Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-08-30

Of $4,000 in bonds, that had been au-
thorized by special act of Congress.
through the indomitable efforts of
Judge 0. B. McFadden, our then dele
gate to Congress. This unusual course
was largely aided by an informal vote
of the people standing 504 votes for
the proposed legislation and 143
against, and also the organization of
the Thurston County Railroad Union,
consisting of Marshall Blinn, F. A.
Hoffman, H. l.. Chapman, C. P. Jud-
son, o. Shead, s. N. Cooper. s. l. Nc
Kenny, C. H Hale, CIV. Biles. John
Miller Murphy, T. F. McElrcy. Geo. A.
Barnes, S. D. Howe, S. w. Percival,
Hazard Stevens, A. A. Phillips, Ira
Ward and r. w. Rynearson. who had
been authorized to take such meas
ures as seemed proper.
The bonds, when issued, were to be
secured by an obligation of $4,000
that the road would be completed in
one year from August 1, 1875. In con-
sequence of difficulty of floating the
bonds and consequent delay, this time
for completion was afterwards ex-
tended to Angst, 1873. The failure
was very generally attributed to ad-
verse actions Of the Northern Pacific
railroad.
With the track practically complet-
ed as an additional guaranty, there
was found no difficulty in purchasing
the iron for the track engine, and
equipment for the cars built tTum-
water.
The first religious services in Seattle
were held by Bishop Demers, a Roman
Catholis, in 1852. The first regular
services in Olympia were by Rev. Ben
jae1in F. Close, Methodist, in the
spring of 1853. Rev. ]. F. Devon, To-
Gated at Steilacoom- (then a rival of
Olympia) the same season.
The first church (Methodist) in Sc
attic, was built by Rev. Daniel Barley
and called the Brown" church from
the color it was painted. Mrs Blaine,
the pastors wife, and Misses Dorces
Phillips and e. l.. Clark taught the
first schools in Seattle.
In the early days when the head
quarters of the customs district was
at Olympia, such vessels as the Live
Yankee and the Sarah Warren, en-
gagged in regular trips to the Sound,
frequently during the absence of
wharves. laid high and dry on the
shore line at the west end Of First
street, and discharged cargoes of mer-
chandise on the pebbly beach to be
handled by wagons to the few stores
or warehouses close by.
In 1880 a federal census gave to
Thurston county 3,270 population. l.
532 Of whom fere accredited to Olym-
pia and III to Tumwater Tacoma the
same year. had 1908 and Seattle 1888.
About the same date the Sisters of
Charity established Providence Acad-
envy here and during the preceding
summer Union Academy, on the east
side, had been built and schools es-
tablished therein.
In the spring of 1873 the Carlton
house was opened by G. w. Carlton
and at once became the leading hotel
Ocosta by the Sea, in Chehaiis
county, a western terminus of the
Northern Pacific, is farther west than
any other railroad terminus in the
United States.
The state Of Washington was born
November 18th, at $50 D. M, 1889,
and the event was announced by tele-
gram at Olympia at 1880 the same day.
The length of this article precludes
any reference to the interesting trip
OF the steamer Continental, which
sailed from New York January 6, 1866,
for Puget Sound, with 200 young
women, under the superintendent and
care of A. s Mercer of Seattle, to sup
ply the dearth of the fair sex in this
then territory. A true account of 1t
may appear as separate article.
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