Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-11-28

all the vast milling and coal mining settle
mcnts, reach Tacoma Saturday during the
day leave that Office by railroad for Tenino
at & a, NJ. of Monday, after from 80 to 4S
hours unnecessary detention ut said Tacoma
postofiice. lay at Tenno Us miles south of
Olympia) till $3.50 z. N. (sevcn hours needless
t dcay) and reach Olympia about 6 r. M. Of
Monday. Having Travelled circuitous route
of some 80 miles by rail and stage, requiring
HIS many days to come IRON Tacoma to
! Olympia as it would have required hours
under the former mail service to have
continued uninterrupted by steam from
Tacoma To Olympia. Nor is it possible
tina. such circuious travel and unncces-
sary increase of distance, with substitution
of three classes of transportation instead Of
one, can either he promotive of economy or
safety. Neither is there any justification or
reason to be found in any change in the ma
turc or growth of olir settlements to demand
this privation TO our citizens, or for taking
this step backward, rs the Territory moves
forward to future wealth and Importance.
! In view OF the foregoing facts, the citizens
! of Olympia in mass meeting assembled. do
hereby most respectfully urge the Honorable
Postmaster General Of the United States, to
CAUSE to he restored steamboat mail service
from Tacoma to Olympia, by extending the
mail contract recently awarded to Phillip ID.
Moore, Esq. And in view of the rapidly
growing business of Puget Sound, your Pc
ttioners are fully justified in praying for u
daily mail service by STEAMBOATS, between
/ Olympia and Port Townsend.
Rshre1 That copies Of the proceedings Of
the mass meeting of citizens of Olympia,
cmbodyng the foregoing statement Of Erie-
vance and memorial for relief be signed by
the President and Secretary Of said meeting,
and one copy thereof bc transmitted to the
Honorable Postmaster General, one copy to
the Hon. o. b. McFadden, our Delegate in
Congress, and n copy to each of the Oregon
Senators, and to the Oregon Representative
in the Congress of the United States.
ResO'rcd That we expect our Delegate in
Congress to urge the foregoing memorial,
upon the attention of the Postmaster General,
and that we earnestly request the Oregon
Delegation IN Congress to use their influence
to secure the prayers of said Statement and
Memorial.
Hon. ii. G. Strive introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions which were adopted
WHEREAS, the citizens of Olympia have
learned with regret the continued illness and
prostration of the Hon. o. Is. McFadden,
Delegate in Congress, which aitliction may
possibly prevent his performing the active
duties of his office, and which fact my rem.
der it desirable that our interests for tho
time being may he promoted by the presence
of a representative who is personally cog.
infant of the insutlicicncy of our present
mail arrangements and the evils and
hardships resulting therefrom to our people;
therefore
ReSo(red, That We earnestly invite the Hon.
Orange Jacobs, Delegate Elect to Congress
to proceed forthwith to Washington City and
in person urge the granting of the relief
PRAYED for in the memorials to the Postmas-
ter General adopted 10y this meeting.
hwifed, That inasmuch as the increase
and extension of our mail facilities are of
paramount importance not only to the citi
zens of this county, hut also to all other coun.
ties bordering on Puget Sound, we therefore
respc, fully invite the cordial CO, operation of
our mel .hboring cities, towns and settlements
on Puget Sound in promoting the efficiency
of our mail service.
Hr@'red, That n committee of three on n.
nance and correspondence DO appointed to
carry into effect the foregoing resolutions
The Chairman appointed Gov. Ferry,
T. +. McE!roy and Samuel Coulter, Esq,
the committee to cittctuate the objects Of
the resolutions.
Meeting then adjourned.
MARSHALL BIINS, President.
n. S. PORTER, Secretary.