The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

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feat n hsishf
Three or f1uf years aeo fhA farmers ana
orcharsissfs W<Te despoudenf. believing
that low pYiesa were due TO artificial
causes but with the restoration OF conf
dence throughout the country there came
wonderful ssecesssoa Of God crops. ac-
compani<d by high prices. There Is mt
ROW a more prosperous community in the
whole country than that which depends for
IS prosperity upon the productiyeness Of
Eastern Washington The bank deposits
are 80 large that In ssme places bankers
have been compelled to invest Ia govern
mani b0ndH for the sole purpose OF safety.
q T. q
m ming. too. has been remarkably suc-
cessfus In the northeastern part OF
the state. and the city Of Spokane is nov
richer In the actual possession OF cash. per
capita. taan any other part OF the state
Fruits are grown to great perfection.
peaches. grapes and berries not only at
tanning good size. but being particularly
rich In favor. Peaches are not nearly
50 large as many to be found In califor-
MA. bat they are infinitely superior IN
quality. Strawberries have been known
to reach the third crop, and trees often
show second bearing OF fruit the same
year. Dairy farming presents to the set
tier Of small means great opportunities
Tie ability 10 produce q quality OF butter
fully equal 10 the best fancy brands OF
the most favored sections of the United
States has been demonstrated beyond
question.
The richness Of the sotl seems 70 b sup
pIemented by the pIentifulneas Of mois-
ture in afYcrding succuient vegetables. All
root crops grow in great perfection. OF
Irish potatoes Eve hundred 70 six hum
dred bushels per acre are a common YIELD.
and both the waxy and the mealy kinds
are of the best quality. On the west side
dsclduous fruits are particularly good. but
I'm many paris Of the state apples. pears.
plums. prunes and berries are raised with
equal success.
Hops are another exceptionally fine crop.
The bottom lands of the rivers yield the
choicest. and the quantity may be appre-
ciated when II Is known that while the
average In New York state In six hun
drsd pounds and In England nine hundred
pounds Western Washiugton's average Is
nineteen hundred pounds per acre. and as
high as four thousand pounds have been
gathered. The varieties Of clover will de-
light the observer. Indeed, 90 lavish has
nature been In this respect that II has
been proposed to call this the clover state.
Timothy hay and oats are also plentiful.
and on some of the fiats the Yield OF oats
has been as high al one hundred and TWEEN
ty-;ive bushels per acre.
The waters are a. prolific as the land
In anording wealth to this state. Salmon.
cod. halihut smelta-iarge fish and small
TO say nothing Of the delicious mountain
trout, afford employment for large num-
bers and go far to make up the diversi-
Ned table which. II 10 agreeable feature
OF this part OF the country. Oysters and
CLANS are abundant: and before long the
newly cultivated oyster beds will be fur
nishing bIvalyes for the large markets
between the Cascades and the Mississippi
Statistics are not interesting to the pass
ing traveller. but the semarks Of Gen. ].
g. Ciarkson. Of Dies Moines. after visit
to the state . few years ago. give bet
ter idea Of what may be found He said
he had spent . month In Washington,
and nowhere had he found nature so pro-
digai In Aer gifts. Washington had us
urped the country as far east as Chicago.
taking the lumber trade from Michigan.
Minnesota and Wisconsin. Its tall and
shapely trees were furnishing masts and
spars for the ships OF the world. Its fir
timber. watch is proving to have greater
tensile strength than oak. is being used
In Iowa for bridge purposes and for every
thing requiring strength and quality. Tens
OF thousands OF houses are being covered
forest which covers Western Washing
ton 10 fortune ready for the hands OF
the enterprising man. and the mineral
wealth he believed would prove TO be equal
to that Of Pennsylvania. In fish We could
equal Massachusetts. Here Is the raw
material to make farm implements and
clay and lime stone to make everything.
The assurance Is given that this state
must be one OF the richest and most pom
ulous In the Union. When IL Is known
generally how pleasant the days are in
summer. and how cool the nights, how
mild the winters and how healthy the
climate. people will leave the excessive
temperatures Of Middle ana Eastern states.
People who swelter under lee degrees In
summer, or ss,iver below zero In winter.
who tremble in fear at the ever 'mpend-
ing contingency of a cyclone. or live In
dread OF foods lightning. draughts and
sand storms. cannot fail TO long for home
In state where great opportunities are
accompanied by an absence OF all these
drawbacks