The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-23

II "a interior exchange within the past
<vssk appeared an item reporting , potato
!. frnlne IN the town where il b pnblishedt
<.e1ntoes commanding three cents . pound
IA hssd te gst at that In the SANS lssne
~ noticed potato grown IL the neigh.
borhood weighing four POUNDS, seven
oancxs, and In tbs same paper within .
x.onfh notice Of tract which yielded two
tundrsd and odd bushels 20 the acre, and
rlsnfy Of equally good land sii around Il
xnothsr exchsnee. along with similar
lissms. notes meeting Of prominent eit-
aer,s, who showed commen6abls enterprise
ma public spirit by contributing literally
5 3pwxrd honns foE securing railroad con-
nsffion between their town and the outside
11ssee things are 10 great extent charae-
<osstic Of . goodly portion OF western
{ Warrington at the present time. With
1nrIDo populations and great manufacturing
ond commercial enterprises gathering ~
16x1oin cleariy indicated centsrs, fine mar
tots m being created for agricultural ana
hnsl1ealtursl products. Conveniently &C.
cenlI1Ie - these cen1eFs are grand areas Of
esrsiIs sofl. with climatic and oil other 40
ces0ft1s 10 make their cultivation highly
pxolItable. Not only Is II practicable 70
supply the home market with all needed
stArla products Of farm and orchard. bat
tls1re are the natural facilities for probably
1atslnR snd supplying all this and Eve times
or NJ times as much more for expectation.
And Jet the prevailing potato famine"
u cbrtain exceedingly fertile districts Is
but "a illustration OF the morfifying fact
1hai this. one Of the richest agricultural
see1ons IN the world. "a almost wholly de-
psndent on the outside world for the bulk
Of ~ agricultural supplies.
Thsre are = god many efforts being
madato put handsome cupolas and man
pari roofs on structures before the founda-
Hons are laid. Some time or other this
yuls must be- reversed; the practice OF
a'bailding from. ths ground upward must
- substltuted. and the sooner the better.
Thsrs ere many districts in which pre-
ceri0us strugRls Of worse than doubtful
lssue 10 being maintained. Ia which thers
would be positive assurance Of early fu-
turs prosperity. II throughout the district.
81 n The grester part Of II. A. much Of
planting wsrs being done - there is of
plattzns. There are natural esnters from
Whlfh manufacturing and commercial en-
fefpfisss cannot Be diverted. In these
th1zs NJ y constantly growing demand
~ aexieu1tls.ss products for the supply Of
Nnltlh contiguous districts srs splendldly
o@splsd. and IN the supply Of which those
1ktsicts will attain The highest permanent
ksuspsrity u which they are susceptible.
The drst Of these districts topsreeive and
Dp1ay those facts WIN be- the first TO lead in
~ racs toward substantial results. In
kural districts The country must make ths
tcwn. and aos the town The country. Cover
ths EARNING lsnds with farms and farmers,
pnd u Win require no booming 10 Gil ths
iowa with stores. hotels and shops, and
tAelse n turn viii not hsye 10 90 begging
for banking facilities, and . big volume Of
pernsusns transportation h much betsss
than any ordinary bonus or subsidy fos
procuring railroad connections
n would be interesting 20 note the effect
On ina first district 10 adopt this idea Of
commencing at the foundation. and en-.
eourssing production In advance Of an in.
fsx at those who can only subsist where
there are producers. and Of taking meas.
urss 10 make business for bankers and
railroads. rather than paying bankers and
railroads Cor csmlns 10 place where there
b ne paying business for them.