The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-16

Clarke county az that time comprised ALI
Of Eastern Washington. which accounts
for its having the largest number of people
and voters. King county's population
looks very small I'm that table and there
- one significant thing about a. The pro-
portion Of voters to the number of inhabi-
tsnts IS greater than In any other county
which would Indicate that I'm 1883 the ropn-
lation 81 King county consisted mainly Of
men engaged in carving homes out of the
trackiess forests.
There is also found here the first mes
sage by Gov. Isaac T. stevens IL is an
interesting document. I'm reading the first
paragraph one is reminded OF ths. broad
expanse OF the territory at that time The
eastern boundary was then the Rocky
mountains. This frs, message reflects SO
much of the enthusiasm that must have
inspired the old settlers that parts of Il
are given here:
In obedience 10 your call. / take pleas-
IRE IN communicating infnrrna lion relative
90 the condition and resources ~ This ter
ritory, and in making suggestions 10 its
amehoratian and DEVELOPMENT Ins1ne-
rienced in civil duties and ius, entered on
the threshold OF new field OF activity and
sNeTtion. this duty Is discharged With mn
diss"mhied diftidenCe. bat with trust in fhe
generous confidence of the ~itfysns ~ sht-
territory. and in the deternlnatior ~ ~,
viii 20 servh them with faelity With en-
ergy, WITH all the powers for which / am
NNreffnF ..F
Events congratuiRte you feficyv-eftf
sens. Tor the auspices under which our
beautiful domain has heen organized ,nsa
: kosefhtnent on rs own the vounRess OF
the American coDfeferacy The ai,traSs
Of the great Northwest booking On the ~
cshc ard or HuaSonS hav having r. -
ments 81 great and varied development
commerce. manufactures agriculture anf
the arts. IL has received The name ~ fha
father ~ his country and haS had - ~,
pulse ~ Us NE az great era OF smeri
4i..f -
Us geography, IT'S magnificent waters nrs
Aoewu throughout the land TIE sro3
ktant looks forward To Il as hts horne
NftNcFtF merchants NJ fhn highway - +be
tTaffe of nations. statesmen and s,.s~g,+s
as a grand element al national sfrenyss
ana national security our whole r.s9,,JH
rs.3,,..,,,~ I" .asT strength sad are now
49, shA ~ seofectton ere vast Wilder
ness between tac Two oceans ana hi,st,
car peopie toSeIher with iron rsasfs -J-so
sFEiH 81 a4r CouatFk's rsla is.Sfv has 49,
his course 10 thr distant east 49, - ,-i
emma. Australia and Hiecostan Nil - -,
drought tnto fraternal ana ulntlgall,- -
ns'tAf communion with Ds In fk}s g..
era - tire wor}ds hlstnv. a. - $3.50
hereafter Hiti ~ are theme Of es,I.-s -
ne Iereh - elo9asnce. We can plsv ~, ~
secoF1earN part il VS. would w -.
a. all" We act
Vita that as 40 intre8ssctisss,. shss g..
and grsstest ~ NRshinxtan,x s,y,,,,~,,.,-
arecseis 10 otter suggestions ~, ,.,~s,,-.s
tinisertant subjects The paragraph On
eincataen - as follows:
The Sahiect % e6sscaf}ou s,-e..s,- -,
Prs ne usifsS and aearfS AZ The sstixsys
q tafs Territory. As24 fs4g .s,rsss '- 49,
tAsY VIII asEn ~ nothing lex than fe arc
Nes@ system WHICH STALL ala, wtsef,
~ mans - eeCa DE tree fsvelopuent az
enisewfa, Let every NouSa houev.- i5s,,.
MsG hss opportunities. erS MS plsxes ), "a
s.tool. the co.lnEe. the anIvsrsst,- y -
has given him fhs reSssSSar,- = g.
sfc2t cfaaffisieH e Atssrty sad moe thsr
two hundred years axe that ths trssg -
sect 81 a cos1plFse AM ger@rosss .~ss,.-.
tton Was 20 AZ nama 20 rverferrs fssSs5,,
skailfuiiF Ant r1sgn8r rreu~sS ali -. -
1eeS eeth private and psftair 81 -
an wax. Congress nas made liberal ID