The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-17
THE EVERGREEN STATE.
Glowing Eulogy of His Climate, and 1t
Natural Wealth.

Glowing Eu1Ogy of HIS Climate, ana It's
Natural Wealth.
J. H. SchiveIy, of Fairhaven, took the
whole state for his subject, and on broad,
general lines discussed the features which
other papers had dealt with in detail as far
as the limit of time would permit. Under
the title Of washington, the Evergreen
State" he read:
The papers which have preceded and
which are to follow the one now submitted
to your consideration have been written
by specialists in their various departments
and cover wide and varied field of inves-
tigation into the resources and advantages
of the splendid state of Washington, which
make it q favored arena for the capitalist
and investor and the ne plus ultra of all
locations in which to seek a home. Fear
ing lest some points of advantage might
be overlooked in the more learned and
dignified discussions of the specialists, the
pleasing task has been assigned me by the
committee of covering the entire field in a
cursory manner and of giving general re-
capitulation of all that may be said dur
ing the convention. That is, while others
have devoted themselves to an examina-
ton of some special feature or resource
which goes toward the majestic compos-
tie of this glorious commonwealth, to me
has been assigned the duty Of standing
upon some elevated pinnacle and, passing
by the individual points already urged up
on your consideration, gather in my hand
the golden chords thrown out by others,
and drawing them together, present to
your admiring eyes the surprising beauty
and grandeur of the Evergreen State of
Washington.
The first feature of advantage to which
I call your attention is the immense area
of this great state-the dimensions that
are ours in which to grow and widen; the
room we offer to our over-crowded friends
in the older states of the East who may
come to our borders and find home with
us free from the fear Of taking a full
breath of air, lest in so doing a more
needy brother is robbed Of his share. The
Evergreen State of Washington consists of
an empire of sc, $50 square miles of land
and 3,114 square miles Of water, which can
best be understood with the comparison
that there Is not so large an extent con-
tanned in the entire area of all the New
England states put together. King coun-
ty alone is only ten miles less than the
state of Delaware, and the area of this
county is small as compared with Stevens,
Okanogan, Kittitas, Whatcom. Whitman
and Yakima.
Travel from Philadelphia to Washington
City, distance of 40 miles, and you have
crossed a good part of Pennsylvania, the
entire breadth of Maryland or length of
Delaware, with the District Of Columbia
thrown in as a balance. Travel 40 miles
in the width Of Washington and you yet
have a hundred to go before reaching it's
limit. Travel 140 in its length and 200 miles
yet stretch before you ere you cross its
borders So that in the important item of
size, the Evergreen State is royal giant
in the sisterhood of the Union, standing
high towards the van and claiming imper-
ial honors.
next call your attention to the favor
able location of this sturdy giant and the
consequences which result therefrom.
First-Out in the Pacific ocean flows a
great and mysterious river known as the
Japan current, from whose generous bos-
ON watts warm and healthful breath of
soft air, prolific with life-giving properties.
Sweeping towards it with cyclonic might