, 1884-02-07

''out west"
Olympia people are moving, headed
by the ladies of the W c. +. [, To-
secure a reading room fund. very
much as the Port Townsend ladies
are doing. tits Il matter Of congrat-
ulation that We have ladies' cnmpc-
tent and willing to take hold Of this
matter in a way to insure success
Some say by all means have the puh
lie reading room free from srctarin
bias. as though such a thing werr not
contemplated. We assent most hearth
ly to the proposition. but fail to see
wherein the W. C. 7. I. Will make
the proposed pubHc reading room a
sectarian concern. 1t will be none
the less acceptable TO the wayfaring
stranger because the money was
raised mainly by Christian effort.
Judging from a congressional com
mittee report it looks as though leg
islation would result requiring any
Territory hereafter applying for adj
mission to statehood to prove popu-
lation necessary to entitle 1t to a
member of Congress. At thlt rate
Washington will have to acquire
thirty or forty Il ousand more inhab
itants before she can step up and
demand her rights.
John c. New. of Indiana, has with
drawn from his position as assistant
secretary of the Treasury. Pres ing
business" is given as Il reason. and We
can hazard a guess that president
makirg is the most important p 'ess
ing business" the Hon. John c. has
on hand. l. i doubtless Nv
business to him. and when the New
candidate comes out we would not be
surprised if his name sounded like
Ben. Harrison.
The welcome news of rain tha'
sprinkled the whole state, comes from
California Providence never shoH-
cred blessings on people more ahun-
dainty than in the present instance.
1t is said that every seventh year lG-
ting from 1S49 has been one o!
drought, entailing financial disaster
and great distress; this. year although
one of unlucky number has proved
al exception and shout of gratitude
goes forth amid 4 boom OF Joy from
the golden state.
1t is pretty good sign Of the
growing Importance OF Port Town
send when the papers of Seattle, La
Conner and Whateom combiue to Co.
feat such n meritorious and neces
sary measure as the c. cation of land
Office at this place Port Townsend
is the most central point of general
accessibility in tie propos. d new land
district, and no amount OF sophistry
could demonstrate the advantage o.
locating the land office at Seattle
(Within few miles of tho southern
boundary or, ut Whatcom, La Con
ner or any other point. No objectiuu
to locating it here has yet been hack
ed by anything like sensible
reasoning.
The present tune seems to be one
of unrest and anxious care for towns
and cities that have railroad experta-
tions. Portland, Tacoma and Sc tile
all seem undecided whether to laugh
at the discontinue of other points, oI
to cry about their own apparently
SPILLED milk" It was recently "
ported that the n. p. R. r. Coz
works at Albina. Oregon, were to be
transferred to Tacoma; but the Ore
gonian says work is to be resu ned
in them right away. Tacoma men
imagine they have secured an advan-
tage in the downfall of Willard, while
Seattle men would be jubilant oven
the proposed building of the Cascadt
branch across the mountains, could
they but be assured that Seat le
would be its western terminus, For
Townsend rejoices not only in bel: 9
a port of entry. but in being a pros
pective port of delivery of thrCugi
goods from the east by rail. After
the land ring makes all ii can out u
Tacoma property, ami the bottom
falls out of Seattle's prospects, the
magnificent bay upon whirh we look
while penning these words will come
to the front as the winner OF the race
We are gratlfied to note that the
stand taken by this paper with refer
snce to opening a road through to
Quilcine AMI other points in t! c
Southern portion Ct the 'unty is
meeting with en- 'ouraSement and CO.
operation. Prominent citizens of the
town and county are interestin.
themselves to secure from the board
OF county commissioners ut is mea:-
ing here next week a pledge that an
appropriation OF five han lred dJll;ls
will be made from county fund, at
the II " m,ssins to b. exJsa Id in
opening a wagon ro I'd to com ,ct th 3.
Chimacum roal with the Leland
valley road-provided that the road
shall have been suryeyel, |, locate ac-
cording to law and accepted as a
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