, 1892-01-11
OLYMPIA TO THE SEA
THE PRACTICAL PLAN PROPOSED
BY MR.. CHAPLIN.

TO Reach the Pacific Ocean by CUT
ting the Distance 500 Miles Via
Canal to Black Lake, Through
the Black and Chehalts Rivers.
Following up the interesting and import
ant interview with Mr. J. r. Chaplin,
printed in the The TRIBUNE of Friday, a
representative Of this paper saw that en-
terprising gentleman again this afternoon
and CLEANED the following:
The scheme which referred tor said
Mr.. Chaplin, sin my hurried talk Of Sat
urday, is no secret and am glad to have
the opportunity to make clear and com
plete statement of all that have in mind
to propose now. Let the leading citizens
incorporate the Olympia Improvement
company, with say ten million dollars cap
ital stock, in shares of one thousand dol
lars each, to be paid in when demanded by
the company under such regulations as
may be thought best. Let the stock be-
hoated and the money used to improve
Olympia
But, can The stock be sold r.
es, and as much more or twice as
ing for donations, but, instead, we shall be
asking men to invest where there is a GER
talnty OF large profits. ANY individual or
company having one million dollars or
more can come into any of the western cities
and so invest it that large profits are GER
tain. You can easily see that such COM
pany knowing what was preferred could
take advantage of its knowledge aud profit
by settling in on the ground floor. az we
say Eastern capitalists can be made to
see that, and 50 induced to invest
Have you. any proposition you would
propose as as investment?n
es, score OF them, and at the proper
time shall be glad to disclose them. |
Will mention one now. Look on the map
and you will see that Olympia is the only
city on Puget Sound that can command
the whole surrounding country. 1t is for
location
THE CHICAGO OF THE NORTHWEST.
West of US. and only forty miles away is
the Pacific ocean. Four miles southwest
Of us is Black Lake, the waters of which
flow into the ocean directly west of us
The best pass through the mountains east
of us is on a direct line between Olympia
and the great wheat country. Olympia is
also the gate city, between the Columbia
river on the south and the Sound country
on the north. She stands directly between
what is now the largest city in the north
hSou anu Oil plislO 10 fdlusUl6 LII bl6 SOuQQ
country.
The mountain ranges on all sides of us
are rich and promising, only waiting for
the people of Olympia to make them pay a
heavy tribute The agricultural horticul-
tural and pomological possibilities imme-
diately surrounding Olympia and tributary
thereto have no equal in this country west
or east
The whole world is in need of our tim.
Der, and that need is growing daily. Olym.
pia is SO located that whatever the state
has for the east or foreign markets can best
be sent from here =
you advise2"
81 am coming to that. Make shir
canal from Olympia via Black river, Che
halls river and Gray's Harbor to the ocean
Enough is known to warrant us in beliey-
ing that such an undertaking is entirely
practicable q \
Will II not require q large amount d
y money to accomplish such an enterprise?'
iOf course it will, but there are millions
OF dollars throughout the east, in small
amounts, from one Thousand dollars to one
hundred thousand, that can be gathered
together for the purpose name"
w nat makes YOU think that eastern
capital can be secured ~
Because the scheme is So entirely prac
tlcable that the holders Of these severa
amounts can easily see the advantage 81
combining their means. There is one
hundred million or more to be made out 81
il. If such an enterprise is carried Out
Olympia becomes from that day the hub 81
the northwest. Portland, Seattle and IA
coma will not be in it.' They can not be
III IT, and we are unworthy Of what we now
possess If we do not broaden our views,
and increase our efforts In proportion tc
our opportunities. We have long been
satisfied to be called "a nice home city'-a
sleeping beauty and other pet names.
But the time has come for us to look for,
and work for the highest honors.
have other plans, but none that affects
rs all 50 much as the canal scheme"