The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

coasts. fvs-Z DeSF@- ills esAz4 f1a- L2Tss HO-as
the large local traffic the rich resources OF the
Sle2sagGG will develop. and can, perhaps. form
some conception OF the enormous contribution
the state OF California VIII supply.
But Iet ne NJ. President, direct your ette7-
tIoa for 4 moment 10 the Northwest Pacific
coast, the region lying opposite thai Tributary
30 the 81 Mary's canal The watershed OF tals
broad scope OF country requires Tor is drain
age the Columbia river, next IN size 70 TIE Mlss-
.sSippi. It's principal harbor - Puget scEns-,
. lsndIoeked sea. with islands, areh4 pel2g0ss.
and in.satations, presenting g shore line OF
over 1000 Eailes-pssrsess among tae aaFoors o.
the world N the amplitude aud seelrlsy O! Is
waters and the advantages Il Offers 70 commerce
Although lying u the latitude Of Duluth.
there has cot been day since .se ship Q. the
first nav gator entered - that ice has hln1ered :
vessel or wind endangered one IL lis aalooEs-
No other isn1loeksd sea so strongly paisaies
with the ocean OF mere intimately shares its
qualities None could so easily De mistaken for
81 inland lake. None 50 heavily borGe-e1 with
gigantic forests None so walled with shores OF
coal and iron With limited exceptions, from
the coast 70 the snow line OF the mountains, the
region Is covered with 8 growth 81 commercial
timber o. enormous size and the most varied
sdaptsbiities II "a by competent persons con-
putec there are n the state OF Wash. Rgtoa alone
100000 acres OF such timber lands
The yield Of l00. 90 ieet has been verified from
many single acre; and oze tree Is not iafre-
quently found, standing straight as . snip 9
mast, without limb or knot or fsx, 70 3 height
VARYING from 80 10 I75 feet and yielding 500 20
500 fee. OF lumber.
Experienced lumbernsn place the average
yield OF the entire ares az from 300 % 15.oeo
feet OF sawed lumber per scre. This tin Der area
reaches lar southwark into Oregon and north
ward into the British possessions The length,
strength. elasticity and durability and freedom
from dav give 70 the timber OF these forests
structural advantages that for specisi purposes
justify It's ship2s1t, even 81 the present con-
Stunning freight rates, 20 the interior OF our
country, along the AtlsntIe coast, and, for spars
and piling. 10 Western Europe.
Here, Mr.. President. IN these hundreds OF
billions OF feet We have the Lumber supply Of .
continent for indefinite years. which. upon the
completion Of this canal, viii pcontsbly bear
tran importation along our Atlantic coast and 20
the markets OF Western Europe.
The soil upon which these forests sand, sup
plsa=nted with mild and tavoring climate,
guaranty fruit and vegetable production 70 sus-
tain dense population IN the coming years
The cold waters moving down from the ice
seas OF the North furnish food ard habitat for
innuuerable schools o. edible and oil producing
fish, while the rivers coming 70 the ocean from
the glaciers OF the mountains draw from their
mysterious sboies in the ocean nayFiads OF sal
of the latter ash is already numbered By the
millions Of pounds.
doubt if the banks OF Newfoundland and
Nova Scotia are richer in food fishes than these
faF more extensive seas extending from the Co
unbia river and Puget sound into the arctic re-
gions OF Alaska I. wants but the completion OF
this enterprise 70 quicken the fish industry Of
our northwestern seas into life and gigantic
proportions. TIE uniailIng hsTvssts OF these
waters wiz burden many 8 vessel passing
through is Channel. But greater than the
wealth OF sea or forest IS that beneath the sur
face OF the ground. Development and discovery
are daily adding TO its extent and richness
Measures Of excellent cokiRg, steam and heat
producing Goals underiis much Of the Puget
sound basin, easy Of access and within short
distances from the tide water.
At short distances from the British line, al
most 10 the Columbfa river, these coal measures
have been found. snd in many places opened.
But nature, IL ner prodigality, in close prorinl-
ity. has bestowed practically unlimited stores OF
iron and Bessener ores and quarries OF lime
stone. Where, Mr. President, I ask, upon our
favored continent or in any part OF the habit
able globe, in 50 genial . climate, and almost
within hearing OF the throbhing OF the sea the
Unwe2ri1g and unmo1opolixable highway Of
eonmsree), VIII you md such an sssenhlage OF
the resources or wesIsh and OF elements funda-
mental and Indispensable 20 the wants of our
civilization?
But. Mr. President, ls. rs pass beyond the
Cascade mountain range, upon whose icy bat
Elements are stationed the uUrelieysd sentries
OF the centuries, Mounts Baker, Rainier. Adams
and Hood. keeping guard between the kingdom
OF the land and the empire Of rhe sea, and enter
the comparatively rreeless region, scored with
mountains. high rlateaus ami valleys. with
eIuste more unlike that OF the seacoast Il an
can De fouad in distances of many hundred
sf=Sa az~ rNe ~1a
sippi valley. Yet the mild winds from tropical
oceans breathe warmth over these high laiitudes
a1c elevations. soste1ing their winters 10 those
OF Virginia and PenHsylvania-
The mountains OF this country, eircling from
the northwest 10 the southeast in g radius of
17o miles, with Spokane as center, and thence
on through Idaho into Aonssns. are found rich
beyond liable in lead. silver and gold. while the
plateus OF Eastern Washington and Oregon and
Western Idaho afford cereal belt more prolific
and certain in yield, with soil more dursble
sad seasons OF seeding and harvest more i&vor
able than any part OF our country or OF the
world. SO far IS / know. An intelligent and
Trustworthy farmer in the Walla Walls valley as
sgrsd ne that the average wheat yield Of MS
large farm for the past twenty wears had been
foxy bushels Per acre The senAtors from
Oregon and the senior senator from tie state Of
Ohio Mr.. Shermanl. who few years since drove
With ne Ter hours among taess grain
fields, assure you this statement is not over
drawn. Were il no. for this eorspiring OF ia
yorsble c5Tcun stances, wheat culture could aos
bs carried on so far away from the markets OF
the world.
In q sea voyage from the Coluubis river. o,
Puget sound, 20 Europe, twice carving the
cargo through the tropics, consuming from four
and half 20 Eve snd q half moaths. the farmer
OF the far Northwest Is forced 10 BE- guasarto-
against every contingency OF se2 and land. OF
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ket uncertainties Of s coming years crop. which
are upon him before The pors OF delivery i
rescaed The last census reveals the fac. that
Tie state OF Washington IS oaly SURPASSED by
the state OF New York in the production OF
hops, and Is closely followed by the state OF
OEssOa-
l noticed few DAYS ago in q Tacoma n.n--
thai aside from the wheat loaded 81 that port
IN steamers for san Francisco there lad been
au9,4o bushels shipped foreign since harvest.
and saat = 1eSt OF eleven shi,s wss IN he
hsroo- waiting cargo, while fourteen aiai-
Con4l grain ships were or the way thItaer % BE
losce1 l might cite something ike this OF
Seattle and Portland, but Simply direct sgten-
Ron 70 The incident - 3 Amt OF the grain pro-
duction OF the region when oaes teysiorad
TIE completion eli the interoceanie canal works
radical sad happy revolution II this i'm
portsaf agricultural interest and places TIE
AsToors OF Puget sound in position OF sd
vantage IN the shipment OF grain. The lines OF
navigation from is ports 70 all markets viii bs
open every day Of the year 10 avery character OF
vessel thar floats the seas
Prom ne time % shipment 20 final des.ina-
t1on no rehandllng OF cargo Will be REQUIRED
Ihs highway over which this heavy trafse
passes viii not be liable 70 wear o. be made sub
leei 70 monopoly, elt free 10 uafestersd eornpe-
ttlon. Tie result must De, under the iaspirs-
ron OF low rates, enhaneed values and enlarged
markets, the rapid and gigantic DEVELOPMENT q
every resolres and tnsnsr-x hare r.ar..,r.-..