Corn, average condition,
IS: wheat. average condition when har-
vested, 81; rye, average condition when
harvested, IS; oats, average condition when
harvested, 98; barley. average condition
when harvested. 81: potatoes. average con-
dition. 81; appies. average condition, IS;
peaches. product compared with m aver
age. 81: grapes, average condition, 81;
stock hogs, number fog. fattening com.
pared with last year, 10i: average condi-
ton q 70 weight and size. 50
The state. 1t IL worth while TO say.
shows the highest percentage of any in the
following crops: Wheat, oats. barley,
potatoes, apples and peaches.
It II well up among the leaders in the
following: Corn. rye and grapes, ai-
though The last named are the lowest Of
nj. The same good showing can be
affirmed for stock hogs, both ss TO number
and weight and size. Altogether the
averages inside for Washington are first
class in this period Of agricultural de-
preston. As to the corn crop. Professor
Dodge says: 1.-THE crop in the Northwest
and the Pacific coast, though small in
quantity and in proportion TO other crops,
promises fairly"
Judge Payson, Of Illinois. chairman Of
the committee on pubic lands, Is anxious
to have the House act on the Senate bill
''for the relief Of certain settlers on public
lands" before the final adjournment. At
present, in case Of vacancies in the Office of
register or receiver of United States land
Offices. III entries Of pubic lands and final
proofs made during such vacancies are sus-
pended and held for cancellation by the in
terror department because of the require
ment Of the law that both the register
and receiver shall pass upon all
such matters before the local Office.
The Senate bill provides that wheSe the
time for final proofs falls within the
vacancy the remaining officer may proceed
TO take such proofs in the absence Of con-
test or protest. and thereup0n they shall
be placed on file and be considered when
the vacancy Is filled. As to like proofs
taken heretofore during any such vacancy,
the same may hereafter be passed upon by
the register and receiver q if there had
been no vacancy.
This bill, Is already said, has passed the
Senate, and also received the favorable in
dorsement Of the House committee on
public lands.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, had Director
Powell. Of the geological survey, furnish
the Senate with . complete list of the
officials and employees under him, it being
well known that there is q good deal of
patronage connected with this service, and
it has been more than intimated that
Powell placed this among congressman
where it would do the most eood.n l
looked carefully through the list, therefore,
to see what Washington has obtained from
tn geological survey. and failed to find the
name Of q single citizen of the state. This
would seem peculiar too, for even Idaho
and Wyoming. not TO mention ether
small communities, have secured several
nice plums, like biologists At 5000 and
$4,000 . year. not to mention other places
of smaller salaries. But. as stated, Powell
has left Washington completely out in the
cold.
According to Professor Day, of the geo
logical survey, there is but one mineral
spring in Washington whose water is used
commercially. This is the Medical lake.
Spokane county. and the reports there
from show increased sales.
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