Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-04-07
SOME PERTINENT SUGGESTIONS
Let Us Speak Words OF encouragement to the
Wayfarsr and Our Nsishbor.


Wayfarsr and Our Nsishbor.
ED. STANDARD:
While Oyster Bay is not dead, but
through the bad weather of winter and
the diligence of the STANDARD in Sc
curing what is Of public interest III
the line of news, your reporter has
been compelled to take back seat.
But right here enter a protest.
Why is it that Mud Bay has the credit
for nearly all the happenings at
Oyster Bay? Is it because the name
of Mud Bay is easier spelled, having
three less letters than Oyster Bay?
Nearly all are anxious for the pros
peri.y of Olympia, and if you should
ask them, they would say, "Oh yes, l
am more than willing to welcome and
make the newcomers feel contented."
But how do they 60 to work to ac-
complish this worthy object. They
are introduced to the new corners, and
the first question is, Have you
bought? Where? Oh. my! That's
nothing but gravel! How much did
you pay? Goodness! You paid too
much. | could have told you of a
better place for much less than that.
You will be glad to work for one dol
lar day before you get the stumps
off that land" After they get piece
cleared, they encourage them by ask
ing, "Can you raise anything on it,
now it is cleared?" Why can they
not give a word of cheer and tell them
what is the truth, that each year the
land will produce more, gravel or clay,
muck or sand if it has time and q
man with ambition and brains it will
produce good crops. Why be so sell
fish and think no one has any land
good for anything. but and except
yourself. Ask anyone: What kind
OF soil have you and each will in.
variably answer "shot clay" but if
you 60 and examine it you will find
on almost every farm of any size,
gravel, muck, shot -clay and sand, each
and every one good for certain crops.
One may have his little clearing on
all the shot.clay he has while another
may happen to start his clearing on a
gravel knoll, but that should not con.
denim either. Put in your high land
in the fall and your low land in the
spring. and let your neighbors be
happy in doing the same, or as he
pleascs. But when you visit him find
something to praise; il you see he has
made mistake, talk it over with him
you may teach him something, while
you are perhaps learning good deal
from him. One man left the country,
and two others gave up their ranches
upon which they had made small
payments, all on account Of this kind
Of encouragement.
Then another way to make new
conner feel good is, after selling and
getting a good payment. for the FAM
lily to go around the neighborhood
telling how the party raised the money
and that they will fail to pay out on it,
and we will foreclose and have the
farm back. II that is the cordial hand
and the way Washingtonians are 60
ing to welcome Eastern people, we
will not be crowded for some time to
come. 1 am happy to say our people
are not all like that, but are like the
climate and soil, they consist OF all
kinds, good, bad and Indifferent. Peo-
pie that were never out of the country
in which they were born, have very
little charity, in the noblest sense Of
the~word. We'ens' are all right,
you'cns all wrong.
1t may be little premature, but a
good many on the bay have part of
their gardens planted; also early pc.
tatoes.
believe We will lose Mrs. Randall
from our neighborhood and gain Mr..
Goodrich and family. Mr.. Zeman is
tired OF ranching and is intending to
return to Chicago.
/ saw a rancher with a spring about
Is inches long and one.hslf inch
through, attached to his brake-lever
and back to a pin drove into the
frame of his wood wagon. 1t held
the brake from rubbing the wheels
when not in use and thus lightened
| tho load for tho foam