The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-07
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rtr,-- 4~iae sail1 TIE richest country IN
Sra, 90 great mas been the influences oe
E,,. ns4alac trade upon the degstusee az
european nations ina, thu <r,argrs - 80
canal reyoiution:xed their romr,.--
ystsmA II such has been the i'm
49, % commerce with the Orient In
sae - what VIII 1t be now tina. 7ea fso CO
Sp4s eFe awakening to new life. and Eu.-
-. eppeAfing upon the shores OF the Pa
hu-~ 10 build another ST. Peters
= ~no discoveries and inventions have
- enormously reduced time and soace :.
eh.s separating the countries7
i~t u orleny examine Washsrrton'a
pon an resation to the countries OF the
racine ana Indian oceans. TIE Pactao
II tns equator extends about half
80 D.o ,As world vessel IN ssslin:
.o'o tne stand OF Sumatra along che
equator to the coast Of South Ansrc.
wouiu describe . semi-c.rcle. which lei ~
IMAGINE 10 be a huge kettle bail standing
upsagnt, as that voyage Is made Now lar
90 imagine IL 10 be turned part way down.
70 .hAt the center would be ar 90 degrees
III N latitude, in about midocean Tho
western portion would lie nearly along the
east coast OF Asia as Ear north as Lamar
ana one eastern portion would lie QUITE
near the western coast OF our own CONT
hen1 as Tar north as Washington. Tina.
SHOWS this state 20 be but abou. two
thirds or the length OF this imaginary
nau-a section OF the great c.rcIe-from
me western extremity at Suua.ra and
but about one-thlrd OF sts length from Ia
pan and the coast of As.atic Russia Aus
tralla ~ much nearer 10 Puget sound than
10 England via the Suez canal ana all tho
rest OF the Orienf-Occident TO us-exoepe
india. Is great deal nearer Add TO the
foregoing tho fact that the land distance
from the Pacific 20 the hkes-from deep
water to deep water-is 600 miles less with
It.n
than from San Francisco, and we have a
conjunction Of the very greatest factors 10
establish commercial routes, draw CON-
rnerce. build up grea. industries and pro-
duce one OF the six or eight largest cities
In the world in the course OF time
Commerce. however. is important Chiefly
as promoter. servant. of the Industries.
We live by the latter. Manufacturing
goes hand In hand with commerce Each
requires much the same conditions and IA
cfiities as the other. And a state is made
great more by its manufacturing than by
any other ono thing. ANY one who has not
make study OF this subject will be sur
prised by what Industrial statistics win re-
veal to him. The value OF a years pro-
duct OF Chicaeo's manufactures Is $500
ooo,0 at least three times as much as the
value of the grain crop OF the state OF IIlf-
nois. The young metropolis OF the Golden
state exhibits an annual value OF manu-
features amounting to more than six times
as much as the product OF the mines OF
California. Equally startling figures might
be extended almost indefinitely. Now see
how muniflcently nature has endowed
Washington with all the essential condi-
tfons for great manufacturing state. We
have seen what unsurpassed facilities she
has for reaching the greater part OF the
world for raw material. the product OF
cheap labor. and to distribute the products
of skilled labor. These conditions are sup
plemented hero by that great economic
factor. water power. Niagara and Great
Falls alone match the water powers OF
Washington; and the latter lacks our COM
mercial situation Let me give a few fig
ures to show the Importance OF water pow
err Suppose Spokane fails will develop 90
900 horse power. and that 1t could be az
forded at a rental of $40 year per horse
power, or 100000 year. The lowest cost
OF steam power would exceed that by
8. 800 COO. or I per cent. on a capitalization
OF $4,000. ooc Tho whole Spokane river,
from Post falls TO the Columbia, is avail
able water power. and amounts to five or
six times as much as the power at the
falls. or nearly 1000 feet fall. The Chelan
river, with its 400 feet fall. has as much
power as four or FIVE of the largest pow
ers OF the Connecticut and Merrimao.
Kettle falls and the Pend doreiile have
almost exhaustless powers. Only these
great water power districts Will have any
water power to donate TO manufacturing
In n few years. so great is the draft upon
power for generating electricity. Within
ten years Minneapolis and st. Paul will be
using as much power, steam and water. TO
generate electricity for other purposes
than manufacturing: that is, for street
railways and the thousand and one such
other uses as VIII be afforded by the Falls
OF St. Anthony.
The fact Is. Washington has the condi-
lions for one of the greatest manufactur-
ing states in the rnicn, for IL has the one
great economic factor not yet named.
viz: cheap means Of subsistence. Let
me make few comparisons 20 show
the significance OF this allegation. In
lye-for that year-the manufactures OF
Massachusetts, amounted 20 the value
Of $3.50 o.o 600 The value OF the product
OF the mines. coal and iron. OF Pennsyl-
varia for that year was s6S.oooooo. All
abe industries OF South Carolina were
returned at $40 600 CO. The effect or THIS
difference is seen IN the value or tand,
which was returned al sS an acre In
Massachusetts, and $50 IN South Caro-
lima. Manufacturing in the former state
gives the former so good nome mar
ket that he could put his land TO better
,,se than producing wheat even AZ = =
hushel Il Is her Industries. her pay
rolls. that give Massachusetts, the anil
,,v 70 kee, on growing after her popu-
l,fiou has become denser than that or
,hs most OF Europe, That state maze
The marvellous gain OF 25s per cent or
aftv-nlns TO the SQUARE mile. during the
-, saeaae which gave Il ZIP 10 the
s,,,rs mite IN lSs. Yet Washington sur
,0essaa Massachusetts IN the natural eie-
l,.a,,s for A com nerciai and Industrial
state ,,,.,. ....a- MAS,
- a.s,,ntea career a. a commercial ana
.ns,,strtal state a. distinguished from a
,n-,n.rinr. mining and agricultural state.
ara what progress viii she mSker IN an
.u,n- m the first question, TX snoNid De VI
orce for Pacific ocean commerce - neces-
sorv TO the success OF the capl'Al AIFFa'S
Invested in Pacific railroads All 'hs cap
,,st ,nves,ed IN those roads viii use rs IN
,,-...... 81 5rau more capital into indus
80 - h,zfid up business along their INES
40 ,c~entiv great channels into which
.,,g,g,,,o,,a amounts % capital have been
.s~,,-tvr- have been closed by the pr@cticsaA
.o,r.ts,ior, Of our rsilroas systems ara
- exhaustion Of cur public domain, WIN
a.. t,ns unon which great cities nave
.-,,,,sr nm IN a single generation. Nhen
49, ,,anufscturing era shall have oesa
sat-,,, trauguratea. development may DC
.-.,s..es "a make great strides. See whas
,a. has.r, done In n less progressive age
y,,,-s,- The year 1885 Massachusetts eN~
htot.sa a value 81 iRdGstTla pFos
.ronuntinr % sSs.ocoeA IN lNaS TX IT,
s-rown 20 ssl7. co.. aso or siS-foio. ana IN ~
20 SIS esa az: about ten-fcia IN loftS
- What may not Washington co n
-. ,n~tv-two years. IN an are or phe-
'.....snai development. with sort or UNI
i's''as .-..,-a,.sn- Of e,serprsse and capital