The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-18
Olympia Burcau
Seattle Daily Star.
Olympia. Wash.

Representative Robert =. Booth
81 Seattle who led she aKht aealusi
The capital removal btu IN the house
Yesterday. In discussing the aubIsrt
With your CORES pendent. said.
7 cannot figure cut single loKi.
cal reason Why this bill vas passed
Pierce county did not ask for r..
u certainly did not originate from
Pierce.
The present state house Is big
enough to last for Is az aa years
BY that time the state will prob.
ably be rich enough To build 4 de-
cent building.
The legislature and tho stats
officers have besn housed Ia old
aharka for the last IS years. and
Il the vote carries BY the people they
vii 90 back 20 the same practice.
At the present time the logia-
lafure and ali tbs state officers arr
comfortably housed under one root.
and t la the first time In the his
tory 81 the state that such a con.
dition has been possible.
About per cent - the people
q the state visit Olympia because
Il il the capital. aud most Of these
are made up OF lawyers and poll
ticlanE This per cent desires
The state 10 SO tn debt something
over $4,000 09o 90 paid BY the
other % per cent because Il takes
about an hour and a half more
tine to reach Olympia than II does
Tacoma. The only reasons advanced
for moving the capital are selfish
onea There - no demand from the
people OF the stale. The members
Of The legislature who are com
planning wefe not sent here By an
uverpoEering public clamor. but
got out and begged for their jOhs.
and II they do not like their ae-
commodations they had better re-
main AZ home
So fnr AZ Taroma's offer Of the
site and buildings IL concerned. ey-
srythlug 20 date has been strictly
Of the gold brick" variety Moth
ing vas produced before the Judi
eiary committee tending to show
that their promises could be carried
out. The Tacoma people argue that
II their promises are not made good
before the matter Is submitted that
the people VIII vote e down. but
Ue must remember that Plsrcs Is
ono OF the largest counties In the
state and will vote solid
Then. also. 40 must consider the
large proportion Of the voters wha
pay no taIes ~ is immhterial to
such how much the state IL in debt.
and most people are apt 20 vote for
a change 30 long as u costs them
nothing
These facts In connection with
the large proportion Of the vote
that viii not be cast at all on the
removal question makes a very sari-
Gus proposition for the property
owners Of the state 70 face.
The cost ~ removal can be estl-
mated a. something over $4,000. 600.
which must be raised BY direct tax
alton. The magnificent land grant
received from the government is
represented by our present state
house. This state house can be
used for nothing else. and TO
moval OF the capital means its ut
ter abandonment and subsequent
ruin"
Representative r. d. Reiter. OF
Lincoln county. i the youngest
member Of this legislature.
Mr.. Reitsr Is only q years old.
- -
islatinT
HotwithstandinR his handlcapa
of youth and inexperienee, The Lin
coin county aolon has already prov
Cd 10 be a strong factor In the
house. and by HIS fearless energy
and resourcefulness has been chosen
aa the leader Of the pro-eOmmia-
sion bin supporters.