Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-11-13
WHOLE NUMBER 1925.

dcvc!OpcS unconscious power, and
he may see that there are no secrets
in natural law to any man, II he will
use the right means of approach.
Such have reserve power in alert use
of faculties that protect against acci
dents Of their own creating. On
this whole Pacific Coast. is no point
more beautiful by nature. with such
variety OF resources, than Olympia
1t is exactly the same distance from
Mt. Rainier as Tacoma and that Ma
tlonal Park, perhaps in the wide
world, will not be surpassed in at
fractions to the unnumbcred multi
tudcs of tourists whc will soon an
nually flock, there and Olympia will
share the service of being headquar-
tcrS of that travel at a no distant
day. when an electric road goes di-
rcctly from Olympia, as 90 it will.
olympia, even next season, will be
inundated with travel from the
South and the East. Ross Browne.
|, >. Commissioner to report on
California by counties, when admit
ted, reported Los Angeles county is
desert county, SparScly occupied
by a few Stockmcn. who must always
lead prccariouS existence, and il
will always be thus thinly populated.
The city and county now, 10y the reg
lStration of voters as data. show -
per cent. more population than San
Francisco, city and county, and the
growth of San Francisco shows this
fall in one month $50 buildings erect
ed. Oranges, lemons and vegeta-
blcS are in some localities, on land
showing on its surface only clean
gravel, paying interest steadily on
$1,000 per acre. Italy and Wilson
have taught this country intensive
farming. No lands about Olympia
are ~ poor, as some here bringing
fair returns, and much is suptlio ior to
the main body of the best.
There is much in life on the Pa
ciiic Coast that must be reunder-
stood. For fifteen years, on Il trip
every six months stopping at times
10y the way, | have journcyed the
length of our Pacific Coast States.
and closely compared all localities
with Olympia, and it is my deliber-
ate Judgment, that there Is no better
place for the foundation of home,
business and life by young man; nc
better place for small capitalists re-
firing from the more active work OF
life, or the larger capitalist to engage
in ship building and maritime pur-
suits demanded by an Asiatic COM
mcrce, of all of Europe with all OF
the United States, than Olympia.
Fifteen Years hence. the sails OF
Olympia built, owned, manned, and
loaded ships. will whiten every sea,
but there are little duties first
about our own premises, and Oh, 4
multitude of other delightful duties
to make Olympia III" skooL"m clos,
W,h,c for the farmer folks rather
than kcelapi t"mtam pr hgack klnta
,ca kopo Tacon,a.
How the good folks from the coun
ty would appreciate little bit o
green, say only 20-fcct square, IN
artistic little kiosk-a nest room,
with Il stove, toilet adjacent, needed
| for health and sensible comfort, and
sheds provided, the whole at the
waters edge along the channel, per
haps at foot of Main, tidy and clean
Coming to Olympia, the greater
Olympia, would be 4 matinee anC
every day a market day, and holy
day, and country and city woulC
splice glad hands. So far the coun
try folk have the best, as God mad,
the country, and man made the city
but unlike God, left few incon
vcniences unprovidcd in the way of ;
public utility. \. G. Cook.
Longbeach, Cal, Oct. ~.