The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-15
WENATCHEE HAS STATE
CAPITAL WITHIN GRASP
Belngham Attorney Says State Division is the newt
able Result Unless the Capital is Moved From Olym-
pia to This City-Seattle and Tacoma Now Opposed
but Later Will Look This Way for Self Preservation

only one thing will save the state
of Washington from being divided
into two states within ten years.
The salvation from that calamity lies
in removing the capitol from Olym-
pia to Wenatchee."
These words have especial signi-
ficance. coming as they do from a
Bellingham attorney, F. f. Cade, who
is in Wenatchee on business today.
A movement has been steadily
growing for some time on the east
side of the mountains, especially
in the vicinity of Spokane. looking
toward the re-diyision of state boun-
diaries in the Northwest. If Spokane
has her way, she will become the
capitol of a new state, comprising
eastern Washington. northern Idaho
and northeastern Oregon.
Such a geographical arrangement
would prove disastrous to the pros
perity of Puget Sound, in the judg-
ment of Mr.. Cade. Rather than al
low 1t to happen, Seattle, Tacoma
and Everett will vote to make We
natchee the capitol of the state as
now bounded. even though such a re-
moval would bring many serious dis
advantages with it.
The cities of the Sound depend for
their commercial supremacy upon
the business which comes TO them by
virtue of being sea ports. The bar
rier of the Cascades has a natural
| tendency to send the vast tonnage OF
the Big Bend and the apple districts
| by water grade to Portland. This
tendency would be intensified by
state division. The battle for supre-
macy between Portland and Seattle
! is going TO be waged more and more
in central Washington. Portland
will work for state division as
means to her end. Seattle will some
| day realize her defense against this
move lies in voting to move the capt.
| tai from Olympia to Wenatchee.
When that realization comes there
| will be no hesitation to vote for self
preservation.
The commercial interests Of tho
| Sound will soon find also that the
constant coming and going of citi-
zens of that section TO the very heart
| of the district where her commercial
salvation lies, as would be the case
| if Wenatchee were the capital. would
| bind this section TO them with indis-
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be stronger even than a water grade.
Wenatchee will be favored in pre-
| ference to Pasco or any other city,
| because locating the capital here
will cause. the building of railroads
north and south. thus uniting the
state into a compact whole and fur
nishing the arteries of commerce
looking toward a prosperous COM
monwealth.
In Attorney Cade's mind, Wenat-
chez should start on a comprehensive
campaign at once. Six or eight years
may be required and considerable
! outlay for publicity. Meanwhile the
agitation for state division will in
| crease. When that comes to a eli
max. things will happen rapidly il
| Wenatchee has sown the seed of cap
| ital removal thoroughly. Eastern
Washington will be unit from pride
and self interest. Seattle, Tacoma.
Everett and Bellingham will be COM
PEELED TO join or hand to Portland
| her hearts desire.
To neglect the opportunity would
not be characteristic OF the push and
vim and tenacity which have already
making.