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STATISTICS OF THE INCORPORATED CITIES AND TOWNS OF WASHINGTON.
NAME. County. Mayor. Clerk. Sec'y Commercial Organization. Pop. U. S. Cens. 1900 Est. Pop. 1909 Transportation Lines.
Aberdeen Chehalis E. B. Benn P. F. Clarke E. Beinfohr 3,747 15,000 N. P. Ry. and steamship lines.
Almira Lincoln J. C. Johnson Peter Wallerich 500 Northern Pacific railway.
Anacortes Skagit W. V. Wells M. C. Baker Gus Hensler 1,476 6,000 G. N. Ry. and two lines of steamers.
Arlington Snohomish Peter Larson Homer L. Huddle Lot Davis 2,400 Northern Pacific railway.
Asotin Asotin J. B. Jones J. P. Fulton E. H. Dammarell 470 1,500 River steamers.
Auburn King L. C. Smith Geo. C. Meade Geo. C. Meade 489 1,500 N. P. and Mil. Rys.; P. S. Elec. Ry.
Bellingham Whatcom J. P. De Mattos F. B. Graves L. Baldrey 11,062 41,000 G. N., N. P., B. B. & B. C. railways; steamers to all Sound ports.
Blaine Whatcom T. J. Quirt J. W. G. Merritt J. J. Pinckney 1,592 3,500 Great Northern railway.
Bremerton Kitsap L. E. Mallette Paul Mehner R. S. Hayward 4,000 Steamers to Seattle and Tacoma.
Buckley Pierce D. S. Morris W. B. Osbourn W. B. Osbourn 1,014 1,500 Northern Pacific railway.
Burlington Skagit P. M. Moody I. A. Marchant I. A. Marchant 1,800 Great Northern railway.
Camas Clarke John Cowan F. B. Barnes 1,200 Portland & Seattle Ry.; river st'rs.
Cashmere Chelan C. A. Huston A. J. Amos C. M. Banker 1,000 Great Northern railway.
Castle Rock Cowlitz T. W. Robin G. F. McClane G. F. McClane 750 1,300 Northern Pacific railway.
Cathlamet Wahkiakum J. T. Nassa T. M. Nassa 500 Steamboats.
Centralia Lewis J. P. Guerrier W. H. Hodge F. W. Thomas 1,600 7,000 Northern Pacific railway.
Charleston Kitsap N. A. Palmer M. M. Bausman A. F. Shepherd 1,000 Steamers to Seattle.
Chehalis Lewis Wm. West W. A. Westover H. C. Coffman 1,775 5,000 Northern Pacific railway.
Chelan Chelan C. C. Jackson W. M. Emerson C. E. Rusk 900 Steamers on river and lake.
Cheney Spokane L. Walter J. W. Minnick L. R. Houck 781 1,600 N. P. Ry.; Spokane Electric Ry.
Chewelah Stevens W. H. Brownlow T. L. Montgomery E. D. Germain 1,500 S. F. & N. branch G. N. Ry.
Clarkston Asotin D. B. Parks E. A. Bass R. B. Hooper 2,500 O. R. & N. and N. P. Rys.; steamers.
Cle Elum Kittitas L. R. Thomas S. E. Willis 2,500 Northern Pacific and Milwaukee Ris.
Colfax Whitman Wm. Lippitt H. Bramwell C. R. Lorne 2,121 3,500 O. R. & N.; S. & I. Electricity.
Colton Whitman W. H Renfro L. F. Gibbs J. B. Ellsworth 251 500 Branch Northern Pacific railway.
Colville Stevens L. B Harvey A. B. Sansburn L. E. Jesseph 594 2,000 Spokane Falls & Northern railway.
Conconnully Okanogan C. H. Lovejoy Wm. Baines W. S. McClure 500 Stage.
Cosmopolis Chehalis L. B. Hogan W. S. McLaughlin 1,004 1,200 N. P. Ry. and steamship lines.
Coulee City Grant F. W. McCann A. Kirkpatrick G. T. Walter 300 Northern Pacific railway.
Creston Lincoln F. A. Duncan D. F. Peffley 500 W. C. branch N. P. Ry.
Cunningham Adams F. W. Parker A. J. Haile A. J. Haile 350 Northern Pacific railway.
Davenport Lincoln W. C. Graham Lee Odgers F. W. Anderson 1,000 2,800 Central Washington railway.
Dayton Columbia H. C. Benbow R. O. Dyer F. W. Guernsy 2,216 3,500 N. P. and O. R. & N. railways.
Deer Park Spokane W. D. Phillips R. G. Cole W. D. Phillips 1,100 Great Northern railway.
Edmonds Snohomish Jas Brady G. M. Leyda E. M. Allen 474 2,000 Great Northern Ry. and steamers
Elberton Whitman R. A. Cox J. W. Berkstresser A. B. Metz 297 600 Oregon Railroad & Nav. Co.'s Ry.
Ellensburg Kittitas W. J. Peed J. J. Poyser Wayne Murray 1,737 5,500 Northern Pac. and Milwaukee Rys.
Elma Chehalis C. E. Gouty E. S. Avey E. S. Avey 894 2,700 N. P. Ry., two branches.
Endicott Whitman C. L. Wakefield M. A. Sherman, Jr. 600 Oregon Railroad & Nav. Co.'s Ry.
Ephrata Grant Dr. Chaffee Lee Tolliver Great Northern railway.
Everett Snohomish Newton Jones C. C. Gilman E. E. Johnston 7,838 35,000 N. P. and G. N. Rys. and steamers.
Fairfield Spokane C. A. Loy M. Walser O. H. Loe 500 Oregon Railroad & Nav. Co.'s Ry.
Farmington Whitman E. E. Paddock C. H. Bass C. H. Bass 434 780 O. R. & N. and N. P. railways.
Ferndale Whatcom J. B. Wilson C. Kelley Percy Hood Great Northern railway.
Garfield Whitman H. S. McClure J. L. Rogers F. H. Michaelson 697 1,350 O. R. & N., N. P. and S. & I. Rys.
Georgetown King John Mueller John Beek C. A. Thorndyke 5,500 One Interurban, 3 steam railways.
Goldendale Klickitat Allen Bonebrake J. R. Putman C. W. Ramsay 788 1,200 Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry.
Granite Falls Snohomish C. E. Willoughby C. T. Smith W. R. Moore 800 Branch of Northern Pacific railway.
Hamilton Skagit H. I. Bratlie S. H. Sprinkle Thos. Conby 392 500 G. N. Ry.; Skagit river steamers.
Harrington Lincoln A. G. Mitchum W. W. Gwinn 1,200 Great Northern railway.
Hartline Grant E. A. Whitney T. E. Jenkins 300 Northern Pacific railway.
Hatton Adams J. M. Batten W. C. Sallee 600 Northern Pacific railway.
Hillyard Spokane M. H. Gordon J. L. Cramer J. L. Cramer 2,500 Elec. interurb.; G. N. and S. F. & N.
Hoquiam Chehalis Dr. T. C. Frary Z. T. Wllson W. C. Gregg 2,608 11,000 Northern Pacific Ry. and steamers.
Ilwaco Pacific W. P. Rowe J. A. Howerton A. A. Seaborg 584 900 O. R. & N. railway and steamers.
Index Snohomish H. L. Bartlett H. F. Wilcox 500 Great Northern railway.
Kahlotus Franklin E. R. Doughty E. L. Chittenden 300 O. R. & N. and S. P. & S. railways.
Kalama Cowlitz A. L. Watson E. N. Howe E. N. Howe 554 1,250 Northern Pacific Ry. and steamers.
Kelso Cowlitz M. J. Lord Max Whittlesey W. M. Signor 694 2,500 Northern Pacific Ry. and steamers.
Kennewick Benton L. E. Johnson G. N. Calhoun S. Z. Hendersen 1,500 N. P. Ry.; P. & S. Ry. and steamers.
Kent King M. M. Morrill L. E. Price B. A. Bowen 755 3,000 N. P. and Mil. Rys.; P. S. Elec. Ry.
Kettle Falls Stevens H. L. Childs A. R. Squire E. A. Blakeley 600 N. P. and O. R. & N. railways.
Kirkland King R. H. Collins J. S. Courtright W. R. Stevens 750 N. P. Ry. and ferry to Seattle.
LaConner Skagit J. F. Dwelley J. S. Church W. E. Schreeker 564 800 Boat and stage.
Lakeside Chelan Jos. Darnell S. B. Russell 400 Stage and steamer.
Latah Spokane W. H. Taylor Chas. White Chas. White 253 500 Oregon Railroad & Nav. Co's Ry.
Leavenworth Chelan Lewis J. Nelson G. A. Hamilton 1,500 Great Northern railway.
Lind Adams J. T. Dirstine Day Imus R. S. Hamilton 1,400 Oregon Railroad & Nav. Co's Ry.
Little Falls Lewis E. C. Brown G. E. Grow W. A. Willis 800 Northern Pacific railway.
Lynden Whatcom Walter Elder F. W. Bixby R. W. Green 365 1,500 B. B. & B. C. railway.
Mabton Yakima T. W. Howell W. H. Ashton G. T. Morgan 1,200 Northern Pacific railway.
Marysville Snohomish W. H. Roberts B. D. Curtiss P. E. Coffin 728 1,500 Great Northern Ry. and steamers.
Medical Lake Spokane M. J. Grady R. R. McCorkell W. H. Mills 516 1,400 N. P. and W. W. P. Electric Rys.
Milton Pierce C. H. Weekes W. J. Keller J. S. Williams 650 Puget Sound Electric railway.
Monroe Snohomish J. H. Campbell Arthur Root L. P. Tallman 2,500 Great Northern railway.
Montesano Chehalis Geo. W. Winemire R. H. Fleet 1,194 3,500 Northern Pacific railway.
Mt. Vernon Skagit Wm. Dale J. S. Bowen Frank Pickering 1,120 4,000 Great Northern railway.
Newport Stevens E. S. Appel Ed Beitton R. S. Anderson 1,500 Great Northern Ry. and steamers.
North Yakima Yakima P. M. Armbruster J. G. Brooker H. P. James 3,124 12,000 Northern Pacific railway.
NOTE 1.—County seats in black face type.
NOTE 2.—Population estimates for 1909 were supplied by local authorities, the school census, upon which the estimates of this Bureau are usually based, not being available at the time this publication was compiled.
Plate No. 89.—Dairying, a Growing Industry in Whatcom County.
Plate No. 90.—Whatcom County Bulb Gardens.
Page 94 NAME. County. Mayor. Clerk. Sec'y Commercial Organization. Pop. U. S. Cens. 1900 Est. Pop. 1909 Transportation Lines.
Oakesdale Whitman R. J. Neergaard F. S. Baer 928 1,200 N. P. and O. R. & N. railways.
Oakville Chehalis J. E. Fitzgerald J. W. Scott O. H. Fry 600 Northern Pacific railway.
Ocosta Chehalis C. C. Flowers Andrew Wallace 150 Steamers and railway.
Odessa Lincoln F. J. Guth W. M. Nevins H. L. Cole 1,200 Great Northern railway.
Okanogan Okanogan H. J. Kerr T. B. Collins T. B. Collins 600 River steamers.
Olympia Thurston Mitchell Harris J. R. Dever John M. Wilson 4,082 12,000 N. P. Ry.; P. T. & S. Ry.; steamers.
Oroville Okanogan E. A. McMahon C. S. Taylor F. A. De Vos 800 Great Northern railway.
Orting Pierce Frank Lotz C. W. Van Scoyoc M. C. Hopkins 728 1,000 Northern Pacific railway.
Palouse City Whitman C. H. Farnsworth G. D. Kincaid G. D. Kincaid 929 3,000 Four railroads.
Pasco Franklin C. S. O'Brien L. D. Conrad W. D. Fales 254 1,800 N. P. Ry.: P. & S. Ry.; steamers.
Pataha Garfield D. Evens Chas. Ward 250 Oregon Railway & Nav. Co's Ry.
Paulsbo Kitsap A. B. Moe Paul Paulson Paul Paulson 800 Steamers to Seattle.
Pe Ell Lewis August Mayer C. W. Boynton P. M. Watson 1,000 Northern Pacific railway.
Pomeroy Garfield H. C. Krouse H. St. George 953 1,800 Oregon Railroad & Nav. Co's Ry.
Port Angeles Clallam E. E. Seevers C. W. Fields J. M. Davis 2,321 2,500 Steamer and stage lines.
Pt. Orchard Kitsap R. E. Bucklin Wm. C. Bading 754 900 Steamers, Seattle and Tacoma.
Pt. Townsend Jefferson Max Gerson Geo. Anderson P. C. Peterson 3,443 5,000 P. T. & S. Ry. and Sound steamer.
Prescott Walla Walla Jos. Utter R. B. Smith T. B. Grumwell 650 Oregon Railroad & Nav. Co's Ry.
Prosser Benton Albert Smith Lon Boyle H. W. Carnahan 229 2,000 Northern Pacific railway.
Pullman Whitman H. V. Carpenter Geo. N. Henry B. F. Campbell 1,308 3,000 N. P. and O. R. & N. railways.
Puyallup Pierce J. P. Melrose J. L. La Plante J. P. Leavitt 1,884 7,000 N. P. and Mil. Rys.; Elec. line Tac.
Quincy Grant F. T. Campbell R. C. Wightmar Geo. W. Downer 400 Great Northern railway.
Raymond Pacific A. C. Little J. H. Callahan W. R. Struble 2,500 Northern Pacific Ry. and steamers.
Reardan Lincoln W. S. Bliss W. H. Padley H. G. Burns 800 Central Washington railway.
Renton King Benj. Ticknor A. W. Ticknor P. W. Houser 3,000 Steam and electric railways.
Republic Ferry Jno. Stack M. H. Joseph M. H. Joseph 2,500 1,250 Great Northern branch line.
Ritzville Adams W. R. Peters J. L. Cross J. L. Cross 761 2,600 Northern Pacific railway.
Rockford Spokane J. Kindschuh A. B. McDaniel J. W. Lowe 433 1,200 Oregon Railroad & Nav. Co's Ry.
Rosalia Whitman R. P. Turnley F. S. Chetal A. A. Wonnell 379 1,400 Northern Pacific and Milwaukee Rys.
Roslyn Kittitas J. G. Green Thos. Ray 2,786 4,500 Northern Pacific railway.
Roy Pierce A. W. Wert C. W. Elder 400 Northern Pacific and Tac. East. Rys.
Ruston Pierce J. P. Garrison V. D. Goss 800 Northern Pacific Ry. and steamers.
Seattle King Jno. F. Miller H. W. Carroll C. B. Yandell Geo. E. Boos 80,671 275,000 N. P.; G. N.; Mil.; C. P. R.; Bur.; C. & P. S.; P. S. E. Rys.; S. S. lines.
Sedro-Woolley Skagit C. E. Bingham T. J. Morrow M. B. Holbrook 885 3,450 N. P. and G. N. Rys. and steamers.
Shelton Mason G. W. Draham F. C. Mathewson G. C. Angle 883 1,200 Steamers to Olympia.
Snohomish Snohomish C. H. Lamprey E. Thistlewaite W. W. Reed 2,101 4,000 G. N., N. P. and C. P. Rys.; steamers.
Snoqualmie King Otto Reinig 400 Northern Pacific railway.
South Bend Pacific W. P. Cressy C. H. Mills F. G. McIntosh 711 3,000 Northern Pacific Ry. and steamers.
Spangle Spokane J. H. Gruenwald M. H. Sullivan E. C. Rohweder 431 450 Branch Northern Pacific railway.
Spokane Spokane C. H. Moore C. A. Fleming L. G. Monroe A. W. Jones 36,848 120,000 N. P.; G. N.; O. R. & N.; P. & S.; Spok. Int.; W. W. P. and S. & I. Rys.
Sprague Lincoln J. W. Shearer J. V. Muzzy J. S. Freese 695 1,500 Northern Pacific railway.
Springdale Stevens Jacob Keller A. E. Bidgood 500 Spokane Falls & Northern railway.
Stanwood Snohomish A. B. Klaeboe G. M. Mitchell L. Livingstone 1,000 Rail and steamer.
Starbuck Columbia H. A. Johnson B. A. Whiting J. B. Atkinson 750 Oregon Railroad & Nav. Co's Ry.
Steilacoom Pierce E. Church M. P. Potter Mr. Annis 1,000 Electric railway and steamers.
Stevenson Skamania A. Fleischhauer R. C. Sly R. C. Sly 400 Portland & Seattle railway.
St. John Whitman W. S. Ridenour W. S. Mott G. W. Case, Jr 700 Oregon Railroad & Nav. Co's Ry.
Sultan Snohomish W. W. Morgan T. W. Musgrove T. W. Musgrove 500 Great Northern railway.
Sumas Whatcom R. S. Lambert L. Van Valkenburg Lars Barbo 319 1,500 C. P. Ry.; N. P. Ry. G. N. Ry.
Sumner Pierce R. R. White E. D. Swezey R. R. White 531 1,000 Northern Pacific railway.
Sunnyside Yakima H. W. Turner H. F. Wright J. A. Vince 1,600 Northern Pacific railway.
Tacoma Pierce J. W. Linck L. W. Roys P. L. Sinclair O. F. Cosper 37,714 125,000 N. P.; Mil.; T. & E.; U. P. and G. N. Rys.; Electric and S. S. lines.
Tekoa Whitman T. H. Follett J. S. Woods J. P. Burson 717 1,200 O. R. & N. and Milwaukee Rys.
Tenino Thurston L. J. Miller S. M. Peterson 1,000 Northern Pacific and P. T. & S. Rys.
Toledo Lewis J. H. Douge W. H. Carpenter H. H. Hurst 285 500 Northern Pacific Ry.; River steamer.
Toppenish Yakima C. W. Grant T. W. Johnston J. G. Hillyer 2,000 Northern Pacific railway.
Tukwila King Joel Shomaker E. F. Greene E. F. Greene 700 Puget Sound Electric railway.
Tumwuter Thurston A. Whitemarsh A. J. Colby 270 1,500 Port Townsend & Southern railway.
Uniontown Whitman Peter Friesoh J. J. Gans W. H. Oyler 404 500 Northern Pacific railway.
Vancouver Clarke J. P. Kiggins F. W. Bier H. S. Bartow 4,006 8,000 N. P., P. & S. Rys. and steamers.
Waitsburg Walla Walla R. M. Breeze J. B. Lowndagin W. S. Guntle 1,011 1,600 O. R. & N. and N. P. railways.
Walla Walla Walla Walla Eugene Tausick T. D. S. Hart A. C. Moore 10,049 22,000 N. P. and O. R. & N. railways.
Wuputo Yakima J. F. Douglas H. E. Trimble 500 Northern Pacific railway.
Washtucna Adams G. W. Bassett C. E. Wilson 400 O. R. & N.; S., P. & S. railways.
Waterville Douglas J. M. Hunter J. E. Walker Jas. G. Tuttle 482 1,200 Stage and steamer.
Waverley Spokane Fred Dashiell A. L. Robinson Jno. Reycraft 500 O. R. & N. and Electric railways.
Wenatchee Chelan J. A. Gellatly S. R. Sumner D. N. Gellatly 451 5,000 Great Northern Ry.; Col. river strs.
White Salmon Klickitat G. F. Jewett W. C. Manly J. M. Lewis 600 S. P. & S. Ry., and river steamer.
Wilbur Lincoln W. W. Foley T. W. Maxwell T. W. Maxwell 1,500 Northern Pacific railway.
Wilson Creek Grant W. H. O'Larey F. E. Snedicor F. E. Snedicor 500 Great Northern railway.
Winlock Lewis H. A. Baldwin C. E. Leonard C. E. Leonard 1,600 Northern Pacific railway.
Woodland Cowlitz L. M. Love D. W. Whitlow E. F. Bryant 800 Northern Pacific Ry. and steamers
Yacolt Clarke W. J. Hoag Wm. W. Eaton C. J. Dorsey 500 Northern Pacific railway.
Page 96 STATE OFFICERS, COMMISIONS, BOARDS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF WASHINGTON.
OFFICE. Name. P. O. Address.
Governor M. E. Hay Olympia.
Governor's Private Secretary Frank M. Dallam, Jr Olympia.
Secretary of State I. M. Howell Olympia.
Assistant Secretary of State Ben R. Fish Olympia.
Auditor C. W. Clausen Olympia.
Deputy Auditor F. P. Jameson Olympia.
Treasurer John G. Lewis Olympia.
Deputy Treasurer W. W. Sherman Olympia.
Attorney General W. P. Bell Olympia.
Assistant Attorney General W. V. Tanner Olympia.
Assistant Attorney General W. F. McGill Olympia.
Assistant Attorney General Geo. A. Lee Spokane.
Commissioner of Public Lands E. W. Ross Olympia.
Assistant Comm'r of Public Lands Frank C. Morse Olympia.
Insurance Commissioner John H. Shively Olympia.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner S. A. Madge Olympia.
Superintendent Public Instruction Henry B. Dewey Olympia.
Assistant Supt. Public Instruction J. M. Layhue Olympia.
Deputy Supt. Public Instruction F. F. Nalder Olympia.
Adjutant General Geo. B. Lamping Seattle.
Commissioner of Labor Chas. F. Hubbard Olympia.
State Librarian J. M. Hitt Olympia.
Law Librarian C. W. Shaffer Olympia.
Traveling Library Mrs. Lou J. Diven, Supt. Olympia.
Board of Control Eugene Lorton Walla Walla.
H. T. Jones Olympia.
H. E. Gilham Olympia.
State Grain Inspector E. C. Armstrong Colfax.
Dairy and Food Commissioner L. Davies Davenport.
State Fish Commissioner Jno. L. Riseland Bellingham.
Commissioner of Statistics I. M. Howell, Ex-Officio Olympia.
Deputy Commissioner of Statistics Geo. M. Allen Seattle.
Horticultural Commissioner F. A. Huntley Tacoma.
Coal Mine Inspector D. C. Botting Seattle.
Inspector of Oils F. A. Clark Seattle.
Public Printer E. L. Boardman Olympia.
Bank Examiner J. L. Mohundro Seattle.
Hotel Inspector J. H. Munger Seattle.
A.-Y.-P. E. Commission Geo. E. Dickson. Chairman Ellensburg.
L. P. Hornberger, Sec. Seattle.
W. A. Halteman, Exec. Commis. Seattle.
M. M. Godman Seattle.
R. W. Condon Port Gamble.
J. W. Slayden Steilacoom.
L. H. Burnett Aberdeen.
Railway Commission H. A. Fairchild, Chairman Olympia.
Tax Commission T. D. Rockwell, Chairman Olympia.
Fire Warden and Forester J. R. Welty Olympia.
Highway Commissioner J. M. Snow Olympia.
Board of Accountancy Alfred Lister, Sec'y Tacoma.
Bureau Inspection Public Offices C. W. Clausen, Ex-officio Chief Olympia.
Board of Health E. E. Hegg, Sec'y Seattle.
Board of Barber Examiners Chas. W. Whisler Seattle.
Board of Medical Examiners Dr. J. Clinton McFadden, Secy. Seattle.
Board of Pharmacy P. Jensen, Sec'y Tacoma.
Board of Dental Examiners E. B. Edgars Seattle.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
University of Washington Thomas Franklin Kane, Pres. Seattle.
State College E. A. Bryan, Pres. Pullman.
State Normal School H. C. Sampson, Principal Cheney.
State Normal School E. C. Mathes, Principal Bellingham.
State Normal School W. E. Wilson, Principal Ellensburg.
School for Deaf Thos. P. Clark, Superintendent Vancouver.
School for Blind Geo. H. Mullin, Principal Vancouver.
State Training School C. C. Aspinwall Chehalis.
OTHER STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Soldiers' Home Gen. Geo. W. T. Tibbetts, Com. Orting.
Soldiers' Home Willis L. Ames, Com. Port Orchard.
Insane Asylum A. P. Calhoun. Supt. Fort Steilacoom.
Insane Asylum J. M. Semple, Supt. Medical Lake.
State Penitentiary C. S. Reed, Warden Walla Walla.
State Reformatory Cleon B. Roe, Supt. Monroe.
Institution for Feeble Minded S. C. Woodruff, Supt. Medical Lake.
Plate No. 91.—Overflow Wheat Warehouse, at Pullman, Whitman County.
Plate No. 92.—A Yakima County Vineyard.
Plate No. 93.—Yakima County Potatoes—600 Bushels to the Acre.
Plate No. 94.—A Yakima County Orchard Scene.
Page 97 Statement Showing Area of State School and Granted Lands in Each County. Area Sold by Deeds and Contracts of Sale. Compiled for Period Up to and Including September 30, 1908.
COUNTIES. Total area of school and granted lands. Total area deeded. Area under contract of sale. Total area sold by deed and under contract. Remaining area unsold.
Adams 85,632.25 1,063.30 12,320.00 13,383.30 72,248.95
Asotin 26,906.56 161.90 1,360.00 1,521.90 25,384.66
Benton 92,937.68 1,626.75 8,629.90 10,256.65 82,681.03
Chehalis 77,064.41 7,883.93 1,823.85 9,707.78 67,356.63
Chelan 52,526.50 212.34 1,074.70 1,287.04 51,239.46
Clallam 77,514.28 2,914.42 320.00 3,234.42 74,279.86
Clarke 36,972.16 3,694.27 1,585.85 5,280.12 31,692.04
Columbia 24,640.00 5,084.00 1,620.00 6,704.00 17,936.00
Cowlitz 85,373.80 6,364.43 1,063.73 7,428.16 77,945.00
Douglas 313,235.66 3,416.62 64,211.62 67,628.52 245,607.14
Ferry 21,219.51 21,219.51
Franklin 40,731.85 101.83 3,720.00 3,821.83 36,910.02
Garfield 21,298.47 2,179.21 1,760.00 3,939.21 17,359.26
Island 16,202.70 4,679.93 1,350.25 6,030.18 10,172.52
Jefferson 87,358.34 12,760.91 1,306.77 14,067.68 73,290.66
King 86,020.13 15,667.80 5,195.95 20,863.75 65,156.38
Kitsap 27,157.40 12,178.10 1,794.70 13,972.80 13,184.60
Kittitas 129,590.97 4,648.01 1,840.00 6,488.01 123,102.96
Klickitat 77,280.86 2,340.84 4,143.17 6,484.01 70,796.85
Lewis 86,566.86 4,328.31 2,106.01 6,434.32 80,132.54
Lincoln 84,088.45 4,818.00 12,620.00 17,438.00 66,650.45
Mason 48,057.72 4,750.53 651.98 5,402.51 42,655.21
Okanogan 90,517.34 399.55 12,487.62 12,887.17 77,630.17
Pacific 60,529.29 2,187.81 1,401.90 3,589.71 56,939.58
Pierce 62,118.55 8,899.98 2,056.82 10,956.80 51,161.75
San Juan 4,765.63 366.35 205.25 571.60 4,194.03
Skagit 92,191.75 4,551.83 1,718.17 6,270.00 85,921.75
Skamania 44,699.55 5,690.08 988.50 6,678.58 38,020.97
Snohomish 47,937.99 7,545.13 5,392.45 12,927.58 35,000.41
Spokane 67,457.64 6,943.59 15,360.20 22,303.79 45,153.85
Stevens 164,063.72 561.19 4,748.50 5,309.69 158,754.03
Thurston 33,443.79 4,286.82 1,636.87 5,923.69 27,520.10
Wahkiakum 26,053.26 1,795.95 451.55 2,257.50 23,795.76
Walla Walla 50,536.97 6,785.98 7,219.46 14,005.44 36,531.53
Whatcom 41,196.49 2,729.50 4,591.52 7,321.02 33,875.47
Whitman 80,351.82 14,583.47 21,322.96 35,906.43 44,445.39
Yakima 143,102.97 3,927.59 5,169.50 9,097.09 134,005.88
Totals 2,607,343.32 172,130.53 215,259.75 387,390.28 2,219,953.04
NOTE:—The statement of total area of school and granted lands by counties includes only approved indemnity selected, approved granted lands, and school sections 16 and 36 in place.
Page 98 UNAPPROPRIATED FEDERAL LANDS OF WASHINGTON.
LAND DISTRICT AND COUNTRY. Area unappropriated and unreserved Brief description of character of unappropriated and unreserved land.
Surveyed. Unsurveyed. Total.
North Yakima: Acres. Acres. Acres.
Benton 27,062 27,062 Rolling prairie, hilly, grazing.
Douglas 15,003 15,003 Grazing, prairie, hilly, and timber.
Kittitas 149,351 245,967 395,318 Grazing, arid prairie, and timber.
Yakima 126,072 274,500 400,572
Total 317,488 520,467 837,955
Olympia:
Chehalis 1,491 1,491 Mountainous timbered lands.
Jefferson 860 860 Do.
King 560 560 Do.
Kitsap 40 40 Do.
Lewis 40 40 Do.
Mason 2,537 2,537 Do.
Pacific 80 80 Do.
Pierce 571 571 Do.
Thurston 207 207 Do.
Total 6,886 6,386
Seattle:
Clallam 1,240 1,840 3,080 Mountainous and broken; good supply of excellent timber.
King 680 11,680 12,360 Broken and mountainous.
San Juan 324 324 Broken, with little timber.
Skagit 2,475 25,540 28,015 Broken, heavily timbered, and mountainous.
Snohomish 320 5,484 5,804 Do.
Whatcom 840 8,923 9,768 Do.
Total 5,879 53,467 59,346
Spokane:
Adams 26,512 26,512 Arid lands, valuable for fruit and grain.
Douglas l,500 l,500 Arid lands.
Ferry 165,526 379,732 545,258 Farming, grazing, timber, and mineral.
Lincoln 35,632 4,448 40,080 Farming and grazing.
Okanogan 13,343 114,756 128,099 Farming, grazing, and mineral.
Spokane 2,896 3,094 5,990 Do.
Stevens 409,093 711,981 1,121,044 Mountainous, farming, and mineral.
Whitman 2,053 2,053 Grazing lands.
Total 655,055 1,215,511 1,870,566
Vancouver:
Clarke 4,787 4,787 Timbered and agricultural.
Cowlitz 16,703 7,080 23,783 Do.
Klickitat 61,553 2,600 64,153 Timbered, agricultural, grazing
Lewis 8,013 4,995 13,008 Timbered and agricultural.
Pacific 1,981 1,981 Do.
Skamania 7,418 7,418 Do.
Wahkiakum 316 316 Timbered.
Total 100,771 14,675 115,446
Walla Walla:
Adams 15,188 15,188 Prairie, farming, and grazing lands.
Asotin 83,631 13,293 96,924 Mountainous, some timber, and prairie.
Benton 40,395 40,395 Desert, grazing, some timber, prairie, and farming.
Columbia 15,203 152,279 167,482 Mountainous, some timber, and prairie.
Franklin 42,363 42,368 Prairie, grazing lands; no timber.
Garfield 45,468 44,539 90,007 Farming, grazing, and timber.
Klickitat 24,926 24,926 Grazing and farming; some timber.
Walla Walla 15,522 15,522 Do.
Whitman 15,835 15,835 Prairie, farming, and grazing lands.
Total 298,531 210,111 508,642
Page 99 Waterville:
Chelan 321,518 9,880 331,398 Mountainous, timber, farming.
Douglas 435,207 44,890 480,097 Prairie, farming, and grazing.
Okanogan 206,990 218,175 425,165 Mountainous, timber, and farming.
Total 963,715 272,945 1,236,660
State total 2,347,825 2,287,176 4,635,001
CLIMATIC SUMMARY FOR WASHINGTON.
PREPARED BY GEO. N. SALISBURY, Of the Weather Bureau at Seattle.
The following tables represent averages of observations, covering ten years or more. The stations included in the list are so distributed as to indicate the climatic conditions in every portion of the state.
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON. STATION: ABERDEEN.
MONTH. Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit Precipitation in inches. Number of days— Prevailing direction of the wind
Mean Highest Date Lowest Date Total Snow- fall Clear Partly cloudy Cloudy With precip- itation
January 39.9 61 1900 10 1893 10.56 4.8 3 13 15 19 W
February 40.6 73 1905 13 1899 10.43 3.5 3 11 14 20 SW
March 43.7 82 1905 22 1896 7.89 1.6 5 19 7 20 W
April 48.2 88 1905 28 1899 7.66 T 6 16 8 17 W
May 53.0 91 1897 29 1901 4.58 0 6 17 8 15 W
June 56.8 100 1903 34 1901 3.72 0 6 15 9 13 W
July 60.8 105 1891 37 1901 1.02 0 9 17 5 7 W
August 62.1 96 1898 40 1902 1.06 0 11 17 3 5 W
September 57.5 88 1894 30 1901 4.98 0 9 15 6 9 W
October 52.3 85 1891 29 1893 6.71 0 6 14 10 14 W
November 45.1 73 1904 22 1900 15.28 0.5 2 10 18 22 W
December 40.9 60 1892 20 1901 14.66 0.5 4 11 16 20 SW & W
Sums 88.55 10.9 6 14 10 15
Means or Extremes 50.0 105 July, 1891 10 Jan. 1893
Page 100 PUGET SOUND DISTRICT. STATION: TACOMA AND ASHFORD.
MONTH. Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit Precipitation in inches. Number of days— Prevailing direction of the wind
Mean Highest Date Lowest Date Total Snow- fall Clear Partly cloudy Cloudy With precip- itation
January 38.0 64 1891 0 1888 7.20 11.0 4 6 21 20 SW
February 38.9 66 1905 5 1887 6.68 12.4 4 7 18 17 SW
March 44.4 74 1900 16 1897 4.82 8.0 6 8 17 18 SW
April 48.9 84 1897 28 1896 4.40 2.8 6 12 12 14 SW
May 54.1 90 1892 33 1894 4.11 0.2 6 12 13 14 SW
June 58.2 97 1903 39 1895 2.62 T 8 10 12 11 N
July 62.0 99 1891 42 1894 1.20 0 15 9 7 6 N
August 61.6 92 1898 40 1895 1.28 0 15 8 8 5 N
September 56.2 87 1894 36 1902 2.74 0 12 8 10 10 N
October 50.6 82 1892 25 1893 4.51 0 8 8 15 12 SW
November 44.2 70 1892 8 1896 9.11 5.2 2 5 23 21 SW
December 40.9 61 1900 19 1894 9.55 4.4 4 7 20 18 SW
Sums 58.22 44.0 7 8 15 14
Means or Extremes 49.8 99 July, 1891 0 Jan. 1888
EASTERN WASHINGTON. STATION: SPOKANE.
MONTH. Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit Precipitation in inches. Number of days— Prevailing direction of the wind
Mean Highest Date Lowest Date Total Snow- fall Clear Partly cloudy Cloudy With precip- itation
January 24.5 55 1893 -30 1888 2.54 9.4 4 4 23 14 S
February 28.5 59 1896 -23 1890 2.02 8.1 4 7 17 13 E & SW
March 39.7 72 1889 -10 1891 1.40 3.0 7 8 16 12 S
April 48.0 86 1890 22 1890 1.38 0.2 6 10 14 9 S & SW
May 57.0 95 1897 29 1905 1.39 T 6 10 15 10 S
June 62.4 96 1896 34 1891 1.67 T 9 12 10 9 SW
July 69.0 102 1890 39 1893 0.71 0 15 8 8 5 SW
August 69.0 104 1898 40 1902 0.46 0 17 8 6 5 S
September 58.1 98 1888 26 1889 1.04 0 12 7 11 7 NE
October 48.0 86 1892 12 1887 1.39 T 8 9 14 7 NE
November 37.8 70 1903 -13 1896 1.67 2.9 1 5 24 15 S
December 31.3 57 1886 -18 1884 2.56 4.9 3 4 24 13 SW
Sums 18.23 29.4 7 8 15 10
Means or Extremes 47.8 104 Aug. 1898 -30 Jan. 1888
Page 101 SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON. STATION: WALLA WALLA.
MONTH. Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit Precipitation in inches. Number of days— Prevailing direction of the wind
Mean Highest Date Lowest Date Total Snow- fall Clear Partly cloudy Cloudy With precip- itation
January 32.6 67 1902 -17 1888 2.17 6.1 3 11 17 12 S
February 37.0 69 1896 -15 1893 1.55 5.1 6 13 9 12 S
March 45.2 74 1905 2 1891 1.73 2.7 8 16 7 13 S
April 52.6 89 1890 29 1890 1.76 2 10 17 3 9 S
May 60.1 100 1897 34 1905 1.72 0 12 16 3 11 S
June 65.8 105 1896 40 1901 1.13 0 15 14 1 8 S
July 73.8 108 1891 45 1891 0.37 0 24 6 1 4 S
August 73.8 113 1898 47 1899 0.43 0 23 7 1 4 S
September 63.6 100 1888 36 1900 0.97 0 17 9 4 7 S
October 54.4 87 1904 24 1887 1.50 T 15 12 4 8 S
November 42.8 76 1891 -9 1896 2.17 2.0 4 13 3 13 S
December 37.3 65 1890 -2 1898 2.07 3.5 3 11 17 14 S
Sums 17.58 19.6 12 12 6 10
Means or Extremes 53.2 113 Aug. 1898 -17 Jan. 1888
THE IRRIGATED WASHINGTON. STATION: NORTH YAKIMA, SUNNYSIDE, FT. SIMCOE.
MONTH. Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit Precipitation in inches. Number of days— Prevailing direction of the wind
Mean Highest Date Lowest Date Total Snow- fall Clear Partly cloudy Cloudy With precip- itation
January 30.4 62 1899 -16 1899 1.82 9.2 7 13 11 7 W
February 35.2 71 1901 -22 1893 1.14 5.6 8 12 9 6 W
March 42.5 78 1895 2 1896 0.57 0.4 12 14 5 3 W
April 51.1 90 1897 18 1896 0.47 T 12 13 5 3 W
May 59.1 101 1897 24 1896 0.74 0 11 14 6 5 W
June 65.4 106 1896 30 1901 0.32 0 15 10 5 4 W
July 71.6 112 1896 36 1905 0.11 0 24 5 2 2 W
August 71.1 109 1897 35 1895 0.21 0 19 9 3 3 W
September 61.1 98 1896 24 1891 0.44 0 17 8 5 4 W
October 51.0 89 1891 13 1893 0.50 0 15 10 6 4 W
November 39.4 73 1897 -23 1896 1.56 4.4 4 12 14 9 W
December 32.3 67 1898 -8 1895 1.47 6.2 7 10 14 7 SW
Sums 9.35 25.8 12 11 7 5
Means or Extremes 50.9 112 July, 1896 -23 Nov. 1896
Page 102 Total Assessment of All Property in the State of Washington as Equalized by the State Board of Equalization for the Year 1908.
COUNTIES. Total Real and Personal Property, Exclusive of Railroad and Telegraph. Railroads. Value as corrected, revised and equalized by state board. Electric Rys. Value as corrected, revised and equalized by state board. Telegraph. Value as corrected, revised and equalized by state board. TOTAL. Aggregate value as real and personal property as equalized by state board.
Assessed value returned by county. Actual value. Ratio assessed to actual value. *Exemptions. Aggregate value of taxable property as returned by county. Aggregate value as equalized by state board.
Adams $12,934,270 $32,730,750 $39.51 * $347,380 $12,586,890 $13,762,846 $2,445,703 $10,499 $16,219,048
Asotin 3,186,570 6,346,110 50.21 73,600 3,112,970 2,662,208 2,662,208
Benton 5,900,630 13,967,229 42.24 201,105 5,699,525 5,820,167 2,595,331 5,477 8,420,975
Chehalis 14,832,671 63,320,298 23.42 * 897,053 13,935,618 26,400,327 798,828 165,258 2,212 27,366,625
Chelan 7,510,825 17,903,363 41.95 317,510 7,193,315 7,400,630 2,860,892 9,058 10,270,580
Clallam 7,045,161 14,294,907 49.28 148,017 6,897,144 6,014,517 4,073 6,018,590
Clarke 9,548,965 22,951,958 41.60 * 552,000 8,996,965 9,342,589 891,275 87 10,233,951
Columbia 6,677,175 12,916,674 51.69 164,855 6,512,320 5,403,523 908,202 6,775 6,318,500
Cowlitz 7,506,911 18,774,621 39.98 * 258,305 7,248,606 7,835,434 1,363,089 11,016 9,209,539
Douglas 13,714,378 32,623,076 42.03 * 792,735 12,921,643 13,271,073 3,703,546 9,650 16,984,269
Ferry 1,323,524 2,205,873 60.00 * 132,674 1,190,850 818,278 1,359,278 2,177,641
Franklin 4,029,979 12,053,842 33.43 * 121,309 3,908,670 5,075,102 1,852,025 7,975 6,935,102
Garfield 4,230,446 9,466,437 44.68 123,027 4,107,419 3,957,954 144,067 555 4,102,576
Island 1,296,572 3,706,168 34.98 100,545 1,196,027 1,497,184 1,497,184
Jefferson 4,566,042 9,932,771 45.96 92,864 4,473,178 4,189,154 417,464 3,695 4,610,313
King *204,852,223 437,905,564 46.78 5,011,716 199,840,507 183,769,507 11,882,802 7,477,860 38,645 203,168,680
Kitsap 4,145,045 9,133,183 45.38 * 271,777 3,873,268 3,665,538 2,325 3,667,863
Kittitas 8,853,102 20,145,643 43.98 421,605 8,431,497 8,263,182 3,674,706 10,194 11,948,082
Klickitat 5,869,515 14,199,834 41.33 366,835 5,502,680 5,754,713 1,108,683 6,863,396
Lewis 17,959,730 39,028,152 46.01 673,137 17,286,593 16,151,899 2,050,492 12,186 18,214,576
Lincoln 18,046,865 44,933,712 40.16 * 844,061 17,202,804 18,526,862 4,456,845 12,648 22,996,355
Mason 3,030,375 10,744,059 28.20 97,386 2,932,989 4,534,378 7,791 4,542,169
Okanogan 3,750,417 6,540,821 57.33 421,615 3,328,802 2,398,133 834,844 3,232,977
Pacific 7,036,354 22,947,129 30.66 95,700 6,940,654 9,796,807 418,310 1,438 10,216,555
Pierce 76,828,090 181,499,746 42.33 2,903,450 73,924,640 75,341,091 4,589,415 1,900,370 22,077 81,852,953
San Juan 1,553,856 3,789,892 41.00 * 126,818 1,427,038 1,507,004 1,507,004
Skagit 10,867,150 38,346,941 28.33 297,600 10,569,550 16,233,766 2,177,605 7,518 18,418,889
Skamania 4,063,188 6,375,330 63.73 66,300 3,996,883 2,682,105 332,926 3,015,031
Snohomish * 25,699,461 54,494,192 47.16 1,221,570 24,477,891 22,270,886 8,064,368 910,195 18,950 31,264,399
Spokane 80,038,409 154,967,786 51.64 2,956,265 77,082,144 63,850,348 8,402,563 2,131,611 31,075 74,415,597
Stevens 6,675,908 17,811,897 37.48 * 654,238 6,021,670 7,024,471 1,994,897 6,353 9,025,721
Thurston 8,325,065 23,882,038 34.85 518,971 7,806,094 9,776,576 1,561,390 76,530 10,096 11,424,592
Wahkiakum 1,668,376 4,319,197 38.62 69,616 1,598,760 1,792,390 1,792,390
Walla Walla 19,434,380 45,866,287 42.37 369,000 19,065,380 19,403,957 3,797,744 131,082 14,574 23,347,357
Whatcom 19,853,046 48,038,017 41.32 * 1,460,250 18,392,796 19,248,939 3,372,306 630,373 7,457 23,259,075
Whitman 19,098,175 60,560,413 31.53 1,160,290 17,937,885 24,947,304 3,296,322 528,248 19,897 28,791,771
Yakima 23,625,355 48,428,184 48.78 * 1,517,390 22,053,965 19,306,001 3,278,556 10,000 6,852 22,601,409
Totals $675,578,199 $1,567,152,094 $43.11 $25,902,569 $649,675,630 $649,696,709 $84,642,349 $13,961,527 $293,357 $748,593,942