The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-02

Fex. ex-eo. taass directly interested
have rezEizad ire lr8ps9-z2-ss % tie iaFn
yr35uaa market q ne=se BIZ " II.
zEEe1 saving pssSes bsoe. ncszse zz1 SAT-
ate rgx n@@5s ouEy t5e Signature o. Cav
Rogers % become aE-
The xssz Interests Il $ ,zateEor1 SA&zsL
and Szononisa counties 2EleeIe- = t4@ N.-a
have Sons taeir work quietly, and t2at
ia ug-vg}-fs~.z - Tee zct ara snftrsly
raa.sors ~ ara fgss Is Demonstrated ~ t7e
fact rnar Il rsszA5 fhe hose Fe1r1srE =
Estw5st 3 dissenting Tp-e. sla SesteTaag.
Eltag9t contest. reserved TIE sanet5oa q
IA senate
Commission rnea and produce joeosrs
are greatly pseased as ths ne% AZ pas
siez.8v asxs~e< 70 ira Seattle MARKET TIE
handing 81 tast heavy proportion o. IA
cr1nS 81 sza Skagft, Nooss9ck ana -f14l&-
zuzrnsa vfTer regions t-at has ZoE many
years hem destroyed ~ FOODS
TIE tenor q The sax, n brief 3 . pro-
hfkft rr@ Obstruction q tse rivers men,
toned ~ TIE boom companies. and a the
sane time ne begging Industry = aATiracl-
y benefited. as glance over the ~ssf <
Il TIE pasf atseen years I'll STOW - !
= the most important river. ana aHeetS 4
greater area c. farming and. the Skagit
= taken az an exaZ9se.
Taere are Eve different outlets, forming
a delta ar the mouth % ths SkaE1t river
Four q these are known as s-ougs.ss three
emptying IN a ne-thaFiy direction and one
20 the soath. me main river : a-so d.
vlzed ~ an island into E5at = known as
ne rnain channel anf Steamboat s2ouga-
In rss2 ira f-st boom and wing dams were
constructed in the southern outlet called
Moore'E s5ough- Hare the l0Egers opera1-
- fc- two years. AZ tie end o. wnlca time
ire drjft o logs snaEs and TIE piilnz I'D OF
sand ha5 effectuz2y eaDznee ire S-oaga
and made IL useless even FOR t1s Dom
companies Without attempting 10 Gear
the ChzEzsl. operations were ira n~sferrett
IN lisa 20 FrssaEater cough On the noTta-
History repeated itse1f and II issS The 4oS-
gers were compelled 70 abandon Fresh
water ssouga and bsi!d IN Deep s3ouga-
This closed three % TIE FIVE outlets % the
river and in lsss than q year Il was found
necessary 10 operate n Leg slough. In a
few months this was rendered useless.
since when thu zr7rk o TIA logEeTs las
been carried on In the main channel In
Esss there was from sixteen 70 eighteen
feet Of water In the channel. and noE IL
IS considered unsafe 70 attempt 10 20
through in a row boat. Taus II few
years every oBt1er for the big river was
CLOSED. save the narrow channel Of Steam
boat zouga- II has never been possible
for the fr@shefs 10 crowd through this
as
znds OF acres OF TIE richest land in the
country were annually Inundated. fences
and buildings destroyed. railroad tracks
and bridges swept away. and general de-
yastafion spread throGg Bout the entire re-
gi9n. The actual loss IN crops has been
enormous. TO say nothing of the heavy ex-
pense for repairs. the Increasing dixie tax,
which IN some places along the river
amounts 70 SO IN acre, and the discourage
usnt in the large communities dependent
for their living upon the produces OF the
soil The fact that the main channel has
become practically worthless for boom
ing would sooner o. later compel the Iog-
gers either 10 abandon the work entirely
or 10 raove outside The mouth % the river.
so that the law merely anticipates what
nature would shortly compel The United
States government wia then assume the
work - clearing the s.ouEhs and opening
TIE main river 20 navigation. 70 that the
farmer may pat in shis years planting
without fear az being sgept from the face
OF the earth.
The bli was introduced N the house by
Representative J. T. Nelson. OF Skagit.
receiving the hearty support Of the en-
tire Northwestern delegation Ia both
branches OF the legislature.
Good work has been done by LILY &
RoEarius. % this city whose connections
IN the upper country have made their
knowledge OF the question OF great value
and thetr local manager. :. @. YerSeS has
spent much time in olympia in the inter
est % the hEl During the course OF his
work Mr.. Ye-kes has collected 4 mass Of
interesting statistics bearing on the mat
ter. Secretary % State Price IN his re-
port on agriculture for IsS. which vas
published fu tae New Year edition % TIRE
Pcst-Tntet1 fgencer. shows a harvesting in
the SbaEit country ~ so 90 bushes o.
first quality Oats; i0.so tons % bay and
over 500 tons q vegetables Nr. Yeykes'
figures. gathered directly from the farm
ers Snow a loss by the food averaging
over y per cent % the entire ia rveSt.
The damag e. by TIE food - 1884 Is report
81 az s4is go This showing, made over
the signatures 81 the farmers themselves
has had much 20 Do with tha success OF
tne measure.
Tae henedt 70 local trade % the great
saving 70 % Effected can readily be saen.
and the merchants Justly expect to share
IN tbs prosperity OF a country 80 largely
contrfbutive 20 the Seattle market Ar
other h@ue1t 20 both ends or the line VII
- %ou1d In improved transportation IA
ciHties Tae clearing 81 the river. open
ing al SIS ia Ira, outlets. viii pervent the
possibility % foods interfering with rail-
road traft1c. II addition 70 this. Nessrs.
LILY. BoEar}us < C'ogr1apDy announce that
as soon as the government begins work
81 tae river. they VIZ commence the con-
struction q = new stern wheel steamer.
specially designed for that route. TIE
plans % the vessel are not Yet perfected.
as tze 6r.n has been awaiting tire action
- the legislature bat 81 Is asserted taat
tae design WIl mark nsw departure IN
sEea n9D boat construction or the sound she
All he bail in S~atfie and II expected 10
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