Manufacturing opportunities in the state of Washington . ould be[produced from varieties of wood which aboimd in the forests,while cotton from the Orient reaches our ports in large quan-tities. Wool is extensively raised in eastern Washington andliair could .-ilso be [irocured from that section. MANY MINOR LIiNES. Various jjarts of the state offer excellent o[)portunities forother lines of lesser industries which would supply local de-mands. Among these might be mentioned cigar and tobaccomanufacturies, confectionery and candy factories, flavorino- ex-tracts and syrup, ice and cold storage jil
Manufacturing opportunities in the state of Washington . ould be[produced from varieties of wood which aboimd in the forests,while cotton from the Orient reaches our ports in large quan-tities. Wool is extensively raised in eastern Washington andliair could .-ilso be [irocured from that section. MANY MINOR LIiNES. Various jjarts of the state offer excellent o[)portunities forother lines of lesser industries which would supply local de-mands. Among these might be mentioned cigar and tobaccomanufacturies, confectionery and candy factories, flavorino- ex-tracts and syrup, ice and cold storage , fonnrlries and MixcfU(i)ifoii,i 175 machine shops, concrete block phmts, broom factories, t)uttonfactories, soap manufacturing and other miscelhuieous inilus-tries. At the present time, an infinite variety of articles wiiichare used to a greater or less extent by the j)eople of the North-west are imported from eastern manufacturing centeis, but asthe local demaiul grows, it will be found more economical tomanufacture such articles in this Inteiior of paint factnr>. CHAPTER XX. ]:x(()rRAGEMi:NTs of a public, semi-public or PRI^?ATE NATURE. ]\I;uuifactiirinf)- in this state holding out such splendid])ossihilities, the people are doing all that can be expectedto encourage those who desire to take up any industrialbranch and help develop our latent resources, or utilize rawmaterials that are at present allowed to go to waste. Althoughthe experiences of many communities have inclined them todiscontinue offering special concessions, too liberal franchisesor large Ijonuses, and caused them to investigate, morecarefully tlian hitlierto, promotion plans which seem to dependfor their success upon large blocks of stock being subscribedlocally, yet there are no cities or towns in the state where aworthy enterprise \vill not find substantial aid and support. LOCAL ASSISTANCE. The replies to a questionnaire sent out from this office to the\arious connuunities of the state s
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