The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-21
THE STATE PRESS.

chehai!s Bee: The naae has come when
something in the way Of bonded assistance In
improving ths roads SHOULD be done We have
many excellent roads in Lewis county, but we
need many more miles before vas: portions Of
on: richest sections can be made OF any practi-
cal use 70 the settler. He must have roads on
which to haul his produce to market and IN ef-
fort to open up this great undeveioped region
should be made Is soon ~ pcsJbi. Whatcom
county viii vote 500. COZ road bonds this fall.
Snohomish county will vote sse,0U0. Other
counties will vote similar amounts Coed roads
and bridges are the salvation OF q country.
They are cheap and pay well on the investment
One hundred thousand dollars spent on the
highways OF Lewis county would open M miles
ofgood road, and that amount Of money put in
circulation in the county would make money
easier and be beneficial to everybody"
Spokane Rerfer: In the name OF reason, why
are these men striking sgninst q public enter
prise OF such exceptional ioportsncef Why
have they renouncesi every obligation of duty
and citizen hip ard aalked out OF tae building
1t Tine when that scfion 10 calculated and
clearly intended TO iajure tie city and reduce
the amount Of work for themselves? Because
another body OF carpenters have real or fanciet
grievance assinst another enterprise, ana be-
cause the exposition management acting for
the weifsre OF their enterprise. and also for the
entire city, has done its duty by the public and
OF necessity bought materials that the car.
penters' union has seen proper to boycott That
il all there is to this strike 1t Ii the un. Ameri-
can boycott. employed to strike direct blow at
the welfare of this city aud On indirect blow at
mill company who.e home products are nee
essarily eeing employed in the construction Of
the exposition building"
White River Journal: how is this az an evi.
dence of prosperity Not . foreclosure of .
mortgage upon landed property in the White
river va ley for twelve-m nth. and We know
not how much longer! The mortgages are few
and usually n ade 70 raise money for needed TX.
pensive improvements like getting in readi.
ness for the hop business. On these interest Is
always paid when due and the Urine pal At ma
turity. Smiling. conrentsd farmers aud happy
farmers wivesv'
Spokane SpoEesman: That was wicket res
olutiou which some lstor delegate smuggled
into the Republican convention yeseIday. 1t
condemned the Exp sition c mpany for buying
lumber OF Mr.. Britkeil anu generally com.
mended the brave sons Of toll OF course SUCH
q resolution could not be adopted, but when II
was placed upon The table IL iell with an aw.
fully dull thud.'
Wslls walla Unfon: lover on the sound
they are discussing who shall be the second
congressman, all conceding FIRST place and re.
nomination to Wilson. They mad better wait
until the law rays the state is entitled to two
1tora ~ T-,xtn 1~,g.
on who viii be the nominee is a. profitable as
hunting the pot of MONEY at the end OF Q rain
bow"
Chehal!s Bee: portland papers are kicking
because certa agents Of Southwestern Wash
ington boards OF trade work the Por land hotels
and Try to inaucc settlers TO come to Washing.
ton. The same papers will b. kicking next be-
cause Sou hive tern Wash ugton merchants
pass Portland by when they want to bay
goods."
Gray's Harbor Times: THE Tacoma Ledger
1t is rumored, is in danger of passing Into the
hands of Democratic syndicate. There are
those who suspect tina, it has been edited by Q
Democratic syndicate for come months, judging
from the excellent service it has rendered that
party"
The Sumner Herald says that Judge Calkins Is
mot unreasonabiy popular by q large major
ity," and that he Is q standing candidste;"
but nevertheless 1t thinks his chances good as
against Senator Squire.
The Aracortes american 10 for Calkins, be-
cause il has al idea that he will be able to do
more fer tie lowe- Sound than Squire. just
why the American thinks tn 8 way il is not easy
TO see.
Aberdeen Herald: ITO the 10 ker-or at the
senatorial fight between Caisins and SQUIRE,
there seems to be only two weapons used-oirt
and water mixed"
Spokane Spokesman: "Tolstoi, the Russian
author, is reported seriously i'll. Perhaps his
wife has just read "Kreutzer Sonata"
The Tacoma Netrs admits that Senator So uire
and not the Ocosta man, 10 the first choice of
the Republican nationa, committee
Hoquiam Wdshinstonian: 'None but SOURCES
men should be put on uard at the coming BE.
publican county convention"