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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
CATTLE ANp HORSES.
The Farmer Crovdsng the stoekmaI
From the Range.

The Farmer Crowfing the stoekman
From the Range.
As the prime pursuit Of primitive man
was pastoral so was the first occupation OF
the pioneer os the territory of Washington.
In days gore by. when Eastern Washing
ton was 3 Wild and boandiess range, cattle
and horses could be raised almost without
COST and with little trouble. The stock
wandered over and fattened on hills and
plains that were for years innocent Of the
pillow and harrow. But the farmer came
and the nornad was crowded from the
range He tseyeled north from WAlla
Walla 30 Whitman and then 20 Spokane,
and in turn to all OF the grass counties Of
Eastern Washington. His confines have
been limited 80 greatly thai okanegan and
stevens are about tbe only coantias where
farming II not the principal pursuit.
e. must not he understood that stock.
ra4sInF + not yet carried on extensively; /;
for in Douglas, Lincoln, Yakima and
other counties there are vet immense stock
ranches. and there is not farmer in the
state who does not raise stock TO more
or less extent. But the palmy day OF the
Ktock-owner has PASSED. The ranges are
disappearing beneath the furrow. and as
an exclusive pursuit stoek-raising viii be
uninpt rant In comparison with the agri-
cultural. fruit and manufacturing indus
tries uf the state
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few years. however. better railroad CON.
rnunicatson and l0wer freight rases have
allowed Washington fruits 20 be shipped
east vest and south and the result has
been that Ia many locations farmers
bare abandoned 'sthe oaasr pursuit thai il
sure. and engaged tn frat raising on an
extensive scale. The Is particularly the
ease 10 ssaala WalIa ard CLARKE counties.
10 Eastern and Weatern Washington
respectively; and a. the ssanfry develops
AID fruit eFapcrstog1 are established FOR
the use u the Troducs. fruisgro#lng, now
n IS Insspiency, viii he one u the leading
industries of the state The varieties %
fruit most colnmonly and richly prodHeea
are afpses, pears, peaches. pEsInea, grapes.
cherries. pluIAs and qainces; and stray
berries. blackbe.ries. Faap5errses, goose
berries. cafrantz. and IN fact. eli varieties
q yine and strawberries, intending the
most luscious hnrkisberries Cranberrses
are produced with profit on shoalwater
bay.
The kinds of vegetables that can be
raised IN perfection are iIlnumerabie
They include ali aorfs og root vegetables,
tpotatoes turnips. beets. carrots, parspips,
rutabagaA, radIshes, onionsb cabbages.
asparagus. beans, caaliaower. lettuce,
peas. rhubarb. sqaashes and, indeed !.
every vegetable with one exception grown
IN the middle ietitlde 81 tile Eastern states.
~s.@ exception Is corn. which Ii not raised
generally IN any part OF the state. II Is
produced locally in Yakima. Wasia Walla.
Whitman and other eastern counties and
ln tie western portion Is Is groxn With
success oaiy for table purposes, being gath
erred when green. The production of hay
u oae Of the common and mcst profitable
industries of Western Washington. 1t Is
raised lis great abundance IN the sEino-
mish Hats and along river bottoms. When
market i easily reached it is much more
profitable than any other agricultural pur-
suit. The average price at Seattle during
the year waa SIC and sis per ton. Hay
raising is profitable at 81 per ton.
The principal agricultural occupation Of
the counties Oh the eastern shore OF Puget
sound i hopraisiug Their production
has heen 10 lucrative that each year the
acreage II extended and the yield becomes
heavier and heavier.
The crop in isSl was about 6, 900 bales, in
1856 1000. in 1856 1900, IN lSss 81, 600. in
lss9 about $500 bales The acreage is
about 4.5n0 and the yield about 800
pounds 10 The acre. The hop Is FIRST grade
and IL Is said 10 be not inferior in any re-
spect 10 the famed German hop The cost
OF production Il not over CENTS per pound
and che average price is about IS cents.
During 1859, hoSever. the price was much
lower
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f8gfsg. Ii now has ao.nua Spokane n the
beginning ef Iss9 had 500 Fe0pse- IL
row has 3 co EeaSsa-- has now E.0(o.
North Yakima. s.0s9. Tbatcom, Sehone,
saiTfassn AID Bessinglasa ultimately 50
become one cityl. S.0sls Aberdeen.
HoquiaTn and Grsv's Harfoy taisO % he
uDifedl 2.O: Port Townsend. $500
Olympia. $50. Waila Waila co.. and, IN
fact, every toEn hAs gained greatly IN
population.
The business rivalry between Seattle,
Spokane Fails ard Tacoma has become
a spectacle not less familiar than inter-
esting and even exciting, and has
attracted the attention Of the entire
nation. The cities occupy exactly the
since-seattle iirst. TacoTna second. Spo-
kane third IN population: but neither has
the advantage OF the other in pluck, push
and pnhiie spirit. Their enterprise was
never 50 wsl ;nstanced as after the tires zt
- attic and Spokane Fails. Then the re-
Cooperative energies Of these cities and ike
wise of EilensbuFg we're exhibited 70 the
world. and the result is regenerated cities
--grtnder, larger. mightier and better
than the old cities colld ever have been.
BuiIdins is still going on IN eSeh and an
immense amount Of skilled and unskilied
labor Is employed; and neither vii be con-
tent until the entire burnt districts are
solid blocks Of brick, iron and stone. The
kinship and generous feeling OF more for
tunale Tacoma was shown IN her I'M
stinied hberaiity in subscriptions TO each
OF the stricken cities The scars of the
fires are still to be seen, bat they are being
healed very rapidly.
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MILDNEss or rHn cLlMATE.
Little Cold in Winter and No Extreme
Heat in summer-The Chinook.

Little Cold in Winter and No Extreme
Heat in summer-The Chinook.
There are two climates in Washington,
one peculiar TO the region west of the Cas-
cades. and the other 10 Eastern Washing
ton. The latter is very much like the East
ern states, though its seasons are not sub
ject to the extremes OF similar latitudes
elsewhere: while the former is humid and
eqnahle and without extremes in any sea-
son.
In Eastern Washington the SHOWS of
winter fall 70 about the same depth as in
the East but they do not stay long upon the
ground, being generally dissipated by the
gentle breath of the blessed Chi
nook wind. This wind, famous
throughout the Northwest for It's
benign influence springs from the ocean
and brings to the land the warmth and
comfort OF the great Japanese current
As IL sweeps up the Columbia, across the
Cascades and over the broad plains Of East
ern Washington aud Oregon, winter re-
lakes his chilly hold and fees before its adj
vance. In the summer the Chinook Is cool
wind, and a. In winter il dispels the cold,
SO in summer II drives away heat. At
whatever season IL comes il IL always the
blessed Chinook"
The Eastern climate Is dry and heaithfuI.
1t is always clear and bright, and the rigors
OF winter are seldom so severe as 70 inter-
fere seriously with outdoor pursuits.
In the west there are two seasons-the
wet and dry. The former corresponds to
the Eastern winter and the latter 70 its
spring, summer and fall. There is little
and often no snow during the winter
..nsnr ana ,ha fhaxuor,.atar ~arnfs, fall.
to ten degrees above zero. The mercury
has never been down 10 zero, so far as
known. The average winter cold Is about
forty degrees; but the fact Is that winter
is an extension of an ordinary fall ia the
East. with frequent rains. The average
rainfall, however, is vastly less than is gen.
orally supposed by those who have heard
of and not experienced rainy season
in Washington.
The cause OF the exceptionally mid cli-
mate in Western Washington Is the balmy
influence Of the japanese current corre-
spending 10 the gulf stream in the Attain
tic. 1t sweeps the whole Pacific shore and
mild winters are therefore characteristic
OF the entire coast Ii Is remarkable also
that the nights OF summer are always
cool This is true both Of Eastern and
Western Washington.
Climate is treated at length in another
place in this paper. The object Of these
statements here Is simply 10 show the ef-
feet Of the climate upon the industries of
the country. At no other place in the
United states except the Pacific coast can
outdoor pursuits be carried on with lsissor
no interruption during the winter. The
fact that the rebuilding Of Seattle. Spokane
Fails and Ellensburg Is being vigorously
pushed at this time has but 20 be cited 20
prove this statement. IL has been huusor-
ously said that the only workman who
cannot make living Ia Western Washing
ton during the winter is the man who
shovels snow; and the Jest comes very near
the truth.
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rmE moME OF VAST FORESTS.
Exports Of Lumber 10 Every Part of the
World.


World.
The early calling of tae settlers OF West
ern Washington was the manufacture OF
lumber For many years II was the only
general product OF Puget sound, and the
destiny Of the country was prophesied Ia
be only that OF a great lumber manuiaet-
uring region. This was iast hsif true. for
other industries now rival in fame and i'm.
portanee the great lumber trade. The
growth OF The logging interest and lumber
manufacture has been simply phenomenal
aud exports are enormous. shipments 10
Asia, Australia and the islands OF the ra.
cite have attained amazing proportions.
and The local consumption runs the hgsres
into aggregates absolutely ineonceivahe.
Hundreds III sawmills dot the arms aAd
lnlcts OF Puget sound and OF the bays ct
the Pacific Many are 20 he seen also on
the banks OF the Columbia. The mills at
Pert UAahle and Port Riakeley, the largest
in the world. are capable Of such cut
put as almost defy calculation. Stats
tics as 10 the product os these and
ether nsltls ef Washington are given in
other places ia this issae.
The timber supply Is practically mex
hansuale. All Mestern Washington Is
heavily timherea The CaScade mountains
are covered with one vast and endless for
est. asd the whole expRnse OF the sound
and rivsg region. with casual exceptions of
rich river bpttans and cleaFiugs, - =
migaty vista ui magnificent woods Ia
cept Tn ihe mountain fAsgnssses al tAis
tisnber Is realty accessible. Hardly per.
cepaihle fraction has yet been asezi; ard
this generation viii rot I've te see the time
when unsesF Is scarce IN Western Wash
iartan The timber srses of she Sound
eountgs are mostly eone-beAring. and are
IS bellows. Yellow ami red ar. red and
white cedar. spruce. white pine. white e..
heuigsek, alder and maple oAk and sSA,
cottonwood cherry snd ianre, The vel
law aud res giF are the nosf used. and eun-
stisase tas largest article ok export Trees
trom whsch thfs lnu4hsr + detained are
loftx. ssralrht-EFal8ea ana free from knots.
Tyrez twxave seNf ia diameter aud So fset
in height are couUoas nus the ordinary
sAwloes of cannsroe arc from tweaty-fenT
10 s1xfy iGehes ia diameter ard are egf N
SastAsle geHsths. The weod i more hardy
sua daFah.e than any other n like textaxe.
ard is used Tor every building rGrpose,
both ol shsp< aHd Of i&sa structures.
White ard red essfaz 8. unltseA Esossiy "a
the manufscfusa ct shingles. IL Yields
only = small rsr cea1 ef clean s.nG, bat j.
heht and susshls and nes sensitive 10 &t.
ua0Sphssse changes il is VERY desirable
for s&shss. doaFs ard hlsnsis aud Scr ssaIsh-
iars Aa8 mol,llass,
The daily eApac.ty q shs aailis OF Nash.
layton IS frusa tnss6os Is S SO go sces. ~
tbs stsaut sls&s1 0aa 3eet Is saaaAEiy
sAlppsa away ~ ship AID FAil. ard The ~
naasaaeT il S4se5 IN hegse sagaFtsan.
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A AeRlcrtrunAI rMrrnF.

sea fFnasus % CereAis. Negets hies.
ftniis, Plants aud Grasses,
sasass was prodisal ia her gifts a. W ash
Kaa one q the Lass 60 be settled and
~ Il Is RON established beYena
sass that the Fe4aaroes ol the new slate
y ssese extensive and hsr possibilities
sfsssop'aent sFeatsF than nineteen tbs
- sssses q the Union. There are here
NsssrFeAa ard generous abundance ~
@ss - the mineral. veeesAAls. cegesl.
- aassnAl kingdoms thAt woaia either og
1sa seand az emplse.
sal f2Ft * Eastern Washington kuoua
- sesanstas river basin Is devoted s..
sAFlaslvely ~ grain and stock pre-
sssn. The ordinary ysela og wheas pxs
- aisaat iSfsnNa h8Shr,s, raised az
stsssee cost ot less fhsn e. oeats gsr
The pEo3wes VIA average from fi.
- = twenty heshels per acre foT the en-.
sssA s@sa Ia wheat A cammen s1ega
- eesssf socaslsses Is thirty bussssis aasl
s.ss 8 aity To si1ty bushels excite no
80 The price averages saeas "a
eetes are psAsesllv u8s4aogss. The
- s.sNsisf q the ent3fc basin assen8s
a. ls 9Ael'i q zaSsz. and The FxtarnS
49,, - esfsAsn that fasmsxs sneAev &a otAef
- A-.. = AktAf stsFsl paysssis wisA se.
- s-'.Is' ssssiag SAas there is an elsmeatot
49, asFelsSiieni farming that they
aSfaEF afsord % undertake. Praiss.
!. Z nc ssssai ard q TIE most delicious
- ssea throughout E4saetn WasAsns,
-. - u t4ets tAe sassrw sfAse Th~5r
- -. A'sa has seen enlv sasaasasAs.
M sssaa ase. fes tAsse aAs hxrps.,lgss
- % uAgkea Ios tasig sAls. ID he s.a,s
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Decrease This does not necessarily sndi-
cate a reyiaction ip population; bus q full vote
was not poIlcA In ISIS there wss a very ex-
citing general election ia 1Ss9 there was ne
ISSUE and she interest in some localities, King
county alaa1g them. Vas passive
The multiplication OF the total bv FIVE
would give Washington at the time OF the
lssf election f0ciober /, lsS9l. population
oi 2sa,5is. and ~ the year before tNovem-
bar s. isSsl 81 7fs-zn increase in less
than one year OF - so. or SSH PER month.
At the same ratio If increase Washington
would hsve At this date = population Of
Sp SsS II is fsir 20 estimate that there
were esse voters who were ineligible 10
vote on October I. or who did nos 60 % the
polls, and these represent an additional
population that wiIl easily swell the total
70 Ss3ns8
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
wArKRs ALIyE WIN FISHES.
uaiihut and salmon in Great Abundance
The GanBeries..

Haiibut and salmon ia Great Abundance
The CanNeTtes..
One Of the very important industries Of
Washington is the fisheries. over es9aaa
cases Of salmon we're put UP during the
year by the canneries along the Columbia
aud on the sound. The trade employs
each year about 5 GO men and Sn iavest-
nlent el 81 l.b0l.90 The product is worth
s. GO 80 Aaa more. Within two years a
feet Of SehoeReFs from Massachusetts, has
been engaged in catching nalibat, and she
seas have Welded richly. Many cargoes
have beea dried and shipped Eax1,
While much has been used AZ home. The
sound IS field for almost every kind oi
fishing operations Its waters are alive
with a variety Of food fishes. amongst them
cod. including tae tree cod black cod and
rcek cod, salmon. salmon srous. suelt. and
many Others, not ~ mention the deposits of
clams lsvishly distributed over the shores
~ the Sound and coast, and tie rich oy sssr
l4ssls q shoalw&ier bar and the Soand Tbs
nesi known end Elost prolific oyster aela
og Lhe pacsEu eoAst S 81 the bay.
As tie lsAeFieS rival ia variety and ca-
pae4sy those OF tae Atlantic, 50 viii they
equal them IA extent when she proper en-
srsy IS applied - tAcsg development.
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o1tput Il about I00fse tors annually.
Bnt sight psrtsoa e the mighty coal d.
posts Of the state hare set keen touched,
The oaiy mines IN operation being IN Eve 0r
SIX counties Its patent fact that the
entire wesE IL scanned With cozl veins. ard
that . gigantic industry hansiy second 20
tbat of Pennsylvania viii somls day te car
ried on IN Washington Railroads are
beaded to the regions OF the Skagst and
Nooksaek. where there are vast nelds OF
coal and within ysAr inines wili Be Ia fun
operation there railroad that has in
view she opening MP 81 the coal resources
Of Lewis and Cbehaiis counties i also in
cont<mplation. The product Of the varAoas
mines for the year ending September -,
lSaa vas e. foiinns.
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Row CAPITAL Is INVESTED.
An Array Of New Corporations with
Aggregate stock of &s28,ofa. .ea5.

An Array of New Corporations with
Aggregate Stock Of &226,012.e95.
During the year 6sS companies were In
corporated under the laws Of Washington
by filing articles with the secretary Of state
at Olympia. Every important interest OF
the state Is represented in these corpora
tions, nearly al of which have for their
prime object the development OF some in-
dustry. The predominating companies
are those relative 20 the mines tributary 20
Spokane Falls, the irrigating bitches
Of EIlensburg and Yakima. the
land concerns of Tacoma, and the
manufacturing and financial enterprises of
Seattle. The aggregate of capital stock
represented in the 66S interpretations is
s22a OF. .2295 TIE totals for the three largest
cities "a o. fnllnnrr.
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PROGRESS oF THE CIrTKs.


The growth of Washington during the
past year has heen unexAmg2ed. and the
prosperity azsd advancement q iss cities
hss keen stthoat pFece&eas. evea II The
history u tagivlae Western towns. Seas.le
Iacoa1s SpokAne E-ais. Port Townsend
she csssss * neGlnEham bar ana Cray
hareaT. EzleashaTE, AogtA Y&kzms. Cea-
ggall2. Csseasslls. VsaeoavsT, = ala Wai.s.
aua IN facs ever eifx "a tie state has e1-
pzTieaes& TenAzTkAsss asTe2opMezs. TIE
ersMsa uz E;ss gAree TT aamesl parts gasar}y
has sSsn nosAlng shss-s ef EnAzvetaaz ne
sg.ls sAe &pA.siag series % tres It's; w.ssisA
SeAs3ie Esaenshasg sasl SEzekAsse Ealss ard
sssrssIS 4ssenTrsl skS business heers tF0Fn
eAsh .a sssus SrfaslEsg a. ssErsgass suss 81
ss3ss55. -. nssiAeE of Tbs saFre 1As lagae6
g, tss r2ae. sesstss oae yesg 49, DAD
g ~ tnsTsAisa sanss, &ns II sos has A3fsU
EaCasas yeAz go lad . popglzssaz o4
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ADVANTAGES or STATEHOOD.
The Territorial Form Contains Annoying
and Bnrsaensome Limitations.

The Territorial Form Contains Annoying
and BnraeRsome Limitations.
Washington was admitted as a state by
presidential proclamation Of November n.
Issa. The frst state legislature IL now in
session, and il determining as best IL can
the many questions that rest with Ii be-
cause Of the change Of conditions involved
ia the change from q territorial form %
statehood The advantage Of tho new con-
dition over the old cannot well he eppFe-
eiased by persons who have not lived in
territory IL can be stated In few words:
II amounts practically 90 the difference
between dependent government and self
government. The territorial officers we're
appointed by the president. generally oi
foreigners 70 the needs OF the territory.
Monev for the territorial administration
was provided. always too sparsngiy. by
congress The laWs governing TIE territory
we're complex. and often harmi1L There
i a iaw limiting Indebtedness Of cities that
proved Al absolute defsiEasnt 20 every one
0f the conxiaeEabie towns 81 Washington
In short. the territory e0ald Do stsAa or
nothing without the consent OF congress os
some cfllcsal At Washington. and the re-
strtct!ons wers. IN consequence. srksome
and annoying. New conditions ars
changed Public afaiss are adEnsnlstrated
MT bosae. ard the varaoaE cities ard towna
of the neW state are unhamr@Fed
bv unreasonable lsHitationx anon
pufase enterprise Indebtedness can
he suemsred by cities aEgrexAtfng
for sa purposes - pev csut- Of the ssses-
sahse rropersv. and the state can create q
funded aeh& ot sB10sl The nem eonstisa-
ts0n Just a4opsea il generally considered .
wise and conservative docafuent. Il eon-
ssSua so barssnsonse ard unnsasi sess,se-
sioas either npon corporations o. inaaxid-
uAas. eapsfas o. Ias~ar. Railroads are ssr
vii nel governed By = rAiareaa commission
ana rsas0n2sAe naxsmam rats sA~s.
Moaey Is ansjees 70 20 nsury Lass. and The
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rRAFrIc oN rnn nnyERs.



the State.
Washington has probably more navi-
gable streams and lakes than any stare IN
the Union. They include she mighty cclnm-
bia, from its mouth 20 the Cascades. thence
forty miles to The Dalles. and thence 20
Priests rapids. Immense WORKS are in
progress TO make the Columbia navigahle
from its mouth 90 Priests rapids; and il is
possibis that steamboats,. by means OF .
ship railway around the Cascades, may ul-
tiEnasely reach Kettle fails in Stevens
county.
Ste@mhoats now navigate the entire river,
bat are interrupted BY these natural bar
riers. From Kettle falls up 10 the Canadian
Pacific, navigation Is onstructed only by
the Little Dalles. II blown out.
cost Of $4,000, steamers could
30 easily from one point to
the other. The nayigahle rivers OF
Puget sound are the N0oksAck. Skasit.
Ssillaguamish, Snohonaish and White. al
on the east side. Three rivers pouring
islts Grayss harbor and three into Shoai-
water bay are navigahle. There are the
Cowlifz and Lewis on the Columbia, and
the Snake in Eastern Washington: the
Okanogan emptSing into the Columbia
tAoAn adc loItn anu tae 4 efiu q 0reiite, IN
Stevens county, flowing north into the
szrue river complete the list OF important
navigable streams Steamers plow the
waters of the beautiful Lake Washing
ton, twenty-five miles in length and of
great depth, east OF Seattle. and OF Lake
Union. north OF Seattle. Lake Whatcom.
hardly second 10 Lake Washington. is nav
igabie, and 50 is Lake Chelan, famed for
its wondrous scenery. There is not con-
siderable portion of The state undrained BY
nayigable streams, and therein is one great
advantage for the whole commonwealth.