The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16

which is not settled There is a feeling
of restored confidence all through that
country. and the state of Montana has
also recovered from the effects of the
hard times. The people in that coun-
try have raised lots of wheat this year.
Why, the Peavey company bought
5,000,0 600 of No. hard wheat in the vi
cinity Of Spokane between September
and the LET of January. The wheat
crop out there was exceptionally large
this year, as were all other crops raised
in Washington. The quality Of the
Washington wheat is we'll known, it is
of No hard grade and of the best
quality. This year Farmer Smith buys
Mary new silk dress, and John gets
new pair of overalls, all of which is
caused by the large chunks of prosper
ity which have struck the country, oc-
casioned by the large crops and gen.
eral restoration of confidence. People
to be successful in Washington must
have large capital or the knowledge of
mining and the geography Of the coun-
try. A man with a capital of few
thousand, unless he is thoroughly ia
miliar with the country, can do little
in Washington. There are any number
of large gold mines in the vicinity Of
Spokane and the amount interested in
the industry is something fabulous The
Occur d'Alene mine pays $4,000 per
month dividend. There is the LIE Roy
mine which also pays an immense
profit to her owners, to say nothing of
all the other mines in which fortunes
are invested.
Ten years ago fruit raising in Wash
ington was hardly thought of. When
I first went to the country there was
scarcely any fruit raised at all The
first year / was there a man planted
700 apple trees, and was the laughing
cfn Of he nod Nnc hi RI
is one of the greatest fruit raising sec
tions in the country. All things are
favorable to the cultivation of the vine
and fruit tree, the warm trade
winds from the Pacific making
the climate conditions almost per-
feet. This fall I took forty
bushels Of cherries from four trees in
my front yard, to say nothing of all
the fruit I gave to the boys in the
neighbcrhood
We have a fruit fair every year in
Spokane, which attracts all interested
in the industry from much of the
Western country. We display the
choicest of the product and many fruit
growers from Idaho send their product
to Spokane to be exhibited, which adds
much to the display. The foliage on
the coast is very heavy, different parts
of the state are adapted to the produce
is hardly any semi-Northern fruit
which cannot be grown in some part
of the state. Hundreds of car loads Of
fruit have been shipped East during
the last three or four months from
Spokane, there being a great increase
in the exports. over last year. The
prune crop was very large in Wash
ington, and our prune is fast rivaling
the California prune both in size and
flavor.
J. E. Wickerson, of Mankato, is registered
at the Clarendon.
Ashley Coffman. of St. James, is stopping
at the Windsor.
Charles E. Kelsey, of Helena, is at the
Ryan.
]. R. Perry. of New York, was registered at
the Ryan yesterday.
c. w. Gray, of Louisville, was among the
arrivals at the Ryan yesterday.
T. ]. c. Smith, of Grand Forks, is at the
Merchants.
F. D. Ender, of Chicago. is at the Windsor