Frontispiece.—WASHINGTON'S NEW CAPITOL BUILDING.
(Photo Engraved from a Drawing.)
Construction of the New Capitol to be Erected on the FoundationAlready Laid at Olympia Was Authorized at the 1909 Session of theLegislature.
Page 1A REVIEW OF THE RESOURCES
AND INDUSTRIES
OF
WASHINGTON
1909
PUBLISHED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE, FOR GRATUITOUSDISTRIBUTION BY THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS, AGRICULTURE AND IMMIGRATION
I. M. HOWELL.
Secretary of State
Ex-Officio Commissioner
GEO. M. ALLEN,
Deputy Commissioner,
Page 2OFFICE 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 theBureau 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 3INTRODUCTION
OFFICE OF THE
BUREAU OF STATISTICS, AGRICULTURE AND IMMIGRATION,
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, JUNE 1, 1909.
This publication represents an effort to place before the generalpublic, and particularly the visitors at the Alaska-Yukon-PacificExposition, a brief description of the principal resources andindustries of the State of Washington.
Its imperfections may be accounted for largely by reason of thefact that funds for the purpose did not become available until thefirst day of April of the current year. This necessitated unusualhaste in securing and preparing the material upon which the pamphletis based. However, we have endeavored to deal conservatively andfairly with the various subjects under consideration, and to presentall the information possible within the limits of the space atour disposal.
Our purpose has been to supply the reader with an outline of thesalient facts which account for the marvelous growth and developmentwhich the commonwealth is enjoying. To go largely into detail withinthe scope of a pamphlet of this size would be, manifestly, animpossibility. We might readily exhaust our available space indealing 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 ofthe reader, leaving him to secure additional facts through personalinvestigation. Along this line, attention is called to the list ofcommercial organizations and local officials presentedPage 4in the statistical portion of this report. Nearly all the largercommunities of the state maintain organizations, equipped to supplydetailed facts relating to their particular locality. Much valuableinformation may be obtained on application to these organizationsor to local officials.