Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-12-11

ton permitting even run away car to
run as far as did his without him in some
way heading it off. l repeat in my opin.
ion, Dr. Templeton had lost control of
himself, which resulted in him losing con.
troll of the car May perhaps my theory
of the whole affair is absolutely wrong
but the prosecuting attorney should thor
oughly investigate the entire circumstances
Bremerton Anew.
Every time I get broke financially I pick
up and 90 somewhere with the hope [ will
find something where I go. Last Sunday
morning I only had dollar and Of course
I could not go very far on dollar, and
so | decided on Bremerton and on my way
there it occurred to me that it had been
twelve years since | was there and the
Bremerton l last saw had grown like a
great mushroom and was now a mighty
metropolis, an almost rival of Seattle, but
this mushroom growing of cities is quite
common to the West and I do not seem to
ever get acquainted with it. The town
near which I was born in the State of Mis-
sssippi. though a county seat, yet I hear
it is but little if any larger today than it
was when | was small boy and visited
it at least once year, and even then [
could not see the town for the houses
Perhaps | would be worth bunch of
money could I have realized the rapid
growth of Western towns. for when [ land
ed in Seattle some thirty years ago
it only had a population of about
$4,000, but now Seattle has population
Of about 100000. But speaking about
Bremerton it's like unto trip into fairy
land in comparison to what it was when
[ first saw Bremer's boom town which
subsequently became Uncle Sans Puget
Sound Navy Yard. Through the courtesy
of Robert Harvey I was whisked over the
city that [ could observe it as it is and it
sho' is some city. During the war Brem.
erton doubled, trebed and quadrupled in
population and while it is not growing as
rapidly now as it did then, yet it is still
growing and it gives evidence of becom.
ing one Of the important cities of the Pu-
get Sound basin. The colored citizenry of
Bremerton is not extensive as it might
be. but the most of those having perma-
nent positions, either in the navy yard or
in the business world Of the city own their
homes and look prosperous I was in
Billie Wilson's pool hall and it looks Just
like money maker. Mr. and Mrs Will
son own splendid home and drive high
powered car. It was real pleasure to
meet Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Harvey both
VI NH'H NOIk LII uuo navy VdrO ana L
learned by the grape vine dispatch that the
two Of them draw on an average of $50 per
week In addition to a fine double corner
on which their house stands they drive a
magnificent late model standard make car.
Characteristic of his southern home J. w.
Whlteslde, who is employed in the yard,
made me forget my misfortunes by invit-
ING me to his home and had me join him in
a dinner fit for Warren G. Harding Har-
veys Grocery is doing nice business and
l hear he sports an up.to-date car. j. A.
anderson who says he just loves to see
Cayton's Weekly coming, is doing nice
business IN a well arranged, modern
shoe shop. Summing it all the colored
citizens in Bremerton are keeping step
with rapidly growing Bremerton.
l have sent a number of subscription bills
to the subscribers of Cayton's Weekly
to which I trust they and each of them