Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-06-07

an Olympia day twhere if monoto-
nous stiffness be the evidence of Sab
bath, we are blest with seven Sun
days per woek) was this afternoon
disturbed at about 4 o'clock by the
appearance of steamer rounding
Poe's point with a brig in tow.
The Custom House boats were
manned and activity prevailed in that
department. Colonel I. N. Ebey and
A. j. Simmons were appointed tenn
porary inspectors and, accompanied
by the deputy collector, proceeded on
board the vessels and welcomed their
officers to the port, received the
papers, sealed the matches and left
Colonel Ebey on the steamer, which
proved to be the Beaver" and A. J.
Simmons was placed in charge of the
brigantine Mary Dare"
Both vessels belong to the Hudson
Bay company, the latter having on
board the annual supply for the post
at Nisqually. These were the first
vessels entering at the new Custom
House.
DR.. VIM. F. Tolmie, a chief trader
of the H. B. Co.. and agent of the
Puget Sound Agricultural company,
at present in charge of Fort Nisqually
and the adjacent tracts claimed by
the latter company under the treaty
! of 1846, had accompanied the vessels
from Nisqually. had considerable
curiosity to see this gentleman, hav-
ing heard so much talk about him by
the old settlers. They had represent
ed him as a shrewd, money-loving
Scotchman, keen in trade, with all
the Witness and diplomacy of Jes-
uit-in fact they thought his remain
ing in the country was a proof that
he was sort of secret agent of the
British government, having yet in
view the regaining Of Northern Ore
gon.
Guards British Interests.
Certain it is, he is thoroughly
British in all his feelings and the
very best man to guard British inter-
ests on Puget Sound. Under his
watchfur care the "possessory rights"
of the H. B. Co., and the lands.
farms, ETC., of the P. s. Agricultural
Co. will not Mow less. Our people
say they have steadily and rapidly
increased since the treaty.
An old settler who came over here
in the fall of 1845 said to me that
he would for $1,000 put up as good
buildings as were here in 1916. DR..
Tolmie first came to Nisqually in
1888 and his biography up to 1S45
or 1916 would almost present the
history of this region.
He has acquired much unpopular
ity among the American settlers by
his persistent warning OF every
American who happens to locate
within the imaginary bounds Of the
"lands claimed under the treaty by
the p. s. Agricultural company"
These extend between the NisQually
and Puyallup rivers, from the shore
|of the Sound to the foot of the Cas-
|cade mountains.
The settlers say that they no
sooner locate upon unimproved lands
without a vestige of sign that they
have ever been appropriated to mans
use or .trodden by the hoof Of a do
nestle animal within that area, but
DR.. Tolmie warns them of.
Finds Him Smart Man.
Notwithstanding this prejudice of
the settlers, SO readily accounted for,
yet I must confess I was really
pleased with the Doctor. cannot
blanc him for being English and
acting thoroughly his English part
he would be faithless to his trust II
he did otherwise-but do blame our
government for making treaty
which opens the door and invites him
to be anti-American even while liv-
ing on American soil Were he to
fell to avail himself of this opportu
nifty to aggrandize himself and his
employees. though at our expense and
our humiliation, should think him
"a fool instead of the smart man !
have found him.
I should judge him by his appear
ance to be about so. He is scholar,
we'll read, and appears to have de-
voted much of his time to the New
York Tribune, though he takes
strong exception to Greeley's protec-
ton articles. The doctor and / did
not agree on the tariff at all. nor
could l blame him after learning the
prices of goods which the company
sends here to supply it's posts. If
the company were exempt from pay
ing duties. it would be useless for
any American merchant to attempt
competition.
In his intercourse with the Col
lector. could not help observing his
politeness, not to say Obsequiousness.
On remarking this characteristic, l
was told this is the result of educa
ton. the English manner of defer
ence to those in authority; for Shake
speare says
"A FOOLS obeyed in Office"
A Veritable Uriah Heep.
AS the Doctor has proved himself
a gentleman of sense and breeding, I
accept this and discard the idea that
it is mere cant; but l could not avoid
arriving at the conclusion that the
character for meekness and humility
ascribed by the genial Dickens to his