Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-22
CITY AND DISTRICT.
TALL STORIES FROM WASHINGTON
A Man From Aberdeen Discourses About
His New Pledged State.

LIE -NcW.FItuSeu state.
Hon J. B. Mailing. president of the board OF
trade Of Aberdeen City, state Of Washington,
has just arrived In town to help represent the
Pacific coast before the committees on rivers
and harbors and on commerce.
This Is just what I've been looking for" he
remarked as he sauntered into the lobby from
the dining roSn of his hotel.
What is?'' asked STAR reporter.
why, place where you can get dinner at 6
o'clock and q lunch before going to bed. feel
now as if had not lived altogether in vain.
And music by the band, pretty. too, a fine
selection with every course. Yes. life here is
very pleasant. But amt she a beauty?'
(which oneY queried the reporter, who had
noticed a number of such creatures pass into
She parlor.
Washington. Of course. She's the pre.tiest
city in the world, the gem of the republic and
altogether lovely. The whole country feels
proud of this magnificent city, and Gov. Shep-
herd began the foundation of it all In the
words of Longfellow, We know what master
laid its keel and are glad to see her sail on"
Some way your town seems familiar, sug-
gested the reporter; was IL named since Mis-
sissippi closed out her winter stock of efigies?'
Not quite so new that. 1t IS now four
and half years old. and We have 1900 popula-
tion where in 'S5 there nothing but a
boundless forest and an unlimited out doors"
''And now you want an appropriation?'
Eyes. Aberdeen Is at the head of navigation
on Gray's harbor-one of the best ON the
coast-which is in brief bay 80 miles across
with an outlet mile wide into the ocean. We
are 80 or 40 miles west from Olympia. Tacoma
and Seattle. and will soon be connected with
them by rail, but from the time vessel from
San Francisco passes our entrance till she gets
around to those points by the ocean, strait and
sound she has sailed $50 miles. Aberdeen. you
see, is the commercial short stop. We shipped
1OO,OOO.OOO feet of lumber and received
about $4,000 tons of freight last year, and have
never had a cent-hayen't even got light
house at the entrance.
How SENATOR PUGH WAS AsToNIsHEp
Speaking of our resources" he continued.
''recalls good story on Senator Pugh. When
he was at Tacoma last summer with Senator
Hoar's committee on relations with Canada he
got little dry, and while the gentleman from
Massachusetts was rejecting on the Chinese
question Mr.. Pugh stepped into the bar room
for a mint julep. The bar tender prepared the
liquid and then raising the window pIucked
some growing mint to favor and garnish the
draught. THE Alabama statesman had been a
silent but interested spectator up to this point
when, being suddenly overcome as with flood
of light and Joy, he exclaimed. NV God the
resources of this country Mint grows within
reach of the BARI
Aren't you folks given to magnifying
facts?'
1T would be hard work to magnify a tree
sort of saplings. But your question reminds
me of another incident. Five of us were on a
stage-we have one railroad building to town
and fourteen Incorporated, with Gray's harbor
as their objective point. One of the passengers
was an EngEshman, who was not familiar with
western dimensions, and his repeated declara-
tions that all men out there were liars gave in
terest to the overland journey. Finally the
driver told of something that had happened
thirty years before, and the Englishman in
quired how long he had lived there. oh,
was born here he replied. Well, if these men
that have been here but two years can lie so.
what an awful liar you must be, being born
here"
The state lost twenty millions last season by
fires in her cities, but soon recuperated. One
good thing. fires never run through our forests.
This Is due TO the clay formation and to the
moisture from the ocean driven III by the
winds"
How big are your tovns?"
seattle has about $4,000 people, Tacoma,
should say. $4,000, Spokane Falls $4,000 and
Olympia 5000
his HEART STILL TRUE TO MAINE.
''You are SO proud of your adopted state of
Washington. have you entirely forgotten your
native state Of Maine?"
well. now. not hardly Young man. Again
l must illustrate my feelings with story
Hon. LleTellyn J. Powers. now of Boston, but
formerly Representative from Maine in Con-
gress. and Judge Beatty. once of New York. but
now OF Spokane Falls, met last year in Tacoma
In the course of very interesting. perhaps l
might say an enthusiastic, reunion. the Judge
Remarked that SO many people were coming
west from the old pine tree state that it seemed
as II she would soon have but one member in
the House
Well retorted Mr.. Powers, if it comes to
that he'll be the leader"