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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30
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clay IL found I'm several counties.
Apart from the advantages of warmth
and moisture which cause grass, flowers
and various kinds of vegetation to grow
the winter through and justify the APP
plication OF the name Evergreen state"
as distinctive description. the climate
OF the state OF Washington is OF vast Inn
portance In tho consideration OF personal
comfort. The equability of temperature Is
due TO the fact that the prevalent winds
are from the Pacific ocean. Very rarely,
during two months of the year, the wind
blows from the north. for two or three
DAYS at a time, but the winters are made
mild and warm and the summers cool and
no less mild through the action of the
wind passing over the pathway OF the
Japan current. This breeze, coming from
the westerly and southwesteriy points, IL
called the Chinook wind, and its effect IL
that every industry can be followed with
comfort throughout the entire year
state possessing this great natural
Temptation to those who have suffered
from the. extreme heat and extreme cold
Of other parts of the country. accompa-
MED as IL is by such marvellous resources.
cannot fail to become one of the WEALTH.
est in the Union. To the settler the state
offers great virgin forests. made up OF
trees two and three hundred feet high,
some OF them running over $50 feet to the
first limb: a soil which makes farm or
twenty or forty acres equal 10 one or
eighty or 100 In the Middle or Western
states: orchards bearing fruit of the value
Of 81 and 50 to the tree; homesteads each
of which will raise enough In variety to
maintain family within its own limits:
vast resources OF mineral wealth; oppor-
tnnities for every kind of industry grow
ing out OF all this abundance: ready
response to the efforts of the Industrious
and a rich harvest for intelligentiy direct
GA capital
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cades the mule deer stands next to the
elk in size and grace. White-tailed deer.
black-tailed deer wild goat and many
fur-bearing animals are to be found. and
occasionally the mountain sheep. or big
horn. is to be seen OF upland game,
grouse. quail and snipe are plentiful.
There is sufficient quantity of water
fowl of Canada geese and of many varie
ties OF duck, ployer and curlew TO tempt
the hunter. The waters of Puget sound.
of the rivers and the Coast TEEN with
fish, including salmon, sturgeon, halibut.
smelt cod, founders. oysters and CLANS.
Variety of resources is not more cop
siderable than quantity The state Of
Washington produces the largest mer-
charitable timber, and has the largest mill
in the world; 1t has the largest cannery
in the world, and its production of wheat.
timothy hay, alfalfa and hops. to the acre.
is greater than in any other state in the
Union. Oats run from forty TO eighty
bushels per acre, and barley from thirty
to sevnty bushels per acre.
The wheat yield runs from twenty to
thirty-fve bushels per acre. and even
more, reaching as high as sixty bushels
in the famous Palouse belt. and three
crops of alfalfa can be raised in one year.
Hay cuts from two to four tons to the
acre, two crops season.
One OF the great resources OF the state.
second only in Importance to lumber. is
its coal In the southern part of King
and in Pierce county the coal deposits
are estimated to be practically inexhausti-
BILE, The character of much of the coal IL
bituminous and semi bituminous, making
66 to 6s per cent. coke.
Mining has not yet been made feature
of the state industries, but gold. silver
and lead mines are being developed rap
idly. Copper is found In very large guam
nd In ha hs,a, roa tY,<a
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1T Is not too much to claim for the
state Of washington that II 10 at
least the equal of any state In the
Union for diversity of resources
and magnf,cence Of opportunity,
and far surpasses most. It's location on
ne Pacific coast is shared by only two
othsr states, neither of which contains
within Its boundaries all of the advan-
taxes possessed by the most northwestern
81 the states Of the Union. Its great In
hnd sea OF Puget sound forms a harbor
enrivaisd by any other in the world. It's
MOUNTAINS are full of mineral. its for
ests will yield lumber for many years.
n wheat fields produce as fine a quality
81 grain as any In the United States,
~ orchards are infinite in thei- variety.
- 0eadows are richer than can be
found anywhere else. and as a dairy state
4 has no equal. or no less Importance Is
~ fact that its climate Is the most
eenancivs to sustained energy. The tenn
npeaturs runs to neither extreme. and
3 absolutely free from blizzard. drouth.
tornado or food.
ne state OF washington owes It's name
= Kentucky member OF congress named
ofanton The petition to be set on as
+ separate territory from Oregon was
nefore congress as early as 1859, and the
lsrritory WAS created March 3 1853. Tho
sans proposed was Columbia. but Stan
Con SAID:
I'VE have already \ territory Of Column
IA. This district was called Columbia,
but We never yet have dignined q terri
cory with the name OF Washington. I
GesIrs to see . sovereign state bearing the
name Of the father OF this country. I
therefore move to strike out the word
sColumbia' wherever It occurs In the bill
and insert instead thereof the word
washington
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This increase is especially remarkable
because of the extraordinary difficulties
under which 1t has been accomplished.
The work of the mine owners to increase
their output to meet the increased de-
mand has been hampered by floods. fires,
scarcity of help, strikes and every other
hindrance that could possibly arise. The
Black Diamond mine was shut down sew
eral months because of a disastrous food,
and fires at Carbonate and Issaquah
greatly curtailed the output of those
properties. The Leary mine IL in shape
to make a heavy production, but has
been greatly hindered by trouble with
Its employees. Several new mines are now
being opened up. and unless the coming
year brings more than the usual quota
OF misfortune II will see an enormous
coal production In Western Washington.
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to Tacoma in 1880, is one OF the great
historical incidents in the development
of the state. Even then it was supposed
that Portland would be the real terminus,
but work was pushed on, and on Sep
TENDER T. 1885, the last spike was driven.
On Monday. the 5th day of July, 1887,
the people of Washington commernorated
the arrival the day before of the first
overland train direct from Duluth to Ta-
coma. From that time the growth of the
state has been rapid. The building of the
Great Northern has placed the state on
the line of another great transcontinental
road, and many branches have since been
added.
The surface of the state is separated
into two great natural divisions by the
Cascade range of mountains, extending
from north to south, placing about two
thirds of the total area of the state in
the eastern division. This division makes
a great difference IN climate, and the
two portions differ very much also in soil
and resources. The western side is much
more thickly populated. and its climate
is moist and far less variable than that
on the east. where winter and summer
are more distinctly marked. Eastern
Washington is the valley of the Column
bia, while Western Washington Is the
valley of Puget sound. lying between the
Cascades and the Olympics.
In western washington tne str1p or
land bordering on the Pacific coast and
extending back as far as the summit of
the first mountain ranges has wet eli
mate: the region between the coast range
and the Cascades has a moist climate,
varying In the amount of annual precipi-
tation from twenty to sixty inches; In
Eastern Washington the annual precipita-
ton varys only from fifteen to sixteen
inches, although there is an irregular
ring within which the rainfall varys from
fifteen to twenty-five inches annually,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30

HE closing or the century IS DeinB
:" watched with eduanimity by the
thrifty yeomen OF Eastern Wash
inEton. They have been satisfied
with the rich fruits of their toll
since they came from the East to gath
or abundance from the fertile trans
cascade soil, and are looking forward
with satisfaction to the dawn of another
hundred years that promises even great
err abundance.
Eastern Washington Is one OF the fair
est spots of the West. 1t has all the
advantages that favoring nature could
supply. and has been peopled by the most
energetic tillers of the soil and expert
enced miners that the West and East
have produced. Anything that soil viii
yield to the touch of industry. whether
the harrow or the pick, comes to the
beckoning of the thrifty people across the
mountains and they have made the most
of their opportunities.
Still. Eastern Washington has not done
so well as II should. for the reason that
its population is wofully short In num-
bers and the cultivation of the country
has been, comparatively speaking, iso-
lated. This part of the state has, how
ever received more attention during the
last two or three years than in perhaps
its entire past history, and Is now max
ing such rapid advances that IL can be
only a few years more until II Is set
tied sufficiently TO bring the best in ag-
gregate quantity as well as in the fine
quality that always rewards the workers.
Anything that Will grow in a temperate
climate Yields there more abundantiy.
and Of as good or better quality. than In
any other place on earth. Fruit. ineiud-
ing the staples, apples, plums, pears.
grapes. etc as well as peaches. prunes,
all kinds Of berries and others known to
even more southerly ATTITUDES, are pro-
that the growers OF the East VIII not
believe the truth. The same may be said
OF wheat oats and all other kinds OF
cereals which respond 70 planting and
cultivation 10 remarkable extent. II
is nothing uncommon for Eastern WASH
ington plains TO yield fifty to
sixty bushels OF wheat TO the
acre. and forty 10 forty-ive Ia so
common that 1t excites no other comment
than "a fair crop" Contrasted with the
nfteen to twenty-five bushels TO the acre
which IL considered a good crop IN the
Saskatchewan fields Of the nakotas and
Minnesota. the superiority OF Eastern
Washington IL plainly evident.
II is difficult to get an accurate esti-
mate OF tho Washington wheat fields
this year. for even the highest authori-
ties differ TO the extent OF few mill
ions. but II is perhaps more generally
held that Il amounted 20 100000 bushels
than a lower figure. Some estimates run
as high as 2f0o.9e. and q few IA low
as 20 o1Q co. bot it e. taken that 100000
Is as near correct as can be learned.
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Estimates of Wheat Crop.

n GORGE p. WRIGHT, the state grain
vf Inspector. writes as follows TO the
Poet-inteliigenceT;
This office has no record Of the states
crop Tor 1900. Up to this time only
small part Of the wheat crop fhas c1rne
forward 20 terminals. and large part
nearly one-half-of the states crop goes
to Portland for export IN addition here
Is an increase ia the number 81 milling
plants ia the Interior % the state. which
consume a large portion OF the crop,
especially az a time when there is good
demand fer -four. I have heard from
tssuse rvaffve sources an estimate Of D..
a0a.0o0 bushels fer the crop OF the state
this year. and am inclined 20 believe THAI
Is about right
+. Cardin. Of J. @. Adams & Co..
estimates the states crop 70 have
been . 10000 bushels. and places
the Big Bend Yield as folloNs: Wheat
In country trlbutary 20 the Great North
eru railway. 2esae0 bushels: wheat in
the couutry Tributary TO the Central
Washington railway, Looo.ooo bushes. The
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Fruit. Hops. Creaneries.

r sTfMATES vary stgll more az TO the
fruit crops Of Eastern Washington.
j. ~ Baker, state commissioner ~
horticulture. writes, From all informa-
ton ! can gain fr'm the various coun-
~ inspectors Of the state. estimate
that there have been carried, chiefly IN
carload lots in this state, az both green
and dried fruits. 100 carloads. This i'm
cindes the small fruits shipped from
Western Washington 20 Montana. Idaho
and the Dakotas. also Eastern Washing
ton fruit shipped 20 the Sound cities,
and the small and summer fruits shipped
from snake river points and Wsila Waila,
q well as the winter fruits shipped 20 all
parts 81 the state and TO distant states.
This does not include anything sent 10
market along the Sound by steamer or
sailing craft or marketed personally b.
farmers at ans towns aad villages"
The Acknowledgement North Yakima
representative Sends the following esd
mate Of shipments.
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EASTERN WASHINGTON ~ ~ course
r the part 0f fhs state that makes
~ specially ~ the raising ~ hve
stock. ~ well ~ grain. and although this
number 81 stock handled there has not
yet become even a fraction ~ what tho
country can take care ~, atili the per-
centase Shove that nearly 20 per rent.
Of the total stock ~ tbs state f. east ~
the mountains The value Of tho East
s1n washington stock IL st.4lzod0. or near
Is 70 per cent Of the total value OF the
stock ~ the state.
That this percentage ~ smaller than
the numerical proportion Of animals In
Eastern Washington IL iarxeiy accounted
for by the higher average valua o: horses
an Western Washington where there are
comparatively few ~ The cheap Indian
ponies 20 numerous Ga the eastern part
Of the state
These figures arc shown ~ detail IN tho
following compilations. made from fig
Continued on Page Two.
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The Fishing Industry.

- HE salmon pack of the Puget sound
canneries for the season of 1860 was
AZ, O3l cases, a decrease from the
previous year. but great increase over
1885. The facilities of the salmon can
neries are now much better than ever
before, but a small pack was made dur
ing the past season because of a light
run of salmon. The run of the hump
back salmon is biennial, and 1900 was
the of year. The sockeyes also have
occasional light years, and the recent
season proved to be one of them. In
other varieties the run was normal, and
the pack of 1900 exceeds that Of any pre-
vious year. The output of red spring.
cohoes and chums in 1885 was Ill 900 cases:
In 1899 It amounted 10 is. 400 cases; this
year 2O8.ST cases were produced
comparison of the packs for the three
last years by varieties is as follows
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Rail shinments--
252, $4,000 $50, 7l5,ooo

In the cargo trade there has been a
steady Increase in every month. the per-
centage running from 05 to 4S.S, but since
July the rail shipments have shown
decrease. the percentage running from an
Increase of 1908 In January to a decrease
commencing with July. This is due to
the North Dakota crop failure.
The lumber men are now lighting for
better freight rates. They have received
some concessions that enable them to
reach much farther east. and are now
after rates that will enable them to COM
pete for the Mississippi river business.
The following Is a comparison of the
shingle shipments OF the last two years:
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Seattle supports sixty churches OF vari-
Gus denominations She also supports
forty-five missions. separate Sunday
schools and similar organizations, making
a total OF los religious bodies existing tn
the city. Among these are churches and
missions Of every denomination and for
every ration All European peoples. Jap
anese, Chinese and other races are repre-
scented on the list.
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Seattle public schools have an average
daily attendance OF 800 with an enroll
ment of more than 1850 Two hundred
and forty-seven teachers are employed.
and twenty-five buildings are IN con-
slant use There is now under construc-
ti6n a new High School building. which
will relieve the pressure for room and
will be the best equipped and most
scientifically constructed building of its
class in the state.
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Seattle has five public parks that are
prepared for pleasure parties and are
easily reached by electric lines. II has
also number Of small picnic grounds
neatly lifted up. which can be taken at
any time for a day or a week BY parties
desiring exclusive use OF such advan-
tRges
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The value Of the pack Of 1900 is approx
mately sa24S.i42 The decrease In value
under 1899 Is not, however, proportionate
with the decrease in quantity. as with
the reduction OF the supply prices have
made slight advance
The outlook for the salmon pack OF 1901
is most favorable. II Is the time 81 the
biennial run OF humpbaeks. and heavy
runs OF all the other varieties are pre-
dcted. The salmon csnneri@s have now
a much greater capacity than IN 1899, and
II the run reaches expectations the pack
will be close 10 l.0oo,o00 cases.
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Seattle Post-Intelligenceg sent TO any
address IN United States and Canada
Daily and Sunday edition, Is cents a
month: $50 a year. Weekly edluon, s.
4 year
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washington lumber was shipped from
Seattle last year to England, Germany.
Japan China Australia New Caledonia.
samoa, Hawaii. India, Fiji islands. Cape
Town. New South wales. South Africa.
Mexico and many South American states.
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More than 90 public officials have their
headquarters IN Seattle. This number In
clndes the state and county employees. the
city officials and workmen and federal
officers
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The Coal OUTPUT.

LrHoUGH much trouble was nao
"A with mine accidents and difficulty IN
securing sufficient miners. the coal
OUTPUT OF 1890 will be 10000 tons greater
than ia 1899 Estimates OF the coal pro
duction OF the present year furnished oy
tho various companies and state Coai
Mine Inspector (. +. owen place the
amount at more than s,ss5 80 tons. The
coal output Of last year was isiIe1.
The following is comparison OF the
nroauctlon OF the shipping mines in 1889.
With the estimates for the current year;
1889 1900
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The Seattle Weekly Pa<t-tnteliGencer
gives ali tho ncNz Of Washington, Alaska
and the Northwest. s. year.
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1850


Totals :. .........,..3 0IU.ao0 700 3.OlS510,VVV
The rapid growth OF the business Is
shown by the following comparison of
the number Of carloads shipped by rah
during the past four years;
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The Post-intellgencer correspondent
writes as foilows concerning the Yakima
valley hop crop. THE Yakima valley hop
crop is not all sold yet. and 20 an nc.
cnrate estimate cannot be given OF the
seasons Yield. Wen posted buyers say
that Il Il close TO 1890 bales. of about
a10 pounds each. II will not fall more
than 30 bales below that hgure. The
average price OF hops produced here ihis
year was about 1915 cents pound. The
market was better than that almost from
the opening. but something like 1000
bales were contracted for before the crop
was harvested. at ~ 10 n cents Hops
not contracted have sold for from 10 70
~. cents. a limited number Of bales
we're shipped East and sold so brewers
at even better prices The value OF the
Yakima hop crop this year was approx
fnaieiy $4,000
Statements made by other authorities
show that the foregoing Il as nearly
correct 40 could bs written
The condition of the Eastern Vast.
inRton creameries II shown in the fol-
lowing iabulation from report hesng
prepared By Commissioner Mcdonald
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that more than 600 carloads OF fruit were
shipped from this district. In carload lots.
to say nothing OF small lots shipped and
wagonloads hauled snake srixer orsh-
ards and vineyards shipped over - car
loads during the summer. Whitman
county. outsids the Snake river district.
has shipped over 800 carloads OF apples
this fall With the southern part OF 6po-
kane county. the total will easily reach
400 carloads. A conservative estimate Of
the value OF this IL $50 per car. or .
grand total OF $4,000. These figures are
more likely to be under than over tho
right amount. For Instance, n carload
Of peaches contains 100 boxes. worth
from 40 10 60 cents box. A car Of pears
contains 600 boxes. worth from rs to 20
cents n box. w. L. La Follette received
an average OF IS cents a box, net. for
his pears Apples were cheaper than ever
known. and sold for about 40 cents a box.
A car contains from 500 to 600 boxes OF
apples"
Reducing all these estimates TO local.
tiles. and IL appears that the shipments
Of fruit were about the following:
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- r It'll forests yielding over i,ooo.-
~ co. 90 feet Of lumber and $780,
100000 shingles . year. and
mills IN operation that promise
a q much greater output; with
~ annual output Of coal mines reach
~ up toward S.ooo.eee tons = year; with
osheriss that can ~ counted on to yield
a least 10000 cases OF salmon . year.
ana that will run nearer to 100000 cases
& Z prosperous season: with . dairy In
uustry that produces 5000. 900 pounds Of
butter . year. and Is rapidly growing:
with hop fslds yielding over 100000
sounds q year: with an annual hay crop
that can safely be estimated At over 2oo.-
~ tons: with fruit. cattle. poultry. farm
inG and ether industries in an exceeding
y prosperous condition; with all these
great sources OF wealth Western Wash
hgtou Ii indeed favored by nature. Its
present prosperity Ii logical sequence
u natural richness 40 wonderful. Its
future, since many OF these Industries are
stiIl In thu infancy OF their development,
can be but imagined.
conservative estimate places the val
NJ Of the present annual output OF these
Industries At between xa6.0o0,00o and $780,
~ 10 year. Some OF this output Is
used 1t home. but II In safe 10 say that
much more than 30 per cent OF the lead
onE products named are exported The
steady income from this source Is OF
great Importance 10 every person inter-
e<ted In the state and Its development
The present year has been one OF great
eayelopment for almost every one OF
Western Washington's important natural
Industries.
The expansion of the Oriental trade
md the Alaskan business and prosperity
o. home have vastly Increased the de-
nand. aud producers have striyen to
heep up With their orders.