Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-07
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aud HIVE, 4uI i:. i.H nuta! e. PEOPLE.
nc,iIing William J. Bran. Tn.
Wa doubtless owing. in a large degree,
t. the Tact that w. ia,, ne competing
oh,,iya!,ee anyN hare Oh the sound,
and thine few held at .n.a. towns,
here aid there, we're peculiarly OF a
local nature, and did not attract from
abroad, ii indeed they served in any
degree to keep people a. home who
wanted 10 come TO big celebration.
It seems that beginning Nth the ID,
when our county population began to
arrive. that on the 81 and 18th lite rally
all roads led to Olympia, and it Is said
that from 300 to 1000 more people, at
Seattle and Tacoma, would have come
over on the 18th had there been means
OF conveyance. AS it was, the local
steamers and trains crowded the limit
o! capacity.
Then again, we have never seen
large crowds Of people handled better
than 10y the several committees, aided
the by local police. "hcn' however,
they are congratulated on the result
that there has been no serious accident,
no violations OF the peace, no fires or
other disasters, during the three days
OF uninterrupted festivlty, they very
magnanlmousiy declare the credit be-
longs to Chairman Finley and Chief
braeger, who planned, supervised and
directed the course OF events. And
this is by no means an exaggeration OF
praise. The commander OF the battle,
in his tent, does no actual fighing, but
the result OF others acts is his crown
ing badge OF glory. IT there has been
busy man, since the resolve was
made to have grand celebration, that
man was the head of the Executive
Committee, who was given full author
ity to appoint ub.committees, define
their duties and superintend their ex.
ecution.
The number of visitors present from
abroad, has been ysriously estimated
at from 5000 to 1900. and probably
one is as much too small as the other
in excess of the true number. Some
ground for an estimate is given how.
ever, by the attendance At the water
sports. Seats were nrov;ded Of po-o;.
val and Ellis docks. and on the
Olympia OYSTER Companv and Horr,s
wharyes, for 1000 people Those worn
all filled and manv hundreds stood
wherever a sight of the saving and
water contests. and boat and canoe
races, could be obtained: Fourth street
bridge was thronced. and manv peo.
pie we're perched on the roofs of
adjacent buildings and still the merry.
go-rounds, swung their rhvthmatic
rounds; the " suake.woman~ charmed
cher snakes); the armless woman did
her wonderful stunt of WRITING sew.
ing and embroiderinp. with her toes
the restaurants we're thropced. the
saloons "full," and Everybody and
his dulcines, seemed to be wandering
listlessly away from the crowd and
totally oblivious OF passing events, ex.
cept of what were embraced in their
little world Of two" You and I, love-"
In fact the crowd upon the streets
and at the concessions" did not seem
very much less from the throng at the
waterfront. And the same condition
was noted, during the horse races, on
Eastside, which attracted many hun
dreds of people from the town proper
nor did all.absorbing baseball, no,
any other outside attraction, seem &c
have any perceptible effect upon the
business center, where sandwiches and
lemonade were within arms reach
The many extemporized benches
placed a. convenient distances along
the streets and the waiting rooms neal
the waterfront and in Eagles hall
afforded resting placea tn recrni