The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-08-07
BOOSTER BOOK"
State Of Washington TO Have Hum.
mer This Year.

Contrary to the current impress.
sion. the state of Washington Is to
have a brand new, up-to-date Boost.
er Book" this year. The work Is
we'll under way, and II Is expected
that the book VIII be ready for dis.
tribution before the close OF the year.
State Statisttcian George NJ. Allen,
deputy commissioner OF the stae bu.
reau Of statistics. who has immedi-
ate charge of getting up the big
work. is in the city today looking up
certain data at the Office OF the sec.
rotary of state. The bureau Of sta.
tistics comes under the Jurisdiction
Of the secretary Of state. Secretary
Sam Nichols being commissioner OF
the bureau. and Mr.. Allen Is his dep.
uty with headquarters in Seattle. Mr..
Allen was also statistician and edi.
tor of the last state booster book in
1905 and Is therefore familiar with
the work.
This years edition will be approx
mately the same number OF pages as
the last one, and will be the same
size, 10000 copies. IL will. howev-
er, be even more complete. with new
material throughout, several impor-
tant new features added and brand
new halftone illustrations. Mr.. AL
len expects to have fully 100 pages
of illustrations. The cuts are print.
ed on fine enamel paper. and in some
instances the pages have two or
three cuts thereon. This will be the
fifth booster book, and the fourth t,
be issued by Secretary of State Mich
OILS.
Among the new features of the
1907 booster book will be a new re-
vised state map. 1t is in handsome
color work, and as new and valu-
able feature has each railroad in the
state designed along its route by a
number in red ink so that a road
can be identified at a glance, a key
in the upper corner giving the name
belonging to each number. The
names of the cities and town of the
state. with other data, are given up
on the back of the map.
Other new features win include
an account of the new railroad con-
struction in the state; also an article
on the logged-off lands of the state,
extent, principal counties of location,
and qualities and capabilities of the
land. Also the state road construc-
tion and aid work will be handled at
some length.
Another important feature will be
estimates and description, by engi-
neers who have made a special study
of the subject, of the available wa
ter power in the state. Names of the
streams and lake reservoirs will be
given, with the estimated power
available for utilization in each in
stance. This important feature is
expected to especially attract the at
tention of Eastern capitalists and
manufacturers to the enormous wa
ter power available in this state, and
greatly encourage the industrial de-
velopment of Washington.
Something also new will be a de-
tailed description of the proceedings
necessary to acquire state and feder-
al lands in this state. Many inquir-
les are received by the secretary Of
state on the subject.
Every effort will be made to bring
the information concerning every
section of the state down to date,
and to show the remarkable develop
ment along all lines during the past
few years. The blanks being sent
out to the towns and cities concern
ing the names of the incorporated
towns and cities, estimated popula-
ton, area. transportation facilities,
industries. opportunities for new in
dustries, as to churches, fire depart
ment. light and water systems,
newspaper, schools, estimated num-