, 1889-09-26

Do5fiA iSf a! itHi sif,tfc SY dSiisc. Ks
Cn sar's wife, all "shouli be nbove sus-
picion," but they arc not. Hut nowhere
has the genuine real estate shark"
been more persistent than in the cities
OIL thc sound yet who has invested in
any of those places that has not made
money 10y the enterprise. This Is not II
burned desert like Southern California,
nor winds, orcled Kansas, but II
country with fertila soil, never failing
fruits and grains, vast mineral wealth
and q crop of timber which will take 100
years to Harvest, and which is annually
Increasing IN value IN almost ecometrical
ratio.
There is no "boom" In Washington;
there never has been and never Will he.
Washington is simply the most inviting
country ON earth for the speciilator, the
manufacturer, the trader, the farmer or
the home-sccker, and this great move
ment is simply an inundation or invasion
OF the state by those classes VIII. are
coming from all Gods creation and Kan
sas. They come to stay. OF course
men coming west must use Intelligence
and business sagacity. as we have sharks
and Shylocks among Us, and, though
most all places will improve, some will
improve more rapidly than others.
Wherever one goes in this country he
will hear enough about the ''great flu
turc'' of the place to arouse suspicion,
but my observation is that nearly all
the so-callcd schemes to build towns"
in Washington are honest efforts to
make money by building up centers OF
business, and that most all who buy,
build or enter into commerce or man
ufacture almost invariably make ex-
cellent investments.
For the benefit or entertainment of
Eastern readers. permit me brief ere
view of case that has recently come
under my immediate observation.
think have gathered the facts from re-
liable sources
The Gray's Harbor basin has great re-
sources. On the harbor or its tide
waters there are several pretty towns.
has eloquent champions and they are
somewhat disturbed by local iealousies.
At each place one Is reasonably sure TO
hear the whole truth-if not more.
Montesano, the county seat of Chehalis
county, is at the head of tide water
all roads leading to the harbor. Cos
mopolis lies on the south side OF
the river, twelve miles below, and
the active town of Aberdeen on
the north side, three miles fur
ther down. Below Aberdeen rs Cow
to navigation, as it has the shoalost
water between the harbor's entrance and
Montesnno. Below Cowpoiut bar is
Hoquiam, at the mouth of the Hoquinm
river. While this town Is below ali
interior bars, there is not what is termed,
In searnen's phrase, deep water until
you get full two miles west, or further
down thu channel. Opposite this deep
water where the great ships may lie AZ
anchor or ride at WILL IL was suggeste,
by some shrcwd business men to build
city. Land was purchased a few
months ago, the site located and u move
Tor connection by rail with the great
Northern Pacific system ut Ccntraliu
was inaugurated.
point on the Humptulip and the Ho
sluiani. the latter of which Is navigablt
twelve Or fifteen miles, and the. broad
t,riilc valleys nnd prairies also directly
tr.hutary to these points. made this 4
popular enterprise. In March and April
last, the excitement wore n fever heat
and land In the dcn<e forests from one tc
Two miles away, sold from $50 to $1ot
per acre. The same gentlemen that were
concerned In the great industries nj
lloquiam were part owners and man
ayers of this so-called terminus prop
eriy. They would not plat or sell n lo'
during this demand, but made every
effort TO secure the building of n railrond
A snle IN tho spring, with the prevailing
excitement, worid have made those con-
ecrncd very rich. Bat while they re
sussd TO put i ,,,,, on ,h the hmariks., h,,nri.a1
they employees ,h.m duy \, wars ons y, um'rso nm rS
ponse of$250 per day for two or three
months. As time passed, there turned
up a hitch In the plans for the railroad
bnt the efforts were renewed with greater
Ecal.
three mi.cs above The terminus wns
thrown on the mArket--ali ut t.ie same