Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05

KIND WoRDs.-It is SO seldom that any
of our down-sound exchanges have anything
favorable to say of Olympia, tina: we transfer
with pleasure the following from the Tribune
| to our columns. 1t is true in every particu
! lar, so far US it refers to our public improve
ments II the people would only now take
heart, and instead of cultivating an already
chronic habit of grumbling, talk up the town
it would continue to steadily advance. We
are pleased to note, however, decided i'm
provcment in this respect; VIC trust that it is
an indication of the dawn of new era ir
our local pro gress:
The work of grading the streets of Olympi,
still progresses, every year u little being done
until, by acknowledgment of all, they IRE
much the best thoroughfares afforded by any
town of less than five thousand people or
this upper coast. Their roads into the coun
try also take a high rank, while their side
walks and shade trees have made the town
famous throughout the country. Though
| Olympia is little slow in business matters
it is long ways ahead on public improve
ments. Possessing not one half the popua
ton of Seattle today, in this direction (pub
lie improvements it is ten years in advance,
| 0hu 40 "OAthy Va al PtatoC tuCICAOl. ~ IL
the only place in the Territory that has d
town hall, and theirs is q very creditable
structure costing some fourteen thousand
dollars. They have a town Jail, while theil
country Jail is larger and better structure
than that of any other county in the Ter
ritory. They have also the finest, best and
most costly school houses Excepting the
University, erected by the Government a
public wharf and good road leading to it, a
whole Fire Department, with engine, hose
cart, hook and ladder equipment, cisterns,
&C. The Masons, Odd Fellows and Good
Templars each own their Hall buildings and
the latter their library and free reading room.
The churches arc better and more numerous
than those of any other town, the Episco
palians, Congregationalists, Roman Catho.
lie, MethOdists, Unitarians, Baptists and
Presbyterians each having their house OF
worship, and most of them their parsonage
The waterworks and water supply of Olym.
pia are also unquestionably unequalled. All
these things, and much else Gncluding the
money and work spent upon the Olympia
and Tenino Railroad. } have been done dur.
the course of long term of years, little at
| time, and little all the time, until they
have reached their present excellent condi.
| ton. In this direction, there is no let-up
with them, and, it may truthfully be said
| that not less than One.half of the substantial
public Improvements in the place have been
done in the last five years, or during the
| dullest, most respondent period of the towns
| existence. 1t has been customary with
citizens of Seattle for many years to rail at
Olympia for its slowness and poverty, but it
has been done chiefly by those who do not
know, or else who do not care how ridicu-
lous or untrue their assertions may be. It
may almost be said 1.-THE boot is on the other
leg" in the instance of this comparison. 1t
certainly is as concerns public improvements
Seattle is now only beginning, and the begin.
ming seems to hurt terribly There is more
growing over the street work being done
than 10 creditable, though all acknowledge
the necessity for It.