, 1892-01-08
OLYMPIA ON TOP.
3. R. Chaplin Returns from His
Eastern Visit.
What He Accomplished i'm the Sale
of Olympia Property--HIany New
Corners Will be Here In the
Spring = An Interesting Talk
with fTpe TrauauAr


Mr.. J. r. Chaplin left Olympia Oh th,
29th day of October last on a combination
visit Of business and pleasure to the hom,
Of his boyhood in Adrian, Michigan. III,
returned to Olympia yesterday morning
and no one corroborates the utteranc,
Of prominent Seattle man, Mr.. J. w
Grambs, now at the Olympia that ''the
Capital City is on top'' with more forcefu
and emphatic truthfulness, than does Mr.
Chaplin in the sterling statement made
by him to TRIBUNE reporter who found
him in his office in the Woodruff block
this morning.
81 went direct from here" said Mr..
Chaplin, to Adrian, thence to Ray, Co
llumbiaville, Mayville, Yale Port Huron,
Jeddo, Otsego and Detroit, all in the state
Of Michigan. In these nine towns
DISPOSED or I40 ACRES
Of land and as consideration received
$l5O per acre. The purchasers of this are
comprised of20 families residents respect
lively, OF the several towns mentioned and
each family, or its head, secured a five
acre tract of the LAO acres. This land is
located on the Westside, just west Of what
IS known as the Congregational college
grounds.
| am directed by the parties who now own
this property to slash and clear 1t at once,
and to insure lightning action they have
advanced sufficient funds for that purpose.
Ihls work will have been accomplished by
early spring when the majority of these
families will arrive in Olympia as perma-
neht residents and at once begin the pay
ing process OF propogating prunes. "You
are not unaware interpolated Mr.. Chap
lln, that the prune industry is no new
idea IN this country and especially about
Olympia. Mr.. Robt. Whitman has five
acres under cultivation on the Eastside-
source OF prolific profit. Mr.. Edmund Rice
also has ten acres on the Westside. If /
am not mistaken both of these industries
yield TO the owners matter of 5000 net.
PET acre per annum. / found no trouble
N imbuing the people whom | met in
Michigan with the fact that it would be
hard to find
MORE REMUNERATIvE INDUSTRY
than that to be derived from the planting
af prunes."
81 also found the desire to be general
among the farming and professional ele-
ment to seek green fields and pastures
new. They fail to appreciate the bright
sunshine and bracing atmosphere, with
the mercury flirting with the bulb of The
thermometer. This disgruntlement is
eyinced by men of capital mon who can
eoiiimand and handle money on the Instant
men among whom are some of the buyers
OF the fVe-acre tracts from me.
These parties only await reliable informa-
ton in regard to this state. / could not
personally, as matter of course, see every
one.
THE people speak of want reliable infor-
nation through personal contact with in
diyiduals direct from Washington.
Ii the state, and more especially Olym
pia ever had
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
to increase her population, her number Of
residences and her general welfare, it IS
here, now within her grasp
My idea in this connection is that the
city should send some responsible, energet-
lc, educated man East at once in further
ance of the success that met my trip.
I would suggest the organization of-sav.
We'll call it the Olympia Improvement
Company, with given amount Of stock
float it in the East, those holding shares
there would be enabled to realize benefit by
their own improvements. All Of the 5-acre
tract holders would take stock II one Is
aware that certain improvements antici-
pated naturally one would take advantage
Of the information
Mr.. Chaplin said in substance, in con-
cluslOn, that he was most desirous of hay-
ing meeting of the business men Of
the city for the purpose of taking imme-
diate steps III the way Of putting the
resources of the state with forcible truth
before, particularly, the people of Mich
lgan. Mr.. Chaplin was most inpressively
enthusiastic throughout the statement Of
facts as given, and finished by saying "we
only want to be known to be wealthy
METEOROAoGICAL REPORT.