The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-15
SEATTLE, TUESDAY. OCT. Is.
TWENTY YEARS OF HISTORY.

When Elisha +. Ferry arrived In the ter
ritory OF Washington in 1870 the entire
population was only 1856: he lived % sec
IL nearly 10000. He saw largo cities grow
from the hamlets or upon barren land
where now are Tacoma. Spokane. Fair
haven. Whatcom. Ellensburg, Centraiia,
Aberdeen. Montosano, Blaine and North
Yakima The growth or the state from
the time when its entire population was
very much less than half of that OF Sc
attic now has been remarkable. If IL in,
creases at the same rate as 1t did between
1870 and 1890. fifteen years from now Wash
ington Will have a population greater than
that OF any state in the Union, other than
New York and Pennsylvania. IL is hardly
likely TO be as great as that. but the ng-
ures give some idea OF the development
which took place since GOV. Ferry arrived
here as surveyor general.
OF former governors. so far as known,
there are now living Miles Z. Moore. OF
walla Walla. Eugene Semple. Watson c.
Squire. W. A. Newell now OF Olympia.
and Edward s Solomon. now pract.clng
died last year. and Of the remainder Mar
shall +. Moore. George l.. Cole. William
Pickering W. H. Wallace, II. y. Cholson.
Fayetta AIcMullln and Isaac ]. Stevens.
all are dead or have passed into obscuf-
ity. Elisha J.. Ferry was thrice governor.
the only ono ever reappolnted. and served
twice as long as any other territorial SOW
ernor.
During his oficlai terms before state
hood his official contemporaries wero
mostly men who made their mark. As
delegates In congress there were Seiuclus
Carnelde. q. II. McFadden. Orange ia
cohs and Thomas II. Brents The sur
veyors general were l.. r. Reach and Will
fam MoMicken. father OF Maurice Me
siieken. Of this city. who held the on e
for thirteen years. The United States AZ
torneys were Leander Holmes Samuel c.
wingard and John r. Allen. who served
for eleven years. As United States mar
shals there were +. :. kearney aud
Charles Hopkins
James Scott, J. 4. Clements. Henry C.
Strive ans y. II. Owings. Territorial
tressurers changed more frequently. aud
in the tea years between 1870 ana lSSa
there were Reairmla Harmed. WW lTar-
mon. 7. NJ. Niunsou. r. r. Guam AMI
Francis Tarssn The territorial auditors
were J. G. Sparks. y. s. Porter. .oha NJ
Murphy. John II. Wheat ana Thomas ".
Reed
In ths territorial Judiciary wers the
greatest number ~ shoSe who have sur
vived ana retained their place among the
distinguished citizens q the state VITA
81 the twenty years az Gov. Ferry's scrv-
ics. ne was associated with william l..
liin Orange Jacobs. !. Y, Lewis. Roger
= Greene. James X Kennedy. s. c. Win
gard and John =. Hoy,
Prior % tho time - Elisha ? Ferry
the cflce ~ governor had heen nlled ,,y
FEDERAL fsvovites selected from cihsr
states as reward Ter political service
but Wits Ntt'e ability Excepting Isaac
]. Stevens. Who vas very remarkable
man and Marshall Moore. Who wss aeova
TIE average. TIRE onlee hsd eeea rsict ny
naea Of mediocre capacity.
Gov. Fc~yy's re4ppointaasnt Ara ITS
later selection ~ p2pulAr vote ara Suni-
eient rToNf that re vas not oaly accepta-
sic. but had Administered gAe oflce ln =
manner % Command th~ abl3teg cana-
ceace - the people. Daring hts a1-n,nss-
tratsoa Two exceptionally important events
eecarre6. one was fae rs-eSsAe8sh usest
81 eva government On the liaca arcai-
pelaEo. thc RIGA; % ne Ua.;Na States %
tratson Y t.mperor wiG.am q Germany
As against CrvSt Rr1tasn. The other vas
THE construction ~ tire Northern ssr.Hs
ra4.Te&1 srcm kalaHsA - 2Aocaaa. Aa4 tee