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

49,, casa of our working popu-
towards tha inducement of capital to
lai!o" 60 1,1yestment in the development OF
Seen 90 TO be found here In such gem
t"c abundance. While the evergreen
.Io"- has so much to offer Others II must
g become a suppllant LOT retuin AVIS:
elso ~ a source of demand as well as OF
We 49, Our needs are-and I speak OF
SUPP, ,oov and as the item may arise, ana
ca e,aesar.ilv in the order OF Importance:
~ ,tt,rst-The opening Of the Nicaragua
II Is impossible to over-estimate
Co. h.refts TO accrue to this state, ana
~" M rbe entire Pacific Coast, from the
'.'a-ocsf1l prosecution OF this important
enterprise. ,.tor, ~ .,ooa
-. everyWhere throughout the state, SO
io1o4 .rovei and the transportation of farm
w r-ineral and other products may be re-
81 "I IN the minimum. l am proud or
s',,atcom county for many reasons, put
none more than the fact that during
~ LIST four years we have expended
40 than s350,000 to secure q perfected
sem of good roads. and am glad TO ada
go we have them, much to the JOY or
I.rother Jones and his numerous 1rlends'
the bicyclers. ,.s 80 49,, r.,,,
,.,Ilatiye spirit and the birth Of that
,,oratioD which will treat the tenderfoot
- some consideration for his common
,ense / know man VINO asked Fellow
,5n.nsnlan $50 for a certain lot. He was
hor1 10 and needed the money. The next
ia newcomer tried to negotiate for the
same piece Of property. The mossback
tbought the Compromised boom had ar
rived, and Immediately asked $500 for his
iot lie still owns the lot.
Fnurth-We need to encourage the east
.rn part Of the state by aiding in the work
of digging irrigation bitches and boring ar
tesian wells.
Fiftb-We need large land owners, espe-
cialIy in the Puget Sound district, who
will exercise the good judgment to break
I'D their possessions into small tracts and
put them on the market at figures within
:eacn of purchasers with moderate bank
accounts.
Sixth-We need editors who know how
n claim every inducement and advantage
for their own home without slandering
every other city of the state. Every part
OF Washington Is good. Let your individ-
ual city be the best, according to your
view, without envy of your neighbor.
Seventh-We need reduced rates on the
railroads, so that tourists will not find 1t
cheaper to travel South than West; and on
general freight and merchandise, so that
our products may find an economical out
let to the adjacent markets. In this con-
nection congratulate the state of Washing
ton on the appointment Of receiver for
the Northern Pacific railroad who is not
only acquainted with the needs of WASH
ington but who has the disposition to do
his share in the new era Of prosperity
whose first CLEANS begin to show athWart
the Eastern skies.
Eighth-We need a safe and thorough
system Of advertising by means Of the
press, illustrated pamphlets and agents to
scatter throughout the length and breadth
of the land the manifold inducements and
advantages which make the Evergreen
State a strategic point for the safe invest
ment of capital, and the ideal spot in
which to seek home.
Ninth-The permanent organization OF q
state board of immigration.
And now, in conclusion, while leaving
much of Importance unSaid through lack
of time for a wider range Of comment, I
compliment every man, woman and child
who has found a home in this matcIless
state, and prophecy for its future such
steady growth of population and develop
men of resources as to surpass the great
est expectation Of it's most ardent citizen.
] have in my mind the broken threads Of
q story to the effect that an eminent
statesman Of the earlier days was once
walking through fertile +--+ thinly popu-
lated valley of Pennsylvania, and assum-
Ing listening attitude, as though CATCH
ing the sound Of music in the distance,
looked toward the mountains looming UP
in front as though from them came the
strains that had attracted his attention.
Being asked the reason for his action, he
Strengthening his form, and said: 1T am
listening to the downtreading Of the on
coming millions, whose feet shall fill this
valley and whose labor and enterprise
shall transform it into an earthly para
disc" And as I stand upon this platform
today and think Of the vast treasures
stored away in our soil and mountains,
and as l look into the faces Of the mem
bers OF this convention and see the quiet
but courageous determination each to con-
secrate his noblest effort to the building I'D
OF our imperial state, I, too, lean forward
and catch the sound Of the myriad feet
turning towards the Evergreen State as
the place in which to found a home, while
out there, in the near future, with the
fresh light of the new century gliding its
pathway, see the Evergreen State of
Washington striding rapidly towards the
leadership Of the nation in the line of in
dustrial and commercial pursuits, and in
the progressive and patriotic spirit Of its
people.