Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-08-17

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tive to work that had, and the art i.
one that cannot be neglected, but in
California I have met, during my shor.
stay, more promising whistlers than
in any other part of the world that !
have visited, and some of my present
pupils, in my judgment, give evidence
of extraordinary ability.
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Oregonian.
Very little capital has como into
our Northwestern states for invest
ment since the hard times set in, and
little perhaps is TO be expected for q
while-little, certainly, in proportion
to the great sums put in during ten or
twelve years formerly. We must now
cease to look beyond ourselves, and
must find our resources in develop
ment of production at home. This
necessity compels some hard transi-
tions, but the results will secure great
advantages, chief Of which will be Sc
curity against return of such reverses
a. we have known during the past two
years.
We are, in fact, now settling down
to production at home. The output OF
our Pacific Northwestern states this
year, low as all prices are, will yield a
large aggregate sum. No share will be
large enough to enable anyone to feel
that he is accumulsting riches, but Q
good many millions of dollars will
come into these states in payment for
their products, and the money will be
very widely distributed.
These States will export fifteen mil.
lion bushels OF wheat, yielding six mil
lions of dollars. The wool product
will bring q million; the salmon fish
cries a million; barley, hops. fruits
and miscellaneous small products
probably two millions more. The
gold product OF Oregon will reach two
millions. The lumber trade is not
brisk, but some lumber is moving.
Idaho's output of silver, gold and lead
is an item Of importance, and so is the
coal product of Washington. Sale OF
cattle and sheep brings in . good deal
Of money. While it is true that all
prices are low, yet the economies that
our people have BEEN compelled to
learn may enable many to keep nearly
Is much money in their hands as they
had in former times.
It is no extravagant supposition
that the products Of these three
States sold abroad will yield this year
more than twenty-five millions OF dol
lars in cash. This, for q population
less than one million, makes q show.
ing that has encouragement in it. II
is true that no one gets large returns,
but it is true further that every pro-
ducer gets something for his labor,
and that the sum of the whole will be
large enough to maintain fair volume
of exchanges. Another fact worth
noting is that we are buying abroad
much less than heretofore. There 10
revenue in economical habits as we'll
as in large production. We shall de.
liver ourselves through stress of hard
times from much Of the reproach Of
bringing fruits, meats, butter. lard,
eggs. cheese, vegetables and canned
goods into . country as productive as
any in the world. The necessity Of
close industry and careful saving will
beget habits that make for future pros
perity.
Now, therefore, it is time to fall
back on the old virtues of industry,
providence and individual self.reliance,
ON close calculation of economies, on
study of methods to make the most
and best of everything, and to find
contentment with results. With
something less than the prospect oil
soon getting rich we must all be sat-
isied. And why notf Have we
wanted, do we want, to get rich here
and go 10 live elsewhere? Who, after
all, would exchange our Pacific States
for any other locality in the world?
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