the pacific northwest 
In lumber production Washington and Oregon hold first 
and second places among the states that lead in the manu- 
f acture of this product. 
were employed in the water transportation of lumber. 
More than 15,000 men were required by the railroads to 
handle the lumber output of Washington and Oregon 
alone. 
Agriculture must grow with more thousands to be fed. 
Manufacturing will be stimulated, especially in furni¬ 
ture, wood-working, paper pulp, and machinery making. 
In fact every line of business and every profession must 
share in the greatly increased demand for equipment and 
supplies and services of all kinds. 
Water Power at Lowest Rates 
Development of the vast water power resources of 
the Pacific Northwest has progressed on a gigantic scale. 
The largest hydro-electric plants in the world now sup¬ 
ply power here for every use at the lowest rates in the 
country. But new and greater plants will be built- 
are, in fact, now building in anticipation of the increas¬ 
ing needs in mills and factories. 
Activities in the rich mining fields, the oil fields, the 
vast coal fields of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, the 
great port developments of Washington and Oregon will 
keep pace with lumber. For industrial progress here is 
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