Show V 01 agn hh h 11 W v T ae E R R E E N v by E EDWARD DWARD EMERINE features THE oregon country including the most northwesterly portion of all the present state of washington was the unwanted and all b but ut forgotten land of a little more than a century ato ago back east they felt that the rocky mountains were the natural western boundary of the united states and refused refuse d to vote one cent for the development of a region so far away there had been two wars with the british why chance a third let the british have it tho the united states had all the land tt it needed but those thousands of pioneers who had urged their oxen along the oregon trail and crawled over the moun mountains fains thought differently they had found a good land rich in beauty and vitality where the mountains and forests came down to meet the pacific ocean the british wanted the country merely for trade with the indians the plon pioneers cers wanted it for their homes their farms their ranches their dream cities and they want edIt to be ba a part of the united states they had traveled hundreds of wo wary ary miles fighting indians along the way burying loved ones in unmarked graves androw and now they had cleared their land built houses planted crops and knew they had found an area with resources so vast and varied that even they were bewildered wil dered by the prospects somehow the east and washington D C ci must be told about it made to believe washington finally heard and the cry of fifty four forty or fight went up thel the settlers cleaned their r rifles and waited if the ahe british wanted war they were ready but war was aver averted ted by the treaty of 1818 in which joint american and british occupancy was ended A compromise boundary of the parallel was established and the oregon country became a part of the united states the columbia Columb lariver river however remained a natural dividing linerud line running through oregon territory the settlers north of the river wanted a territory of their own As early GRAND COULEE E largest cone power irons from this dam accounted f for construction of our airplanes world war 11 II os as 1045 1845 they had carved the area into two enormous counties lewis and clark moro more settlers were crossing over and sentiment for a davi slon sion was evident A group met at prairie to memorialize moralize mc me congress they were not heard card they met tact again in 1852 at monticello and ad sent another petit petition ion loAV to washington ashington joseph lane oregon territorial delegate offered his aid and introduced a bill to organize the territory ot of columbia for or that was io a be its name the bill was passed but not before it was amended to change the cameto name to washington territory on march marcha 2 1853 just two days before he left the white ilou pres mailard fillmore signed signe it washington territory extended from the continental divide to the pacific ocean including what is now the corthern por thern part pait or panhandle pon handle of idaho but the settlers were not yet aej satisfied agitation for statehood began gaii and continued tor for nearly 15 years in 1889 they were successful and pres grover cleveland signed the billa month before he left the white house at a convention in olympia on july 4 that yeara year a constitution ution was drawn up and at an election on october 1 it was adopted by the citizens A new man in Y ad A 41 d CANADA s V WO C A go P A r d dorest lu m a F A PRA C ID C C lit 1 C al 1 1 1 HIMO 1 K SEATTLE C A pv MM r t SPOKANE TACOA OM 0 vv cattle I 1 C azpr fast vika OLYMPIA NATON 6 ARV tf od 0 al jowill X I 1 I 1 U 1 O aw wt go bulf bonneville BONNE 1001 V AM 0 3 1 1 al 1 WON MOT 0 11 governor of washington born in des moines iowa home town everett eacrett wash for mer state representative and united states senator en ator the he white house pres benjamin harrison a proclamation procla mitlon on november ill 11 that washington was admitted as a state when the indian wars war ended the eastern part of the territory was an 0 X 1 jg V rete structure that man ever made ir the ho major portion of ot aluminum jr or the army air forces during opened to sett settlement lemeni and brought immediate prosperity throughout the northwest the arrival of the mercer widows and orphans ol of the civil war provided wives for the terri torys excess male population railroads raced to reach the great empire with new towns and settlements following the ribbons of steel there was at a severe setback set back however when the now new stO tit tawas ewas hard hit by depression and panic in ml washington s recovery was ra rapid id for its people deter mined the alaska jold gold rash made seattle the metropolis of the northwest abid and a few years later in 1903 there was a mining boom Spokane at which tripled that cites kopul population aaion ports and shipping grew rapidly on the coast fishing became an im important imports industry agriculture flourished and livestock increased all aver vcr the state I 1 lumber business and mining brought prosperity to thousands the evergreen state or chinook state holds more than the majestic c mountains canyons gorges forests lakes and highways shown in a tourist folder it Is imore more than an scenery it lg is a land of vast natural resources ma many ay of them asyet undeveloped or not fully utilized washington Is rich in minerals coal gold silver lead mercury and z zinc inc it has clays granite sand stone marble limestone and cement also found in the state are antimony arsenic tungsten and platinum standing umber timber in washington includes douglas fir yellow and white pine spruce larch cedar and others er s Norm normally filly washington leads all states in lumber output shipping its to products all over the world it has wood pulp and paper mills as well as other industries built on wood products on coast are innumerable harbors on which seattle tacoma everett olympia Olymp la vancouver and other important cities are located this great commercial area Is the nearest american gateway to the ports of asia and handles most of the shipping to and from alaska as well as world trade through the panama canal during world Worl dWar war II 11 the shipbuilding and airplane manufacturing industry reached gigantic proportions and is expected tw to continue coupled with its almost unlimited natural resources is mighty output of hydro electric power for industry the grand coulee dam is part of a reclamation project that will ultimately irrigate acres of land and produce electrical power powei far in excess of present needs the bonneville dam and others also contribute to the generation of power washington however remains chiefly agricultural it leads all states by tar far jn in the production of apples and Is high in output of other fruits such as pears peaches cherries grapes apricots prunes and erries berries other crops are wheat barley oats corn alfalfa and clover hay sugar beets pes and abid hops huge herds of cattle ad sheep graze throughout the state and horses hogs chickens and tir turkeys are grown profitably ori od most farms and ranches t in the eastern part of the state stafe washington la Is semiarid semi arid with nith IT irrigation I 1 used extensively its n and cattle industries thrive there ore west of the cascades the rainfall is extremely heavy ranging as ciali alli as fw t 80 inches annually with a resultant profusion of vegetation the people of washington havela have I 1 a rich heritage of thrift and courage e and they retain the pioneer spirit that led them through the perils bf settlement they have the vision too for greater strides tomorrow f CASCADES of the dose t wallies river olympic national park wl V K V LYN E YAW W I 1 M t rolling wheat F felds of eastern 4 |