The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-25
WESTERN washington FRUIT
wOoLEEr rBE CENTER or Y1SBSr
ORCHARDS IN THE STATE.
FarmePs Have Only BeGss 10 ADvses
eaate n source Of untel1 nevense
-.sestsIe Wow Rnssashes > 1a<kAe

= n not generally known that mere =
Is rich and az psonsEnS az ASues.v. =
district In ths nofthsrH PA. - Us
aiogg the line 81 fss s$aJsis III - -
Northwest Ths ssustry. afenna wgas1
Woosssy may be said 10 be the csntet' aa1
some Of lne finest fruit 0rcgAfns - -
state wh0gs annual Yield VIII compare -
yorassly xfta Orexoss's boastsd frnt as
trscia Unfortunately the farmers soIa ~
here haze rot until very recently 49,
claiea the fact taat they posssssed so ns.s't
o. antoid revenue in their seysEai IT, -,
orchards They are al !aat beginning
realize that Seattle will readily receive
every pound % frait that t5ey Gao faass
and give them The n!Fa.ss , na-ss. nse
not understand The necessity OF sorting sn -.
fruit into grades and shipping IL In an W
wiling form. Thanks 10 some good miAson-
ssonai road many OF these farmers are snfp-
ping their pears apples, prunes, etc. 10
the Seattle u.afkss and getting prices Tor
them that have already cefse mlen iswAss
stimulating the Industry OF fruit culture IN
that dsetric..
Apples and prunes are especially prolific
IL that section. but for many years no AZ
sseziiy and Thousands of dollars went 20
waste every year b. allowing the fruit 70
rot On the xropn6. A few Of the mare
a bun~iinr way thar The fruit, although
equal Ia quality TO any ever brought here,
failed 70 sell for enough 70 more than pay
actual cost OF shipment. Tns ysaf nun
beg Of the farmerg. having learned the les
son. are sanding their fruit 10 Seattle In
prpsentahie form and the results have bern
very satisfactory 10 all parties CONCERNED.
There are many farms up there. however,
whose owners nerd the matter presented 10
Them in a forcfble manner and shs Seattle
4 International, With the assistance o. the
AGRICULTURAL college al Pullman, propoees
20 do so by hosdsng o series Of farm tnsta-
fute meetings * which lectures wiH De
given giving practical instruction 20 the
farmer.
General Manager L. 8. Miller. OF the
Seattle & International Is very much In
teresfed In shss matter and IL doing all IN
his power TO bring the matter before The
attention Of those seeking agricultural dis
friets where fruit can b. made q Speciality
wiki profitable resuls.
'.rhs, country said Ar. Miller yesssr-
day. 10 Post-Inteilfgencer reporter. ls
many ways and the people ap there neei
convincing that the market here and the
consumers all demand that the product
There r. 4 big market here fer everything
that they can raise and az the higheN mar
kes prices.
.Rs.;aes fruit, that country presents q
the many advantages fer fine pasture
Iansls give every assurance that az q dairy
d'strset Il could nes bs surpassed. It's only
question Of time when all the territory
settled With productive farms that viii
form the basis of supplies for the Seattle
market At present The people up shere
want waking up and to realize that
they have In their own midst the supplies
for which they row have 20 send TO seat
lie. A an illustration ehicksna eggs and
butter are sold az higher prices IN Wooiley
than they are In Seattle. the rrsuls Ii that
Seattle actually shfps these products to
wooi)ey which wooliey ought TO ship here
In quantities 70 fully supply the Seattle
market and meeting Its own consumption.
merciaily by the development OF this dis
trict II is essential that the Chamber Of
Commerce should take up this question and
cal attention 10 this ioraitty which think
has been sadly overlooked"