A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909

A Review of the Resources and
Industries of the State of
Washington, 1909

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Title: A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of
Washington, 1909
Author: Ithamar Howell
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[Page 1] A REVIEW OF THE RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIES OF
WASHINGTON
1909
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PUBLISHED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE, FOR
GRATUITOUS DISTRIBUTION BY THE BUREAU OF
STATISTICS, AGRICULTURE AND IMMIGRATION
I. M. HOWELL. Secretary of State _Ex-Officio Commissioner_
GEO. M. ALLEN, _Deputy Commissioner,_
[Page 2] OFFICE OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS,
AGRICULTURE AND IMMIGRATION, OLYMPIA,
WASHINGTON, JUNE 1, 1909.
_To His Excellency M. E. Hay, Governor of Washington:_
We have the honor to transmit herewith the Biennial Report of the
Bureau of Statistics, Agriculture and Immigration for the year 1909,
dealing with the various resources and industries of Washington.
Very respectfully,
I. M. HOWELL. Secretary of State, _Ex-Officio Commissioner_.
GEO. M. ALLEN, _Deputy Commissioner,_

[Page 3] INTRODUCTION
OFFICE OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS, AGRICULTURE
AND IMMIGRATION, OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, JUNE 1, 1909.
This publication represents an effort to place before the general public,
and particularly the visitors at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, a
brief description of the principal resources and industries of the State of
Washington.
Its imperfections may be accounted for largely by reason of the fact
that funds for the purpose did not become available until the first day of
April of the current year. This necessitated unusual haste in securing
and preparing the material upon which the pamphlet is based. However,
we have endeavored to deal conservatively and fairly with the various
subjects under consideration, and to present all the information possible
within the limits of the space at our disposal.

Our purpose has been to supply the reader with an outline of the salient
facts which account for the marvelous growth and development which
the commonwealth is enjoying. To go largely into detail within the
scope of a pamphlet of this size would be, manifestly, an impossibility.
We might readily exhaust our available space in dealing with one
industry or in describing a single county. Details, therefore, have been
necessarily and purposely avoided.
We have sought to bring the entire state within the perspective of the
reader, leaving him to secure additional facts through personal
investigation. Along this line, attention is called to the list of
commercial organizations and local officials presented [Page 4] in the
statistical portion of this report. Nearly all the larger communities of
the state maintain organizations, equipped to supply detailed facts
relating to their particular locality. Much valuable information may be
obtained on application to these organizations or to local officials.
An expression of appreciation is due those who have assisted us by
supplying information and collecting photographs for use in this
publication. Without such aid the completion of the pamphlet would
have been materially delayed.
[Illustration: Plate No. 1.--Fruit Farm Adjoining Town of Asotin,
Asotin County.]
[Illustration: Plate No. 2--Asotin County Views.]

[Page 5] GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE RESOURCES AND
INDUSTRIES OF WASHINGTON.
The State of Washington as now constituted, was, prior to 1853, a
portion of the Territory of Oregon. During the year mentioned, a new
territory was carved from the old Oregon boundaries, which the
statesmen of that day evidently believed was marked by destiny for the
achievement of great things, for they conferred upon it the name of
Washington.
That our state, thus highly distinguished, has already demonstrated
itself worthy of the exalted name, so happily bestowed upon it, the
most carping critic must admit. With a population now reaching up
toward a million and a half, and with all the forces that make for
industrial, commercial and agricultural supremacy in full swing, and
gathering new momentum yearly, Washington is moving onward and

upward toward a position among the very elect of our great sisterhood
of states.
As briefly as the story may be told, the fundamental facts which
underlie the marvelous advancement made by the state during recent
years will be set forth in the pages of this pamphlet.
NATURAL DIVISIONS OF THE