The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-03-16
What are the wild Waves Saying.

BRAwLING BROOK, March 4, 1882
Mr.. EDITOR: Theye are but two classes of
men who do not need roads, first Rip Van
Wrinkles, and second, dead men. We men,
ton them in the 'order of their Importance.
Rip is opposed to roads while the dead are
wholly passive. Life is not only real and
earnest but life is motion. All living things
move and have their modes of motion, ex-
cspt, perhaps, Van Wrinkle and in his case
some backward movement may exist.
WHO ARE RIP VAN WRINKLES,
is a problem easily solved. He Is two parts,
one part is oblivious to all progress, second
part imagines his is the car of progress
when, in fact. his eloquence is kicking the
bottom out OF better enterprises, an in
stance; now comes a wave of thought in
Register of Feb. Is which owing to the
abundance of ink and paper with thought
thinly spread on We cannot quote here in
full, but its gist is Clarke Co. is the geo.
graphical center of the Territory on Colum-
bia river whatever that may mean) should
be capital of Washington, that the 5000 in
habitants are able to build forty thousand
dollar court house, &C., &C., and while so
so eloquent on this wild wave for building
his paper has nothing of facts about roads
except in later issue, the statement that
''One-third of a load is all team can haul
into town." Now not far from the mansion
OF this eloquent business man, we saw not
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damsels walking eastward, when their pro-
gress suddenly stopped at that Internal pit
of unknown depth and infinite length ex-
tending from the Columbia river towards
Salatche, while these fair ladies dare not
put their foot in it, and while we wondered
At the extremes this wide creation at times
presents, We saw another wonder a man
with yoke of oxen and wagon solved the
problem, by taking them safely across the
styx. While the fair ones were about to
praise the kindness of such Vancouver gen.
srosity, they were Immediately informed
that he was Lewis river man, and that he
thought some of those Rip Van Wrinkles
should crawl from their hole and provide
now and then street crossing. What an
opportunity tor temperance sermon worked
into the streets. for they are drunken with
the blood OF the saints, and Rip is helping
TO knock their bottom { > out and keep them
90. Now our proposition is to build court
house whose foundation is not mud or pow
.erty. And let him that is anxious TO make
Vancouver the capital Of Washington, begin
by trying his hand at securing the trade oil
Clarke Co.; if he cannot work at this prob.
lem let him ''give away and yield the play
that better men have room" Why should
the Portland skinner take nearly all the
cream from Clarke Co. trade. Why should
the ''fairest town-site on the coast" have SC
many trying to write upon its business pro
gress that hateful 'Ichabod," by false anc
unbusiness-like' methodg There is mo-
man in Clarke county who is not interest
cd in giving his trade to Clarke county mer
chants. There is not merchant in Van
couver who is not interested in the goo,
viii and welfare Of Clarke county people
They may not know or realize it, but it i
nevertheless true. While we boast Of on
mild climate, we seem to fail TO realize tina
mild winters not only mean green meadow
but soft ground. Shall We pray to Provi
dence to freeze our roads and leave the mead
ows green'
eve must do something" and this metho,
10 about a. feasible a. that proposed by Mr.
G. House in last weeks INpEPExDExr. Bus
isess il the builder of pulic and private build
ines. Mr.. Editor we are sticking 70 on
subject of roads. and we touch other mat
tsss whsn they comein the way. Next week
II yea permit, We will propose plan 70
epads. K CIMID.