The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-12
PROSPECTS OF TRADE.
Good Outlook for Washington's
Lumber and Fruit.
SETTLERS LOOKING FOR LANDS.
Land Commissioner Phipps. OF the
~. p, Expects Large Westward
Movement Lands.

Tacoma Aug. u-special. Conn
missioner W. IL. Phipps. OF the Northern
Pacific railroad. who with other promi-
nent officials OF the road. has been hera
for several days. left today with his fam
lily for 81. Paul. Before leaving as in an
Interview said:
The classification and reappraisai OF
the Northern Pacific lands IL progressing
rapidly. and we ars already beginning 10
derive considerable benefit shereIrom Ia
the way of increased sales In the sections
OF the grant where the reappraisement
has been completed. Aftsr harvest IL Is
expected that there viii be quite an In
crease il sales. We are receiving quite \
number Of applications from parties who
are depending upon the present crops for
making their FIRST payments.
'sThe inquiry in the Eastern sections oe
the country concerning Washington lands
is considerable. and the lack CT means
alone prevents many people from locating
in Washington who wish TO do so. The
immigration movement into Minnesota
and Dakota is very good. especially in
Minnesota. The crop In these two states
is very promising. and a good harvest
will increase very materially tho present
demand for farm lands. The purchase
Of lands in the Eastern section consists
very largely of Scandinavisns and Ger
mans, and they arc a thrifty. Industrious
class OF people.
II anticipate large movement the
coming year. and have no doubt that
considerable part OF this movement Will
extend TO Washington.
The irrigated lands OF Eastern WASH
inCton and the Snake river country ara
attracting a good deal OF interest. az well
as the Neg Perez reservation IN Idaho.
Upon the opening OF the reservation IL 10
expected a large movement viii follow
from Kansas. Nebraska and Iowa. The
Neg Perez reservation embraces some OF
the best grain and fruit lands in Idaho.
and is bound to attract a good. thrifty
class Of settlers. have been greatly sur
prised at the profuson of fruits In thu
markets of Tacoma. most Of which. am
Informed. have been raised west Of tho
mountains and largely in the vicinity oc
Tacoma. | had supposed that the Yakima
country was the chief fruit producing Sec
ton OF the state. but the quality OF tha
cherries. plums. apples and particularly
the small fruits produced west OF tha
mountains, seen during my present stay
here. equal anything of the kind ] have
ever seen. The soil and climate appear
to be particularly adapted TO fruit raising.
and can see no reason why fruit should
not be one of tho chief products Of the ag-
riculturist in this part of the state. The
production of fruit per acre is large. and
small farms viii be the rule since largo
returns can he realized from small area"
What. In your Judgment. are the pros
poets for business along the railroad lima
during the coming Year,"
They seem 20 me TO be very bright.
In many parts of Dakota. where for sew
eral years no crop at all has been raised.
a large harvest will be realised, and thu
company Will move train loads OF freight
from points where one was received hast
year. The prospects for the future ara
still brighter. In North Dakota whers
heretofore large areas have been culti-
waited by single individuals, many of the
larger farms have been cut into small
tracts and sold TO actual settlers. thus
introducing permanent settlers where
scarcely any existed before. The OPEN
ing up and improvement OF new farms
along the line in Minnesota VIII also In
crease the traffic OF the road. 1t is also
probable that an irrigation system VIII
be undertaken for the Yellowstone valley.
and the Improvement of tho vast areas OF
the choicest agricultural lands OF Mon
tana will increase immensely the local
traffic of the road.
at VIII no. be long before the require
ments of the prairie states Will demand
the shipment eastward OF large quantities
OF Washington lumber. thus materially
increasing traffic. The timber or Mich
igan is almost cut of, and That or Wis
consin viii entirely disappear within tho
next ten years. This will leave at ths
Eastern end OF the road only what tim
Der will then remain in Northern Min
nesoia for supplying tho great prairis
states OF Minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska
Kansas and the Dakotas, 10 say nothing
of the requirements OF states East ot
those. The result will he that Washing
ton will he called upon To supply largo
portion of the timber used in these states
The G.. +. {. @. people, forseeing this de-
nand, have already extended their line tn
a connection with the Northern PaeiSS
az Billings, with view OF securing -
large part OF this future lumber traffic-
Eastern iunhermen are already looking
out for timber. One or two parties front
Wisconsin are now I'm this state exnmin-
ing timber. and am advised that another
large party OF iumbermen from the sams
state Is on the way here on like business
The timber OF Washington is one or Us
most valuable resources. and VIII, be-
lIeyc. i'm the near future, become worry
valuable 7 may be considered somewhas
Of an enthusiast, but / believe the state
Of washington 10 be one of the richest in
its resources of any in the Union. Willis
ia agricultural resources In the western
norton will be slow 90 develop, they VIII
be substantial. but In the Eastern portion
the development WILL in my judgments
be much more rapid
New Interpretations.
Olympia, Aug. -SpecIa'--Artfcies for
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