The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-24
EFFECT OF GOLD DISCOVERY
INFLUENCE OF THE kLoNDfSE
MOVEMENT on THE STATE.
Gensici.l Results Have Already aceA
General and Fnr-EenchiHg-Des-
tins'S Hand Points Here tn the

What will be the effect Of the Klonsilks
excitement en- the stale OF WasAiagsons
There can be bat enc answer 50 far as
TIE State * Washington is concerned. Tho
eject VIII Re beneficial II already has
n%rn, MOI alone Seattle and ether Puget
seasnd cities have been &ua VIA be esneat-.
'ee' hAs nearly every part 81 tie estate has
already fels stimulus.
There can ee no better testimony on
this point than that sf Mr.. c. p. Chamber
An. general manager OF the Washington
Central railroad. Beginning az Spokane,
n he extreme eastern part as the state.
the Washington Central road rams through
th2t part q the ssase watch It's name i'm
psaes, AID ends al Coasee City. II taps
taAs gaTt os he state which Fsight natuT-
ally b expected 20 he least Affected. Yet
MI SaAmatriln writes under date 81 Jaaa-
airy ;. lsss as fellows:
Replying 10 yeer letter OF Inquiry OF
January |. | visa 10 say that the klondike
excitement has aIready advanced prices
III tAsS vicinity or horses and beef cattle.
and that On account az the demand all
ready se4ng IN excess Or The production of
butter. eSgs, poultry and vegetables raised
III h-9SfsFG Washington . sapNiy our local
and British Columbia mining towns. il IS
20 Be expected that Tho good prices thai
already are obtained for those products
viii ae materially advanced on account Of
tns hlona;kc excite Tatnt. The Wheat crop
cf iss, would allow 20 per cent. OF our
farmers IN Eastern WaSAinstu, 10 at out
OF debt, and = Per cent. OF them win ray
Out Il Is a common occurrence row 10
hear Of farmers IN Eastern Washington
having made from slo.egA 10 saANAl on their
wheat crop CT last year. Land that wiii
produce from twenty-five - forty bushels
OF wheat 10 the acre without Irrigation has
bsea selling Al from s. 10 sic per acre. This
fact win create a large demand for cur
immense amount OF uncsisiyafea land. I
estimate l5eae families " I'll inmgTate into
~ 44S4s
ingten this year"
Similar testimony can he addueed from
other sections nearly as remote from Seat
tie, Mr.. O. r. Fuller. Of the Wenatchee
Advances, writes that from his town about
20 eayases were shipped last year for
Alaska Use. and that the price was natur-
ally stimulated somewhat" Even In oaan-
0gan county. according TO State Senator
Frank Baum. the kiondike excitement has
had an effect. though limited. In tho
papers throughout the state notice cs-
tahlshsd industries active. and new in
dustries and new enterprises starting up.
From Grays harher comes the statement
that the lumber mills there are doing
a Kioudike trade" From the Puget sound
valley and Island towns GENE reports OF
new vegetable exaporatlag plants, in
creased sales af oats and other products.
From the Herald, Yakima. the home of
frai, and vegetables comes the following.
which Is generally applicable 10 the
southern tier Of Eastern Washington
counties The publishers Of the Herald
say:
I'VE have, your inquiry Of January I
relative 10 the effect Of hicndske business
on the price Of our locni products. Tho
Herald makes a specially Of local mar
kets and can say without hesitation
thar prices have increased during The
past few months and that the fnereasa
is directly tfaceabie 10 the klondlke
trade.
The people or this county feel very
kindly toward Seattle for the determined
work she has done 20 hold this trade for
the state of Washington.
'One eyaporating plant IL being pnt In
and viii be completed IN = few days.
Yours truly, BAILEY TUESLEY."
Puyallup, Wash, Jan 10 1895
Bureau nf Information % the Seattle
Chamber OF Commerce. Gentlsmen--The
enormous crons of this season would have
not been Tor the KIonalke strike or re-
cent seasons the market has been shaky
on spuds AT 81 and S. Now they are
e aaa a the enas fqP ths ary rrs o Y
increases TO equal the demand for granu-
lated potatoes. Onion crop all sold cut
left either on the Sound or IN Yakima
valley. and expectations are being sup.
puyallup we have two evapoyatlng estaa-
ishments, aggTecatlng a ton output OF
dried sDsids or 100 pounds Of dried onions
daily and consuming tons ~ spnds or 10
each day. Another plant Ct 100 trays. which
will turn ont seo pounds Of dried spuas or
soup stock daily. VIII start next week. and
another evaporation tlrrE OFT 40 pounds
every q hours. An aggregate Of e people
are employed at These waTis. Their con-
sumption OF wood ard their cariagr also
furnishes local employment. while every
carpenter In town has had work about ihair
construction. Much OF last years fruit crop
~
not liable to occur again. ~ there are now
plenty Of facilities for drying the aurriies.
Very ;raiy yours. n. g. LIZ FEvRE.
Auburn. wash. Jan 10. isse,
Frastua Erainerd. Esq, secretary Bureau
q Information. seattle: Dear Sir~~The
KlondIks excitement has. IN some respects. .
cut some little figure In cur present press
Ali vegetables Dsed for evaporating pur-
poses have advanced somewhat. tn prices
and an upward tendency IL 9Th apparent.
The demand for the product If the Auburn
creamery and cheese factory Il steadily
increasing and prices are steadily adgsnse-
ing one large cooperating plant Ia IN
operation night and day. yegrs truly.
without multiplying further Instances
one can gee what the l<londike excitement
has already done for the state OF wash
ington. Is mas induced increased con-
sumption OF coal for steamers. of lumber
for boats. buildings and mining purposes.
81 dairy products, poultry and eggs, OF
farm products. wheat. oats. hay and live
stock. OF garden products. evaporated Fo-
latoes. onioas carrots AID other yegeta-
bles: OF fruit products in pgnaea. apples
and other evapcrased fruits. IT ig safe To
say that there Is hardly q corner OF tho
state which has not felt already in sdfne
way fhe benefits created By the travel TO
Alaska and tho Yukon gold fields. That
the same results viii be felt in "a greater
degre this year ~ certain. How many
years IL viii continue IS uncertain As
have elsewhere said; Tire benefits are
likely - be long continued. provided that
the future of Alaska as s. g9id-prodncinx
| reglen shall Justify even tbs most rnoder-
| ate predictions Of the most conservative
| rnsn who are competent 10 give trusf-
| worthy opinions Ike theEe Of Dr. q. W.
/ Tays son. Of the Canadian government sur
| xrv and az prof. George Davidson. Of the
/ United States coast survey. who are most
| experienced sren az the highest scientific
/ authority.
| Bat there f. another aspect 81 the sub