Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-18
HISTORICAL AND
RAILROAD EDITION
Superb Souvenir to be Published
Soon by The Washington
Standard.
PRINTED IN MAGAZINE FORM
And Will Herald Olympia and
Thurston County to the
World.

a complete announcement OF its
forthcoming Historical and Railroad
Edition. According to the custom of
newspapers in many parts OF the
country, among them the leading
metropolitan dailies, it has been de-
cided to issue a special number of
this paper devoted to exploiting its
home city and it's tributary territory.
And, as is the practice and reputa-
ton Of The Washington Standard,
when it undertakes to do thing it
proposes to do it right. 1t is for that
reason it has no hesitation in prom
Using the people Of this city and coun-
ty something exceptional in the His
torical and Railroad Edition.
In promising an exceptional edi-
ton, we have gone carefully into de-
tail as regards form, contents and
general appearance. Heretofore, 1t
must be admitted, special editions"
have been anything but satisfactory.
They have been published in regular
newspaper form and size, on poor
quality paper and with but indif-
ferent attention paid to the impor-
tant, but expensive, matter Of illus
trations. These papers disintegrate
rapidly, have no lasting value, are
not attractive souvenirs, and are
soon forgotten.
To Be Real Souvenir.
To make this edition real souve-
mir of lasting value, work that will
find a favored place in the libraries
of our citizens, we have decided to
publish 1t in de luxe magazine form
on a high grade Of book paper, bound
in an artistic and durable cover 1t
will be essentially work of art,
bound and stapled so that it may be
preserved for years to come.
In addition to q brief and succinct
general history of Thurston county
and of Olympia, it will contain a
number Of specially prepared ar
ticles, profusely illustrated, bearing
on subjects designed to exploit the
city and county to advantage. Among
the titles under consideration are:
early Days in Thurston County;
"Thurston County Today; Brief
History Of City of Olympia; Beau
tiful Olympia-the City of Today"
descriptive article touching on the
city's architecture, civic improve
ments. environs, etc.: 1.-THE Future
Of Olympia; Climate and Health;
Schools, Churches, Social Atmos-
phere"; Tributary Territory-Live
Towns Back of City's Established
Prosperity; "Undeveloped Natural
Resources That Invite Capital;
"Dairying"; Agriculture and Horti-
culture in Thurston County; Fine
Stock-Horses, Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs: Industrial Development and
ies-Manufacturing TIM
Der and Minerals; Hunting, Fish
ing and Camping-Scenery" "Tri-
butary Mountain and Beach Re-
sorts; Motoring in Thurston Coun-
ty--Good Roads," ETC., etc. There
will also be articles dealing with the
advantages and future prospects OF
Olympia's neighboring cities and
towns.
These are among the subjects that
will be Interestingly treated. perhaps
not all of them in individual articles
under the titles suggested; but all
will be embodied in the scope OF the
work and presented in convincing
manner. 1t is our purpose to handle
these subjects in a direct and simple
way, without exaggeration and with
out resorting to the stereotypeo
fiowery style characteristic OF boost
literature" We confess to stirring
OF eloquent sentiment as our plan
unfolds, but we will strive to sup
press it's expression, believing thai
the naked truth is good enough ano
far more impressive than the choic
est superlatives and the most arts
tically turned periods. We know tha'
Olympia and Thurston county have
story to tell that is worth the telling
and the reading, and we propose te
set 1t forth unadorned. insofar as the
subjects permit, we will let the illus
trations be our spokesman, and thes'
we are pledged to make the best tina
photography and engravers' art cal
supply. All of them will be copper
plate half-tones, $50 lines to th'
inch-the, finest photo-engraving
that money can buy or art produce
They will reproduce like the origina
photographs on the high quality o