The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-06
cEsTRAlll F0R THE CAPITAL,
Argument of the Basy Lewis
ceaaty City.
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Important movement hs@ b@~an IN
Rated here. sssr sse purposes 81. 1ayrss
Ing ssss ~f@sr sssspsi - t's.gssrxEi&. There
can he 10 so - .h4E he rsssnle esgs.-
neess6 wI;h Z are goxusisaf "a
earnest and tt4k Ehsr have Asve@ssv
{ Ken sgsrh steps A. sSls -s-Ere Tor the
prulect tie support os large seessTn,
! II not Haajosity. 81 tAs rn,ers. Hheg.
she Qssr~sson u s+asg sissg kae raKsssal i
ssssfr sste4 "a thu slsc sorste an tie 1T
oi - s-stxF. The proaaossrs LszsS III
{ elr SsewS ia savcr of terFraifa ztts.
tasss st aygs1esent for which ! H4~
not prepares slaen came here Ties
say fhSt OF TIE tau E6zssS sresx 81 tie
mountains rnsntlsnsxs tor The honor
ssDsrsiia has advantages over Own
pia which are patent 20 anyone xhs
ylews the r,affer from 81 unp-@5u-
diced sfandFoSnt i;y rsii il =
more easily reached, u0s ffons
Seattle and Tacoma FL sne.
but from every pi2re east % the
mountains The completion cf sfse
6rass narhor road In the sprswv all
bring the wh.Es valley 81 the Ciehzls<
and the towns around the h4rbar IA
immediate connection wish gensyaiJa.
and il does not need argument II
show that the Whole country south 81
this road wisl support the rtf1rts ii
those striving 10 TX the capital aers.
The advantage II gong hy water IL
Olympia from Seattle ard TseoEna j
ueggtlvea hy The loss Of tsnse il en-
tails, aa5d the electors Of both towns
may Dc safely expscses. to vote fsSr
tensra.ia IN this matter. Moreover,
the coastr Getion of the road from
PORT Townsend IA tengraaa 5rlnsrS
the whole northwestern >uuUh eouu-
try into immediate connection aiIh
tenIrasia. and the people OF that &c
ton may Re safely depended on -
help ta tx the espl,ai here. They @lil
not I've gos "a see the haulssr
OF coming here aad again dseamping
norfhgsrGs. a. they should hsv< ta il
. Olympia we're so Re she capital Men
re ano. Abvrsis~n, Grayis Harhor.
Vancouver and the people ali slone
the lower Columbia, viii ot course
support the pla y where the situation
ot the capltas woulG tse hest suited t0
their interests ard ns1>f convenient
10 t-- got at. anu for al these Contra
la soula do8tA ess he the sEsa&.
Olympia NAV get the Support III tnas
conservative sentiment llch alSlIkes
change. but such sentiment IS not
likely To have mach ioFee with keen,
business people ike those ST Wash
ingt0n.
The matter will be put sqGarely be-
fore the electors. aud for one cannot
controyeyf the arguments ii those
who say that the interest aud the con-
venienee of Western Washington
would be hest served hy locating the
capital az 1entralis- Ii it be equally
patent To majority ef the voters I
fear Olympia shall haze to take hzck
seat.
Again presamiag that western 10
cation for the capital IS 10 be chosen.
il l. bat a year or fwo till the 6ray's
Harbor people will get their road
through the Cascade mountains
% North Yakima, and thai
road viii bring the eastern
valley into speedy and direct
communication with CentFaIia. The
east, therefore. in that case would
support even more strongly Contra
has claims. The plans have been
already laid Tor great union
depot here; and within two years the
cars OF he Northern Pacific. the
Union Pacific. the Southern Pacific
and siray's Hartsor viii arrive snd de-
part daily. and that will constitute
Centralia tie meeting point of al the
great railroads OF the country. and
viii, Of course. make her the most
convenient texn III the whole state -
be got at.
Much has been sail In favor of 10
eating the capstsl east of the noun
tains. North Yakima and EtlehSburg
ass for the honor on account 81 their
supposed central position. and they
ask the other toNns snd the farmers
10 support them for sectional reasons.
They have, Il : trle a greater extent
al state east OF she range. but repre-
ssntation is based on numbers, not
space. and the interests and convsn-
fence OF the majority >holld lie con
sailed Ia this matter. The ma
joTity of the PEOPLE. and what j more
important still in this matter.
the vast majority "a the commercial
classes. are west OF the range. and IL !
absurd 10 suppose that that majority
will sinltlfy Itself 10 arpease
wants TO sit under the tx
overshsdow his homestead. II agTi-
culture should need the protecting
presence az the state capital folks
here say that as they have the finest
agricultural land III the world. they
above ali Others. shouit see the ssgis
OF is protection east over them
But after ali il j. net the farmer.
nor the shepherd. nor the ranehmsn.
that needs To- do Business al The state
capital Merchants. traders aud law
yerS will have more business to Do 81
the state capital IN one dAv than farm.
ers will have in year. and Il i too
much OF a good oise 10 expect that
these men Rill vote FOR Journeys
across the mountains in severe
weather 20 paeifv the sentiment o.
farmers, who, II they gere ieft 10
them selves. would not care q cent
where the Legislature and the state ex-
ecgtsve had its camping < oun0. huss-
ness men want the capital within
few hours sun at their efs3ceS Oh the
direct lines Of traffic. and they may re
depended upon IN vote for the
selection Of that place most easily lot
az. Again. IL i Questionable il the MA
,ority Of voters east Of the mountains
are nos Indifferent % the location at
their side. The usila climate Of Cen
trahs woasd render j, lar more sult-
able place for Legislators during S1uisr
months than either ElleD~tf1rg or
North Yakinse, ard again there are
plenty IT men IN the ea~, opposed "a
making the state capIiAl = sectional
issue.
These are Of course. the arzB merits
aid ~ lore uas IN favor of locating the
capital west .; ghe mountains ane 81
Centraia - convinced sre many 0f
The People here Of the aaviszosaIfg -
fxinc on this print that they have
agreed apon making a donation of 10
acres IL land sar the purpose et erect
inga capitol upon il, This dor stsosa
i an elevated pssgs gt grssgnn csE@e "a
whsre the -socsmsa creek fesGs the
Chehziis river, ard the satssafior j.
certainly as ehoscs SIsoE a. couis Isss
siblv have been selected The eapstsk
could Re b9iss ua the crest o
the hsIl overlooking TIRE ah~as2ss,
and from that Vssirt tesfs :
prospect 81 saetl&htfas s. ans wi5fn
Western Washington affords The
intended ste r 81 THE naysh essd az tae
fown. ard tsa1 ~kenkn sngt9nek TaEss
along .fas eass of IL ~ y floss tFs1n
/ the north ~ ssees The tfsehalA=. ard
the arsssa rivers ID fex ro9na sS4s
hill. revealing @Ds ef th- i0grsssss
pieces O; xnsos! ard sDa river
+ scenery 81 - bad IL Western " assirss-
sHn. the xies 1T the river weed and
pxzirse make IRE rZos~sSs-s ate su-