The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-09
THE STATE PRESS.

Walls Walfs Cni0a-Journdi: "The fntr..
yelopment OF the Walls wala valley great, =.
Ponds on irrigation. IL has been damons,..s ~
that fruit culture pays better than snysh,ss
else, and this cannot be successfully car,;ss ~
withou: irrigation. TD~ sqppiy of water 1, ~
streams Is inadequate 70 meet the demsnds n -.
future. Even did the creeks afford an ahp,.s
ance there would be the further dinicultv y
getting the water on the land Those iute,.sss
in irrigation look to a solution Of the prnti...
by the sinking OF artesisn wells There 4. -
question: about water underlying the vs.,
Walla Walla valley. The melting snowa A. -
Blue mountains do not all flow over the su,fss~
The streams grow smaller a. they descend 4.
stead OF larger. The water sinks inn =.
ground, aud IL can be reached If wells are r,,s
deep enough. How far one would have b, =
can only be guessed at. To demonstrate -
possibility OF obtaining artesian water il -
great feat for individual enterprise. Thu l.
question in which all are about equally ~.
eerned. well should be sunk by eorrv.
ton. 1t should be put down through the bra
rock. The attempts made on Eureka fat erIl,
no means satisfying. No one believes that T.
boring for water is destined TO be failurs -
the expense is too great for one man"
Port Townsend Leader: ain view OF the Il.
that the United states 10 rapidly filing IN m
a very disreptuable class OF immigrants ~
persons are daily becoming naturalized VINO :.
neither worthy of citizenship nor desirable an
gems, IL behooves the judges of our courts "a
little more particular about the class OF ~
whom they make citizens. At present the Z
animation OF applicants for citizenship lii
more than an empty form, and cut-thrcatx IN
archists aud socialists of the vilest classes Il
admitted TO all the sacred rights and priysle.
of an American citizen. They are ouv N
CURED to renounce allegiance to the ruler Of Il,
country from whence they come and are svots
to support the constitution OF the United Stshs
But three-fourths of these men have not the \.
hottest idea OF the constitution they swoays
support, and have no intention whatever to son
port it, except in so far rs their interests msy Z
concerned"
Orting Oracle: "Our farmers are not loubw
much sleep about hop lice. All whom We -
spoken to say that If the lice get every hon n
the valley IL would probably be the best thfsv
that could happen for they would not dereaS
upon the one crop for living, aud In five yees
they would be making more money than VI
The lice only damage hops, and rs there Ia nadns
ger of droughts, hot winds or grssshoppers, -,
can turn their hop yards into orchards, ber,
patches or gardens. In TACT we believe, n,st
will be glad of the change"
steilacoom Ee,rs: "The visit of the Garun,
EMPEROR man who actually rules in bis M
men how completely the crown in their I.nl
has sunk into a mere symbol or authorstr III
may also set many intelligent Englishnnh
bordering the question whether il il puFA
while to go ON maintaining the costly dckona
royalty, with all the evils that inevitaaly ~
from it, now that kingly governments is dds
that country
Walla WaIla Union Journal: "Did the ttnh
ever occur to our people that fences ~
lawns are the relic OF past age? Fnmm
going out of style. The newer towu i t.
West, especially those designed for sumaa ~
sorts, are built without fences. Many 80
towns in the East have discarded their fsneas
Goldendale Sentinel: "When you see Q n
make purchase of - worth of whisky and4
bacco for himself and 'six-bit dress for "
wife, you may have reason to doubt the sound
ness of his arguments upon the subject Of III
FORM" h
Port Townsend Leader: "And now even d.
monds are discovered in Washington. htheNl
is anything you want and don't see. jut oil
prospecting in our glorious state and hndh"