The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-06

town. Now the county mas Anacorles,
Hamilton, Mount Vernon, sedro ana
| Most of them now have commercial or
CARNATIONS. all of which are ready to help
| make Skagit familiar word throughout
| the East.
wHATcou COUNTY.
s.This county is not in position to give
surprises, for her real worth has long been
recognized She has had ups and downs,
caused by peculiar circumstances, but now
| a new era of prosperity has set in, and We
find with the advent of the railroad and
| the farmer miner and logger, her known
wealth is being used and her towns are be-
coming wonderfully prosperous. She has
many boards of trade TO cooperate with
the state organizations.
sAS JUAN COUNTY.
I'VE now have two boards of trade IN
this county, one at 0rcas island and an
other at Friday Harbor, the latter being
the San Juan County Board of Trade.
Besides the lime, fruit, fish and woods 10
be shown from this county we will see
great number of relics of the interesting
times when the British and American sol
diers jointly occupied the disputed San
Juan island.
ISLAND COUNTY.
"Whidby is the largest island in the
state and it is rich in valuable agricultural
lands, much of which needs developing.
The Island County Board of Trade, organ
lied at Coupeyille, will work energetically
TO bring this about.
PIERCE COUNTY.
''No city in the state has a more active
or more useful organization than the
Chamber of Commerce of Tacoma Al
ready this organization has done Tacoma.
Pierce county and the state at large valiant
service in advertising the wonderful re-
sources of this section. If Pierce county
had not q bit of help from any other
source, this Chamber of Commerce would
see TO 1t that the county was known in
Chicago.
MASON COUNTY.
THE county seat and metropolis of
Mason county is Shelton, and the Daddy
old Uncle David Shelton still lives where
the town has surrounded his old farm
house. 4 board of trade was organized
there and delegates elected for the state
organizations.
CHEHALIs COUNTY.
''This county would be better known by
the title 'Gray's Harbor Country and all
the many towns, Elma, Montesano,
Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Gray's Harbor,
Ocosta, Cosmopolis and so on, are moving
on toward success. They are not at all
backward in organizing boards of trade,
all Tor the good of their section in bring
ing its resources before the people.
Pacific COUNTY.
"Here is the home of the best oysters
and the best CLAIMS found anywhere on the
PACING coast. Shoalwater bay seems Just
the proper home for these valuable BIZ
valves, and some day We will ind horde
OF men there driving thriving business
In that line. What is most needed TO de-
velop that important resource is better
transportation facilities. At South Bend,
new and a wonderful city, is found the
Willapa Harbor Chamber of Commerce,
which organization is one of the keenest
and most active In the state. Marion d.
Egbert, the well-known author and news
paper writer, is its president, and A. G. A.
Perkes, also newspaper man, but now
banker, Is secretary. 1t is needless to add
that Pacific county is i'll line with the
World s fair procession.
wAHKIAKUM COUNTY
s'This is the smallest county in the
state, but a great deal of business is
transacted there every year. It's main in
dustry is fishing and canning. The famous
Columbia river salmon is caught and
canned here, and so is the larger sturgeon.
which is sent abroad in all kinds of dis
guises, such as sea bass and homeless cod
hsh. But it is valuable article of food
just as plain sturgeon. This county can
now boast of a board of trade at Cath
lamet, the county seat.
cowLITZ COUNTY.
"Kalama is the county seat, and it has
long been rather despised as the dreary
landing place for the Northern Pacinc's
ferry across the Columbia river, but now
kalama has caught the key note of
progress and her voice is raised in the
states harmonious chorus Her board of
trade has elected Worlds fair and State
Board of Trade delegates.
LEWIS COUNTY.
"a call has been issued in this county
and on January 10 county convention of
commerce will be held at Chehalis. the
county seat. At that time delegates TO the
state organizations will be selected. Lewis
county has number of bustling towns.
such as Chehalis, Centralia, Winlock and
Napavine.
THURsToN COUNTY.
Olympia and her board of trade will see
to it that Thurstons interests are carefully
looked after at the Worlds fair, but she
will undoubtedly receive considerable help
from such places as Bucoda and others of
Thurston's towns.
CLARKE COUNTY.
ihis county Claims TO be the banner
fruit county of the state. She is certainly
the banner prune county, and by 1898 the
people will learn that in many other fruits
Clarke county can make most excellent
showings. The Vancouver Chamber of
Commerce is alive TO the county's needs
and, besides being active in such work as
the Worlds fair, it is now engaged in
building an opera house.
sKAMASIA COUNTY.
"This is recognized as the poorest county
in the state. There are only three sec
tions and few fractional sections of sur
veyed land in the whole county. and the
population rs sparse Cascades, the
county seat, Is practically deserted. The
county Is sea of mountains, the highest
of which Is Mount st. Helens, Q. $50 feet
high.
kLICKTTAT COUNTY.
This is a singular county in that with
out restraining laws there is not single
saloon in the whole county. Godendae
Is the county seat and il is one of the clean
est and most healthy looking cities in
Washington. There are large brick build
lngs there and important public improve
ments. They have just completed nne
system OF water-works for the town.
waLLA wALLA COUNTY
''Walla Walla IS probably the wealthiest
city in the state. 1t was once our metrop-
oils. hut now il has settled back. as much
as to say: Well, my children have
grown wealthy, now we can rest and eniov
ourselves 1t is without doubt one of The
most delightful places 10 live in that this
state possesses. There arc large number
of enterprising citizens at Walla Walla.
too, and they have already put their