The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-17
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SEATTLE, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER n
THE PACIFIC COAST STATES.


The current number OF the North Amer
lean Review contains the NTH article OF
series furnished By NJ. G.. MuIhall. the emf
nent statis;lcian. on the subject OF the
Progress Of the United States" The
preseu; number deals with the Pacific
states. and contains mass OF statistical
information which will tend 20 open the
eyes OF good many Eastern people as 70
the growth. development and present SIN
portance OF the states of the far West.
While the information contained Ia the
article Is as a rule correct, Mr.. MulhaH
draws the majority OF his figures from the
census OF 1890 and consequently fails 10
do complete justice TO the Pacific coast
states. which have seen since the census
of 1880 was taken period OK very active
growth ard development OF all OF their re-
sources. Moreover. by CHASING such states
as Utah. Colorado and Montana as Pacific
coast states and generahzing on the show
ing made by all OF these states collectively.
he makes statements which are mislead-
ing as far as the Pacific coast proper Is
concerned.
According 10 Mulhalrs estimate. the pop
uiatlon OF the Pacific coast states has In
creased from esl COO as given by the CEN
Eus OF 1870. 10 I $50 900 in 1897: and during
the period OF time from 1870 TO 1890 the
number Of acres OF improved land has In
creased from $4,000 to 2s.o2o 0oa. The an
nual value OF farm products in the Pacific
coast states is s2a4 400 ooo an average Of
sis an acre as against se.so for the prairie
states and s1i in the Middle states.
The annual production of grain per farm
hand employed on the Pacific coast Is 20
tons, as compared 70 a production OF q
tons In the prairie states. In the Southern
and In the Eastern states the average
for the whole Union being II tons In
other words. every farm hand on the Pa
cIhc coast produces double the acreage
This Is due TO the efficiency and economy
OF the labor employed. and the larger use
OF machinery in the Pacific coast states.
The annual output OF all the mines on
the Pacific coast for 1880 was $40. $40 o00.
or about one-half the value OF the agri-
cultural products. The total value of all
first discovery Of gold In California is
2,s2S coo.eeo. The annual output OF the
manufactures OF the Pacific coast IS SEQ
600 90. OF which lumber made up $50 600 600
In 1890
Mr.. Maihail says there Is no parallel 70
the increase in wealth which has taken
place In these states In twenty years
wealth multiplied ninesold. During the IN
tervai Of twenty years The annual Increase
OF wealth for the whole Union averaged $50
per inhaoltsnt: the accumulation In the
Pacihc states during the same period was
four times the average
In closing bis article he says. In
whatever aspect We may view the Pacific
states, their progress must appear mar
Vicious. Although Of such recent for
nation that most az them have sprung
into existence since 1seo. they possess
more miles Of railway than any Euro
rean state except France or Germany.
and their wealth exceeds that 81 Sweden.
Norway and Denmark IN the aggregate s.
There IS one singular hlunder which Mr.
Malhau commits n his article which i-
knawledged statistical exper, rsr,f--if,--
iy us The Information which would have
kept him from error e Immediately no.
cessibls. lie says: The only rort which
has foreign trade f. San Francisco. the
shipping entries q which have doubled
n twenty years and row reach s1o CO
tons" 81 far from this being true. ire
pert % Puget sound stands well up N ths
second rank IN the magnitude - So Tor.
siga trade Ana n ths tonnage employed.
A. far "a American tonnage in the FOR
ELIZA trade e concerned. e g. ere q the
foremost Ports n the country Ne
statistics are ~ hand for purposes e
comparison later thaa Oetober. fSss Toy
the ter months ending tat ea.e
TIRE &c rict e PaEet sound exported
goods to the value - s. 's9 80 sns I'm.
ported 70 ths value - g ssS ga The *
ports were SsCoaoo more than thoss 81
Charleston. $. c.. and SIS Imports ten
times IS great
As 90 the tonnage employed ths Marts-
" Summary % Finance ard Commerce
izsuet by tho hur~au q statistics - tNe
treasury department. Ter November. 1Ss
shows gAc following sgvT~s ss 60 vesss,s
entering from ao3 clearing Scr forsi-a
ports, Daring that uaonth vessels 90
t~unsge - = SIS tans catered TIRE port e
puxst sF4ua sad vessels q soanaxs ag
fugs5 ,oos etesre3 Derins ere same
r3ou;h tha tonnage entering ths ports q
pestoa ard chsvlssten vas lsssss ana
that c'ear3as vas mass
These Facts woai5 seera e. Indicate ihat
there are ether Pacific coast ports bc-
slae Ssa Francisco wascA bsvs . fo4stsa
trade. we-s oesnp,sts statistics foF iAe