Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-05-20
Washlu9tou Standard
OLYMPIA, WASH.
fEIDii MORNING. Nil %. 1901.
Development at North End.

Development at North End
1t seems a little strange that both
the local daily papers should give the
cold shoulder 10 the effort now being
made to develop at Doilemyer's Point
industries which MI extend olympia'-
northern limits to a point where the
entreput ui nations may be maintained
without dredging for harbor. ! he
wonder /, increased when we take into
consideration the assurance made by
Mr.. Carroll. who represents those who
are already making a very liberal ex
penditure OF money for surveying
plating, grading, and in the cons,ruc-
ton OF preliminary wharves and tenn
porary buildings, to enable them to
begin work on foundation OF suburb
that will. from all portents, expand
quite soon into a growing and prosper
porous city.
1t seemed quite excusable for Mr..
Carroll, ia his address before the
Chamber OF Commerce the other night,
to state what connection he has had
with circumstances and events that
have led up to the present proposition
in fact we think that that information |
was necessary to arrive at thorough
aud complete understanding OF the
scope OF the present undertaking, linn
tied as the speaker was by the ordi-
nary restraints OF business prelimi-
naries in all large undertakings a
promoter of an enterprise-and that
is all Mr.. Carroll processes to be-has
to present such facts as the projectors
back of him deem it expedient to por.
pose. and it may be, therefore. neces
sary to enter more into detail as to
the inception OF an enterprise than
would be necessary should a wider
scope be given. 1t must be borne in
mind that Mr.. Carroll is a stranger to
many Of our present population and it
seems quite proper that he should
show by past history that. he has been
engaged in much laudable endeavor
that has led up to the confidence that
now seems to be reposed in him by
capitalists.
His sincerity and confidence in the
present enterprise is shown by the
way he presents it to the public, aud
the progress already made and plans
formed for rapid and permanent de-
velopment. He says that our people
need not subscribe a dollar towards
the initial enterprises cement fac
tory-if they do not feel disposed to
do so, nor to any other OF the projects
contemplated; but his hackers pre-
ferred to submit an opportunity to do
so, to repress all captious criticism
that result from pure selfishness, and
seem inseparable from all public i'm.
provements, and to curb that spirit of
opposition often aroused in commune
ties. from rivalries always more fancied
than real. The very idea OF extend.
ing the ocean front of Olympia several
miles from its present location is
likely to arouse an antagonism of
those who take narrow view of
future business, its field and environ
ments. They do not pause long
enough to consider that with develop
ment OF trade will come new condi.
tons, and that these will rebound to
the benefit of all who lend a helping
hand and show disposition by help.
ing others to help themselves.
The only thing necessary to verify
the wisdom of the careful labors OF the
Northern Pacific engineers third OF
. century ago, has been to find am
pie anchorage at an eligible point on
Budd's Inlet, at the nearest point to
unite land and sea transportation by
gradiants adapted to heavy transcon-
tinental traffic. Last year an "open
confession" was made by the Northern
Pacific Railway, by re-survey OF the
original field of operations and estab.
fishing q grade which will make the
northern boundary of Olympia at Dof-
flemyer Point the storehouse for inter-
oceanic trade.
The projectors of the new enter.
prise, it seems, would prefer to placate
our people by proposition to let them
in on "the ground floor" and the
manner of presenting the proposition
shows that they consider the obliga.
ton ended with the proffer to do 90.
It is virtually saying, "Come in with
US, now, and share our good cheer, OF
forever hold your peace"
The Chamber of Commerce has
authorized its President to appoint a
committee OF three to secure subscrib.
ers for the $4,000 of stock in the Shaw
Block factory, to cost 81 ,OO0, 600. the
first enterprise to be established at
North End, the commercial entrepot
of the Pacific Coast.
JUDGE Parker has unsealed his lips
far enough to say that it would be un.
becoming one on the bench to talk
politics. How noble it is to respect
the proprieties! But then. ledge,
haven't you ever ran across the word
"resign," in your lexicon, or the word
of similar cadence just as applicable
in your case" decline?
PRINCIPAL Coleman of the Spokane
High School has DrOhihited alliances