The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-12
COUNTY SHAT AND OTHRn MAT.
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y FUYALLUP. reO. ., 1oOU.
Ed. lNrELLIoEXcER:-"G. w. b."
in his cOmm unicAtion 10 you of the sd
inst. relative To the 70. locati0n Of the
county seat # Price county. in his
cou1sct with the VOTERS Of Puyallnp
Valley, has had what to mc 10 q strange
experience. If he dos not err in bis
statement when he says ..Hs has ques-
TONED majority Of the leadilgs cil
zsas Of this valley and that they are
unanimously opposed to moving The
county seat to New Tacoma" IT such
10 the case there has been . great
change Of sentiment on this question,
among the voters here. since the last
Legislature was in session, when ps-
tition WAS circulated asking the Legis-
laturs TO give the people Of this counsy
On opportunity 70 vsts on. the county
scat question. This petition Was sigsed
BY nearly all the voters Of the valley.
and thereby WAS ct least tsciily ex-
pressed = desire for ths removal Of the
county seat. &c. w. B.'s' circle Of
"leading ci,iseas" I have not met.
am not an enthusiast on tho subject 81
the removal %: the county seat. although
I favor It. | have frequently talked
with citizens Of this valley on the sub.
iect, and have never yet heard the first
person (of the Valley say be would
vote against the removal Of the cosn ~
seat TO New Tacona whsns election
tune comes the valley will q almost -
. unit for it. Her people in doing this
are prompted only by their own inter-
est; not by the influence Of railroad
town or railroad king. We have moth.
ing now Ia take rs to SteilAco0m but
county or nfiirIsl business. TIE wealth
and far ming population Of Pierce coun.
y lies on its northern side tacoma 10
% located. and her rsilrsad cnnnection
with this population 10 such that here
must to their chief place OF trade.
Toe removal Of the county seat can
b bot question of time. The valley
he's not one tenth tho population Il
will have fsw years hence: while the
6t<ilscoom plains are and always vail
b sparsely populated on account Of
the nature Of The coil. Some might
advocate . delay Of tho removal. Tor
fear OF creating Ia our county 6nan-ial
Affairs an embarrassment. But all the
county buildings we have ere . court.
houss and jail. aud thess being old and
dilapidAtsd must b rebuilt soon. and
when W do build them We should
place them whore the future - vell -
present demand them. But no more
% this suhjscs; l have Heightened Is
bsyonl ny anticipAtions.
We ars Asving . series Of lscturee
delivered here By Prof Hall. which are
highly appreciated BY the intelligent.
he 10 giving thess lectures for the ban
s6t Of HE school. Bat the donss are
open Tor I'll. and oatsideis eagerly In
prove the opportunity offered. His
subject b ''Astrsnomy and the Solar
Sysaea." He mas been giving sAo
primitive ideas Of ASTRONOMY end the
movement Of the heavenly bodies. and
~ yet has only gos up to the time Of
Sir Isaac Nsvtou.
+. o Mseker (sor os O.. p. Nssker.
Who vas drowned on fhs iil.fased
Northesnsr IN 1850. caae ha1k here ~
the 9th iust alses ~ ab-encs Of eight
years iron the scsaes Il biz shildacod.
Within this period. b psr,svsrsnes.
relying "a bic owu unatdoi rosoarces
b paw his say. part OF the tine teaeh-
| inR end part at - tios w0ekisg IN ,
logging camp. hs hes grAduAssd q the
Cornell University. at 1thacA n. T..
hsving aos only ecos through The
collegiate bat lav cocrss also. He has
shown . greet deal of pessevsfancs aed
1ssesniuation. I know where some
rails are that BE oaals vhsa . boy.
Perhaps il uealA - vsll - oash
them Many u H. eta seqsaistaDees
congrseased q 3. M>ekess (wAeso y
i { eeeeel - Fsi1eY eseniaG. waea,
aiser : ~ ho1SD pasoo1ntly speas sn1
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