The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-29

The PosT-lSTELLIGENcER has received other
letters to the same effect - the one printed
above.
WASHINGTON A GREAT STATE.
senater Squire Teiis what She IL and
IL to BE.
New York Tribune. May IL
"The State OF Washington wrote tho bright.
bad boy On his examination paper, ''ix at the
upper left hand corner Of the United States.
"And the Jack Horner who settles in that cor
ner" adds Senator Watsoa c. squire. sis going
TO pull out lots of p.ums.'
senator squire settled in Washington when it
was n territory. aeout fourteen years ago. He
vas appointed governor by President Arthur in
issA aud was left uudisturbed by President
Cleveland until 1857. When Washington was
admitted tn the Union as q state in 1859. exGov.
Squire was elected senator for the short term Of
two years, and In 1891 he was reelected for the
long term lie was q New York boy. was grad
ua;ed from Wesleyan college in 1859. ana has
been in his varied caree. q teacher. . lawyer.
sold;es-in the war he rose to be . captain OF
sharpshooters and aitcrward Judge advocate FOR
the Army OF the Cumbcrland-an agent for the
Remington Arms Company--he married the
daughter Of Phiio Keningtou-and finally .
farmer near Seattle. aud 10 farming he still
gives IA much OF his time a. bis political inter
ests Will allow.
yoa insist. but he would rather any time talk
about the wonderful growth OF the star
Northwest, by which mean Washington. sir.
He was at the Fifth !.senue hotel recently aud
was, AZ usual. enthusiastic over the future OF
his adopted state and the opportunities aud at
fractions which il offered
when went to Seattle in 1879" he said to n
Tribune reporter. there were only 1000 or $3.50
people there. One oooc uarrow-gauge railroad
and iine OF SLOW moving. clumsy steamboats,
connected the town with civilization. The rest
OF the territory was little less than q bowling
wilderness. Now there are three large cities in
the state, seattle, Tacoma aud Spokane, and n
population Of nearly 5oU,0 Oa The largest grow tn
has been most recent The size Of the vote has
increased ia the last two years from s6.0OO to
$1,000
NOW three through lines connect Seattle with
the East, the Northern Pacific. the Canadian
Pacific aud the Great Northern. the road which
- just being completed BY James J. lIill. Three
years ago Mr. Hill told me In the lobby OF u
New YORK hotel that he was going to build the
road. he got his money ~ 4 per cent, lati
heavy rails IRON St Paul to seattle, anu ID now
putting on the last OF the ballast. The open
ing OF the road will be marked by trip of
40 capitalists, representing 8l,0at. 100000, over
its entire length. The party. understand. will
Seattle about June Is, aud shccial entertain
ments will 10 provided. SIR Hill has told mo
that he Intends also 70 csta oiish line OF steam
ships between seattle aud Japanese and Chinese
ports
THE establishment OF easy and cheap means
OF communication will give great impulse 10
menssly increase the value OF it, resources.
Why. the timber alone OF Washington 10 esis-
mated to DO worth AZ the present stumprgs
value OF about . dollar . thousand feet over
NlO,0s0,000 Warrington has more merchandise
timber than the three other great timber states,
Wisconsin, Minnesota aud Michigan, and all the
growth OF giant fir trees that would. standing,
losm a belt mile wide which would reach
around the earth at the equator and have line
lett over which would stretch from Seattle to
New ! ork. One county alone. Pierce. cut 20O.-
ooo,oo0 tee, OF lumber in ls92. King county pro-
duecd 80. 100000 shingles. There have been aOO
new single mills started this last year. There
are only twelve treciess counties IN the state.
The woodlands cover n, OK. coo acres, which are
computed tn contain ilu 1853. coo 600 feet Of tim
Der The new railroad proposes to carry this
timber a. IL is cut 10 Duluth for 20 cents a hun-
dred pounds. or g ton. ana il is predic that
even this price will eventually be reduced.
I'VE arc expecting much also rom the COM
pletion OF the NicmfaguA canal. A friend of
mine recently ceared SIS. COO on ship load OF
Lumber which went around Cape Horn. With a
shorter and quicker route mucr more business
Will be attracted
Lumber is by no means the only possession
and product OF Washington. Wheat -four and
hops are grown IN abundance ana there are val
uanle mines. The Rockefsilers and Colby. have
invested $oero.uuo Ia the mines ami the railroads
leading To taem. Coat is found in abundance
ak or seven miles east OF seattle of the same
quality a. British COUNT tia coal. With the best
means OF communication To develop its great
haiorai resources, Washington Is now entering
upon an era OF grea, prosperity. 1hc state has
appropriated 3ito,t00 Tor its exhibit At the
Worlds isir and viii make a complete and
worthy display. which people will do well to
study when they SO TO Chicago this summer
There are To be some interesting cxplora.
tloqs carried on in Washington this summer A
large part Of tae state. intending the Cnsead
range or mountains, has never been carefully
explored Al my request Mr. Powell, the chief
oi The geological survey at Washington, W III
send out two parties To make a thorough exam.
ination OF the Cascade mountains. from Mount
Baker on the north tn Mount 81 Heieas on the
south. Mount Rainier, II. 4A0 feet high, 10 one
OF the PEAKS O: this range. ! ain confident that
rich ores Will hc found. told aad sIi-er are tie.
Ing minei extensively in other parts OF the
State. have u from friend, in whose kuowl-
edge aud judgment l nave the greatest conf
denes. that within three years Washington will
BE the leading state OF the raio,. In the pro-
dGct!oa OF precious metalA