The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-05-27
CAYTON PUBLISHING COMPANY
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GRAND OLD STATE OF WASHINGTON

A trip across the state of Washington from the
Puget Sound country to the eastern line comes great
deal nearer impressng one as having passed through
three states than of The mammoth forests OF
Puget Sound covering its black and fertile bottom
lands that produce hop crops the equal of which can
not be found in the world, and likewise its hortcult-
ral crops as side land all of which extent from the
shores of Puget Sound to the foothills Of the Cascade
mountains almost make state within itself. ea
truly if distinct state was made out OF the Puget
Sound country grand and magnificent commonwealth
would it be and with ample resources to MAINTAIN
densey settled population both rural and municipal
From the foot hills of the Cascades to the plains of
Yakima county, reaching to the Columbia river, is an
other state from general appearance This region OF
Washington is fabulousy rich IN mineral resources
and forests 1t also contains fine farming lands which
produce more fruit and vegetables to the acre, per-
hans than any other region in all the United States.
Draw line across the state from north to south along
the west side of the Cascade mountains and similar
line on the east bank of the Columbia river and you
have territory that could be fashioned into splendid
commonwealth which would be hugely self sustaining.
BEGINNING at the Columbia river and extending to
the eastern line of the state and from north to south
is practically another state, whose products, enter
nrises and industries differ in from the other two
sections already mentioned herein Her vast wheat
fields and her prolific orchards as well as her mex
haustbe mineral resources make this section mighty
state within itfelf It's people already vastly rich
and douby able to build up state of their own, II
thev so desired 1t will thus be that, the state
of Washington is one of varied and vast resources and
as said above to one travelling across her broad ex
panse from the sound to the Eastern limit you i'm
pressed as having traversed three states instead of
one.
Few western states boast of the magnificent cities
as does the state of Washington. Oregon boasts of
her Portland, and we'll she may for Portland is
grand and prosperous city, but Portland stands aone
Idaho boasts of her Boise, but only of her and her
alone Montana mas her Butte which is said to be
'beaut" in every respect but its her only Butte.
Utah has her Salt Lake City without even a halfway
rival but Washington boasts of her Seattle, her Taco
ma and her Spokane each magnificent cities and rap
idly assuming all the metropolitan airs of Pittsburg
or Chicago.
It is common to hear of affairs hailing from
New York upon arriving in Seattle excaim in ut
ter surprise II am astounded at what see in Seattle.
Grand magnificent and sublime is this wonderful me-
tropois of the Northwest Her thrift. enterprise
and bustling business men, her great number OF sky
scrapers and her growing population compel us to say
that Seattle is New York number two"
Yes, Tacoma is coming and well may all ofus shout
with her plucky and pushy citizens, Watch Tacoma
grow" She too is utilizing every available man with
in her confines in erecting numerous sky scrapers,
business blocks and private residences. Its mighty