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URBAN, Washington, March ID
J1EAR EAGLE: Thinking You
ePls aeay down il Mississippi,
would enjoy lestef frora y ASH
ton. | viii write, as you know
[ have lived here now three years,
and made & close study of this
wonderful Great North west.
In the first place we have the
finest climate in the world, no
intense heat or cold. The rainy
season lasts about three months, !
but it seldom rains very hard
long, usually light showers, not
more than mist, still it is quite
gloomy much Of the time during
winter. The country is noun
famous, well watered and drain
ed by many navigable rivers.
The forests of fir and cedar, rival
the famous California redwood in
size. 4 tree from fifteen to t1xen-
ty feet in diameter is not unusual,
and many areSeyen larger.
The state is divided into two
distinct farming districts, the
Yakima valley east OF the cas-
cades, the wheat section around
Spokane, and the reclaimed lands
on Puget Sound. The farm pro-
duets along the Sound are hay,
oats, oats, hops, peas, potatoes,
fruits and vegetables. Industries,
numbering, manufacturing, stock
raising and dairying.
There is enough lumber cut on
Puget Sound to supply half the
/ United States, and but for our
foreign trade, we could glut the
market. In the Yokima valley,
all fruits except the citron fruits,
grow to perfection, even melons
grow well and compare favorably
with the famous Georgia melons.
But the soil seems especially
adapted to the cultivation of hops
: Many crops last season sold for
from ten to thirty thousand dol
lars. Stock raising is carried on
, extensively and on account of the
mild winters yield good profits
This is indeed the evergreen
state, with its gigantic forests Of
evergreen, and its fields and
meadows fresh and green all the
winter long. After a snow the
grass looks just as green al
spring. In the mountains there
is considerable snow fall, and thf
| high peaks wear their white
, caps" summer and winter. Thf
'chanook" winds temper the at
,, mosphere and it is quite pleasan
during winter. Lands rage from
| ten dollars an acre to che hun
dred and fifty. There are many
acres available to home seeker.
: that can be homesteaded for
small sum but they are rather In
accessible now. As the countr,
/ ! develops roads viii be built thel
these lands will become valuable
, When the government gets tn
irrigation system perfected in tn
i Yakima valley, there will be
i vast area thrown open to settle
nent. This is indeed rich man
!. country for there never was s.
many opportunities for profitabl
investments. 1t is also poo
: mans country for if he is indus
e trious he can make good Twin:
!, on twenty acres of land. Intens
o farming is a grand success here
and there is q market for every
: thing. Alaska must always b
be supplied by the north-wes
: Then there are our islande, Aus
: tralia and the Orient. Al tn
o oats raised on Puget Sound go t
o Germany, salmon is shipped a
over the world. The largest sail
ing ships are towed into our port
I and loaded with lumber for ever,
part of the globe. Washington
I resources arc so numerous
r, would take pages to do the sub
: ject justice. Ii our kind edito
! VIII indulge me | would like t
/ write a series OF letters givin!
. authentic accounts of this rapid,
. developing country. NJ. B. S.