Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-16
Worth Remembering.

OF the seven, flourishing religious
societies in Olympia, not one OF them
is holding its meetings in rented
hall, practice SO common IN many
of the larger towns and cities on
this coast. On the contrary, all OF
them are worshipping in their own
elegant church edifces, erected upon
valuable sites, owned in fee simple
and with no long drawn out indebt-
edness hanging over them.
Much to the credit and fair name
of Olympia, her citizens have, for
years, sustained fourishing lodges of
Masons, Odd Fellows, Good Tenn
plars and Champions of the Red
Cross. Like the churches as above
shown, all these societies have be-
gun upon the bedrock principle to
build their superstructures of moral
reform. They hold, by warranty
deed, the city lots upon which they
have reared the spacious and elegant
buildings which they occupy. Thus,
setting the example of independ-
once and self-reliance before those
whom they strive to elevate and
benefit.
Of the six drygoods stores doing
business here, five of these firms
own tue real estate and store build
ings containing their stock in trade.
No irrepressible rent-bill collector
puts in his iii st-of-the-month APP
pearance to tempt them to the sin
OF exacting exorbitant prices ON the
score of having to offset the expenses
of leased property.
Three of our five hotels are con-
Quoted by those who own the entire
establishments over which they pre-
side. No rent-paying incubus dis
turbs the tranquility of their mid
night slumbers, urging retrench-
ment at the expense and discomfort
of innocent guests and boarders in
the way of tough beef steak and cap
Hilary hash. None of this. But in
stead of it, incoming travellers find
the we'll fed proprietors comfortably
ensconced beneath their own vine
and fig tree, only too ready to make
their guests as happy as themselves.
Not one of our physicians has the
shadow of an excuse for cutting al
unnecessary cash in the quivering
flesh of his writhing victim, or pro-
longing his visits to a bond-bloated
patient simply because he lives in
hired house and must keep up an
expensive establishment. As we
have spoken of physicians, SO might
we comment upon our lawyers. Of
our clergymen we have nothing to
say; since, like the sons of Levi,
they do not come within the prov
ince of our present category.
A few years ago. when it was
thought that the fapcial interests of
Olympia would be promoted by
banking house, a substantial brick
structure was erected by the project
or to accommodate the institution.
Since that time, till now, legiti-
mate and uninterrupted banking
business has been carried on by the
original mover in tie enterprise, be-
hind the same counter over which
he paid out the cash for the first
check drawn upon the house.
The oldest hardware store il town,
the most ancient livery stable, and
the longest established meat and
vegetable market are owned by the
firm or family in whose name they
have been for years carried on. The
principal wharf Of our water front is
owned, not leased, by the whartinger
himself
The Oldest weekly newspaper of
continuous career in Washington
Territory, is tie WASHINGTON STAND.
ARD, paper published in Olympia,
Thurston County, by an editor and
proprietor who lives in his own
house, runs his own power press in
a building erected 10y Linself on his
own land Tnus we might 60 on
and speak in similar strain of
many other miner pursuits and home
industries nov existing, as they
have been fo' \ lcng term Of years,
IN active aud hopeful operation.