A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909
Frontispiece.—WASHINGTON'S NEW CAPITOL BUILDING. (Photo Engraved from a Drawing.) Construction of the New Capitol to be Erected on the Foundation Already Laid at Olympia Was Authorized at the 1909 Session of the Legislature.
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,
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,
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.
Ithamar M. Howell
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NATURAL DIVISIONS OF THE STATE.
FORESTS.
COAL.
MINERAL ORES.
FISHERIES.
SOILS AND LANDS.
LANDS.
Indian Lands.
Government Lands.
State Lands.
WATER POWER.
SCENERY.
LUMBERING.
COAL MINING.
METAL MINING.
FISHING INDUSTRY.
AGRICULTURE.
HORTICULTURE.
STOCK RAISING.
THE DAIRY.
BEE CULTURE.
MANUFACTURING OTHER THAN LUMBER.
TRANSPORTATION.
For the Homeseeker.
For the Investor.
For the Manufacturer.
For the Wage Earner.
EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT.
HIGHER INSTITUTIONS.
MODERN METHODS.
COST OF LABOR AND MATERIAL.
COMPENSATIONS.
THE IRRIGATION AREA.
WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT.
METHODS OF IRRIGATION.
SOILS.
GRAINS.
HOPS AND POTATOES.
FRUITS.
DAIRYING.
PREPARATION OF LAND.
DISPOSITION OF CROPS.
VALUE OF LANDS.
TRANSPORTATION.
CLIMATE.
OCCUPATIONS.
ADAMS COUNTY
CLIMATE.
TRANSPORTATION.
ASOTIN COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
BENTON COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
CHEHALIS COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
CHELAN COUNTY
CLALLAM COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
CLARKE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
COLUMBIA COUNTY
COWLITZ COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
DOUGLAS COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
FERRY COUNTY
CLIMATE.
TRANSPORTATION.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
GARFIELD COUNTY
GRANT COUNTY
LANDS.
TRANSPORTATION.
ISLAND COUNTY
KING COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
KITSAP COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
KITTITAS COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
KLICKTAT COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
LEWIS COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
TRANSPORTATION.
MASON COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
OKANOGAN COUNTY.
TRANSPORTATION.
PACIFIC COUNTY.
TRANSPORTATION.
TRANSPORTATION.
SAN JUAN COUNTY.
TRANSPORTATION.
SKAGIT COUNTY.
TRANSPORTATION.
TRANSPORTATION.
SPOKANE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
STEVENS COUNTY
AGRICULTURE.
TRANSPORTATION.
TRANSPORTATION.
WAHKIAKUM COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
WALLA WALLA COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
WHATCOM COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
WHITMAN COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION.
YAKIMA COUNTY
INDEX TO STATISTICAL APPENDIX.