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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-26
Rather Tardy. but As Might Have Been
Expected.

Natner seruys OoS - ""SN uavs W."
Expected.
The following came to US just as we
were closing the forms for the press:
OLYMPIA, WASH, Oct. IS, 1906.
Mr.. PETER MCKENZIE,
Olympia, Wash.
Dear Sir:
My attention has recently been called
to communication published over your
signature in the WASHINGTON STANDARD
in its issue of the 18th inst, in which
you are quoted as saying:
"To all Thurston county candidates for
the Legislature:
GENTLEMEN: At the request of many
voters and taxpayers, l respectfully ask
each one OF you to answer the following
questions over your signatures in the
columns of this paper. We would pre-
fer the answers to be confined simply to
Eyes" or mo-"
First-Will you vote and work for the
passage of State depositary law, where
BY interest can be had on State funds?
Second-Will you favor liberal State
appropriations for the improvement of
public highways?
Third-Will you favor the passage of q
law that will place the debts and credits
of bank stock ON the same footing as
that of other classes of property, with
regard to the assessment and collection
of taxes?
Fourth-Will you favor an increase in
the salary Of Superior Court Judges?"
Fifth-Will you favor an increase in
the salary Of Supreme Court Judges?"
Assuming that you have no Interior
motive in this communication and that
you are actuated by a desire to know
how the respective candidates stand in
relation to the questions asked to deter
mine to whom you will give your sup.
port, have no hesitancy in making q
frank avowal of my position. / answer
the first, fourth and fifth question in the
affirmative because they are part of the
principles of my party contained in our
county and State platforms. l believe
party pledges to be sacred and that they
must be carried out. AS to the second
question will say that if in my judg-
ment and the judgment of the people of
Thurston county the construction of q
State road will in any instance be bene-
fetal to the people of ThurstOn county
the same will receive my hearty support.
As to the third question, have some
difficulty in understanding just what is
meant. If you mean to ask me would I
support law requiring bank stock to be
assessed AS other credits are assessed,
answer that such is now the law in this
State. If you mean would you favor q
law taking bank stock out of the class of
personal property known as credits,
answer that the Iepislature of this State
passed such law and that the Supreme
Court of this State held said law invalid
as being in conflict with an act of Con.
gress. 1 would be pleased to show any
interested voter both the decision and
the acts above referred to if they will
call at my office.
Respectfully yours,
FRANK G. OWINGS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-26
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Verify We Live in an Age Of Progress, "Where
the Arts and Sciences Are Making Gi.
santic Strides to Perfection"

Fifty years ago wooden clocks had
only been in use one year.
Fifty years ago the daguerreotype
was invented in France.
Fifty years ago the Massachusetts
Abolition party was organized.
Fifty years ago the Mormons were
driven from Missouri to Nauvoo, Ill.
Fifty years ago the banks in the
United States resumed specie payment.
Fifty years ago John c. Frement
and Jessie Benton were secretly mar.
ried.
Fifty years ago the beet sugar was
first made by David L. Child, Of North
ampton, Mase.
Fifty years ago a survey was made
by John Baily for a canal across Cen.
trail America.
Fifty years ago John Ericsson was
allowed letters patent on steam" pro.
peller" boat.
Fifty years ago the first patent was
granted to Goodyear for vulcanized
India rubber goods.
Fifty yerrs ago was established the
first commercial college in America,
"Comer's College," of Boston.
Fifty years ago the Cherokee Indi.
ans were removed from Georgia and
placed west of the Mississippi river.
Fifty yeare ago 1000 reformed
drunkards marched in procession at
the first anniversary of the Washing.
ton society.
Fifty years ago q law was enacted
against duelling in the District Of Co.
lumbia. 1t grew out Of the Chilly.
Graves duel.
Fifty years ago the telegraph was in
it's infancy and the telephone un-
known.
Half that time ago, the phonograph,
the greatest wonder Of ell, was un
known.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-26
Rockefeller's Wealth.

A Congressman has said that If
Rockefeller were to throw away dol.
lar a second, never stopping day or
night. he could not dispose OF his in.
come. 1t is estimated that since 1898
he has received in Standard Oil divi.
dends nearly $4,000 every business
day. Someone says bis wealth in
silver dollars would weigh as much as
two first-class bsttleships; in 81 bills
it would make double girdle around
the earth and leave . remnant OF 1,50O
miles long.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-26
PUYALLUP, Wash. Sept. "a. 1906.

PUYALLUP., Wash Sept. "a, 1906.
The OLYMPIA DEVELOPMENT Co.:
GENTLEMEN Your favor, by hand
OF Mr.. Cation, is received and noted.
In reply, it would probably be as we'll
to give recapitulation of what my
one acre produced and the returns for
the same.
The plants were set out in 1897 and
our first picking and marketing was
done in the fall OF 1899, two years
later:
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SUMNER, Wash, Sept. 26, 1906.
Mr.. A. S. CATION,
Olympia, WASH:

SUMNER, Wash, Sept. 26, 1906.
Mr.. A. S. CATION,
Olympia, Wash:
DEAR SIR: As this 10 the first
season We have been able to dispose OF
any amount of green corn, am not
in position to say what an average
yield would be. But l have about
three fourths Of an acre. have sold
$95 worth and 1 expect to have $50
worth OF seed.
In 1905 had five-eighths OF an acre
OF Snyder Blackberries, from which we
sold 435 crates which netted 6S cents
a crate, or $295.S0, not including cul-
tivating and caring for the crop, which
is about the same as crop OF potatoes
or corn. Yours truly,
G. j. ANDERSON.
PUYALLUP, Wash, Sept. 26, 1906.
THE OLYMPIA DEVELOPMENT Co.,
Olympia, WASH:
DEAR SIRs: In reply to yours OF
the 22d regarding the berries, will say
that l have Evergreen berries, and
that l will get from six to eight hun.
dred crates to the acre, and net profit
on what is shipped averages from
eighty cents to one dollar; the berries
going to the cannery net US from fifty
TO sixty cents per crate.
Yours truly,
PETER bellies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-26

AT last there is to be begin ming on
the canal. The muck rake isn't much
OF success in digging, but it was use.
full as a prod.
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SUMNER, Wash. Oct. 5, 1906.

SUMNER, Wash. Oct. D, lJU6.
MIR. A. S. CATION:
DEAR SIR: In reply to yours OF
Sept. ., wish to say that it is some.
what difficult for me to say what my
net profits on berries amount to, as
my berries are not grown in solid plan
tations but in scattered rows among
fruit trees.
l ship entirely through the Puysl-
lup and Sumner Association and we
have not yet closed our business for
the current year, so that am unable
to say what we shall realize. Judg.
ing. however, from past years, should
think the net profits per acre can be
safely estimated as follows:
Raspberries, Antwerp. .$225 to $3.50
Raspberries, "Cuthbert". .. 200 to 225
Blackberries, Snyder. 800 to $50
l think this would generally be con-
sidered low estimate here, but be.
lieve it is Q safe one.
1t has happened some years that the
red raspberries have given better re.
suits than the blacks, but my blacks
have been free from blight and this
year the enormous crops of raspberries
will undoubtedly affect the results.
Many growers find the Evergreen
Blackberry very profitable but, at pres
ent, have none.
Rhubarb is kind of specially here,
several hundred tons having been
shipped from Sumner this year. l
would estimate the profit at $3.50 to
5000 per acre. net.
I shall be glad at any time to give
you any information in my power.
Yours truly,
w. BATES.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-26

The cause OF the short crop in 1902
was early and hard frosts in the fall.
The total for the 7 years, as you will
note, is $l.72262, and shows an aver.
age of $246.l9. The average is much
larger by leaving out the first years
picking as the plants were nowhere
near in full bearing.
Last January l sold the acre for
81 900 cash, feeling we'll satisfied with
the seven years. experience.
Mr.. E. S. Ridge had entire charge OF
the acre during the whole time, and to
his earnest efforts are due largely the
success attained in my yard as well as
in this whole valley.
As to the other products mentioned
in your letter, have no advice to give
as they are entirely out of my line.
Hoping that / have covered the
ground you wished me to cover, l am,
Yours very truly,
FRANK E. GIBSON.
p. ST. see l failed to mention that
the only berries on the acre is the
Washington Dew Berry or Evergreen
Blackberry, as some call them.
F. E. G.
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SUMNER. Wash, Sept. 25, 1906.
Mr.. A. S. CATION,
Olympia, Wash.
DEAR SIR: Replying to yours OF
the 22d instant, l regret exceedingly
that can not at this writing furnish
you with figures requested. That is, 1
could not give Q fair idea of the net
returns Of fields in full bearing. l
have two acres OF berries only that were
old enough TO give full crop this year
and the returns are not all in from
them as yet.
One.half an acre OF Black Cap Rasp.
berries uetted me $l24.98 above all ex.
penses for the present year. The other
l. acres for red raspberries is not set
tied. One-fourth acre Strawberries
netted me $685. above oil expenses.
Three.fourths an acre rhubarb netted
me $2S9.19 above all expenses this
year. l have planted besides the
above, two acres Cuthbert raspberries |;
one-hslf acre Antwerp; one.half acre
asparagus; one.quarter Marlboro Rasp-
berries; one.fourth acre Kittaling
Blackberry; one-quarter acre Lawton
Blackberry; l acre Snyder Blackberry;
l acre Evergreen Blackberry; one.half
acre Logan Berries; one.half acre
Currants; one.half acre Gooseberries
one-quarter acre Monmouth Black.
berries; one quarter acre Phenomenal
Blackberries, etc.
Some of my fields are merely ex.
perimentsl, but expect to realize fair
profit from each variety when they
come into bearing, which will be one
moro year for the greater part OF them.
I am doing some business in furnish
ing berry plants at q nominal cost,
which helps defray expenses until
fields come into bearing.
am Q believer in keeping careful
account of each field and charge every
hours time and all expense to proper
account.
Hope have given you some infor.
nation, Al least, that may help you in
your good work, and If l can be OF
further service please address me.
Yours truly,
F. H. BURGLEHAUs.
PUUALLUP. Sept. 80, 1906.
OLYMPIA DEVELOPMENT Co,
Olympia, WASH:
GENTLEMEN: Your request for my
experience 10 growing berries was re-
ceived in the midst OF hop harvest,
and l could not reach it until now.
lam cultivsting 27 acres in berries
and GO acres in hops. I have 6 acres
red raspberries, acres Snyder black.
berries. II acres Evergreen Blackber-
ries. The Reds and Snyder Blackber-
ries will average 500 to $l25 per acre
net over all expenses. The Evergreen
l find the most profitable; they will
give Cor have given) net return over
over all expenses of from 5000 to $40O
per acre. In hops the price fluctuatea
but crops are always good. In the
years OF 1902-O3-04 the profits ran
from 5000 to $500 per acre net. This
may look big TO an eastern man but
does not touch Q mossback.
If can be OF any further service to
you, just call on me.
Respectfully,
| w. d. COTTER.
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Attention

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Drug Store, Is our business, and
the aim is that our atten-
ton to these needs
be SO satisfactory to Won
that you will depend on us for
your supply Of
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DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES.
We RESPEoTFULIY SoLior
You to give us q call when in need
of anything in our line. Whether
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-see our goods. These two points
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irons. Then, we treat everyone Just
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tronage, whether small or large,
and sell goods at reasonable prices.
OUR PREseRirT,oM DEPARTMENT
Realising our responsibility in this res.
pect, we are scrupulOusly particular, In
every detail, using only the best and
purest drugs and chemicals with guaran-
teed accuracy. 1t matters not what ply
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Herewith, by competent, reliable phar.
macist, If brought to us, and only reason.
able charges made.
Ro6T. MARI.
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PUYALLUP, Oct. 16, 1906.
A. S. CATION,
Olympia, wash:
Impossible TO be with you until
berry business closed up.
w. H. PAuLHAMUs.
OLYMPIA, Oct. 13, 1906.
Mr.. A. 8. CATION,
Olympia, Wash.
DEAR SIR: Replying to your in.
quiry as 10 my experience in raising
berries, will say that / was q member
OF the Puyallup Berry Growers As.
sociation for four years. bought my
lands for $3.50 per acre and sold them
at $500. Since that time lands in the
valley have advanced in many cases
to 81 900 per acre. The Berry Grow
ers' Association in Puyallup and Sum-
ner now has . membership of over
500. growing from half an acre to as
high as 40 acres each. 1t has brought
immense wealth to the owners OF the
valley lands. I am, however, con-
vinced from actual experience that we
can grow better raspberries on the
shot.clay soils about Olympia than
can be grown in the Puyallup valley.
We can do just as we'll with black
ferries as they can, and in addition
can grow the finest strawberries on
the Pacific Coast. They are unable to
grow strawberries at all for market
purposes in the Puyallup valley, the
berry being too soft to stand shipping.
1 now have on my lands on East
Fourth street, finer berry canes OF one
years growth than / have ever seen in
the Puyallup valley. 1 have been
wondering for the last year what l
might do to help arouse an interest in
Thurston county in the berry-growing
business. l am very glad you have
initiated the movement and shall be
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OAsToETA.
Bear. tn. nIhs Kind YOU Have A!x,s e'sl
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PEOPLES FORUM.
Two Answers to Mr.. McKinzie's Queries.
OLYMPIA, Wash, Oct. Ii, 1906.
MIR. PETER MCKENZIE,
OLYMPIA, Wash.


OLYMPIA, Wash, Oct. IL, 1906.
Mr.. PETER MCKENZIE,
Olympia, Wash.
Dear SIR:
In your letter in the STANDARD OF last
week addressed to the candidates for the
Legislature, you ask an answer to the
following questions:
First, "Will you work and vote for the
passage of State Depository law, where
by interest can be had on State funds?"
Answer-Yes.
Second, "Will YOU favor liberal State
appropriations for the improvement of
public highways?"
Answer-Yes.
Third, Will YOU favor the passage of
law that will place the debts and cred
it's OF bank stock on the same footing as
that of other classes of property with re-
gard to the assessment and collection of
taxes"
Answer-Yes.
Fourth, "Will you favor the increase
of the salaries of the Supreme Court
Judges?"
Answer-No.
Fifth, "Will you favor the increase of
salaries of the Superior Court Judges?'
Answer-No.
Yours Truly.
ROBERT A. AVER.
OLYMPIA, WASH, Oct. 16, 1906.
PETER MCKENZIE,
Olympia, Wash.
In letter addressed to the editor of
the STANDARD which has come to my no.
tice, you ask certain questions of candi-
dates for the Legislature, and as you ask
that the answers be given simply "yes"
and "no," make mine in that way, re-
peating your letter with the answers set
opposite each question.
First, Will you work and vote for
the passage of State Deposita-
ry law, whereby interest can be
had on State funds?.. Yes
Second, Will you favor liberal State
appropriations for the improve
ment Of public highways?...... Yes
Third, Will you favor the passage
ola law that will place the debts
and credits of bank stock on the
same footing as that of other
classes of property with regard
to assessment and collection of
taxes? Yes
Fourth, Will you favor an increase
in the salaries of Superior Court
Judges T. ................... No
Fifth, Will you favor an increase
in the salary of Supreme Court
Judges? No
Yours Truly,
EDMUND RICE.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-26

pieces washed up by the tide. bOomed, sawed
split and piled for perusal and pastime for read
ers OF the WASHINGTON STANDARD
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-08
NO SCAPEGOAT.

The grand Jury which made its report TO the
superior court today returned Indictment against
Motorman Mahood, who was charged with causing
the death of John Kenny on Atwell's avenue some
months ago, when the unfortunate man struck
and killed by trolley car.
The grand Jury refused TO make a scapegoat
Of the young man when it was evident that pr;-
mary responsibility for the fatality rested with the
railway corporation itself
Instead it censures the company for allowing
a young ignorant and inexperienced man TO be
placed in charge of a in crowded street in the
city, which was not equipped with airbrakes
and other modern appliances
This is a and gratifying departure on the
part of grand juries. Heretofore the Perry rail
way corporation has escaped even mild rebuke for
its continuous killings and maimings 1t has been
held to accountability only in the civil courts in
which it has escaped with but slight financial PEN
atty for the havoc its juggernauts have wrought
among the people who traverse the public thor
oughfares.
Perhaps this report marks for change in the
attitude OF those whose duty it is to enforce laws
for the protection of the public toward a corpora
ton the policy of which seems based on the belief
that the people have rights is bound TO respect
If ii does such a change II will be
heartily welcomed and there will be fervent hope
that in future indictment rather than censure will
be the method OF dealing with corporation that
shows such wanton and callous disregard of human
life as does the Rhode Island company.
Since the local traction company passed into
the control of Marsden j. Perrys Philadelphia
partners it has made it practice whenever oppor-
tunity presented itself to suppant old and ex-
perenced men by young and incapable men. The
aim was to cut down expenses. Expenses have
been cut down and good many human lives have
been cut off as well--sacrfced to the greed and
rapacity of soulless corporation.
But it need not be hoped mere censure will
accomplish much good Nothing short of indct.
ment and salutary punishment will induce the
Perry traction corporation to change its policy OF
impudent indifference to and lawless disregard o..
the safety of the public.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-08
1T DEPENDED ON
THE WIDOWS MIGHT" {"

IT hear you are contemplating matri-
mony. old man." said Green. How
about it?"
tits a fact" replied Brown 'but the
outcome OF my contemplation depends on
the widows might"
"How's that?" queried Green.
"she might decide to marry me, and
then on the other hand she might not"
answered Brown.-Chicago News.
At Fault.
"You admit you were at fault in that
Investigation"
Greatly at fault" answered the trust
magnate. Il see now where l could hava
taken far better precautions for conceal
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Took After Papa.
Mother-why don't you play popular
music on the piano, Dora?
Dora-Because l take after papa, and
hear he never plays favorites.-Yonkers
Statesman.
Just Their Way.
The Friend-There'I be something in
the case for you, I suppose?
The Lawyer-This isn't exactly profess
sional, but I'm free TO observe that
there'u be nothing In IL for anybody else'
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Terrible.
Ives-I thought Ellsworth turned aver
new leaf.
Reerss-He did, but Il evidently con-
tanned some terrible advice.-Booklyn
Life.
The Difference.
whats the difference between vision
and sight?' .,
See those two girls across the street?
YES"
well. the pretty one / would eau a
vision, but the other one-shes Sight,
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-08
AUTOMOBILES AND BALLOONS

Two events occurred during the past week that at
world wide interest and attention These
balloon from Paris and the automobile the
Vanderbilt cup Island Hundreds of thousands
trying discover what they portend way
future development.
to the automobile 1t would that the
limit speed reached unless there a
radical change construction of machines
tainly there appears be need, indeed
further trials OF this kind unless change In
construction takes place.
peril these exhibitions reckless speed
confined those who drive ride the machines
there would be less disposition that thcy
Usually IL is curious onlooker suffers,
the Saturday last when spectator
into and later died of his injuries
the balloon airships employed repre-
far been accomplished tho
direction OF solving the problem of aerial navigation
These dying machines of the usual
them fitted with mechanical appliances that were
probably unknown, certainly unried when
series OF held In 1900.
However the results much less satisfactory than
obtained from the held years earlier.
chiefly unfavorabe wind The air carried
toward the Atlantic and the majority
the of Normandy rather than hazard
Of the English channel the danEer Of
being swept out 10
Endurance and distance the chief o be
ing although the crossing of the channel
arshps makes the specially interesting
The OF the channel has been made
before. but by balloons the time,
The latest contest had sensational features
peculiarly valuable results the IL by
army officer will course. feelirg
of pride this siGe OF the ocean,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-08
HOLD LIFE CHEAP.

Suits by the government against 80 rail-
roads for violating the safety appliances
law show how scornfully those corpora
tions treat civil proceedings which they
can fight of for long term Of years IL
a iail sentence for the directors OF the
negligent railroads were involved the
companies would not defy the provisions
OF the Interstate commerce law seeking
TO increase the protection OF life and
limb. such a penalty would be fully war
ranted by the fact that breach OF the
safety appliance provision results IN
enormous crippling and killing OF pass
rUTrTE UUi rTHInmcn.
But the safety appliance law ts weak In
other regards than Its penalties. Lack OF
block signals accounts for a large per.
centage OF the loss OF life on American
railroads Nothing In the interstate COM
merce act compels the companies 10 put
in the block signal, and the railroad lob