The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-10


The Great Northern railroad has no land
grants. hut along the lire of rs road there
are hundreds Of thousands OF acres of
what IS known logged off" lands
These lands were few years ago covered
with the virgin forest, but scores of saw
insils nave eaten their way through the
timber. until today all that remains 10
mark where the forest stood are the
Charffd Stumps OF trees. These lands are
practically cleared, ana they are today
the most fertile farming and grazing lands
In the Northwest.
III many cases settlers on the logged
Of lands have made uo attennt 10 ciear
Their entire farms, although the task Of
getting rid OF the stumps i'm this dav Of
improved farm machinery is not q hard
one But the settlers have found that the
fand with the Stumps on < makes ss fine
grazing land IS could be wished for ana
So they clear sixty or seventy-five acres
ard u&e the rest of their Id acres for
paSturins stock Especially is this tr,a
when the settler is engaged i'm dairyinr
Another great advantage possessed IN.
the logged on lands y their ue,r,,ass
10 the lines OF transportation bv water ar
Ta'i When the land was first bought f,,,
the great lumber companies. It's locatto,
on the Sound or river or ra{lroad vs.
the FIRST thing looked at. and tho farft-
tiles for reaching market quickly. chean1v
! ara easily are as valuable To the farmer
as they were Ia the logger or ZIMMERMAN
Competition Cuts Price.
o~n"rs OF logged lands" have raa,gaee
III putting them on the .slarket thar ,ha,-
VIII have tn compete ia securing Se,tf.~s
With the government lands. which ara
. "ita@F A'E"n away or sold at ~. lowest
possible figure. VIZ either 81 9. nor .r~,
~ & n, per acre for tinlssr lands ANA 49,,
with the r9ilr0ud grant lands whinh ar.
| Sold az vsTy low prices In ..n,.of,raei,,..
Immigration competition has never h,>en
very strong IN this state untn rrcentl,.
/ hat nov the holders az large tracts ~
I iaf1oF "re at work settling them up and
! as consequence prices fer the best lands
are fyuns go - SO less per atr,. accord
| Ing - the real estate men tb.r ~.
same class e lands sold for a few years
/ aso.
IN encouga giae immigration several ,...,
; plans VIII BE- adopted this year alrs.ast.
/ enc vea3 estate tFTn Ia this city. ia CON
nec'ton with oue 81 the railroads has il
atya hair million illustrated esldar~s
eiNsrS aH Tire information about Washing.
tVH SIS Yards mines, etc. thar anyone in
t'F@ste1 ia AefUesscf kinE could aSl ear
/ These circulars. or more properly books
Are nct advertisements hut "a communications,
I ~ f@Fts sna figures fVota the most an
tH"5fiaiis" s@0rcs# Much - the matter
C"3atain@d in fhe hook Is qat ia a r.sx
ana attractive foxln. as TIE ge'lasfr- -.
Tracts wall show.
Facts tbous Washington,
Washington e. * large as AN fse s..u.
Ergian6 states combined with Tel.lpsr.
i1ie8aded. Il IS larger than scotland ANA
3relana tgSet her and considerably ls~s.sr
/ than England aa3 Wate& So3nea snto ora
| Ia resources natural adYa niaxes r,,syst,-
/ featuring and commercial ss,ssxi stl4s...q
"a Washington is Ear greater shan anv afn,s~
sfa3" ta az Calos, and 50 rightly ana
/ property named wEca named after the
E&tEer ~ oar ee5.str7-
-In fern, WASH ngtan - 8 narag.~fs-
gran iF"atH% cfs tie Pacific escea.s fay
distance og ~ fs.l~z au4 hasx !. t~.t
't4e water frontage ~s oEe. 2sn rites
as extending sssrf asars rsssyrsr ,s,f -.
'st5e~ j. AS &@ area - @ssa square
sss5sse. Population n fsss3 q rss8ss Ssat~z
ceTestAss sss@ @ asa4 now sansafus av,.x
s*tss8 souls
~Yeaerc IS found Is re state sula s:ss.r