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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
AS0TIN.

AsotIn. while among the least Of the
counties OF the state In population and
area. is as prosperous as any. over :, so
people, happy and well fed live here. and
for livelihood engage in stork-raising,
farming. fru!t-grcwing. gardening. dairy
ing. placer mining. etc. Ii seems strange,
perhaps. that SO few people should be set
aside In one county and engage In so many
pursuits. but 1t Is true. Aso;in county has
been considerably handicapped. owing 10
lack of capital TO improve her natura. ad-
vantages. The soil Is rich, the climate -
mild, water is plentiful and 50 II timber.
From the timber belt of the Blue noun.
tains. in the southern portion Of The coun-
~. At an altitude OF perhaps $500 feet
above Sea level. the land slopes gradua ly
for a distance OF twenty miles to tha
Snake river valley. about 40 feet above the
sea <as
Irrigation ON Lowlands. 81
On the high lands OF the county all sorts
of grain grows well without other mois-
ture than that supplied by rain: but on Tho
lower lands irrigation is necessary for an
assurance OF crops. and as several noun
tain streams pass through the county with
fall from fifty to seventy five feet to the
mile. II Ii practicable and comparatively
Inexpensive. Nearly 1000 acres were rri-
gated TWO years ago at an expense Of less
than $io010. and this land il now selling
readily for Sl,0 per acre. and il worth II,
too. Several smaller Irrigation plants are
In operation in the county and there IL
room FOR many more.
Power is another good feature OF the
county. An electric plant IS now In course
of construction on Asotlu creek 20 be op-
Grated by water power. a current from
which will be transmitted distance Of
seven miles 10 Lewiston, Idaho. 10 supply
lights and power IN that city. Al. OF the
sgaA La a st2
hence there Is IN waste.
Could Live by Itself.
Asotin county would get along very
nicely with little more capl.ai In
vested II "Chlnese'' wall were
paced around its borders. excluding Il
from the outer world So far As commerce
Is concerned We do not wish TO do this
hut simply 10 show Us Independent posi-
ton. What that IS needed % make people
happy, healthy, wealthy and wise cannot
he obtained from the following products,
all OF which are naturally ada ptcd TO Aso-
tin tn county, Cattle. horses hogs, sheep
goats. chickens, wheat, barley cats. rye.
corn. potatoes, beans. sugar beets toma-
toes and other vegetables. berries ~ al
kinds, apples. pears. peaches. aprico.a
p,urns. pruneS, nectafines, grapes al.
monds walnuts. peanuts tobacco Tax,
cotton. etc. II you are looking for a bush
and he convinced that the half has not
been told"
ELMER WALDUP.
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stock raising. thinking the land worthless
for grain. bat now Il has over loo.u@ acres
OF wheat land. which raises from twenty
10 sixty bushels. and an average or twsn-
fy-tour bushels per acre. c9.s. barley.
fax sugar be'ets, alfalfa ara vege- 0bies
wee IT the same time found 20 thrive,
Then the farmers turned their attention
10 fruit raising and found that all kinds
Of fruit and small berries. - well as
grapes. grew In PROPULSION. Fruit has now
taken its place bess1e whea: and STOCK
as enc OF TIE main products Of the coun-
try, and finds its nay throughout the
northwestern states, together VITA that
OF SPOKANE. Co!yilla, Yakima, Neaatehee
and o;ker districts.
Railroads an :rto ahnos, all parts 81
this section. the Northern Pacific pas ng
through franklin and sending cut Il
branch 10 Wal'a Wll,a: the Washington
& ColumDia vive~ having number ~
short tines through the wheat country.
and the o. Il & X running through the
heart or Z TIE snake river also affords
trausportaflon. beng uayigable during thu
season OF high water.
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Where the Siluous Snake Is DordsTed With Or
ehads aad the gaIley of Waters Pours Forth
6Fain and Fruit 10 Lavish EbundaDcs.

liz the southeast the population depend.
mainly upon the products OF the sol and
Oh raising 1--we stock. but those products
yield 20 abuEaantly that they have gwen
rise 10 some o: the wealthiezs most sub
Eiaatlai cites in The state OF which WaGa
"S-.a Is the ca-ef ard me Oldest Ta.s
section extends from the Snake river on
the north 20 t!se Oregon line ca the south.
and from the IGa.3o line on the east 10 the
ColiTr psa RIVER en the west The Blue
mountains. which rise to ali altitude Of
a.5@e fset In the extreme 1o2theass. AFFORD
amps water from Their x.TeamS 20 terfiI-
ize much Of ABtia and al o. yVaWa
WaI.a county. wh-Ge Garfield and f.e.urn-
Ola counties receive Their saara OF the
ram wnsess tain IA the fasouse country
of which they are the southwark exfea-
sion Franklin county. west OF Walis
Nslia. has an apparently barren soil, but
h - OF the same character that in tho
akimA valley. which yis.ds 50 ahunaan.ly
when brought under irrigation. A large
irrigation enterprise Is under way there
ana several similar ones have proved emil.
nently successful In Asotin ard walla
W ALA The seemingly worthless pea .eau
INTO which the Snake river has cnt lis
channel has. In many PLACES been made
10 yield good crops Of grain aid fruit
by water raised from that stream
This corner OF the state is almost a com
rnnnsiy BY iLsesf for IL produces ali the
nees ssary articles Of food and numerous
Injuries The nrst settlers resofsed 10
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sources that the city draws from and
give 1t stability and enrichment The
profits Of millions OF bushels of grain so
into her Golfers: thousands OF acres Of
orchard pour into her lap great sums OF
money each season and herds of cattle
and droves of sheep swell the bank rolls
OF The owners and add wealth 10 the
principal ETY. Of the renowned Waila
WaIla valley.
The bank deposits are a safe indication
of TIE condition Of a city. On May a, 1888.
there were in the three banking houses OF
Walia WaliA no less n sim Of money depos-
tied 10 credi, OF individuals than sl.sis,556.oe.
This being Idle money IL viii give some
idea Of the wealth II the community, and
the writer - reliably Informed, by a banker
Who has carefully studied The question.
that the balance OF trade Is greatly IN
favor of the city, or. in other words. what
we export * much greater than our I'M
ports This causes money TO accumulate
70 the enriching 81, not the few. bat the
many. as all have a share In the profits Of
IA farming community. and there are
more moderately well-to-do people in Wal
Ia Wala ard vicinity than ordinarily IS
seen In like community elsewhere.
Trade and Industries.
To give al !dea Of the vegetable indus
try Over - carloads OF vegetables were
shipped from this city n 1897. TIE output
Fruit, however is one OF the main indus
tries that contributes to the c.tys welfare
In lssi about IN persons were employed in
tae xeverai commission houses NJ the city
packing fruits Ter market. fifty more than
thar number found employment IN 1885, and
in isaS fully So persons Will Ice employed
ST commission houses OF the city The
fralt season lasts about five months. the
packing oe!ug done mainly by women.
boys ard girls OUTSIDE OF This number
about larry persons find employment in
fruith0% factories
The commission houses IN Waila WaEa
d.d a huS9atss OF half a million dollars IN
1897 an increase OF $loo.osAa over the previous
year. In iSa> IA conservative estimate of
the output places Il az s'po.1sN.
While not a manufacturing center Walla
waila Ia becoming more so as capitalists
reaiiss the opportunities for different in
tiastres. Net more than 90 persons are
employed in manufacturing Industries bu.
his atm her will re greatly increased
within the next five years as many Indus
frles are being considered by capitalists
who see profitable field 70 work In \ Su-
gar factory 10 among the possibilities ST.
gar be- = thrive In abe soil CT Wafa ENa1a
vicinity. having eeen grown Successfully
A bright futuve Is tn store f0r WaEa
Wala as the great resources contiguous .
her are on'v N me infancy Of developr. ~.
nj the Y8I uiatiaa II nearly 10 90 ere /.
decade has passed away. there IS +. -
5ouef. will Es2ch three or foar times ina.
number,
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two weeks earlier IN the spring ard IKE
time later n sAe fail than sas surrounding
country. We have aheus No DAYS % sur
saline in the year. and rarely does the wsti-
ter temperature touch zero. The winters
SIRE from two 20 four weeks IN .cHgth thar
viii Keep farmers from cU,t.vasing the soil.
IN the growing season there IS from SIX
and 4 half % seven months without any
frost- The average mean temperature ~
the winter months rarely gees below sreez.
ing. The rainfall FOR the year. Including
all precipitation. averages less than six
inches. The snowfall for the WATER runs
from three 10 twenty inches and seldom
stays more shan TWO Or three days.
The Northern portion Of the county Is bet.
ter adapted Ter the raising ii grain without
Irrigation. having a heavier sell ana 6ouols
the precipitation. Coed crops + grain c-sl
be raised son>sJsnss every year aid senle-
times every other wear by summer SaIlow.
ing. according 10 ,he amount os moisture.
An Irrigation Enterprise.
The PaloQSc Irrigation Company, tAo
chief moving salr,t 81 which is Mr.. JoShuA
Pierce, OF Tacoma. has constructed some
fifteen miles ~ main irrigation ditch. partly
IN " hitg2an. Adams and tAS county,
which Will Srrigaie about s.0oa acres -
these counties The water IS taken fran
the PaiouSe river. The company has
planted II crops this season several tracD
Of and IN these counties 10 show wha. the
thl.d VIII produce GD1sf irrigation TX -
the Intention ot this company - inip0uro
the water ~ the Palouse in large reser.
voirs FOR The purpose OF .rrigating . largo
portion Of the northern par. Of ;his county,
Nearly ore-haif OF the land Of Franklin
county is oaen 10 entry under the United
States land laws, and a large portion q
the remainder IS for sale NJ reasonable
prices and on easy terms by the Northern
Pacific Railway Company
The town of pasco. The county seat. has
fine location for large city. located -
the banks of The Columbia river and on the
main iine OF the Northern Pacific railway.
with a junction branch 10 WaliI,a. The
hsaithfulnsss OF the climate here cannot he
Questioned and Is spoken OF by many pslyss.
clans. Nowhere else In the United States
OF the same attitude can be found such q
warm. dry. invgoratlng climate and 80
beneficial ~ those who are inclined 10 pub
nionary diseases
A. A. BATCHELLER.
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FIRE department are The pride of he COM
Iuaiiy and. having the latest improved
fire apparatus. me danger of great con-
aagratlun Is reduced 20 a minimum.
i: - he exception 70 hnd a poor thor
oGgheaTe within the corporate limits.
crushed rock having been used quite ex-
tenslyeiy for stree. improvement
All excellez- water system supplies ali
parts o. shs city. The supply is obtained
from natural springs and three reservoirs,
wita q c4p1clty az :. 40 80 gallons, are
situated near the city. There are twenty
four niles Of mains and the company
1861 in improvements
solid source Of strength.
walla walla depends upon the soil o.
the surrounding country for her pros
peFity, and. as mother earth u the only
sure foundation to build upon. AID all
commercial wealth emanates therefrom.
the backing is most surely good. Espe-
ciaEy IL this evident when IL ID known
thai there Is no better land On earth for
producfiveneSs than that contiguous 10
Waila Wsiia. The natural center OF a
great belt Of exceedingly fertile wheat
land. thousands OF acres Of fruit land;
belts Of xrasing land. large tracts OF veg
elab,e and root land and expanses OF SOL
adapted to alfalfa culture. Besides all
this II might be said 10 be miaersI cen
ter. as quartz mines. with q farora bic
showing. are being developed within SIX
teen mics Of the city. These are the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
MAKERS OF SAILS
TENTS AND AWNINGS,
Thetrs Has become an Important ln~
dustry since the Exodus 20
the Nnkou began.

The large shipping Of Puget sound each
year furnishes almost unlimited work FOE
Sannakers. while the Alaskan rush gives
them additional work IN The manufacture
o. tents and the city trade in the nHanufao-
tire OF awnings. There are on the Wash.
ington coast seven firns In this business,
producing a combined weary output 81
Ala.o0 and employing al average OF thirty.
SIX persons.
When the Yukon excitement burst upou
The people last summer and thousands oS
prospec tors poured into the state from nj,
quarters OF the globe. every sailmtker on
Puget sound was buried under an ava
lanche OF orders. All available help that
GOULD be secured was called into use ana
sales increased many hundred per cent.
that were pressed into the service. canvas
sleeping i,sss were turned out by the score
and big orders for tents were flll.d. Firms
that before the rush had no Use for spe-
ciai boukkeeper found |. necessary to en-.
piOy one and IN month. from an ordinary
saif-making loft. The majority OF these
seven firms developed into thriving buxit
hess establishments. The character %
work was OF such excellence that ship
owners and intending Yukoners would wait
until they reached the Sound before place
ing orders for sails or canvas articles.
Prospects for 1888 are brighter than they
have ever beeen in this line. as It IL an es-
tablished fact that the Alaska business II
here 20 stay. which means that shipping
from now on Will assume large proportions
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THE CITY OF
WALLA WALLA.
Metropolis of >onth~astcrn Wash
tuHton Has solid uusincss and
beautiful Homes.

There are many beautiful cities and
towns In the state - Washington. but y
Ii generally conceded thai Naja WiHa Is
the flower % all. and very appropriately
has been given the COMP. m"nt8fy Tile
of the Garden cts" situated As Il =,
IN the center NJ an exceed nely product
I've asricilturAl region hemmrt at-out ~
al! SIDES bv fields OF golden gran and
orchards laden with fruit, IL seems a ver-
table goddess Of e!iher Ceres or pomona.
Imagine a well laid out city II nc center
OF a fertile wsll-watered valley, bread
avenues and streets, costly Nsidences.
surrounded by weli-kept lawns III which
flowers constantly bloom. streets lined
with stately shade trees, substantial GEN.
merc.ai blocks OF two ana three-stories:
perfect drainage; superior and imposing
public school buildings. neat churches.
stately coi,escs and private schools,
climate unexceiled; pare wafer. ard taea
you can form a FAINT Idea or the S'ss OF
Nslia wana. the Oldest ssttied and most
historic place In The Pacific Northwest.
Did Not Room. HIST Grew.
waua wana enjoys tire distinction 81
never having lad boom and ne cify
has moved alcrg slowly AMI surely. be4ag
dubbed by many subs ant.as. 5ut sos
Incorporated by sa act ~ the Territorial
lsg, sis tare ca January y. NC. AZ beng
governed ~ revised charter taat passed
the legislature near the cicse oF ls1, TIE
city does ne. conform IL The genera! lA~s
governing other cites - Tire sane size
IN the state WalIa Wsl.A has bean pros
ISevogS under t&esc ava &nt he ~ s'si-l-
patty has tnT.ys4 uasH today Il - nHA1-
Cia..y among the sass ere la2d- IT.
prsven9utts have sfs1 made as een1lE.2als
wa,ssa warrant aad "a = consequence
coesausrctsI growth has been the result
S.ree:s have tSs8 5ust with Fiew %
permauencs. sna al puolIr iRnrofeTIse1;
has heen c4ndu@tea On similar scale
In tho limits are t1irsx-fFs 81 az
broad well made streets. he majority 81
whtca are ssdews Ted ant sTate4ed. iae
IRE g;njt comprises twenty ailts. HfSi.s
fns tatA. area 81 shs e3ty 3 - acres
The taxable property N ta@ year l>s>. ~
tNowr BY tAe AxsessoTs rods, tcta-s
s. eu0a TAs receipts, fTos2 ST sources,
during tfs FISCAL year 80. were s. t>S. 81.
ans ~ expenditures <or : similar period
g. >s8s' TIE s<s~ssst lf.sEf.t1 H4,-
s-tra. e~4 ce1r-a -N~e-.t
t,,-,a .2xA.so~. t7s=,s 3 st".'. ='1s corp
-s.tsu >sv-s vsst eSts.e go tAe ts.s- et
~S s-4 r. t:v Is Sra 81 -ttv ls-
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Plant Prepare. pie. and
- increasing Crparisv.

-, :. - ereoso'i:S plan, IN the West.
- saa Francisco. Is .oea,es IN SEE
T.. rs pant Il TOW running steadily
49, , sS 'as an average Of ten man Tn.
NsAa A.. fehs away up into the thou
-, a-kes raaEk+t fsr a largo
q, q = Fares Sound FIR pies.
e.ss IS - eFeSsatlag preparation apnigea
= ez.sss give The s7eatess Satisfaction
A,.a..~ Used OF either she paris, or
s-sss,. - ss Boards. az ne Oh used !, ~.
= -. T~'TSalUs IN th~ ple ,nnsmr
2g-ee,.s eat the tesfraetiye t,rs.ta
so 80 TaaSs in s.a,r,s ss,,w th.f
at-s -. s.ss vi ~;aed Tor xr,..f Many
L. esss, s a great saving n railroads
III "a 49, Nao $50 thousands u
49, A. - lss'rsuss wa:er .gor, - he 80.
az. al Cities AIS ~ ,Ar, a b., o .s.as.
& 80 isrss PERMANENT - go,
& ss 10 eater ,he a,...r4sS wet,,n
st 'ssFa'ise unasr Ear eoaa!-
So. -s 9ss' yesy :as p-aa, n eae~.-
r y Aas r-7a 81 is -, "a 80, -
p. -, ~ ard w,:s .at.n.s.l',-, >.
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WAY DOWN i'm THE SOUTHEAST.

vhs-. s>-s,,aas farm residences nestle
sown among stately trees. framed as y
were on al SIDES WITH extensive gram
faltfs; upiar6 woodland, meadow cEcfaa'o'
in fact. a hew. lier3ng wonderland OF pro-
duc.!veness meets ths eye al every TURN.
n this section wheat IL king. ana ne 44fH-
s-s -ha lords Of creation. Rancains. as
vh.a. growing Is termed. mas been the
orfn~sna, OCCUPATION IN Waila Waiia eoun-
~ since the frs. early settler soNed q Few
acres OF wheat In the 10 him, very ordin-
AIRY looking sol, ard vas surprised ana
gratsfed when IL gave back return OF De-
tween forty ard fifty bushels 10 the acre.
Then a boom IN wheat growing in the To-
ral.ty bega. and the boom has never passed
away. nor viii x ever until lime snail
cease. The Aznd throughout the county
began 10 Dc settled Up and the nils and
daIeS that had been OEerrun with cattle,
horses and sheep were hroken uH by me
pow share and stock raising gave place 10
wheat raising. The land WAS originally
covered with bunchgrsss and considered
adapted 10 grazing purposes only.
one OF the Best settled.
Today this county. which extends from
the Snake river or the north 20 tae Oregon
state line on the south and Columbia coun-
" on the east. is one % the best settled
portions ef the state. The county IS III
tie more than eight townships, or about
fifty miles long al It's greatest. from east
10 west and from north - south az its
widest portion about fortv-one miles. In
side OF these bounds the total number o.
acres assessed in the year 1897 was So
NJ 5-ioo, Of which Isl. sSe t3-lcl Is improved
land. The uninproved government land
subject to entry in the county Is .sV7
acres. The assessed valuation of the land
in the hands OF farmers, exclusive of in
provements, is about saS5s.237 and the
value OF farm Improvements is IL the VI
ciDity Of Siau.3oi. The total value Of all
assessah,e property in the county, as re-
turned BY the assessors In 1858. is nearly
10000.
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The county is divided into large farms
many of which are 6.G9 and l,o9 acres IN
extent. and still; these large farmers are
reaching out after more acres, not being
satisfied with making small fortune each
year from their already too big farms.
Wheat generally Is fairly sure crop
throughout the entire county, but more IS
pecialiy is a good crop a certainty in the
foothll ana bordering on the base OF the
Blue mountains 10 the south and east.
Here rains are abundant and the danger
from the hot dry north wind thai occa-
sIonaiiy burns the crops in the Eureka Fat
district in the north and other low land.
is not nearly so great because the grain Is
on damrer soii and better able 70 with
stand scorchirg wind
The farmers find 4 necessary, 70 get the
best results from their lard. 10 summer
tallow each year ha.f Of the cultivated
area while the other half produces. This
Is alternated from year TO year and the
land gives much larger returns than II
cropped continuously The farmers argue
that il is better 10 reap. forty, torty-tive,
fifty and more bushels 10 the acre every
other year than 10 SOW all the land each
season and only obtain twenty bushels 20
the acre FTe lis % t.fty-t1ree bushels TO
the acre and even greater have been grown
In the county.
In the year l<a7 in the vicinity of 100000
bushels % wheat were grown IN Walla
considerable acreage 90 harley ard corn
and also a small percentage OF oats.
Farley s a crop that many farmers are
finding profitable and the acreage is In
creaslng each season. White corn does
We. on OFT! sol T. * only Of lac Years
that a few odd fields have been cultivated.
The harvesting season ir she county = ee--
orally IN July and the f-re par. Of August.
Fruit and Vegetables.
f.- g. Al
pursuits as 10 agricultural, orchards are
In evidence everywhere The visitor goes.
and the number q acres PANIED 81 fcult
trees is abou, $50; % tnis abo.t 80 acres
a. in prune orcAaF..
Vegetable gardens are everywhere seen
in the vicinity ~ Wa!ia Walia cj;y. the
county seat. These are generally en-
dactei by Chinese who ara : d - obtain
more garden tTack 20 square foot OF Land
than any peoo.c or earth.
Some euo aptly remarked some .!me ~
thai anything would grow n NalIa WaIa
county and al Illustration he cited he
.act .hat he had seen leaves growing en-
telephone paia. The pole, however. VAS
partially green when eEa~-eG aH3 heavy
rams caused fC~ l.aves 70 grow On 4
shoot ltmh near he ~
Splendid Road system.
II va a NaG.s cc~1ty tae res4- fer soy
eral wears have been made study ard
thousands - aolars nave b.es sxper 1.i
- Them ~ ia*S however. crushed rack
rraaS as East as Tre Gn4~cse re sha 4 Ter.
ct distress wii De~r1 e. sYe a.rg con-
st~.rte.' wtsA q view - more substantial
Improvement. StrCes for thtS u.Yrs9Se ear
- h4d from fhe r~e~v ~reak Bottoms sna
t9e crushed - r rrs3= a@e ret "a exr4n-
s've a. 1iga. he ~;-rs,ss4 Goos roads
her IT sgh. ~ sd 20 - 3 fa8tara - this
dts'r'~t-srs in tss n-x' SO years ;ney
W. - greatly hettf~sa