Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-08-21
rnAtsI TOR WASHINGTON
a.. loading Paper of New England
ns. p-srs the Resources ~ the State

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l.t.. ts.t. .rt.al. ,l ,h, most important
in..uHri.. th,t ,in anywhere rAi-t-
ii1f I- il' uNulur Df coal aud iron.
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Observation-Disclosures.
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t., pr.ef,.- nIr.,d, made even under
.,5ui, hat ,i.,d,nuinrrons conditions.
la ~, -at,m,nt that. while the total
output ui tee state was ia l>Sg gll.-
tt1 tpn. ~ $50 the coal production
ua. a IIa71l tons. nu increase of I3S.-
90 t,u- ot - little under - per cent
u ,n, ibiug like tbs advance j. main.
tanned u would not take many wears
u. MAX, the STATE, 81 Washington one
of thc most important coal producing
trriuu. ui the world. particularly when
o. o.. sod that the coal field. are con
.ld,rd practically incNhaustihlc Iron
nfe b. iutud ln ,Nceo,hnpl, large auan-
.uii,- ,u almost every part of the state,
a., ,har,,tsr uf the ores being hcma-
titr umomtc. magnetic aud bog ore.
Nl,l,d tu this b. an abundance uf lime.
Stone. and All of the other mineral re-.
uuifrd iut the cheap and easy produc.
du, iien ot metal
il !. L,n,,,lt L,, ,hn.c whn h,yc
u,.,,, ,,-i,rJ tl,i. .i,tr IN the rvtrcme
northwest a. realize that all Of these
natural advantage. are found in An
area that b. not only nearly rs large as
lh, entire state "i Pennsylvania, but
has. hc-idc.. what that state has not,
almost unparalleled facilities for water
transportation Ia order to reach the
.,aluarl the cual aud iron miners and
iron manufacturer. If western Penn.
s,i,ania. the part ui the state where
busiurss D. carried On under the most
favorable conditions. have Ia send their
products over ihc crrsi- of the Allc-
rhan, mountains, besides paying for
hong distance ui railroad transportation
ul.on relatively level ground. The
itun aud coal mine- of Tennessee and
nnfthcrn Alabama have also To- con
tend with long distance hauls hy rail.
f,td ia url,r tn reach tidcwater. or. il
the Cumlctlnnd. Tennessee and Missis-
sippi ti,crs are utilized, the distance
co, cred hy water borne transportation
is exceedingly great.
Hat those who are engaged. or who
later un will bee engaged, in mining
coal aud iron and manufacturing iron
and steel ~ the western part Of the
state of Washington. have facilities
offered in them ia the way of water
transportation that are. perhaps. with
uui ih,ir panll,l IN any other part Of
~, nitod states The mines on thc
western slopes ol the Cascade noun.
tain. can have their products sent 10
! Puget Snundh hy railroads with the grade
/ aluo.i continually downward. while
th,if waterway furnishes at Seattle and
Tacoma navigation for vessels and
steamers ui ,crv large tonnage. BE.
/ side. this u l. only a question of time
when the navigation of the Columbia
d,rf will lr So arranged that steamers
aud hafgcs tuNcd hv the former can
penetrate without transfer. well into
/ ihc interior IT the state.
AItl,nurh tL, l,t,tuJ, of W,sh;ny.
t,n ,,la,.. IA, vrra,,r mar, of the state
,.n.,.l.,,lly north of ia. uo,,hern
f,,ut,., .f Maine ,l,c temrcroture of
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