The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-15

fnents and dairy machinery in use are
worth s3o."o,eoo. The farmer thinks K a
side Issue and wonan's work There IS
nearly SEQ. 90 600 invested in dalrying. in
amount almost double the banking capital
With al this creamery butter is scarce and
Gig demands are made for bogus butter Or
oleomargarsne. In 1881 We paid out for eggs
ana poultry sl,o8.099, in 1895 less than sIno-
%, possibly not over So 90. That deficit
can be said 70 be practically wiped out. as
fnere was very nearly as much in value
shipped out or the state as there was
shipped in Thus, you VII perceive IN four
items alope we show an increase of g.. 090 =
so in four years-the hardest four years we
nave ever known. when labor. If employed
az all has received the poorest comuensa-
ton known for years. What will II be IN
prosperous times7 / firmly believe in the
year 1900 these above mentioned items alone
VII snow an increase of 80 per cent or
nearly 100000. With our state settled
with thrifty farmers who VIII study agri-
cultural economies and pursue a diversified
husoandTy. ! shall not be surprised TO see
\ more. II we can make such a showIug
curing four years OF blood sweating. such
as We nave had, what cannot be done in
four years of prosperity?
did not intend TO touch on farming and
VIII only say a few words Being asked by
a farmer friend Of mine from east Of the
mountains few days ago what he should
do with his farm this wear. / asked him
now much land he had. He replied. 90
acres; that he had ID acres in wheat last
year. told him 10 pat in leo acres this
year, save his heller calves, feed them well.
take good care of his brood sows. he sure
to have good coops for his chickens. feed
all OF them plenty OF wheat and TO raise
everything IL was possible for him to supply
ms family with food. but be sure to raise
"A tslra - Nxkara -.
business IN which am engaged tina in 1921
this state shipped In loo carloads Of rolled
oats from the East-but the last ear has
come, unless Ne should have a failure Of The
cat crop Since that year four large cat
meal mills have been erected and We are
Keeping at hxme in the neighborhood of
sl"v.oo that formerly went East; in 1891 the
hour consumed on Puget sound nearly all
came from California mills-that is a thing
OF the past We not only consume -four
MADE al nome, but nearly every steamer GO
Ing TO California is loaded with Washing
ton product, while on every steamer GO
Ing 10 the Orient, 10 the islands and 20
central America, we see thousands Of bar
rels OF flour. chop and feed. The tonnage
mas 10 be engaged months in advance. The
eelestlals are crying for more Washington
flour: from Central America comes the cry:
Send more -four Corn meal. faxed wheat
and all cereal products in 1891 were shipped
In either from the East or California; to-
day We manufacture all we consume ard
are exporting. In 1891 all the Goldfish.
smoked halibut, dried and salt herring.
came from the Atlantic seaboard: today we
produce not only what We consume, but are
shipping Goldfish as far east as Gloucester.
The quantities of salmon fresh salted.
canned or drled) that leave our state show
an Increase so large that II is almost impos-
siole TO compIte. This industry Is but in
Its infancy. and predict for the fish IN
dustry of the future the third
place in the state. Our in
crease in green and dried fruits has
teen phenomenal one. / am informed by
a gentleman who this year shipped sixty
cars OF Washington dried prunes (many as
far east as New York; that in five years we
viii ship 1000 ears Of prunes alone, besides
as many. and possibly double the amount.
of other dried fruits, as well as green In
1891 | saw potatoes skipped In by carloads
from the East and | might say BY ship
loads from California; today we are ex-
porting more than We consume. The in
crease in dried peas has been something
like 400 per cent. and still we bring in peas
from California. In 1891 we raised 10 beans
10 speak OF: in 1888 about ten cars This
state brings in annually between 200 and go
carloads OF beans. Just think OF IL, In a
country where the Creator has ARRANGED
for producing beans equal 10, II not better
than, any other on earth. The finest beans
ever Jaw were produced in Washington
near " enatchee. Our consumption amounts
10 5,0o0. eco pounds annually. We can easily
produce 100000 pounds by the year 300
raising all We consume ard exporting many
million pounds California sends 5000 cars
east every year. There is no reason why
We should not send as many. find also
that in the manufactured articles handled
I'll
familiar. many items now made at home
that In 1891 were imported: During that
year this state shipped In twenty-five car
loads OF bTooms: in 1875 none, the broom
corn being nearly all raised IN the state In
1891 fifty cars OF laundry soap; IN 1925 not
10 exceed eighteen or twenty. and there
should be none. Vinegar to the extent OF
fifteen ears; IN lS5 none. WOOdenware.
matches, baskets and manv other Items arc
nearly all now manufactured at home;
wrapping and printing paper we obtain
from our sister city. Everett. The same
CITY manufactured IN 1895 7oe1 kegs Of
nails. in 1891 there were none manufHc-
tured In the state In 1921 the smelling q
gold silver and lead ores had not com
menced. IN 1856 two shelters in this state
turned out bulliou valued atneariy 3. GO 40
I might 20 on Indefinitely euumerating the
small neCessaries. as Wen as luxurses. that
four years ago We're shipped In. Many OF
our successful factories are small. olt we
must not lose sight OF the small things
foster the smaller industries and support
them ~ your patronage. I sincerely trust
that may not hear Of any more enor-
nous enterprises as they are only barr. rs
in the way OF smaller institutions that VII
grow as our population Increases and BE-
come healthy and prosperous concerns. We
must not forget that large oaks from little
acorns STOW
believe have exhausted ny time. IN
conclusion let me say. this immigration
movement IS something We must not lose
s.ght OF All our Industries. both agrlr,ll-
tvral and ua8ufA ctu-iuc. can only reach
certain point Y We he not Increase in pop3.
lat.an- Nowhere 80 this couutry are such
emporium. lies presented for houe-Tnaktng
as here iu this state \9w here
sh1fil8 tnat spirit az enterprise whl IA makes
opportunities. creates Industries ana buil1s
gQ homes more happily Meud Ws-h the
charming amenities u life a1i mark 81
cr-e q brave ara gentle people than rCh:
here in This Gc8-favcrel ealQvc1 state Z
Washington. Standing here witness OF ths
artat growth ana develop meut during the
f,+et faur years J feel thar am yoic.n- lhe
ssrtSe0ts - every le,"e4te ana - every
county they represent That i &e farruu-
late an organs zatlon wish the one 1oie-t z
fseoulatlr< oar state are ste8af8sc in pgr-
t41s.. ana rarsee,ng n our methods chat
vtth.n feH wears we shat see a ponlla-t3u
% /. 40 49, cl.tuVet. Intelligent. Eap-y geo.
re uho VII oa-83u that pr3>9ert-e Hh.-A
tfev NJ So honestly cara and deserve.
DESIRABLE IMMIGRATION.
H., -, S..,ur-.. rf-NE-fhosIS or Aax@r-