Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-09
Vital Need of Island.

In presenting claims for improved transportation facilities for
the island the citizens thereof do only the kndest spirit
with of benefng majority of the residents No matter
what the motives may be when any public question presented there
is apt to be misunderstanding and resultant i'll feelings
There brutal facts that the present
crisis Last spring the Washington Coast Utilities installed
vice along Quaremaster harbor This this same com
pany took 70a loss of 10 families the island at least
during the winter months When questioned the reasons for
leaving invariably the Insufficient transportation
Going the mailing list of the Record are evidences
of more people than usual moving city Many return in
the spring without improved transportation: will not unless
there change The Islands afford single family
this mehere should be coming to augment the
number already here.
Vash5nNuy island garden or Eden of the Puget Sound
regards culture of fruits and berries production of pou
try Over forty cultivation experimentation have dem
osraed this fact Lying between the great cities of the Pug
ct Sound should be growing by leaps not losing
people as 1t really One OF the big real firms
week reported the sale of twenty berry and pou
try farms in King and Pierce county states
Not single sale VashonMaury island intending
chas brought here the great majority away because of
insufficient transportation and high rates The island has offer
not only lands but developed fruit berry poultry farms as
good not better than other community given half
to compete.
1t only necessary journey in car or around
it m boat to the beautiful home sites that available The
north end should be the happy eathu home
and families now residing at Seattle The breadwnners could go
back and forth to their work while the families could remain on the
or an acre tract and the children would be opportunity
enjoying all the that beautiful affords Other parts
OF the island would be developed the
end and every community enjoy growth prosperity
With adequate and reasonable transportation miles no
bar Thousands of San Francisco business and professional men
journey back and forth the city Oakland residences
much greater distance The writer knows York bust
man who resides the Connecticut riding on the trains
50 miles each night and morning of New York and Chi
ago people spend long hours trains daily going their
daily occupations.
Seattle entering development and will grow with
great rapidly Her residents going look about for places TO
reside They will Vashonauy island as quickly as tbev
WI" locate on the mainland north south city if they
are given inducements The determining factors will
be speed, frequency and economy in transportation
requires vision ON the Of transportation company officials
70 prepare for the future well for present officials
must sometimes forget present prepare greater
muneraons of the future the same with the TRANSFORMATION
companies serving the island Present small compared
with those OF the future the island veoped to its maxi
Not only breadth vision necessary on the part of the oc
as of transportation company same attribute is necessary
IN the case Of island residents Ther undercurrent in some
sections that IN east side ferry established there will
be less traffic through Of the island There would undoubtedly
be some fewer through say Vason but an improved
service be established increased number of bona Gdo
residents would far out balance the transient cars In other
words one family driving through streets of the Village sew
ea meS weekly and stopping for supplies would more to
Merchant than twenty yng through Saturday evening TO
summer home and then camperng back Sunday evening to
the boat One permanent family year around is worth large
number OF week end visitors and campers The island wants
ana needs all classes people but those who expect
here and contribute the and industrial life of the com
uny are those most desired And permanent are to be
secured and held only with transportation facilities
All OF these matters must be taken in an i'm
personal and mpassioae manner Boundary lines personal
gam or preferences be forgotten All together for
adequate economical transportation and prosperity will all
who deserving of it,