Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-02-26


ui,es Or more feels tho electric shock that
cure, ,hc country Of it. paralysis. and gives j,
tho ,igor Of restored life and energy. Senator
William. is rctng on this lofty principle aud
h. is usbly seconded by Selmeius Garfcide.
We are glad oregon has Williams in the Sen
ate. and Washington TERRITORY has Garhrids
ia the House.
Oregon las already commenced the same
kind Of road it is proposed to give US,
branch road, designed to connect With the
Central Pacific. But this. it appears, is
not sufficient to produce that electric
shock that cures the country Of paralysis.
and give it the vigor of restored life aud
energy" and hence Williams is acting
on lofty principle" in using double
string to his bow. The ambiguity Of the
quotation is made clear, by preuming that
one Of the strings is thus taken from the
bow Of feared rival. The Register then
proceeds:
That tho Puget Sound Railroad will he Of
advantage to the whole Wallamct Valley it
seems almost work Of supcrcr0gation to state.
We can hardly conceive of the advantage, it
will he so great. Puget Sound will be sup
piled with produce from the Wallamet Valley,
and Puget Sound is bound to have big pop
ulation. Its shores will be like the coasts Of
Massachusetts, and Maine ,hickly dotted with
cities and towns. Now their supplies come
from San Francisco, then they wou:d come ai-
rect from Oregon.
With branch road, this might be true,
for time, aud Puget Sound would
be but tributary to Oregon. Butwe, over
here. have more enlarged ideas. We pro-
pose at no distant day to receive our pro-
duets from the Eastern portion Of our own
Territory, the rich agricultural district
skirting the route originally contemplated
and which will then be built. a branch
will DO built from the Sound to the Column
bia, but it will be to furnish Oregon
with the supplies she now receives from
san Francisco" This will be the final so.
luton of the problem. Oregon may pos
scss the power to rctard the realization Of
our hopes, but she can no more prevent it
than she can change the course Of the
planets
The Register may make common cause
with Oregon against this portion of the
Territory if it chooses, anu applaud Gar.
ficldc fer lending himself to so base a
scheme, but it eau deceive nobody. Lo
cal interest is the motive which makes il
an easy task to Kck the feet of its master
and applaud his pcr6''y. Vancouver is
already importuncd to bid for the terminus
Vancouver" people says the Register
" Should know they have opponents who
will get the road to go their way if they can
Their mu st be liberal contribution of land &c
secure the passage of tue load this way. A.
in all worldly transactions, the biggest pile
other things being equal, will carry off thu
road. Many may think the road will com,
here anyway, and so will not contribute dime
or foot Of land. Such people may get dis.
appointed. So it behoves every one to prepar,
to come ont literally, and strike while thu
iron is hot"
/ Yes, strike while the iron is hot, ant
blow strong to keep it hot, for as sure a
the sun shines, the memorable laws of trad
and commerce will ere long form the iro.
into pattern you little desire.