The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-01
AN ERA OF PROSPERITY.
Senator Wilson Finds the People Work.
ing TO Actually Produce Wealth.

ing TO Actually Produce "eaith.
United States Senator John L. Wilson
returned last evening from his trip down
Sound and expressed himself as
the western part of the state
and stated that general era
of prosperity was undoubtedly set
ting in. Farmers are happy with the
prospect of good crops, loggers are pussy
in the woods, mills getting out lumneF ior
the constantly increasing demand ana
people are all busy bringing about the
conditions which lead TO prosperous
times. Speaking of his trip he SAID:
Il found the greatest change Tor the
better in the country from the columbia
river up to the Bellingham bay cltles.
There seems to be steady upward ten
dency all around and the people are tax
ing hold in the only way possible 10 orlnS
about prosperity, and that Is py WORK
ing with a will and developing the magih-
ficent resources with which nature mas
supplied this country. l fouhd INC ihost
hopeful feeling in the ranchers as wen
as lumbermen and merchants Inc &c
mand for lumber is good ana spieio'u
crops are growing everywhere. The peo-
nle of the state have learned lesson
from the recent depression and are living
within their means, home produce Is
greatly on the increase and the ,ouhua-
tion for the greatest future prosperity
and contentment is being iaiu ooei cas-"
and west of the mountains
"At Everett / found that the factories
ara running in splendid shape; the nan
works paper factory and other lndustrial
enterprises all seem on a good, soma louh-
dation At Mount Vernon anu La IN
ner the people are very anxious " n"
government aid to prevent repe'itio,i Va
the terrible floods OF last year. anu ~
yvorly is of greater Importance to the state
hot
Tho Slxseit river overlooking ana daniaS-
ir, tho crops on the fats. This region, as
rich as the famous delta OF the Niie' 10
canafle of producing crops 10 supply
great part of the state and aud 10 'iie ma
teriaI prosperity of the whole country.
The disastrous floods practlcans i'll,
ed the value of these inestimabig t4cn
lands during the following year AFTER t,lelr
ocr,r~e7ce This danger can be aNerteu'
and I am going TO do all IN my po"eI -
yive relief TO the people or that mag iiii-
cent section OF country. .o..s g
.srrhe country east OF the mountains 10
also waking up to the fact that we nav
WITHIN ourselves the means OF creating
wealth and prosperity. and the people are
eroire~ RI work in way That Is tiie suIe
barhinger of success. Al one tliiie We
cbinned from the East all our porn NJ"
tha farmers of Eastern Washiisto n a. az,
,oisinoe hogs. and not only supplying tile
ioesl demand. but shipping car loads 70
The sound markets. The people OF tue
sta+o ore finding out that they can ilVe
within themselves and, instead VI sei,U'3
money ont of the country TOT piooNc,.
the are raising what they IorHiellS
t1o,,.,kt for themselves and even comment
49, 80 sand the surplus away, so that
,r-ore1- is coming in instead OF constantly
aowing out. do not look for any toWn-
LOT boom in Washington IN the "a
$50 and I think we are better OF WIN
ou+ IL We want what we are sClle ~
have. and that Is a period OF soilo ~ f;s
,,Aritv which is not dependent Oh ans
.i.ta,,e valuations of corner lots put Oh
-, a.,,,,ol resources of the state deNei-
az, yatural resources of the state deVei-
o5 &c ts now being done. the Weaith
,,l,,ieb is created by legitimate lmproNe,
,,,f,nte is lasting and brings with - leai
banniness. contentment ana prospsi ~
'i-fhe fact that this country coui0 a.
the terrible strain through which . =. 90
,assed after the great dram on its
s.n~~as during the boom OF a rev yeals
&C. or,N goes TO show what country or
i,axhaustfble resources we nave
bas been more solid improvement IA e4le
sta.a since the hard times set IN IMAM ~
before in twice the same perioa OF .n.
.Thousands Of acres Of farming lana nave
hee,, cleared and cultivated. ana the pro-
4,,r{r.g canacftv of the state has almost
cevator Wilson absolutely refuses 10
discuss politics IN any form as ne S'S
he wants a rest from that supJeS1
he thinks the people Of the state nave
also Income tired and have more import
On. matters TO discuss in the way or need
ed public and private Improvements
n is stated that Senator Wilson has
made some lucky investments IN mining
properties in Rossland, Il. Z. anu 9ou. IN,
ern Idaho. which promise to make him
t~n