Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-10-18

The first item as to the cost of the
land four years ago is verified by Mr..
Carlyon's Cancelled checks, which show
that he paid 5000 per acre for the land.
The estimate of the cost of the water
system is from p H. McNeill who fur
nished an itemized signed statement.
The cost of the grand stand, judges
stand, barns and dwelling house was
estimated in signed statement by H.
L. Ellsworth. The cost of grading
the race track and grounds was esti-
mated and submitted in writing and
signed by William J. Frazier. Towney
& Poison and John Gilman worked on
the contract. The removing Of the
old fair buildings and fences and the
building of new fences and clearing
additional land was done by Mr..
Carlyon by day labor, and feel that
those who were familiar with the con-
dition of the grounds when Mr.. Car
lyon took them and will compare that
condition with the condition now will
not consider the estimate Of $1,800 for
this work too high.
The figures in the above table run
up a total of $22,090.45. This land,
IL Will OC ClotOOuS WRo OOuoAS w
fore there was foot of permanent
street paving in Olympia and before
the terminal railroad was thought OF
or at least mentioned. Taking these
things into consideration as having a
natural tendency to increase the value
of close-in suburban property and al
lowing reasonable interest on the in
vestment l cannot see that the value of
$50, 900 placed on the property is at all
out of reason.
Leaving to Mr.. Mottman the task of
settling the difference between the as
sessed valuation of the land and the
value placed on 1t by the owner which
will not be found at all inconsistent
with other valuations under similar
conditions, possibly in some of Mr.
Mottman's own heading, l will pass to
Mr. MOttman's other very pertinent
queries.
| Mr.. Mottman-How much land are
the people to get for 100000?
Answer-Fifty-fou and forty-one
one hundredths (54.41.) acres.
Mr.. Mottman-How much of this
land is cleared?
Answer-Twenty-fiv acres.
Mr.. MOttman-What are the i'm
provements worth to the county?
Answer-Eleven thousand two hun
dred and eight dollars and forty-five
cents ($11,2Os 45).
Mr.. man-Does the land lie in
one body ard where is it located?
Answer-The land lies lin one body
with the main or city entrance on the
main road between Tumwater and
Cabin road for distance of 1,222.7
Olympia, south of the baseball
grounds and fronting also on the Log
feet.
Mr.. Mottman-What does the coun
ty intend to do with it after the county
gets it?
Answer-Sell the present poor farm
and combine the work of that institu
tiOn with the work of demonstration
farm at the Carlyon grounds without
additional expense to the county, as
Professor Severence, superintendent
of the Western Washington expert.
mental station at Puyallup says that
"a true demonstration farm should be
a money-making proposition" The
race track, grand stand. stables and
exhibit building site to be Leased t.
fair association such as every county
surrounding Thurston now has in ex-
istence. A large dwelling house on
the tract could be used for the poor
farm.
Mr.. Mottman-If this land is only
to be used to hold fair once year
is not the sum of $3,000-which is the
interest on $4,000 annually-a big
interest to pay for few days exhibi'
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