Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-11-30

building the people OF Olympia be-
lieVed their troubles we're over. But
they believed the Same thing when .
81 ,OOO, 900 foundation was placed upon
the tract of land decided to the State
by the Sylvester estate. Yet every re-.
curing session OF the Legislature has
witnessed fight to retain the capital
at Olympia.
II is declared that their troubles are
not yet over and that to curry favor
and show his contempt for Thurston
county the Governor has gone 90 for
almost as to compromise himself in
favor OF the Tacoma location.
Gov. Mead's plan. so far as the pub.
lie has been permitted to ascertain, is
in part, the removal OF the Board Of
Control from Olympia to Tacoma.
Then will follow the removal of the
Supreme Court for sittings in Spo.
kane. To remove the Supreme Court
means also removal of the State Ii.
brary. One by one the props are to
be knocked from under Olympia.
A great public cry will 60 up for the
removal Of other State officers. The
demand will be met with fortitude.
The Mead administration will frown
anything that looks like the removal
Of further Offices.
At this juncture Harry Fairchild
will set the wheels in motion that will
remove the State Railway Commission
from Olympia to Seattle. Thus, with
. part of the judicial and administra.
tive Offices of Washington in different
sections OF the State the cry will 60 up
for . Capitalization OF tho State off,
GERS.
Olympia sgaini
No, never.
Then before the Legislature meets q
plan has been evolved to offer Wright
Park in Tacoma again for the new
capitol building.
Olympia has lost some OF its strong
est fighters.
J. OBJ. Scobey, F. G. Decksbaugh
aud others who have battled for Olym.
pio have gone.
A. J. Falknor b 40 been sidetracked
with An appointment mt a. Assistant At
torney General. Fred Stocking, who
held the opposition down at one ses-
sion Of the Legislature - hard - he
could, is holding q Federal position.
One by one the old champions OF Olym.
pia either have been shifted to places
where they cannot take On active part
or have removed from the State.
Old residents Of Olympia themselves
look with horror upon the capitol
building. Built OF two different kinds
of stone, it presents a humiliating
spectacle.
But that fact will not make any
difference to the insane or the penal.
lied.
And right here is where the admin
istration figures wisely il not we'll.
What is to become of the capitol
building a. it now stands?
That is the burning question.
In answer it may be asked, what
became of the 81 1000, 900 foundation
which graces capitol bill aud which is
DOW being used by the heirs of the
Sylvester eatate? True, the founda-
ton will not get away. And the State
doesn't propose to permit the building
it now occupies to get away.
Among other plans Olympia may be
transformed into the seat of . penal
institution. Washington has long
recognized the necessity, as . growing
State, Of having two penitentiary in
situations. just the same IS it has seen
and availed itself of two hospitals for
the insane, one in the eastern portion
OF the State and one in the western
portion. Take it all in all, Washing.
ton is . mighty big State. Transpor.
tation, in the language Of the street.
" cuts some ice." Upon this founds.