Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-08
Advancement Assured.

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that there is any danger of q relapse
in Olympia's sudden rise to the posi-
ton of q live, prosperous and enter
prising city, let him at once be unde-
ceived. There is, it is true, times
when our people pause to consider the
advisability of steps that in rival COM
would be taken without hes
itation, as involving no more than the
ordinary risks of business venture,
but this must be expected in conf
munity which has 30 long sat an idle
spectator of vigorous progress without
putting forth the least effort to con-
troll it. It is not surprising. even, that
We find positive obstructionists, those
who bemoan the days when money
commanded two per cent. per month
and goods were sold at 100 per cent.
on cost and expenses of transporta-
ton. 1t is natural sequence of the
stagnation, the inertia Of the past, that
there are pisces on the wheels and
shafts, now Get in steady motion, which
must be worn smooth by the abrasion
of superior forces.
As an illustl alton OF our meaning &,
examine carefully the situation, re-
gsrding the many enterprises proposed
in connection with present demands
OF . growing community. We want a
hotel. No doubt seems to exist but
that it will pay from the start n salts
factory return upon the investment
made. Everybody acknowledges that
it is factor that cannot be dispensed
with as one Of the pivotal cogs Of fys
tenn. 1t is needed now aud the neces
si,y every week, day and hour in.
creases. Still no ground has beer
broken, no contract has been made
for the material, and the preciou
time, laden with golden opportunities
is fast fitting by. Why is it! Sim
ply because our people are not accus
toned 10 the new order of things
We are in o transition state from TIN
simple requirements of town to tn
important demands Of . city. W.
stop to count the cost, rather than Il
estimate the profits, of enterprises tina
possess all the elements of success ant
every promise of speedy and saisfacto
tory results, provided firm hant
grasps the helm and steers tn
craft boldly in the course of tn
favoring gale. We want a broad
Egauge connection by rail will
fthe outer world. Everybody ad
mits this fact. The local compan!
is fully impressed with the advantage
that will accrue to themselves, as wei
az the community, by charge of th'
gauge to standard width, still they ar
waiting for an opportunity 10 hire tn
money necessary to make the chang
at low rate OF interest, without up
parent thought of the loss Ct trad
that results from inadequate facilitie
and the use of me ans that our rapid.
developing resources have entirel,
outgrown. They will unhesitatingl.
admit, that they would not be assum
ing more than ordinary risks in max
ing the change now, but persist il
doing it by the old method, which
seems TO recognize the possibility tina
by some occult process 2 and 8 ma!
occasionally result in total Of 4. W.
want . railroad to the rapidly-develop
ing Chehalis Valley. We want it no
only to secure the trade of that pros
porous people, but 10 retain the par
tial benefits that have not alread,
been wrested from us. The steps TO
making this connection should b.
taken at once. Capital will no
respond very speedily to proposition
to parallel tracks, such as we will hav,
to make if CentrAfia and Montesant
are united by the iron bands. Why
should the head of Puget Sound b
! placed subordinate in rank TO an in