Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-09

To-. t''H ''' tlh'u, ahl tlil- mas retarded
lrHtf'-- "u what might, under other
condition., have made "a leading indus
tfN oar fisheries are capable Of al
most unlimited expansion. The finest
salmon IN the world are taken from
th' Columbia river, on our Southern
border and halihut. smclt, cod, bass
and other fish including salmon
thourd ~ unlimited numbers on
Puget Sound. with thousands of acres
oi CLAIMS and oysters. Our largest
CLANS frequently weigh 10 pounds
each. An excellent field is afforded
for canning oysters. CLAIMS, or .ar-
dimes, aud the same industry may he
extended tn the preservation Of fruits
End berries in their season, with the
world for market.
What do you most need in the way Of aid,
. g. irN clnpmVut
] Principally knowledge OF methods
and skill To direct labor in the mani
/ fold resources that lie dormant for the
want oI these qualifications. We have,
or can obtain, the capital, and We
have the crude labor, but the great
want il for somebody to direct in the
development Of the great resources
that but await the missing element
to hurst forth at once into speedy aids
/ tn prosperity.
/ How Ahou, cyclones or other atmospheric
/ disturbances
They ARE simply unknown here,
aud n hrief explanation OF the natural
cause will hc convincing to intelligent
minds. Hurricanes and cyclones, or
whlrlwinds, are owing TO sudden
changes in temperature. and the con
/ tirmation Of the country over which
the hurtying currents pass. Magnetic
/ forces doubtless likewise exert po-
/ tent influence, but Ms it is due TO fric-
ti"n Of the atmosphere over the
J 'f"' W ~" "'"N'' ~ i'm. pc IcshIucu MS
altogether n secondary power, which
would not exist except under the
/ primary conditions for developing a
stormcd center. In order to obtain
/ the momentum Of destructive hurri.
cane. two conditions must exist: sud
den change in temperature between
given points, and wide scope OF
country intervening; to give the gya-
tory motion there must be natural
distractions which produce atmos-
pheric eddies, the principal cause, or
the Development OF the electrical
Iurce that assumes the motion which
results ~ the tornado or cyclone. The
Pacific Coast being separated by two
gigantic ranges of mountains near its
eastern boundaries, they act rs in
separable barriers against the storm
force, and this is supplemented by the
itothermal conditions on the western
! N'a0t VI bsV eohhiutut, WHiCu sSINc W
preserve an equilibrium OF tempera-
turc. without which destructive storms
are practically impossible. II follows
that 50 long AS the mountains endure
and the ocean preserves it's limits and
bounds, we will he exempt from the
terrible experience OF our Eastern
neighbors.
A'e not the accounts OF your large timber
| oyefdraSn
We do not see how they can well be
exaggerated, when our mills can and
do cut fir plank 100 feet in length and
almost any required width. This is
not so much an achievement for the
mills. as OF the country which pro-
duces trees $50 TO 200 feet high and
from ] 10 y feet in diameter, with a
gradual taper TO the first limb-which
may he $50 feet above the ground.
| The cedar likewise grows TO great
sike. and shingles made from it are
finding Gn extensive market in the
Eastern States.
Have you good schools.
Very good for new country. We
have u state University at Seattle,
Collegiate Institute in this city and
the Whitman College at Walla Walla,
all institutions Of high grade. These
cities and Olympia have graded schools,
AMI the common school system will
compare iavOrably with that of aEy
new country and some OF the older
States There are likewise excellent
schools, conducted by the Sisters Of
Charity. at Seattle. Olympia. Vsncou.
yer, romeroy. Aberdeen, Spokane,
Serague and Walls Walla. The Annie
Wright Seminary and Cheney high
school are worthy of mention in this
connection. Some OF the leading pri.
vate schools Of the State are Grace
seminary. Centralia; Coliax College,
ColiaS; Nashon College, Quartermas-
ter iiarbor; Ellensburgh Boarding
School, Latsh Military Academy ;
Pullman Military College; Mt. Rainier
Seminary. Seattle; jenkins Univer-
sity. GonEaga College, Business Col
lcgc, Spokane, Whitworth College,
sumner; Washington College. Ia
coma; Tyler Select School, Tyler
Whitman College, Walla Walla
waitsburG Academy; Kelso Acad-
emy: Huntsville Academy; Female
Seminery. Revenns, and Northwest
Normal school, Lynden.
The number of public schools in
1892 was 1878. with an average at
tendance Of j0,7lG pupils. The esti-
mated value OF school property was, in
1902. $i.OSS ,G4i7O.
The State institutions OF learning
are the University at Seattle, the Ag.
rlcultural College at Pullman, Normal
Schools ut Cheney and Ellensburgh ;
School for Defective School at Van
couvcr. and Reform School at Che.
] halls.
what 10 the pay Of teschsrsi
The principal of our graded school
receives 800 per month, and his as
sistants from $50 to $75. In the
country" districts the pay ranges