The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-23

WHf II THE WEST POOR.


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- ysN AYE given y2Er sezssAgs size So &
SEA as4ses ~ regard - re s~zersxsa 4.
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h1 1ttsssi&El~ "a = EeE-sxs 70 rs -.
go esf-tsegr. ard @sF@ss ~ sxsstra fvcrz
v sz1shgtcn 20 gsa New ye-x Trsessre
- CELSIUS = isss. ss tzxs1 ~ 70 f.sSss-
20 sEases g2gerHz2@g4g- throws se--ze saas
SSs lie fAsfgzss-ts1a - his wezith zsrasz
10 country. sr.d beside. o@4rz fr.ares,g~y
reading. II suggests Sg--ze sya.astssrsx wnses
10 GogsE yea H1G ~ abr t0 z1~wer -
he s@tissaclaSr - axay - ycgs- r@sS.ers.
2hs S"asEs & sAe aatscr ga is@s xzs 40
rcr1s1E - sEAt esaszsx. ~ rsas9 rsEssgssss--s
*. - .1tsakss. This consisted Il real ard
SsefzeEaai property. DIVIDED ar.0nx TIE ar
fs*%Est ssetaoEs If skse eesssrv - fellows
AeFta Alaa7;sc division. 81 ~ ~. 80:
ssFs1 Contra. svls50r. ~ -sg ga rs.
Sfnih Atlantis division. ti5z 9ess $40.
sclth csrssai Division. s. ~. ssss.fssg. Wesf
Division, Sessi ~ NJ. Tha h.ssek. s-ssxex
sssw .ae tasiassng sfatsg.
California. s.-szi. -. ~. Massachusetts,.
u sss 80 ~ 9TH. T. = ~ 9a ii.la Is.
e ~. ~. $50 perFsysys.fs &c 70 90 ~.
Sew York. c,s7s. e.sa 10. whsl@ f'4llforts.s
= cEiy represented ~ q relatively x1.au
SUN compared 70 Sew York. tAe g4ss Fsro-
agctsors srcga ss1T - lsss has sseeY 4 >rqsrss-
!rg 70 re census, tiqs 20 9se + IS ger
.sc,fy sac - asxsEsne ssat s}.ce iSS, xaen
.hA a.st geld discoveries we're made. a
totai q seaFsy i;.esa. BE 800 In god nas
ss%sr takeg gEst. A6ae6 10 .hls tsss gr241e-
si0D .. wh4a.. frlis ena wire fo- .he las.
twenty-five years, also The Improvement o.
the Land. ard general b9}i6fag ap & tse
country, tie figure Of s-.s%5s sss3 sas1 cray re-
naming az re true yas9a.l0s q she real
ard personal property. IS startling 70 sag
sAs least.
Aisaatie. SeGtS Central and Western Gfgs-
st5ns. with szs.5ss. ~ no. d. yot represent
zs nB-h az The tnrea Northern states
Ohio Pennsylvania and New York ansrr
are given With as ia 90 30. although re
former have produced ssnea 1870 when a
cenk9* was taken. Uafosd millions Ear Go.
toa. wGsai, cGrn, cattle fruit gold sisve.
ard other products of farms ard mines A
Ike proportion ae End II ,ae d!ssr.aatte
= the population. which Ia Is follows:
North Atlantic division i. Sc ri. North
Cen;ses division. - ~ 40. South Atlantic
division, s5s 90. South Central division
ia,s.5.sf ard Western division. ssz8 ss'e
These figures show taa. ne Southern and
Western states, combined sustain c773y a
population equal 20 he Norfh Central ~
vision #s2re. and only & so nc mora than
the EoTta stlans.c division.
The question ,seTefore. -, Why carn0t
the states az the South and West. pro-
duc'ng positive wealth hy farming aae
Mining. SOW IN sne long run higher pei
seuiAg@ q TIC aggregate wealth " the
Eh9,e country than Ene states o. she
North sDd Esss, with less farming ana
mining pFosiert tYens@S@ .sfso wAy cannus
me former states positive producers.
ss7stasa sarEev .~epWistl31 than ~ lat
,fr@ How rsH the state af Warrington
rxree. 81 fare better IA tbs respect s1an
IRE state 81 California NIB lsSS favorable
conditions - climate and <osi7
These sre praet!-aF gTfestSars tha; many
people 81 thiw ssste wousf itsie So have aB-
swsrs3 Fairy tasos ana stories - fsraa n
land ~. hardly s&ts-fy practical 5s@ep;s.
abs Nke 70 pat this aid that together
and figure ear ye<sEss for themselves X
you wf1i gsve spaes III year valuable ia p@v
10 ;aia eura1a3y0{~ attain. x rgfgn' tFlax aUt
epsn.ens t9sc wessl9 shed l}gat or tats ira
TrGrfant slihtecs y JAY ESTE