Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-03

lCorrespondeoce Of Portland Standard.
Olympia is steadily improving. Tier,
nas been No fictitious imitation eff rea
estate FaiosS- but the progress frosr
stagnafion 10 lively and satisfsc.or,
State ot things has been 50 rapid that ir
any otner time and place il wonEd b.
regarded As q ver.tabie business boom
ons logging irteres:s have never besu in
a better oondi ion. and the army OF log.
gers are KEEP. busy at double tha wage.
they received two years ago. We have
two railroads, which uring in daily
| aggregate of 10000 feet. equi ppesi witf)
! tue iitest improved c4rs drawn by loco
motives over the regulation IT" rails,
oesiiss wooden - scks, which have So
pcrseded the old skid ways. Mason
c 'rgfty, likewise, has 4 lo2road, over
which the iron horse daily asakens the
ieshsrpy OF the cid ti9e conservatives
/ by It's ssirlli scrsam. The suryeys have
| lately been MADE for still more extended
| operations III the construction of a
stand ard gage road from saookum bay
20 penetrate large tract of excellent
timber Ia this aud Chslislis counties,
owned ~ the Rsnton company. All
these enterprises are and will be tribu-
tary to Olympia, and we SEE no reason
u despond, even were thsre not many
other enterprises jus. springing into ex-
Isience which vii, accelerate our pro
gross TO a state of Independence. What
se have needed, all along, was new
blood iii the life currents of business,
and this We ars constantly receiving in
the large weekly accessi sns to our popn-
la.iou.
Thsre il not a dwelling or business
house III town that Is not occupied:
there Is not q hotel that - no. crowded
to its utrDos. capacity; there is not
mechanic who is not busy. and there is
not pound of produce which does no.
iiDd ready sale at remunerative prices.
in fact specie II Is become 80 plentiful
that tue ones ho.rded dollar of our
daddies" is nov contemp.1onsly termed
tae iron dollar" ana gold alons is
placed in the old stocking for provi-
~ IN against the rainy weather.
Tho crops III this county are prom
isiiig. So far, nothing has be sn dam
aged by frost, and VIC anticipate gn un-
usually large yield of fruit and other
profitable products. The scale insect is
the only probable depTedator on our
fruit trees. and these can be killed if
timely attention is besto ged upon the
matter.
Olympia can sympathize with Port
land IN one respect at least. and that Is
IN being AZ low tide shut OFF from the
commerce of the world--iust IA Port
land is when he river bars get their
backs up and declare, $50 far shalt thou
come, and no farther But We are now
talking up dreiger, and your experience
will probably afford Us some help in
overcoming the dilemma.
Socially, We have cause for congratu
lstion. Cor beautiful little city has al
ways been noted for its hospitality with
strangers, and the disposition of her
people to make the most OF holiday fes.
tyiIies. Our people are eDinently So
cai. Picnics, c.am-b ikes, and excar-
s,ons of all kinds are af almost daily
occurrence, aad local musical, dram At
10 and literary entertainments I'LL the
want of amusement5 found in larger
places. Last week tn Champions of
the led Cross gave bisket S,ciable
the first of the kind. s)mewhat resem-
| bling a neoktie sociaola in the mixing
| mp of partners. 1t was decided sue
Cess. and others will follow. Besides
the social entertainments anl in ocoa-
| sionsl visit from sous of your star CON-
panies, We have half dozen church So
cieties, two Masonic lodges, two Odd
Fellows' lodges. and an Encampment,
the Legion Of Honor. tho Workmen, the
Champions. and the Good Templars.
all thriving organizations, so that some
of our people complain thore are not
| enough nights in the week to meet all
these engagements. So your readers
will readily see that though We do not
live in metropolis, we have enough
| pastime. We have. likewise an excel
len. band. which iivens US up occasion
ally by concord of sweet sounds"
Prof. Hinke is its leader and teacher.
As an instance Of the constant upward
tendency of real estate III this place, l
| note tho fact that $. w. Williams re-
ceiyed bonn fids offer last week of
| 5000 for u single lot on Main street,
which Is fully double the value which
was attached to il two years ago. His
lowest figures are $4,000, and We doubt
il he accepts that IL offered. Tne pro-
| posed purchaser wanted the site for u
$4,000 hotel. Mr.. Burneister, who
| owns an eligible corner. Is ready to
build fine two-story brick as soon as
| desirable tenant appears for q part of
the building. He will not have long to
| wait from present appearances.
A sash aud door factory and brick
yard OF the west side Of the bay. and an
extensive shin2le factory in East Olym-
! pis are projects already undertaken and
we'll under way. to say nothing of the
many new buildings, the increased
water supply, and other evidences Of
continued prosperity.