Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-23

.arlincs, preserved meats, etc, is large.
and J.. retained AT home would at once
IlAc" IL upon an exceedingly thrifty
footing. our shipment of oysters in
the shell averages ! 900 per week, as
II Is, but the business Is capable OF
infinite expansion.
Our rRE>ENr FACTORIES.
Two sawmill-. capable Of cutting
10000 feet daily; sash and door fac
tory and watrr-pirc factory are about
all the manufacturing industries now
represented. They employ about lJ0
men.
TEE>ENT IMPROVEMENT
l. in progress in the shape of dredging
a channel t. the middl" of town, Long
hrilgr. channel for ships and steam
cr-. and a powerful Bowers dredger
i employed in the work. The
construction 81 about 1000 feet Of
trc>tlc for trackage for warehouses, TO
connect the waterway with the North
,rn Pacific and Port Townsend South.
cru railways, are now well under way
Dredging operations will ultimately be
extended to TumwAtcr. "A suburb Of
Olympia, at the extreme limit uf tide
water, about two miles from the cen
ter 81 the city. Her" AN excellent WA
trriall affords 1900 or 5000 horse
power, most uf which j. now running
To- waste The electric lights and the
railway are operated by this power,
but a-ido from that the large volume
of water turns no wheel that aids
humanity. Tumwatcr is an exceed
ingly picturesque place. and seen from
the opposite hilltop affords scene Of
rare beauty, with its neat cottages
nesting in the hillsides above the
roaring, foaming. secthing cataract.
\ project Is now under consideration
to use the water-power for generation
OF electricity, to operate the dredger
and use that mighty device for re-
moving mud on an extended contract
in making city lots on the wide expanse
OF flats" which exist from Tumwatcr
la Priests Point. n distance OF nearly
hive miles, and an average width OF
half mile.
SCHOOLS.
Olympia may well feel proud Of her
schools, public and private. From
the beginning noted in 1892, with n
single teacher and dozen pupils, the
educational advancement has devcl-
upcd into u thorough common school
system. with three graded schools of a
high order, beautiful brick school.
houses. with all modern Improvements,
and thoroughly competent teachers /;
the Olympia Collegiate Institute. man
aged by the NJ. r. Church, the Sisters
school. and kindergarten school for
beginners whose parents favor that
mode OF instruction. The numbers in
attendance daily number over 1000.
A high school department qualities
the student for the college course.
CHURCHES.
The Methodist, the Baptist, the
Presbyterian. the Episcopslian. the
Christian. the Unitarian and the Cath
Ollie crceds are all represented by large
and active congregations, and all pos
sess very creditablc church ediiices.
FUTURE PROSPECTS,.
No city in the State possesses great.
or inducements for investment, and
the reasons are obvious. Olympia is
the capital of the State of Washington,
a permanent location having been
the people at the general election of
1891. The Legislature, last winter, by
an overwhelming vote appropriated
vi ,OO,OOO from sales of public lands,
to build a capitol edifice, and provided
for a capitol commission. to consist Of
the Governor. the Auditor and three
others Ia tie selected by the executive.
That selection has been made and the
choice has fallen upon competent,
energetic and faithful men, and there
il no doubt but that work will soon
begin on n fine State building. But
this is 10y no means the main hope OF
Olympia. We have many resources
that hut await the hand of intelligent
labor to become factors Of speedy and
permanent growth. We have mines Of
coal and lodges Of building stone
land that is excellent for grazing or
farming. on which cows and sheep can
find excellent range and pasturage To
furnish us clothing and butter. which
We now purchase almost entirely from
abroad; the beat OF lumber is produced
for the manufacture Of plain or elegant
furniture; cedar bolts can lie supplied
in unlimited quantity, from which to
manufacture shingles that are daily
shipped 10 the Eastern States from the
mills elsewhere. A New England fish
erman would make fortune here
much easier and quicker than he could
on the well.worked Atlantic seaboard.
We have the best ship timber in the
world. and our State will soon be pre-.
pared to furnish almost everything
that goes into marine construction
within her own borders. Mills and
factories of all kinds are needed, not
only TO supply home needs. but the
foreign markets. A brewer, who under
stands the secret of making good beer
could find immediate employment in q
new brewery that only failed because it,
product and business was not properly
managed. Potters' clay, glass sand
graphite. iron ore, and various min.
erals are known To exist in near prox.
unity to Olympia.
When all these potent elements oI
productive industry are brought into
operation. our progress will be steadily
onward. There can he no such WORD
as fail with the endowments which
Nature has bestowed with such a
lavish hand. What we want. is expert.
enced men 10 direct labor. We have
the Drawn; capital is at hand. but
skilled labor and knowledge TO direct
are in many pursuits wanting, and
therein lies the field and opportunity
for many who delve for mere pit
lance in less favored countries.
FOREST FIRES IN THE EAsT.-Wis
consin Is passing through another
severe trial. This time il is fire that