The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-10
THE STATE PRESS.

negotiating for Important pFopextiD whsn
The 6Spt became aware a the constitutional
psohibifion abovs referred % sThsy Inn
mediasely packed sheis txaps,r n Ssa
says. 1snd started for vancouvsr, vhsre
they N invested hssviiy. The chances szs
thas hsd II not been for the act5on of ths
constitutional convention in regard - this
matter. these Engiishmen would hare pus-
chased Iargs tracts Of timber land near
Slaughter and imnediately 81 msn 10
work clearing the same preparatory 70
planting hops. 1t would have bssn TIE
means Of adding largely 70 our population
and wealth. The question naturally
arisss. did not the gentlemen Who formed
our organic iaw make . mistake when they
inserted that particular ciause7"
The Roy Ray champions the country
press ~ follows: your local paper tells
you when to go to church. to county.
circuit and probats court, and nearly
everywhere else you have to 80. Is tells
you who Is dead. married, sick. hurt and
many other things you Ike to hear. 1t
~ssA1 ySAs ossSnsson " - tAW pSs"sS SAss~4-
prises. advocates good schools, Law and
order In towns and county. II records the
marriage Of your daughter. the death Of
your son. the illness Of your wife free OF
charge. 1t booms your town, builds up
your business and exposes bad men,
whether you patronise il or not Il sets
forth the attractions and advantages Of
your town and invites immigration, and Is
always the first to welcome newcomers.
Time would fail 70 enumerate half it does
for its people. and yet We sometimes hear
man say that his home paper il not
worth half - much - some city paper
that never done anything for him, and has
no interest in him or his business"
The main things needed in good school
land bin, says the Spokane Falls Bevier.
are first, that the lands shall be sold ct
public auction to the highest bidder in
limited quantities with fair provision for
the lessees and occupants; second, . spec
ial provision for the sale Of timber or stone
from these lands, either separately or with
the lands. the timber feature In Western
Washington being especially important:
investment Of the school funds at . fair
rate Of interest In this latter feature IL
would b well TO take especial warning
from the state OF Oregon, which now has
neither school lands nor funds worth
mentioning. having invested them In dis
honestly inflated farm mortgages, under
the idea that IL was best TO give the people
of the state chance to borrow money at
home ct . low rate Of interest II any
such system should Be adopted In Wash
ington the greatest safeguard should be
thrown about it,
The people living along the line Of the
road between Seattle and Tacoma COM
plain that the local rates are too high, and
that they should b reduced both in JUS
tics and in response TO good business pol
icy. Speaking Of this matter the Slaughter
Sun says: This il IN imperative nsces-
sity, and ought to engage the attention Of
the railroad officials ct their earliest OPP
portunity. Another feature that deserves
attention ID the lay-over system We hear
no end Of complaints on that score, and II
seems only consistent with spirit Of fair
ness that this change should b added to
other Improvements under consideration"
The LEADER Seattle, Prohibition organ,
says: "The Prohibifionists Of Garfield
county hit the nail on the head when
they said: We consider the consent to
this crime on our part (by voting with par
ties favoring the license svstem) makes as
equally guilty with the saloonkeeper, who
uses our consent 1t may not b pleasant
to some Of our worthy Democratic or Re
publican friends who consider themselves
model temperance men, but who always
vote with their party on election day, to
be placed on . par with saioonkeeper or
hummer. but that Is his rightful position,
politically"
The Spokane Chyoaicle evidently does not
think much OK civil service reform. 1t re-
marks: 1.-THE fact that neither party fully
conforms 10 the requirements OF the civil
service law is. perhaps. the best evidence
that the cry to the victor belong the spoils,
Is the most popular II not the wisest theory
OF the two. The public service does not
appear TO have suffered materially more
prior to the passage Of the civil service law,
than II has since that measure Was first de-
vised 10 keep Republicans in Office
Says the Spokane Csronicle. 1.-THE great
mistake made by immigrants to Washing
ton Is In rushing through TO the Sound.
Spokane and Eastern Washington offer
chances OF investment greatly superior to
those OF the Sound country" Really, from
the way Spokane Falls and other cities Of
Eastern Washington were growing, il
would seem that there are good many
who do not rush through"
The Eilensburgh Register. noting an in
curry for property for manufacturing pur-
poses. resds hriei bat pointed and timely
lesson to those who jump up the price of
lands Just 50 soon as somebody wants 10
buy and improve them. This policy has
killed many . promising town. and is at
this time hinderins the development of
more than one good town in this state.
The Vancouver Is&sY<adcns complains
that "the legislature Is distinguishing IL
self by violating piainest constitutional
provisions" This is true, 20 IN extent.
but it must be remembered that the con-
stisusion contains good many provisions
directly conflicting aud the legislature il