The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-08-16

bu. perhaps does not remember, that
the resources Of Islsui county are well
known, If not fully developed. Her
timber is nearly exhausted. her agricul-
tural lands are nearly If not quite al
taken up, What else has she Who're
are her mines Of coal. iron. copper and
gold her rivers stretching 20 the
| mountains her miles sni miles OF
grain fields They do not and cannct
exist. True she is out Of debt Il don :
( take much to run so small a craft. bat
che has reached her climax. and ibis
accounts for the milk in the cocoanut.
Island" suggests We return TO be COB
bled up and appropriated for ballast;
return and unite aad form one OF the
strongest and riches. COUNTIES on the
Sound But where Will the riches come
froml From us Of course, and that's
what Island" wants. oh, no. Mr.
"Islsnd," we don't propose to tickle
you that way. Our resources are vast;
our agricultural lands are almost limit
less; Our timber lands whereon the
sound of sn axe has not yet been heard.
are immense; Oar coal lands yet I'M
developed are boundless; our gold bear
ing regions are fabulous. aud because,
we were once q portion Of Island coun
ty, you want us TO go back again and
appropriate ourselves 70 ballast the
stately little ship Of Island county.
What's the matter with the stately little
ship, Has she got out of trim that she
needs ballast Is the Puget Mil Cos
occupancy OF Utsslsdy too much Of a
deck load! for the stately little ship
that you want to gobble us aud appro-
pirate us for ballast Or is she down
by the head probably and it takes too
much sail to drive her?
No. No, Mr. Island" I'll tell you
why you jump into the breach and sug-
gest that we secydc aud join our des-
TIMES with Island county. The natural
sequence would be TO make Utsalady
the county seat Then t'would follow in
Islands" opinion as sure as night doth
follow day. Island" could cell his in
terest IN the old Campbell place for a
county seat snd town site; and for this
and nothing else, not that he loves Isl
and county less. but that he loves him
self more, would he see Whatcom
county divided. Fling Cleveland over
board. locate the county seat at Utsa-
lady. and presto! sell the old Campbell
ranch for TOWNSHIP. We arc bound to
divide. Our county will be bounded on
the north by the northern boundary
line of townships &c running east to
the mountains aud on the south by the
southern boundry line Of township 80,
leaving out such portions Of the stately
little ship Of Island as may be includ
ed in these boundaries running from
the Sound proper eastward. Then We
will have one Of the grandest. greatest
and richest counties on the Sound, in
which the taxes c6Aected the first year
will overpay all our Indebtedness to
the parent county. and the second year
with taxes at not more than = of l per
cent. we will build schoolhouses. odu-
cate our children, build roads and
bridges, and with our county seat at
Mount Vernon, daily steamers from
Seattle and elsewhere blowing up the
bosom OF the majestic Sksgit. loaded
with emigrants from Island county and
elsewhere, we will grow rich and hap
py. l tell you Mr.. "lsland," there is
millions in it. So if yoW want 10 Join
Giddeon's band: pick up your Island
Campbell ranch and all, and come
over. behave yourself and p'raps well
take you in; but don't in the meantime
get excited and slop over any more
such chin racket as annexation to 81
and county.
Yours,
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