Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-07-10


We're we to mention our patriots by
name, miions should be included with
our Washington, our Llncoln, our Nc
kinley and oui Roosevelt. Millions who
in their lesser way have shared in the
building OF our nation.
Were we to- mention battles won we
should include. with the surrender OF
Corvallis and Lee, victories achieved bv
our scientists, inventors and craftsmen.
TO all these we give praise today; each
is equally important to our development
as are the parts OF a modern battleship
to its whole; its guns are the things Of
prominence, but each bolt is essential to
success, and deserves its share OF credit.
AS our minds wander back, we find
our nation advancing with ever acceler-
ating speed; our progress is geometrical,
doubling each few decades, and the
progression is not confined to our num-
bers but extends to all things; our
wealth, manufacturers, commerce. dis
coveries, inventions. What, then, shall
the future be? To double again we must
duplicate every city of the land, ana it
is the West, not the East, that will re.
ceive the greater impetus.
Grays Harbor is but "a years old to
commerce and manufacture. What will
it be when our children celebrate the
signing of the Declaration OF Independ.
ence 25 years from now?
No man can predict! But we may
hazard the guess that our cities will line
the shore of our Har Dor and the night
mare Of our ancient boomers be realized.
Railroads, with Strengthened tracks.
lowered grades and tunnelled mountaine
will distribute our products by land in
competition with the Isthmian canal and
sea; not only 40 cent rate, but 20
cent rate will be ours.
Our hills will yield to us of their hid
den trersure. No uncertain winds will
be trusted to watt our lumber to the
markets of the world, but some compact
power, as yet little known. will drive
mammoth vessels laden with many and
varied products OF our forests, other: than
lumber.
Streams from the mountains and the
surf on our beach will furnish us power,
transportation, heat, light. and perhaps
steam. 1t is not impossible
that in that short period Of time horses
will be excluded from our streets, and all
parts of our forest trees be utilized.
All these things lie concealed in the
future with groupings indicating their
early possible development. Thousands
more that are buried are yet to be dis
covered.
The proper utilizing OF our products is
the first step forward. The day will
come when We shall find that we have
saved only the tallow Of our forests and
destroyed it's greatest values. The de-
velopment of onr mineral wealth, oil,
coal, iron and whatever else our hills
contain is our next duty. Accomplish
these things and all else will follow.
We must deepen our channel to the
sea that we may reach out to the Orient.
We must build chemical and pulp works
to care for the waste of our forests and
mills, to the end, that when forest tree
is cut, tops limbs, bark. stump aud roots
may have value and be removed, and
many Young trees planted in its place;
then will our forest become perpetual
and many thousands added to the mum.
Der the lumber interests will employ.
We all see the opportunities OF the
past; those of the future are greater.
Who dreamed 25 years ago of the
progress Grays Harbor has since made?
Your widest dreams today cannot depict
the Grays Harbor OF quarter OF cen.
tury hence.
Then the population OF the United
States will have attained to nearly 16O.,
600, 900. An increase from our last CEN
sus equal to its entire growth through
all the ages of the past. AS we grow 90
grow all our business opportunities.
The trail has become road, the road
a railroad; where we crawled through
the woods few miles day, we are not
content to travel mile minute. All
things are accelerated; the laggard is
soon distanced; the prizes are at the
front. So to, we build the nation; towns
and cities spring into being as if by
magic; fire destroys but that we may
build the better. From tent to wood !;
from wood to stone, and from stone to
skyscrapers OF steel is the order Of our
building. From sailer to steamer; from
steamer to ocean liner is the order OF our
commerce. The logger, then the farmer !;
the mill, then the factory. Grays Har-
Dor is still in its first stages; this city
only has reached the stone period Of
building; with another quarter of cen.
turv we shall have attained partial ma.
turity and the nation shall be the grand.
est Of earth still the people shall cele.
brate the Fourth OF July, and still their
patriotism shall find vent in cannon and
bells, sports, music and games.
Still over all shall float the flag of the