Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-05

thr report I'll the Secretary of state.
made Dee 81. lS'D, there were 2oNo!H
miles II completed read in Washing
tom nil u miles ia course ot construC-
ton. aud AZ miles more surveyed or
under survey. several hundred miles oi
which have since been trhn-fc rrcd To
ihc li-i IT roads IA course of construc
ton The same authority gives rs the
fcsult ui work In the YEAR 1880. 312.lJ
miles uf completed road ut cost OF
t7uiOgiO. ijl miles II graded road ut
a cost of Sti,2Si .WO. and other cxpend-
itufc- ui fS2ioDo. The Northern Pa
,ihr was the pioneer road of the State,
encouraging the iirrt heavy movement
II immigration II j. yet busy in ex-
cr.. The iniun Pacific has several
hundred miles uf completed road in
thr state. aud has done much work on
the extension which will make Puget
Sound lts terminus. the Great North
ctn 3. constructing its main line across
the state from east To west the Cana
dian Pacific has established itself ON
the shofcs oi Puget Sound. and the
southern ttnuScontincntal roads are at
the doors of the State. In addition to
these lines there are nearly scorc of
independent lines within the State
and the possibilities IN the develop
mrnt oi rich territory give room for
more
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The state ui Washington L. 10y no
means u lronti,r community. Its dis.
tsncc from crntcts of population in
the United states has been an impcdi-
mcnt lo the ingrcss oi non -clfsup-
porting classes 'auporism is an al
most unknown quantity. and the
people are cntCrpfising and progress
i've They are builders Of homes, all
sofhcd in the ambition to make this
one Of the most powerful Of the COM
mnnwcal,h-. The climate has had
something a. do with the growth oi
the state. aud by reason of the fact
that the state Is divided by a lofty
mountain range into two distinct eli
matte areas. immigrants may select
such spots as are best adapted 10 their
hygicnic needs. Western Washington
has most cquablc temperature. the
highest record in fourteen years being
% degrees Fahrenheit and the lowest 5
degrees. The next lowcat was de-
grees. and only on SIX days was n record
oi ~ degrees made. In eastern WASH
ington the winters are colder and the
summers warmer. but neither season
IL long, and warm winds in winter
make suffering impossible either TO
man OF beast This diversity in eli
mate. together with the range of re-
sources In the state, produces a segre.
gated community. and while great
cities are hcing reared. every part Of the
State IL securing ils proper quota Of I'M
migration and proportion. Of develop
ment. In every settlement the church
aud the school house show the peoples
faith In the stability Of social require
men,s oi the state. The State Super
intendent of Public Instruction in the
latter part OF 1900 gave the value Of
school property as $1,000, ,359ll. and
spproximatcd the area OF public lands
set apart for the support Of schools at
1900. 900 acres, which must be sold at
. minimuU Of $40 per acre.
AoRicuLruRAL PRODUCTS.
Washington has a wide range in
agricultural products, the two princi-
pal items Of export being wheat and
hops. In 1890. the wheat yield is
estimated by State officers at 2l,000,-
600 bushels, an average OF 23.5 per
acre. the largest in the country.
while conservative authorities regard
these figures as too high, they make
no attempt 10 limit the wheat raising
capacities Of the State TO less than
900 900 900 bushels annually. There
has never been a failure OF crop, yie,ls
II 10 90 90 bushels per acre are COM
mon and on one measured acre in
1880. over i0l bushels were raised.
This was test acre cultivated with
the utmost care. In 1890 the value
of whea, aud -four shipped from
Puget Sound parts was VI 1856 900. al
most entirely from the crop Of 1889.
In 1890 the hop product reached
~, 900 bales, sold at highly remunera-
tive prices. Large areas In Western
Washington are peculiarly adopted te
hop culture, as also are many locali-
ties In the eastern part OF the State.
The ayerave yield is GOO TO 1900
pounds per acre. Oats, rye and bar.
Icy yield heavy crops; potatoes 400 TO
s0o bushels per acre; other vegetables
In like abundance. while fruits OF
every Kind nontropical thrive 10 de.
gree unknown elsewhere. Washing
ton Is certainly the paradise Of the
farmer, the gardener and the dairyman,
for grasses are green aud growing the
year through
GENERAL WEALTH.
People In Washington have not yet
learned oil there is on top of the
ground and can not he expected TO
know all that lies underneath. Ger
iainly the iron aud coal are inexhaus-
tible. State officials give the coal
pfcsiuct of 1880 at i,3ia,773 tons,
while the United States Census Office
reports only Ds3.72i tons. worth at
the mines s2202.7a5. Much of the
coal is Of excellent quality for cook
ing purposes. The iron mines have