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at the last census III, ,4s6, while Corintl1,
Its port IS much smaller.
Sailing down the Black Sea through
the BoSphcrus we salute the Sultan of
Turkey, whose name is held In detesta-
ton by Christians OF all denominations
for his prosecutions Of the Armenians
sun We are compelled to pay him the
same courtesy as other sOvereigns with
whom the United States is at peace
Now we have passed through Christian
Europe, and We have found that in
spite Of change of habits. temperament
and language. their capitals grow To be
their largest cities. We shall soon see
whether this rule still prevails among
a different race Of people altogether.
The Turk is unique among nationalities.
His dress, habits, religion and social
customs set him apart even from his
Co-religiOnists OF the East. When We
look at Turkey what DO we find? Why.
that Contantinople IS by FAR the largest
and most important city. not of Turkey
but Of the LeVant. This city was found
ed by Constantine the Great upon the
ruins Of Byzantium, city Of the an
clients. 1t was the capital OF the east
ern Empire as Rome was Of the west
when that Imperial power was divided
II was captured By the Turks In l4oS
and became the capital Of the Turkish
Empire, and IL at once became a great
city. Had il not been made the seat
Of government. II would hav" existed
as mere fortress. GOing further
among the wandering nomads OF Asia
we find that the capital OF Persia,
Teheran. seventy miles from the
Caspian Sea. has n population OF 10000.
Persia has ports on three seas-the
Caspian Sea, the Persian and AraDin
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lines, IS very great at this time.
Especially needed are jObbing houses
in dry goods, hats and caps, and
boots and shoes. II is not too
much to say that the enterprising
young men who establish such
houses here will be more than
handsomely rewarded, for it is
practically a virgin field. JObbers
in other lines have made the job
bing trade Of Washington; jobbers
in these new lines may share the
trade when they viii.
1t would be foolish for men con-
sidering the question of location
TO overlook the advantages, other
than those Of business, that Wash
ington offers. In climate, in situ-
alton, in health, in beauty, in edu-
cational standards, in everything
that makes city a delightful
place in which 70 live, Washington
stands easily among the first OF
American municipalities.
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THE CAPITALS INDICTMENT
TO BUSINESS SEEKING A HOME

- He very first thing considered by
manufacture OF johber,
VIXEN he Is 81 rveying the field
for q new location. IS the avail
able market and the financial
strength OF the community.
Washington is upon the threshold OF i
campaign for IncFease commerce, and
increased commerce must OF necessity
include the means Of production, as Well
as. the means OF distributing the product
writes Woodwork Clum. in the Jobbera
and Shirpers' Journal. In the chaos OF
news and suggestions that has followed
close upon the heels OF the Greater
Washington movement. one condition al
least is self-evideuI-Lhe available mar
ket.
II IS an extremely easy task 10 ascer-
tain that Washington produces very lit
tie that Il consumes. Go into any OF
the jobbing houses and the pTOpTietors
viii inform you that tEey buy manufac-
tured goods from nearly all the sur
rounding cities. That Washington and
its contiguous territory consumes an
enormous quantity Of manufactured
goods Is another self-evldent fact.
Therefore, Washington presents the nrst
fnducement TO the manufacturer or job
Der who Is thinking OF changing his To-
cation or expanding his Held OF opera
tion.
But let US take up the second essen
tial-fnanCial stability Did you ever
stop 10 think that Washington IS upon
the same secure financial foundation as
/ is the National Government No city IN
this great country is so immune 20 any
end an sorts OF financial depression as
IS Washington. Nothing less than a
national catastrOphe-and Dy that is
meant the absolute and complete over
throw of the American republican dis
turb tho financial eQUanimity Of Wash
inEton. Strikes and lockouts may come
and go capital and labor may lock horns
in the mighty struggle for supremacy
the mammoth industries % the country
NAV suffer even unto death. but SO long
as Uncle Sam pays out S,0oo.ce a month
TO his clerks In Washington, Just so
long viii there be prosperity leF nc
manufacturers and 1oSbers who depend
upon Washington for their prosperity.
can YOU name another city in the coun-
try where this condition exists NO,
you cannot, because there IS none.
The Government Clerks.
The study may be carried further It
is said that approximately onc-third OF
the residents OF Washington are either
Government employees or families or
I Government employees. In other words
there are in Washington TO-DAY about
los. 600 persons dependent directly upon
monthly wage from the United States
Government. II is pretty sure pay,
isn't IT, and 10000 persons make up e
considerable city. It is interesting 10
tI,ink that there are in Washington that
nuTnber of people who viii get their
mo 1ev every two weeks, rain or shine
strike OF lockout prosperity or depres-
sion And these people receive from
the cpfrers OF the National Government
- nrvo xlmntely sec, 100000 a year.
Tben. here is another thing. and a
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Monuments TO great heroes Of the
past rise on every hand. The city
itself is a monument to George Wash
ington and his engineer. IEnfant.
whose genius conceived its beautiful
and dignifled proportions.
Many Points of Interest.
The Library Of Congress, the Ma
val Observatory, the Bureau Of Stand
ards. the Smithsonian Institution, and
the National Museum, the Govern
ment Printing once, the Bureau OF
Engraving all repay investigation.
Near the city Mt. Vernon, home Of the
Father OF His Country and his tomb,
invites the patriots footsteps Arling-
ton, resting place OF the thousands Of
the soldier dead, lies just across the
river. Dozens Of other places Of equal
interest are within easy reach.
No good American should be con-
tent with himself who fails 70 make
frequent visits to Washington. There
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It's former capital, Nose Y. was at one
time the most powerful city in all Rus
STA. although an inland town. Peter the
Great with his wonderful spirit Of
progress, and with view of making
Moscow less powerful I'm the politics Of
The Empire (Moscow occupied at that
time much the same position as Paris
does toward France, being the center
Of all the political intrigues Of the
day., travelled to the northwest and To-
Gated a city in the marshes partly on
the continent and islands in the river
Neva, and made It the capital. St
Petersburg. naming It after himself II
is now by far the most important city
in the Russian Empire. Its population
was 1.261.023 in 1897, when the last
census was taken. Notwithstanding that
for nearly half the year IL IS practically
closed TO oversea commerce. Russia
has. Ike the United States, vast area
of territory and several important sea-
ports, and hence we get a practical
illustration of the benefits OF the lOca-
tiOn of the capital ST. Petersburg is
double the size of the old capital. Here
pertinent question may be asked
Which is the greater nation. the United
States or Russia2 II Russia's capital
has grown 70 over a million in two
hundred years since it was founded,
why should not the Capita City of the
United States. the richest nation on
earth. keep pace with that Of Russia?
Leaving Russia we VIII take a glance
at Greece. whose capital Athens. was
cnce the center of cultured Europe
Athens was the fountain from which
flowed all the streams OF learning sci
ence and art. which have enriched the
sarth. The population Of Athens was
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are many Of them. perhaps, who are
accustomed TO go elsewhere to buy
their stocks, who do not know they
can buy TO equal OF greater advan-
tage in Washington. When they learn
the facts they are bound TO turn their
eyes in this direction.
The city offers even more inviting
attractions 70 those business men who
are looking for a place Of permanent
residence. It's attracuveness as a res
idence city has always been conceded
and II has drawn within its gates
thousands of new citizens, ranging in
financial station from the man OF
large wealth 10 the humber iudivid-
ual who looks for cOngenial and cul-
tured society, a pleasing and health
ful environment and the best educa-
tionaI advantages for his children.
J Of these Washington offers.
JObblng Houses Needed.
The need for new jobbing houses
In Washington, in certain special
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ture of the country. and with q
school system and educational sd-
vantage of a high order. Washing
ton produces a high class of young
men. In the past, because many
lines Of business have been neglect
ed. these boys have carried their
talents to other cities. The entbus-
iastic Washingtonian Of today wants
them kept at home.
That is why he Will do much for
those who come TO the Capital to
do busiuess-why unusual induce
ments are offered the manufacturer
or jobber seeking a new location
Either is certain to have behind him
the Outspoken advocacy and best
help of the people Of a great city
Every business association and or
ganizatiOn of capital in Washington
has indorseC the movement for the
city's expansion. Strongest approval
has been expressed by the organiza-
uons of labor, representing 10000
men.
City Very Attractive.
1t is not hard 10 believe that the
merchants Of the South, when on their
annual or semi-annual trips for the
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a-s4rs.s sya vk>/ugsAnss.r 50 .e.so.s-,
WEK KHOKE or ZHE DEP4PT-
HE7T or AGRIO1Z TURF UOW
IN COUpTE ar CONJTPUcH0Y

purchase Of their stocks, would rath-
er come 10 Washington than go 70
any other city in the country. Be
yond doubt or question, it is the show
city Of the nation.
II is rather interesting, to those un-
familiar with the process, to watch
laws In the making. Those who live
in constant proximity 10 the great
and the near-great Who do the bust
ness Of Government do not view these
persons. perhaps, in that soft light
Of enchantment that distance Is
good enough 70 lend Even when IA
miliarity has done its deadly work.
however, they are still amusing. 1t
Is worth a trip to Washington 10 see
how seriously Congressman Podunk
takes himself
But the city is filed with interest
ing men and interesting things. The
President directs here the destlnies
Of the mightiest nation on earth, and
all the arms Of the executive swing
from this center. The departments are
hives Of activity. They contain much
that Is strange and curious and much
the good American should know.
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OneI Arthur E. RandIe ORIGINAL Greater Washngtonian

tai Belgrade, situated at the confluence
Of the Save and Danube This is the
largest and most important city in the
princlpality. and one of the strongest in
land towns of Europe. IL is the chief
entrepot OF commerce between Austria
and Turkey. and has been the object of
fierce contentious between it's neighbors
In times past It's principal port is
Milanovatz, much smaller Crossing the
so-called beautiful blue Danube, but
which Is here dirty, muddy river we
md ourselves in Roumania, whose sol
diers proved 50 helpful TO the Russians
at a critical period Of their last war
with Turkey Bucharest, it's capital.
situated on the river DombOvitza. thirty
miles from the Danube has a popula-
ton Of 1900, while Galatz. the prin-
CipRl port, has only 81 500 inhabitants.
Now let us vary the Journey and go
north to Sweden and Norway Here
there are two capitals with one king.
1t Is said that Norway simply boTrows
a king from her. sister nation for three
weeks IN tile year. Christiania the
capital. is the largest city. although
Bergen is superior as a seaport town.
The same holds good for Sweden;
Stockholm. the capital. being far ahead
of Gothenburg the principal seaport.
Sandwiched i'm between these two coun-
tries and Germany is the proud little
kingdom OF Denmark the blood Of
whose rulers courses through the veins
or nearly all the royalty of Europe.
Copenhagen is its capital, with popu-
lation of 3l2 S59. and its principal sea
port Aarhuus. has only a population of
33.31S
Sailing easteriy on the Baltic we
come to the mighty nation Of Russia.
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GuIfs-yet none OF these seap0rts are
as popul3us or as wealthy as the capi-
tai. Mecca, the capital city OF Arabia.
the birthplace of Mahomet. is a days
Journey from the Red Sea. yet its pop
rlatiOu Is three times that Of any Of
its seaports, although one Of. these,
Bussorah. is the principal port for the
commerce of the Persian Gulf.
Turning 10 India, Japan and those
other nations whose religions are made
up Of Hindooisym. Buddhism or fetish
worship. We hud similar precedents.
The capitals be come tho largest and
most important cities. Take China
with Shanghai nd HOngkong as its
principal scaports. but with the focus
of our mental telescope elongated We
can see the peacock feather OF Lt-Hung-
Chang AT Pekiu, TIE capital, with a
population estimated by Prof. Legge
and confirmed by Dr. Williams. Of the
United states legation. at 100000 in
habltants, larger than ,China's seaports
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or influence. Passing through the
Straits Of the mighty Gibraltar. with
the intelligence and industry of Europe
on the one side and the ignorance and
superstitlon of Africa on the other.
we come to that land Of poesy and song,
Italy. whose capital, Rome. at one time
dominated the world Built upon low
marshy ground, on the banks of the
river Tfber. inaccessible from the sea
for any but the shalloWest draught YES
sells. it rose IN power and wealth until
it dwarfed every other city in the then
known world Rome at the zenith of
her power had. 1t is estimated, popu-
latiou Of 1900 900 inhabitants. So iden-
titled was the capital with the power
and prestige Of the Roman empire that
the fall of the latter may be dated from
the time when the imperial city echoed
TO the tread of the hosts Of the barba-
rlan invader, and Italy. TO use Talley-
rand's words, became for years "a geo
graphical expression" once more we
have a united Italy, but it is only since
1870 that Rome has again become the
capital. and is rapidly gaining in both
wealth and population. while Florence,
Jhe former capital, since its abandon
meut as the seat of government. is los
Ing ground. Passing into the AdUatic
sea we land at Trieste. AUSTRIA leading
seaport, stul Vienna, on, the Danube. at
its confluence with the Wien, far ex-
ceeds Il both In Importance and popu-
Iation. the last census giving 70 Vienna.
the capital. 1854 54s inhabitants. and
Trieste l5S.3i4 inhabitants
S5rFIa with a total population OF two
millions ana 4 quarter has for it's capi-
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Shanghai and Hongkong added to-
gethcr.
Thus the rule that the capital city
grows 10 be the largest and most i'm
portant city Of a narion, holds good
with even the Acknowledged Mongolian
as we'll as with his more enlightened
Christian brother.
Thus It is bound 70 be with the West
ern Hemfsphere as Il IS with the East
ern. .,,
II is a mere matter of time. but II viii
come sooner Of later, that Washington,
the Capital Of the youngest. pT2udessII l.sII
t1'd MOST powerful nation on earth. viii
be- the most pOpulOus. wealthy and
finest cftv on the American continent, X
not of the world. ,.
Before / sit down let US congratulate
England on having the largest capital
and being the world greatest colonizer'
whose fleet is the mistress OF the seas
her power awakes the admiration Of the
Wor q To be an Englishman Is a proud
in he. itance. and as long as the same
music plays God Save the Queen" ana
NV Country lis OF Thee we skaA
stand united 10 civilIze the world
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"a n AGNIFICENT public
AN buildings are rising in
AZ half a dozen sections Of
Washington. They are
component parts of the
general scheme of the Burnham
Commission, which is designed to
make of the city the most beautiful
capital in all the world Incident
ally. with quasi-public buildings in
course of construction. they repre-
sent the expenditure of half a hun
dred millions of dollars.
The new home of the Agricultural
Department now in building. will
be one of the handsomest and most
commodious of the new structures.
1t will stand upon the Mall, the
broad vista of wooded loveliness
that divides the western section of
the city Four millions Will be re-
Quired for its completion. and pos
sibly more. The Senate and House
office buildings, facing the Capitol,
viii cost three millions each.
The new National Museum is to
cost $3,50O,O00. and the Municipal
building, the new home Of the Dis
trict government, now nearing com
pletion, will cost S2.000.O0O. Il is
practically certain that the next
Congress will authorize expenditures
for the erection of buildings for the
Departments of State, Justice, and
Commerce and Labor, all sadly in
need now Of such accommodation.
The New Union Station.
For the new Union Station. which
it is reported viii be IN use by next
June, twenty millions Of dollars
have gone into the investment. OF
this five millions viii be spent in
the erection Of the station building
alone, while the remainder Of the
amount will 60 for the approaches
and the vast amount of grading
circumstances and the demand Of
beauty required should be done.
All Of which means that much
money is being handled in Washing
ton. Not only the Government but
business corporations and private
individuals have been lavish in their
expenditures for the improvement
of the city and its greater stateli-
ness and beauty. Every year since
1901 an average of $22, 100000 has
been spent in building operations in
the District of Columbia. This aver
age IS certain TO be largely exceed
ed in the years of the next decade.
The truth is that Congress and
the people Of Washington have been
so absorbed in the pursuit of beauty
that The pursuit of business has been
a secondary consideration Enter
prising young men have seen that
rare opportunities existed and have
taken advantage of them, but in
many respects Washington is a vir-
gin field. The advantages here are
unusual-not to be duplicated in any
city approaching Washington's size
IN the country.
A Wave Of Enthusiasm.
Just now the whole people float
on a wave of enthusiasm. They are
anxious their city should be as busy
as il is beautiful. and that the busi-
ness opportunities offered the young
men of the District should not be
surpassed anywhere. Drawing 70 its
center much OF The brains and cul.
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A Wave of Enthusiasm.

Just now the whole people float
on a wave of enthusiasm. They are
anxious their city should be as busy
as il is beautiful. and that the busi-
ness opportunities offered the young
men of the District should not be
surpassed anywhere. Drawing TO its
center much OF The brains and cul.
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n AGNIFICENT public
~ buildings are rising in
! half a dozen sections Of
Washington. They are
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-04
Ore Barge Wrecked
Near Deer Harbor

A big barge belonging to the Ber-
muda Steamship Company, of Van
couver, B. c., laden with $50 tons of
ore from Texada island, in tow of the
tug Bermuda, was wrecked last Sun
day on the southwest point of Orcas
island, near the entrance to Deer
Harbor. It was the one hundredth
trip of the Bermuda with ore in tow
for the Tacoma Steel Company. The
scow and cargo were valued at over
Sc, 900. The wreck was Immediately
reported by Capt. Babington, of the
Bermuda, to the customs Office
here and permission was obtained
from Collector Harper, at Port Town
send, for the owners to bring wreck
ing appliances from Vancouver and
make an effort to recover a portion
of the ore and perhaps raise the sunk
en- barge, which had been in use only
a few months and cost So, 900.
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the case on behalf OF the county and
of his brief statement in the ISLANDER
last week in reply to the article sent
to a Bellingham paper by Mr.. Gar
rett. If Mr.. Wynn cares to make
any reply to Mr.. Gal rett's arraign-
ment he will be afforded an oppor-
tunity 10 do so, but the matter is
hardly of sufficient Importance to
Justify much further newspaper dis
,cussion of it.
EDITOR SAN JUAN ISLANDER:
In prominent place on the first page
of the last issue of the ISLANDER, appears
an article which purports to give express
sion to certain exceptions taken by the
prosecuting attorney of this county, to an
article quoted thel Elm from the Belling-
ham Herald, and referring to the late de-
cision of the supreme court in the Jensen
wharf matter. While my connection with
this matter is solely that of an attorney,
it seems to me tLat the statement in your
paper should be corrected.
In the article mentioned this county Of
fetal characterizes the statement In the
Herald THAT it stands admitted on behalf
of the Board that the acts in granting the
Jensen lease were irregular and void." as.
ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE" Later on, i'll
the same article, the same official ac-
knowledges making the admission "that
the acts of the Board were irregular and
void" but he says that he made such ad-
mission only For THE PURPOSES OF Ar
eUMENr. In brief, we are to understand
from the prosecuting attorney OF this
county that the use of an ABsOLUTE UN-
TRUTH is ju. titled for the purposes OF ar
vnment. submit that this is truly AN
extraordinary doctrine to emanate from
county official, and very much mistake
the character of the people of this county
IL they will lend their approval to it.
Now. as to the circumstances under
which this admission was made. Mr.. O..
II. willett, one of the best known of the
younger members Of the Seattle bar who
WAS present during the nearing of this
anpeal in the supreme court and made
arcnment in the case, declares that Prose-
cuting Attorney Wynn. before the su-
preme court and in the presence of menu
hers thereof and of Mr.. G1yot, deputy
clerk. admitted that the commissioners
had attempted to lease the end OF the
street and because of such fact, the entire
proceeding was void. He further states
that there was no Limitation of Qualifica-
tion to the admission whatever. This fact
can he further substantiated if necessary.
It may be stated further that 1t was not
questioned by opposing counsel in either
his brief or argument. that the acts Of the
board were void.
It will thus be seen that the legal repre-
santaf;y ye of the county of San Juan, IN