Show maier th f isit apan its washington nov 2 the annual report of the governor of washington territory shows an increase in the amount of taxable property in the territory raising from in 1887 to in 1339 a gain of more than 10 per cent of tle total area of washington acres bat e been surveyed of the portion about acres ara embraced in the coast and cascade langei of mounta ns and are therefore unsuitable for settlement the great staple of cartem washington the governor eava Ss wheat the boil 0 that region he baye ia particularly adapted to the growth of all cereals average yield being twenty five and five tenths bushels per acre wh ch he says ia perhaps greater than that of any other grain grof district in the unite 1 states corn is grown successfully south of snake aliver barley yields an average thirty bushels and is of very superior quality being preferred by chicago and milwaukee brewers to to that of any other section abacut dounda of hops were grown during the year 1833 stock raising though still a profitable industry the governor states ia relatively diminishing in importance lumber it ia stated was the first industry developed in washington territory and it is baill the most important por tant the schools the governor says have long been a source of pride to its citizens and liberal provisions have always been made for their support the salmon pack for the year aggregated cases legislation of a national cha bacler the people of washington especially desire the governor bays tor liberal appropriations for continuing actively aci ively the work on the canal at the casca Jeg of columbia river and the construction of a boat railway over abe postage at the improvement of graya harbor allot beut of landi in severally to indiana in establishment of station at corae point on puget sound and the final adjustment of abe limits of the land grant to the northern pacific railroad company |