Manufacturing opportunities in the state of Washington . number of smaller still smaller area is irrigated from ivells. There arc al-together in the state about 400,000 acres of irrigated land andof this about 300,000 acres are in the Yakima Valley. TheWenatchee Aalley is devoted almost entirely to fruit productionbut the other valleys, in addition to fruit raising, pay consider-able attention to diversified farming. Within these valleys arethe largest cities of eastern Washington, where dwell the bulkof its population. CHIEF INDUSTRIES. The chief industries of the state are farming,
Manufacturing opportunities in the state of Washington . number of smaller still smaller area is irrigated from ivells. There arc al-together in the state about 400,000 acres of irrigated land andof this about 300,000 acres are in the Yakima Valley. TheWenatchee Aalley is devoted almost entirely to fruit productionbut the other valleys, in addition to fruit raising, pay consider-able attention to diversified farming. Within these valleys arethe largest cities of eastern Washington, where dwell the bulkof its population. CHIEF INDUSTRIES. The chief industries of the state are farming, dairying, fruitraising, lumbering and other manufacturino- fishino- and crops in the state for the year 1916 were estimated to beworth $128,000,000. Livestock was worth about $47,000,\Ianufacturing probably amounted to about $250,000,000. Thefishing industry produces from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 an-nually and mining about $14,000,000. The total wealth of thestate is about t«o billion dollars. Figures for 1917 are notyet Tjower Spt.)k;ine Falls, in the heait / CHAPTER II. DEVELOPMENT OE MANUFACTURING IN THESTATE OF WASHINGTON. Wliat any region can contribute toward the progress andgeni ral contentment of a people depends primarily upon theliberality with which it has been endowed with desirable re-sources, and the character of the men who gain control of them. The most casual survey of the natural advantages possessedby the State of Washington and a moderate acquaintance withits men of affairs can hardly fail to convince the thoughtfulperson that this northwestern section of the United States isdestined to become one of the great industrial regions of theworld. Unlimited quantities of essential raw materials havel)een placed where thev may be utilized to the fullest extent. Sovaried are these materials and so favorable the conditions sur-rounding them, that, as the work of development proceeds andthe uses to which they may be put become more fami
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