The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-17

Secretary of Agriculture James wilson
who is at the Rainier-Grano. wiz
main In Seattle for several days, or until
he has seen every farmer from whom II
il possible to get any information. 90
far he has met with exceptional success
and has learned great deal about "ash-
fnxfon that the records of the department
do not show.
AZ am very sorry to learn that OUT mere
in Washington you are importing great
deal OF stun that should be GROWN at
home he said In an interview granted
Yesterday afternoon. "You do not even
make all the butter you use. That Is
no way to build up Washington ana the
Pacific coast The time has come wnen
the Coast is in a position TO command
fhe trade Of the Orient and the Pacinc.
The only way to secure II Is 10 caitisate
and deal In products this trade requires.
In this work the department OF agricui-
ture Is anxious TO help Washington In
stead OF buying butter for home con-
sumption this state should be shipping
thousands of pounds OF butter to the
China sea- The conditions may not De
ready, but with this Industry started
here a great trade would be held In TINS
state Manila alone will take all the
butter Washington can manufacture and
put up In tin cans
dustry for Washington yesterday. Do
YOU know we are paying out Sl00. 100000
a year for sugar? Why not keep that
money in this country? Two years ago
we had Ave sugar factories in the United
States. Last year the number was In
creased to nineteen. and next year there
will be at least fifty. 1t will take 40
factories to supply the home demand.
The increase In number Is wholly due TO
th 20 hat ha Ian r fnSneCf-
ed and distributed over twenty tons OF
seed to encourage the growth OF beets.
This crop would thrive In Washington.
The pulp is the best butter maker that
could be fed to cattle. SO that the two
industries can be worked together. Mill
ions of dollars of trade In butter alone
await the Pacific coast as soon as 1t can
supply the demand. The Pacific coast
is destined to yet be the great market
of the world. II has the rich country
and more people in and across the Pa
cific to deal with.
THE Coast can and will handle all Of
this trade in time, and 1t Is the ambition
of the department that the state of Wash
ington be one of the first to enter actively
into the manufacture of butter and tin
cans to export to China. Japan and the
Philippines. We have a large crop OF
agricultural scientists In the department
who will be of great service in the infant
beginning.
Expansion is going to be a great thing
for the Coast. 1t will open up and de-
velop a market that would otherwise be
stagnant for many years to come. The
people are all beginning to see II In that
light. Why. can say that a great ma
jority of the people of the states from
here East are in favor OF keeping the
flag where 1t IL. Our mission on this
earth Is to educate and teach the ignorant
how to govern themselves. The. feeling
OF President Mckinley and the admins
tration regarding the Philippines is the
same as took US to Cuba. l don't believe
our Creator brought this nation to Its
present state OF perfection for the sole
purpose of having and enjoying the bene-
fits ourselves. / believe II Is our duty
TO teach self-government to all those we
happen to come in contact with and we
came In contact with the Filipinos
through our war, in the name of human
ity. with Spain. Aguinaldo is a cut
throat In Luzon as weyier was I'm Cuba.
He and his followers must be brought
TO realization OF what self-government
means. He insulted our flag, and that
brought on the present punishment
IT Is the belief Of the administration
that as soon as the rainy season Is over
peace will soon be declared-that same
peace which Cuba is enjoying. after
which poncy or seil-government In the
Philippines will come up
THE people everywhere are enthusi
astic over President Mckinley, and will
back up his policy of keeping Old Glory
af'oat, instead of allowing the Fiiipinos
to trample II I'm the gutter or anti-expan-
sionists to place the old blood-stained
banner of liberty under the bed"
On leaving Washington the secretary
Will proceed TO other Pacific coast states.
Va n6eo.
increase In agricultural products.