The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-18

Prof. Z X IAka
The natarai resources OF the country are
regarded 10 those properties which. when
brought ;andef the control Of man. yield
through hts labor some material requisite
Of desirable for his best development.
The highsst degree Of civilization yet at
tanned hat not found use for oil Of natures
various supplies. In other words. We. OF
the nineteenth century. have not yet seen
our way clear to the use Of many mater
tals founa In mature, except In limited
quansitissa There il On untold wealth Of
mineral Sesourcss Tor which Ne as the
present aGs sss no especial use. but II 10 m
inevitable Law Of nature that nothing ID
created In vain: that oil things shall work
together fbr ultimate good.
Thsre are native resources, however.
which hate bssn In constant and increas-
Ing dsmaAd since the birth Of the race,
and amoEg these are sunshine. water and
certain nanerais. together called the food
n planti. These resources like many
others are distributed uneQually 10 oil
parts Of the globe or ct least, II equally.
not In the came proportionats degree at
oil times or even at the most opportuns
time for mans best nee. No avail 70 M 10
On abundance Of natural resources unless
shsy are - proportionsd that ~ may b.
able 20 uss them through combination,
either affscAed BY nature or By man. Lit
tls uss 70 rs - growers Of plants ~ plenty
Of water unless We have sunshine and With
tt much heat: no uss 20 ~ II 4 quantity.
large or ANAL. Of fsrtilixsrs unless vs nave
sunshins and water 10 use with them. Nor
will thasa natural resources Of sun.
shine. water and minerals add any.
thing to our comforts Of life
above thss Of mere brute animals, unlsss
they be developed By man: that ID. unless
man - uxes these natural resources a to
produces, csher materials from them - com.
ponsnt pests, nothing better than nature
produces spontaneously can b had 70
crafty oc* tastes, desires or our wants.
The Wild apple. straw barry. psach, TO-
mato, tlu!u and raspberry are the results
81 aees Of: natures efforts TO produce fruit,
while the modern fruits OF these various
Kinds hrsAhe results OF mans work in
further developing what nature had already
done, turanR period Of not more than six
- ten tcu1uries with one or two exceptions,
possibly; and In most instances the
larger paft Of the development Of these
common fruits has hcen made within the
past tHc or three centuries and remark
oble afsvEnces have been made during the
past century. IL Is even said on good
onthusiasm and unbounded love, has
wrought greater advancement in the dc.
veiorsnest OF our small fruits during the
PAST sousteen years than had been made
during Che eighteen previous centuries.
\ NEST marvellous statement And yet
u 10 soothing more than . ray Of labor
sunshine shooting into the future and
heh.tns'up the pathway Of horticultural
progress; u torrtaste as il we're, Of the
swesEs OF a labor Of lore. ''rhe art Ut which
doth mend naturc; aud yet itself il ma.
ture.' liz IL seen then that man must
work soEsther With nature 10 reach best
results.
Hspp,ly for US We arc situated In q
section Of this beautiful globe where ma.
turf has done her part notify, where an
aeuidancc of those elements required by
mar In making land 70 blossom - rose
are nost sav.shly disposed.
fsors . miners standpoint our state 10 q
vass mine of minerals: from the lumber.
MAS view We have exhaustiess forests;
irpsu ihe stockman's lock our range is un-
itmsitsd. but from the hortsculturists sta
tiua the forecast - the brightest of all.
Fer, In time. the pick will unearth the
lsst veisi OF precious ore. in = tea deea des
ths AK viii level these vast seressal areas
In tsv years the ranges will he overran
wtth steck. hus not 80 with horticulture,
Wssh srtsis or flower growing.
~ tabtc tssssSs WIS t4TsI OF tALAF VIII
become larger and larger. and more pro-
dactsveS fse sunshine aud sA. rain will
easy tsssca our world becomes dead
p anet alter sss Nans Of active life. aud as
ear fas:e increases so Will increase the de-
raaay Tor fosis. and frnis foods. above all
others. New means OF furnishing arti.
tetal i;eat aud light. clothing and uaechsn.
isas cesivsnssaces. will b discovered aat,
~ car own mineral resources wasts away
s,r Gus timber AREAS die cut. other sab
stances gill replace them: but a. long AZ
life sAsts nothing viii take the pIscs q,
iced. aud - the past has sesn. so will y.
ane .taturs. and the growth OF The dsnans
sor isssss foais Will snc-xase maav t,lt
villa The increase Of the aaAnan.
The prisse factors "a the horticultural -
onarsss of eOHnsry are sunshine ans
Yates for fruits. ths choicest of ho.tlcul
susai rsodaets. are euS swsetened iiaaie
oaasasae favored With mineral sasts AaS
though We hare abundance ct both sun
ohins and water. is occasionally require.
some considerable expense 10 secure th,
latter al the particular SPOT needed. w.
this asat makes the product the nors ap
pfscsAtsd. and sts.l hou mAny at ~ have
over stepped tn weseh the vast Significance
- sensa1ae and wasrr IN fruit production
0untains and rain e<faai climate. and eli.
nat. Plus lille sot.. setaesa Flora aad
HtMsoaa 10 blush With 4 h~Ansy S{ coiog
ots1 :fsrm sns an odog and favor par ex.
cslisnce. Through M by means IL tbs
orfi5se light RAYS Of the .un. a little ratu.
oeaF IN assriai and considerable water the
- afag IL able 30 grow as.i ffwessss+ a., mgr