Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-01-30

mcnt Of the commerce Of the world. To
such there is hut one legitimate terminus
for railroad, and that is the harbor near
est to the sea. With them .eoncur, if we
are not to avail ourselves Of tho opening
which Providence has understanding
cheaper freights with nearly railroad speed
then Port Discovery or Bellingham Bay
presents the tangible points. :
If a ship when she enters Admiralty
inlet, is required to seek harbor still
further in the interior, why stop at Seattle ?
Why stop at Tacoma, Steilacoom or Ms
qually Bay? Why not follow the same
volume of navigablc water to Budd's In
let, where there is the finest harborage
good as it all is) on the waters Of Puget
Sound, and to which point freight can be
carried cheaper in the hull Of the ship
than by any other means Of carriage known2
Railroads cannot compete with ships in
chcarncss Of freight. These only lack in
speed. This will be remedied by the use
of steam tugs. Does any sane man be-
lieve that in the days of railroads and tcle-
graphs, that the commerce which may
seek the Sound is going round in tubs, de-
pendent on tides and winds? No! ships
will be received from the pilots in the
Straits, by steam tugs, and be carried to
the extremity Of salt water navigation.
Even now a large number Of the ships
coming in are carried in tow of steamers to
the wharfs Of the mills, and on their de-
parture go ont the same way. This is
not river navigation; but one to which ma
ture at brief intervals gives a current in
direction you desire to 60. The xcaress
and mast accessible point to mari gable ica-
ter, with Anrhor md good anchorage
ground, is tie legitimate terminus. Olym-
pia or Builds Inlet, can be reached easier,
by shorter road, and with less expense
than any other point on Puget Sound.
The money which it would take to cx-
tenl this road beyond Olympia to Nisqual-
ly Bay, S'cilacoom or Tacoma, (Which are
the only points generally named), would
buyup for the use Of the company if they
desired it, all the lands in Thurston and
Pierce counties adjacent to salt water.
What signifies the prefer Of all the cobblc
stone, sand and gravel in Township 10
l W.? The same amount and better lands
can he had on Budd's Inlet. together with
some ten or twelve hundred acres of tide
flats, which furnish good site for n city as
large portion of San Francisco or large
part of Chicago was built on. The owners
Of land adjacent would doubtless prove as
liberal as those who monopolixcd Township
ID West forspcculativc and railroad pur.
poses.
In what country where railroad conncx-
ion is thorough and complete, has water
communication been ignored, even in the
case of canalss In Pennsylvania it is true
the canals were closed by the p. G. Rail.
road Company when they became owners,
for the purpose Of compelling transit on
their road. California is To-day calling
for the improvement of her two great
arteries the San joaquin and the Sac
ramento rivers. The States on the low
or Mississippi arc now asking Congress
to vote them protective icrec system at
the cost of the United States. Chicago,
always on the lookout for future advant.
ages; is demanding the Improvement Of the
navigation Of the Illinois river, and ship
canal connection between it and Lake
Michigan. Wisconsin is agitating the inn
provcmcnt of Wisconsin and Fox rivers.
Tho Willamette has engaged tho attention
of Oregon, while tho Columbia river has
secured the attention Of number of en-.
terprsing gentlemen toward its improve
ment. 1t is also rumored that Caleb
Cushing is now on mission to the Central
American States to secure water transit
between the Atlantic and Pacific. If the
States of Illinois and Wisconsin with their
present thorough and cheap freight rail.
way system can afford to tax their people
for the improvement of their rivers, can
we afford to reject tho magnificent boon
which Providence. and nature have con-
fered on US. in the nnvigable waters of
Puget Sound! No! In tho wise economy
of Providence, Puget Sound was intended
for something greater than magni6c
Jo0ns. -I.
But, says the objcctor, your proposition
carries the great commercial metropolis of
Puget Sound too far from tho ocean.
Where are the commercial marts Of the
world-Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Or
leans New York, Pekin, Constradt, Lon
don and Liverpool3 Back where they are
free from tidal waves and bold invaders.
/, sir, can conceive Of no argument, which,
recognizing any port Of Puget Sound as q
necessity, could locate the terminus at any
intermediate point. Aore aAox. .t. 49,
Respectfully, AoRlcoLA.
THE POPULAR Vors.-Thc following is
the popular vote for President. It will DO
seen by what small majority Grant has
been elected, Notwithstanding the boasts Of
Radicalism. What would have been the
result if the disfranchised States had been
allowed to vote?