Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-06-19
The Iowa Journalists.

iowa to the northwest coast, is an
event whose Importance can scircely
be overestimated. They represent
an industry which more than all 9th
ers Possesses the power Of moulding
sentiment and paving tile way for
permanent progress. Their opinion
will I've that of disinterested specta-
tors, ar,l possess more weight than
any Elements made by the Terri
toral press, immigration boards or
railroad guide books. Their impress
sion, whether favorable or otherwise,
will be accepted everywhere at
founded upon true conception of
our country and its resources.
1t will be readily seen how made
quately the task of entertaining,
much less of instructing, these visit
obs, which devolved upon the people
Of the more favored localities could
be performed in the exceedingly
brief period they were here. Ore
gon, as usual, monopolized the great
en- portion OF this time, and part of
two days was all that was included
in their visit TO Puget Sound, which
could have scarcely been traversed
in a fortnight with sufficient assidu-
ity to arrive at anything like just
conception of our vast adaptabillties
and varied resources. The result
will be that they will return home,
with very little added to The kLowl-
edge CLEANED from such reports as
have hitherto appeared, and without
having obtained the means of verify
ing or refutlnS the plain, unvar-
Dished statements of our people,
which are regarded as big stories
in less favored portions of the ma
tional domain.
Whether or not they are prepared
J to give truthful and concise state
ments of what they have professedly
seen, their report will be received as
conclusive by the millions of readers
who will peruse it. The proverbial
hospitality of western people, Which
was in no way stinted by those with
: whom they came in contact, will
have probably placed the visitors in
O mood to make as favorable showing
as possible, but it is matter Of re
greet that circumstances conspired to
deprive them of the means whereby
it could have been made vastly enter
tanning and instructive, as we'll as
corroborative of the statements al
ready before the people of the East,
from our press and people.
1t seems a little strange that so
large a party should have travelled SO
far and been content to see SO little of
country which will in the next gen.
Grafton rival any given portion of the
Atlantic seaboard in population and
wealth. Like Moses, they assembled
the mount, but did not enter the
Land of Promise. After all their
) toilsome journeyiug, they did no,
pause long enough to take their eyes
from the moving panorama and fix
them upon real life. 1t is unfortu.
nate for themselves that their time
was GO precious, and doubly SO to us
) who depend SO much upon condi.
; tons which may render possible 6
faithful observance of Mr.. Cleve
l. lands injunction to Tell the truth.
s The Annual meeting of the Terri
q torial Pioneers began last Wednes
o day, at Tacoma, and closed on til,
s succeeding day. A fair atteudauc,
y responded to the call, but ouly O
n residents in the western division O
d the Territory. Able addresses wer,
}, delivered by Messrs. Elwood Evan
e and Francis Henry. The officers TO
d the following year are are follows
r, President, Edward Eldridge, of Bel
J. bingham Bay; First Vice President
d J.J. H. VanBokkelen, of Port Town
l. aend; Second Vice President, Geo
J. A. Barnes, of Olympia; Secretary
n Francis Henry, of Olympia; Treas
IT urer, John NJ. Swan, of Olympia
@ Directors, Judge Hewitt, of Thurs
j. ton county. and j. L. Burns Q
Pierce. Seattle, after considerabl
1t discussion, was selected as the plac
=, for holding the next Annual meeting
10 MIR. John S. Conner, who latel
n died at Oakland, California, leaves
wife and eight children. He locate,
!. at LaConner about fifteen years az
q and founded the town which bear