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Title: A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909

Author: Ithamar Howell

Release Date: March 2, 2005 [EBook #15229]

Language: English

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A REVIEW OF THE RESOURCES
AND INDUSTRIES
OF
WASHINGTON

1909

* * * * *

PUBLISHED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE, FOR GRATUITOUS
DISTRIBUTION BY THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS, AGRICULTURE AND IMMIGRATION

I. M. HOWELL.
_Secretary of State_
_Ex-Officio Commissioner_

GEO. M. ALLEN,
_Deputy Commissioner,_

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OFFICE 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 the
Bureau 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,_

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INTRODUCTION

OFFICE OF THE
BUREAU OF STATISTICS, AGRICULTURE AND IMMIGRATION,
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, JUNE 1, 1909.

This publication represents an effort to place before the general
public, and particularly the visitors at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition, a brief description of the principal resources and
industries of the State of Washington.

Its imperfections may be accounted for largely by reason of the
fact that funds for the purpose did not become available until the
first day of April of the current year. This necessitated unusual
haste in securing