The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04
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tNH&k NatAe1 MI EtAAi1tCT lllSNeal
OF Mt Tacoma. You may cor.
rect me IL I'm wrong but I don't
believe the mountain In recog.
nized by many a. Mt. Tacoma
We say Mt. Tacoma. yet have
the feeling II Is sim Mt. Rainier,
Why not, as It Is In Rainier
National park
Is it recognized AZ Washing
ton. D. c.. as Mt. Tacoma7
think I am right when I say
most all tourists know IL only
as Mt. Rainier.
I for one feel that we should
quit pickering about the name.
Why call the forest surrounding
the mountain Rainier National
forest' Why not try TO claim 1t.
too, and have ii called Tacoma
National forest?
No. I prefer to leave our mag
nificent mountain rest peace
fully as Mt. Rainier. And when
we leave 1t named Mt. Rainier
we need not do II TO please Sc
attic. II could be the wish of
many of us and we would be
pleasing ourselves rather than
keep up this eternal feud about
a name.
Really now, what would be
wrong with changing our street
named Pacific ave. to Rainier
ave? / believe 1t would be
sensible thing to do. especially
If our mountain is to be named
Mt. Rainier. Then as Rainier
ave. leaves the city limits. it
should be called Rainier way.
In that way we would be
bringing the mountain right
down into our midst; then tour
lists would find that our Rainier
ave. would lead them directly to
the mountain and We could more
rightfully call 1t our mountain.
Another thing, wouldn't It be
good advertising for our beauti-
full city to have stationery made
with a picture of Mt. Rainier
and our Rainier ave. leading to
the mountain on the envelopes?
1t could be made very pic
turesque. Chats a tip for you,
stationers.)
I would be glad to have some
stationery like this to use when
I write to friends and relatives
back east and other parts of our
state.
Do not misunderstand me: I
am not in accord with many
things the Tacoma c. Of c. has
seen fit to do or not TO do; only
thought I would express my
views and I believe they are the
sentiments Of many.
AS to Seattle claiming the
Narrows bridge, McChord field
and Fort Lewis, why that's
ridiculous. Everyone knows just
where they are situated and that
Tacoma is in the center, prac-
tically speaking. If they don't,
it's a sure thing we'd best be on
our toes with some first class
advertising for our city and not
let Seattle put anything like
that over.
I'm sure the citizens of Ia
come love Tacoma, but what we
need Is to demonstrate a little
more of the spirit that was
shown during our Golden Jubi-
lee celebration. From reports.
we went far ahead OF any other
city in our state.
I wish to say also that I agree
with a couple of the writers In
your column when they say II is
about time the C. of c. stages
right about face. and If there are
any loyal members in their body,
they should work hard in the
good interests of our city and
gain the respect OF the laboring
class. MRS. II. BENNETT,
1919 No. Alder st.
MODERN HOMEBUHDERs
Editor, The Times: Our ma
tional moundbuilders have be-
come a tradition. Many of those
mounds scattered throughout
the central states have excited
wonder by their prodigious size.
Why were they built? Many
were built as tombs. as were the
pyramids Of Egypt, many as
raised foundations for their
temples or for their affairs Of
sacrifice, while many, like the
famed tower of Babel, 10 the
personal vanity Of some tribe
or person.
In our day the people no
longer pile up enormous mounds
but instead, and perhaps for
like reason, pile up enormous
fortunes. No doubt the soil that
was used for the mounds, If
the top layer was used, i'm
poverished the inhabitants for
miles around. just like the
banker who forecloses upon all
the farms of a valley, and who
farms with large tractors and
combines. reduces all the tnhabi-
tants TO a state Of poverty until
they are as Roosevelt said
"one-third of the nation III fed,
i'll housed and i'll clad"
During the moundbuilders day
a great magician would have
said, Scatter that mound: re-
store the fertility Of that soil
to the inhabitants thereof"
In our day a great magician,
DR.. Townsend has said. scatter
the mounds OF wealth back 10
the people by q 2 per cent