The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-17

north and east, carrying devastation onS
despair in their track These. the frst
born OF jack frost, meet the shv mermaid
whose cradle is rocked in the warm waters
OF the Japan current, and they wed each
the other. The offspring of this matina.
forms climate the like Of whichfor all that
gives to cheer and strengthen-to devotion
ana give comfort to-the human family ia
10 De found nowhere else on the broad do
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these great physical factors in the cres
ton of a new generation is the Evergreen
State OF Washington. Go where you will
in search of that subtle and intangible
stream of life in which the old renew their
youth and the sick gather back their
strength and health. Go to staid Italv or
the orange groves of Florida. Travel
north and journey south. Climb the moun-
tains of the Swiss or cross the SUNNY
plains of Hindustan, and 1 prophecy a
munger Of body for rest yet in the future
and a satisfaction Of repose still unbound.
Come we, at last, to our hosptable state
or Washington, live its seasons through
and L predict the words are yet Uniformed
which can express the praise you would
pour at it's feet in the glad delight of your
new found joy and wealth.
Others will have told you Of the climate
as reduced to figures on the scale of a
thermometer; 1t is only for me to add that
the quality of mercury has not as yet
found its way into the chemists labora-
tory which can tell the pleasures and de-
lights of this superb climate, which so
nourishes all life-animal or vegetable-as
to justify us in calling this the Evergreen
State.
But in the second place, the favorable To-
cation OF Washington has another adVant-
age of great Importance as a factor in It's
future supremacy. The physical peculiar
tiles OF plain and hill, of snow-capped
mountain and fertile valley which make
this superb climate, are of such a nature
as likewise to form a panorama of sur
passing beauty. The laws of contrast and
harmony are such as to make it impossible
to put the regal splendors of Mount Rain
Ter or Mount Baker in sight of the myriad
cIoVer-coVered valleys which abound in
Washington and not have a picture beyond
the power Of a human artist to tranScribe
upon canvas. AS your search for the ideal
climate remains unsatiated until you have
reached the Evergreen State, so may the
tourist in his search for the ideal of
dreams never cease his journeyings until
his eyes have Toasted upon the matchless
charms favished everywhere throughout
this state by the master hand of Omnipo-
tence.
More fully than before do now come to
the point of treading upon ground already
thoroughly covered by the specialists in
were immodeSt in one who is only an edi-
tor to write of mines where an expert
miner has first claimed your attention, or
OF farm and dairy resources where one OF
experience in these lines has spoken. How
would 1T appear in me to discuss the ques-
tlon or our all but infinite resources in the
line of fishing industries after a Crawford
has taken the stand, or attempt to tell
you of our possibilities in the line Of fruit
culture after Bolster has spoken? am
at least too wise to size myself up with
giants OF their stature. I simply desire to
say this: That out of all they have said
gather the grand result: First-Any one
OF the resources Of which they have spok-
en- is to be discovered in sufficient abund-
ance in the state of Washington to found
great and eyer-growing commonwealth.
Take any individual resource out of the
great heritage of Washington, and in its
development, and the sympathetic indus
tries flowing therefrom you have a basis
on which to warrant you in sending broad
cast your invitations for all home-seekers
and investors to turn their eyes in this d.
rection. Rob US of all our wealth, save
that which stands in the mighty monarchs
of our unconquered forests, and Michigan
cannot offer greater inducements to the
investor than can the Evergreen State
Leave us only our coal and iron, and
Pennsylvania challenge for future prom
ready acceptance. Give us only cur wheat.
and with an equal show in the matter of
transportation charges, we will hold our
own with Russia and India or even with
ArHentine Taste our Yakima peaches and
melons, our Puget Sound prunes and ap-
pies, our Walla Walla pears or fruit and
berries, OF your own choosing and you can
readily see that California and MARYLAND
will soon yield us the palm in the markets
of the world for whatever species we en-
deavor to raise, and content themselves
with cultivating only those kinds indigen-
GUS to a semi-tropical climate. Or, take
from us every resource save the fish
which TEEN in our tributary water, and we
have sufficient to support a no mean COM
munity.
Where would you have me stop in the
enumeration? Whatcom county can beat
Ireland and Russia in the quality and
quantity of fax its soil produces Every
city of Washington and Oregon is using
building stone found in tie northwestern
part of this state. Coke produced from
Washington coal equals any in Pennsyl-
wanna. Our lime and barrel works at
Roche Harbor are the largest In the Unit
ed States. 1 repeat, take any Individual
resource to be found here and In that one
item the Evergreen State will stand in
favorable comparison with any other state
of the Union.
The second deduction wish to make falls
easily from the first. IL any one of our
numerous resources is sufficient to found
the hope of large and wealthy popula-
ton for the future, who can compute the
immense possibilities which become our
Excelsior when 1t is remembered that
more than thirty papers were prepared for
this convention, each dwelling on one spe-
cial feature of advantage, and yet when
the gavel of adjournment falls we will find
ourselves repeating the words of Sheba's
queen as she departed from the glories Of
Solomon's court, '"rhe more than half re-
mains untold!"
But this convention is not called for the
purpose Of telling each other facts we al
ready know concerning our priceless heri-
tage of climate and beauty and resources,
but to take some practical steps looking