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:c^€^^:^::€i^L^::c€^:€^:^^^^'^:c^^ I With a cordial band extended and a pleasing reception guar- anteed to all who wish the largest life and the richest reward, she urges, in the language of the Hebrew prophet, "Come Thou With Us and We Will Do Thee Good.'/,^^ , , ,,^ ,. W. * M RECORDER PUBLISHING COMPANY, OLYMPI. JUN 36 1906 D. ofO. ^. > PREFACE. The marvelous advantages which may now be obtained by a settlement at Olympia, Wash., or in Thurston County, are specifically set forth in the following pages. Our purpose in furnishing the information herein contained is a desire to mutu- ally benefit both our readers and this community. We are convinced that thousands, and even millions, now living in the more populous and developed portions of the coun- try are seriously handicapped by the very lack of opportunities to use to greatest advantage their minds, their muscles, and their money. In such sections the natural resources are either ex- hausted or completely beyond the control of the individual investor. The most desirable fields of enterprise are also occu- pied, and to force an entrance requires a capital and a patronage that the average man does not possess. On the other hand, the advantages offered at Olympia, and vicinity, are superior in many respects — superior, in fact, to those offered elsewhere even in this prosperous and potent sec- tion of our great west, and for that reason we are pleased to set before you the facts as they exist, faithfully, and, as we believe, conservatively, hoping thereby to put you in touch with the time and place in which golden opportunities surely await your coming. With cordial good will to you, our readers, we send greet- ing, with a pressixig invitation to join us in bringing to full realization our recently adopted motto : 'Tif ty Thousand Peo- ple for Olympia in Five Years.' To all Eastern people who intend visiting the Lewis and Clark Fair at Portland the present season, we extend a most cordial and pressing invitation to visit Olympia en-route — -^oing or coming — and permit us to show you some of the marvelous resources about this city. THE OLYMPIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. '■I)i $Mi of Wmll)m§t0iiii. The Cascade range of nioriiuains divides tiie state into t'v^o alniQst equal parts which are generally known as Eastern and Western Washington. These portions of the state differ so widely from each other, in almost every particular, that they have practically nothing in common. What we may say, there- fore, in this pamphlet, relative to the western part will not apply to the other division, and it is our purpose to write only con- cerning WESTERX WASHIXGTOX. This portion of the state is again divided by the Olympic, or the so-called '^Coast Eange" of Mountains, which extends from north to south along the western part of the state, thus sub-dividing the western half into two parts generally known as *'The Puget Sound Valley," and ^'The Pacific Ocean Coun- try.'' And now, as Olympia is located in the Puget Sound Valley, it is our further purpose to confine this description to this locality. It will pay you to procure a map of sufficient size to show the sub-divisions of the Puget Sound Valley and follow^ the description with a study of it. PUGET SOUXD. We wish to admit in the very outset that it is utterly impos- sible for us to describe the wonders, both of utility and beauty, which characterize Puget Sound and the Puget Sound Valley, with sufficient strength and color to create in any mind a pic- ture equal to the reality. We think it is safe to say, of the Sound itself, that of the millions who have seen it, ridden upon its surface, marveled at its utilities, rejoiced in its beauties, and longed for a home upon its shores, not one can be found who would dispute the statement that it is the most charming and useful water in America. The Olympic Mountains, which, as we have noted, extend along the Pacific coast, forming the western boundary of the Puget Sound Valley, suddenly and abruptly divide near the northern limit of the state, and through the opening thus created admit the waters of Puget Sound. It hardly requires a scientist to reach the conclusion that, sometime in the distant past, a mighty upheaval in the very midst of the ocean threw up the Olympics, and separated Puget Sound from its parent waters. More recently, perhaps, the imprisoned waters, struggling for freedom within, and the enraged ocean beating against their prison walls without, made the opening which now connects Puget Sound with the ocean, and is known as the strait of Juan de Puca. In harmony with such a theory, immediately after passing the broken-down walls of the Olympics, the trend of the sound is north and south, and parallel to the coast. We now invite you to consider the protec- tion furnished by that formation. The Cascade mountains, like the giants that they are, stand marshaled at our eastern gates and refuse admittance to Aeolus and his storms; while those that escape old Neptune, and breaking away from his kingdom on the Pacific, try to cross the Olympics, are as suc- cuessfully defeated, beaten back, and left to perish in the ocean. Turn again to your map and note the formation of the Sound itself. It is composed, as you may notice, of a nuilti- tude of small bays and inlets, narrow straits and winding water courses, which penetrate all parts of the valley, and divide the land into small islands and narrow peninsulas almost without number. So great, indeed, are these ramifications that while the extent of Puget Sound is only about one hundred and fifty miles north and south, it offers to commerce more than eighteen hundred miles of shore line, fronting upon deep, salt water, and suitable for dockage purposes ; while the marvel of it all is, that over every foot of its winding pathway the largest ocean steamer, loaded to its water line, can float with perfect safety. As to the harbor facilities of Puget Sound it has been stated by competent authority, that it is the only protected water in the world capable of accommodating all the navies in existence with sufficient room, anchorage, and protection from the ele- ments, so that they might assemble for a grand and united tournament in one place. Where, then, we ask, can be found another inland sea like Puget Sound ? Where can be found a more royal highway to the ocean, and to all the world ? Where, again, can be found another such harbor to which destructive storms can gain no passport ? ITS BEAUTY. Puget Sound is as much the wonder of the world because of its gentle beauty, as it is for its utility ; and the very charac- teristics which combine to make the one, constitute the other. Its freedom from winds and storms gives it a gentleness and peacefulnefs which all admire. Its ever changing trend, and always varying dimensions, winding as it does among the many islands, rounding bold headlands, plunging, now, through the cen- ter of the valley, then, skirting close along under the overhanging hills, narrowing at times to the dimensions of a river, then suddenly widening into an open center from which diverge a number of small bays, drive away the monotony which so often characterizes other waters, and add a charm which nowhere finds a rival. But the beauty of Puget Sound cannot, with justice, be considered apart from its inspiring surroundings. Fringing every bay^ and covering the hilltops, painting their imagss in the crystal waters, are dark, evergreen forests which have no equal elsewhere on this continent; while from the very water's edge, thus wrapped in sable robes — A scene no painter's brush can trace — Hills rest on hills, and form the base For lofty ]x^aks Avhich seem to try To hide their summits in the sky. • In that particular Puget Sound is nature itself fashioned into a great picture, which must, therefore, surpass all art, and set about witli a frame of corresponding excellence in which the inner moulding of tree-covered hills forms an easy approach, blending contrast into harmony between the picture itself Jini the outer frame of rugged mountain ranges, with a litness and perfection Avith the w^irkmanship of the Almighty hand only could accomplish ; while at the angles, like so many messengers of promise, stand the four great snow-covered domes, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Olympus, Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Baker, looking down from commanding heights upon the lesser mountains, upon the hills, upon the picture, and upon the valley with its active life, and ever increasing enterprise. A SEAPOKT. After what has been said about Puget Sound as a harbor and a highway to the ocean, and noting the fact that it lies im- mediately across the great belt-li]ies of commerce wliich sur- round the globe, it would seem hardly necessary to add that it is fast becoming the most important shipping center within the limits of this coiuitry. In the matter of Oriental trade it already ranks second in the United States, being surpassed by I^ew York only. In total commerce Puget Sound ranks fifth in the entire nation, being surpassed only by Xew York, Boston, Philadel23hia and Xew Orleans, having supplanted Baltimore in her position of fifth greatest jxtrt. During 1901 the Sound's commerce exceeded that of Baltimore by more than 50,000 tons. When we realize that commerce on the Sound had its birth only 15 years ago, this gigantic development becomes the most marvelous phase of American enterprise. In all proba- bility, the world cannot furnish a parallel to the commercial development on Puget Sound during the last decade. One feature that will lead to still more rapid development in the future is the establishment of the Great Northern Steam Ship Co.'s liije of steamers. The vessels now under construction — 6 — for this companv ^vill make the greatest freight carrying deet in existence. The Minnesota, the pioneer ship of the line, has jnst heen pnt into commission and left the Sonnd for the Orient on her maiden trip January 2ord with the largest single cargo of freight ever carried across the seas, viz, over 26,000 tons; also over 300 passengers. To better grasp the gigantic propor- tions of this cargo of freight, let us suppose it loaded into freight cars — an average of 10 tons to the car — and coupled into a single train, the result would show the engine and caboose to be separated by 19% miles. The Minnesota will soon be followed by her sister ship the Dakota, and these by others of the same clats — all the largest freight carriers ever constructed. Tnis line of vessels will be able to largely reduce present freight rc»tc& between Puget Sound and the Orient, thus adding a great impetus to the already swelling tide of commerce center- ing here, and speeding the day when the unrivaled harbor con- ditions at Olympia will become A ^N^ECESSITY in handling such commerce. Xo one who studies the great world-movements can doubt that Puget Sound must become a shipping center for more peo- ple and greater volume of trade than any other single port of our entire seaboard. That fact alone should and will induce millions of people to seek their fortunes in the Puget Sound Valley. A further glance at the 17. S. Government reports for the first ten months during 1901 relative to the foreign shipping from California, Oregon and Washington will disclose the sig- nificant fact that the gross tonnage shipped from Puget Sound .exceeds that of both California and Oregon combined, by 229,- 468 tons. The totals given in tons are as follows : California, 809,067; Oregon, 131,651; Puget Sound, 1,170,186. Eemem- ber tlio&e are figures taken from the U. S. Government rejwrts, and are both absolutely impartial and strictly correct. Eemember also that Washington is but in its infancy and is already far in the lead. We are reminded of what Senator Hoar once said in an address before the Massachusetts Club after visiting this sectiun of the country: • '^It is impossi- ble to foretell the greatness of tliat section of our great west known as the Puget Sound Valley. There, will be enacted over again on a larger scale what we and our forefathers have enaTStes^here. There, will speedily arise cities the easy rival of any on this continent. There, will be the streets of a more populous Xew York, the workshops of a more busy Worcester, the halls of a more learned Harvard, and the homes of a more cultured Boston." XATUEAL RESOUECES. The natural resources in the Puget Sound country are both varied and abundant; so much so, indeed, that they have ex- cited the wonder and admiration of commercial men and manu- facturers everywhere. In a recent issue, one of the leading publications of the country cited the fact that it had been the boast of Americans that they could live independent of all other nations because they possess in natural wealth all that is required for the development of the highest life, enterprise and happiness. "If that is so,'' continued the publication, "it is equally true of the State of Washington, because it possesses the natural wealth of a continent, both in variety and abund- ance, together with every convenience for utilizing it." TIMBER. The timber of the Puget Sound Valley is quite sufficient in itself to excite the ambition of every enterprising man in America. According to the partial returns from the United States cruisers, the stumpage has been variously estimated from three hundred to four hundred billion feet. If the smaller esti nate is the correct one, Puget Sound has sufficient timber to luild a ten-room house for every family in the United States. Millions of acres of magnificent forest still remain untouched, waiting to bestow their wealth upon the next generation of ~-« - business men, or as many ol them as will have the good fortune to find the opportunity, and the enterprise to improve it. jpjMdHjV'^^^^K^ ~^5r-'' ^IK'lKiil^^BHH^m^ftl ^MUSB^^^^^^^BI IbE i^^^^m BIH PP^LvflBb^^syi ^^^^^' ^ ■ n I^BBk ^v^' 1 ^^^^w ^l^^HH ^^^^^^ iHi^ 1 ,^ p£€3B I^^H^Bfe^^^H ^^IHuLC^ ? S^L^^^^I^SH ^H^^Ji ^^^^HB>f||H^^^^^^HI WpBtEy-ill t!M|M^PB| a& " ^mM. '^^■■nZ^^H^B W •^w^-^^r "ii fc-'^K ^hL^^^^B - ^^ «^«Jl M ~^^H^H n 1 ^^^^^ "'^^HJ^B^^S^^H ■■^ ^^^^^H ^ if ^ -'^^^Sl BHUH _._ ' ^■- '^RHHH The Kind of Trees We Are Talking- About. MI^^ERALS. The mineral wealth of Washington is quite eqiu\l to its timber, and ofi'cr^- inducements fully as great both to capital and labor. Coal and iron measures, as extensive and as rich as are those in Pennsylvania, Ohio or Michigan, are being located in all parts of the state, and enough has been already discovered to enrich an empire. It is needless for us to nam-? in detail the minerals of Washington, for the facts would not justify us in omitting a single one. Using only the products from this state, we might, upon a foundation of the finest building stone, construct a tower that would represent every 9— mineral known to the chemist, and cap it with the brightest gold. AGKICULTUKE. To the timber and mineral wealth of Washington we must add its farming lands. The entire Puget Sound Valley is valuable for agricultural purj^oses, fruit growing, or grazing. The river bottoms or flat lands immediately contiguous to the rivers, being composed of a deep, rich loam, are exceedingly productive. The so-called ^'up-lands" by which is meant the general level of the valley, are even more valuable, because they are suitable for more purposes, especially for fruit growing, and are equally productive. Then we have the open prairie and the hill country that afford excellent grazing. Stock growing is already becoming a leading industry, and is destined to occupy a large place in the wealth of the state. Fruit culture is also an important feature, and is rapidly on the increase. Situated as is Washington, immediately adjacent to an almost boundless stretch of country, amounting to well-nigh one-half of this continent over which fruit growing is not possible, it certainly would appear that the fruit growers of Washington are highly favored. And, indeed, it is so; for nature has furnished to them both climate and soil suitable to their occupations, and withheld the same condition from their nearest neighbors. THE PRODUCTS OP THE S0U:N'D. The waters of Puget Sound are literally teeming with food fishes. From that source alone the income of the state already amounts to millions of dollars annually, and is steadily increasing. More than fifty varieties are caught for commer- cial purposes m the waters of the Sound. Shell fish of various kinds aiv a:so fo.md there in abundance, and especially clams and ojsters. During the past few years oyster culture has —10— increased so rapidly that it has really created an excitement, arid iiiay be best described as an ''Oyster Boom." Oyster Culture Near Olympia, Wash. KESOUECES u:ndeveloped The advantages which Washington olfers are available to all who come to the state in quest of them, because the natural resources are undeveloped, and, indeed, large sections of the state yet unexplored, and practically unknown. More than a million acres of the finest forest in America, are still in the hands of the general government, waiting the call of its citizens. All kinds of minerals advertise their presence in rich abund- ance, and to obtain them requires only a little persistent eft'ort in prospecting, staking and working out the annual assessments. We frequently hear it said by young men in the east and middle west that they have no such opportunities as their —11— A Thurston County Stick. fathers had, who came into that |>ai't of the country when it was new, and in many cases took np from the government what has become valuable property. To all such young men let u? saj,your fathers never had the golden opportunities that Wash- ington at this moment is offering to you. Your fathers had both to cut and fight their way into their new possessions, and into what you are pleased to call ^'great opportunities ;" but on the other hand, you can ride into greater opportunities, com- fortably ensconced in a parlor car, lighted with electricity, and furnished with every convenience of a home on wheels. To be sure such advantages do not come to you, like your bird-dog, and leap upon you, eager for the hunt ; but, they patiently wait your coming, and stubbornly refuse their treasures to the man who lacks the enterprise to hunt for them. If you prefer to pay a small price for land, better located, rather than experi- ence the inconveniences of a settlement upon free government lands, you can find most excellent opportunities in Thurston County. First class unimproved grazing lands, timber or prai- rie, or both, can be had from five to ten dollars per acre. Nearer the cities excellent fruit lands, in large or small tracts, fronting upon the Sound, can be had, now", from ten to tAventy-five dollars j)er acre ; and ten acres will make a good home, and produce a living income for an average family. In the very vicinity of the cities, and in locations sufficiently attractive to satisfy the ambition of kings and princes, such home-sites can be had at prices within the reach of every laboring man. FACTOEIES WAXTED. Again, the abundant resources of Washington, their new and undeveloped condition, and the rapidly increasing popula- tion, are every day creating a demand for ncAV enterprises. You can hardly find a prosperous factory in the east which could not have its counterpart in the Avest ;■ and even Avhere an excei> I'i' ii can be found it can remain so only for a limited Lin:e. Every incoming train brings into tlie state new people, who, in turn, create a demand for more factories and larger output. All lines of commercial activity are steadily^ and surely, on the increase, thus making new openings for the superniuner- aries of the over-crowded east. CLIMATE. The advantages that Washington offers in the acquisition of honest wealth, are not, in the judgment of the most reliable, ilt greatest attractions. It has a climate which bestows on those who dwaii unaer its influence, health, comfort and long life more generously than that of any other locality between our two oceans; and A^hat the climate is pleased to bestow, wealth cannot purchase. It is a common thing, throughout the eastern and middle states, to hear people speak disparagingly of the winter's cold, and the summer's heat. In every community may be found people wiicse health is surely and steadily yielding to the trip-hammer blows of great extremes in temperature. In the Puget Soimd Valley such extremes are unknown, and their disastrous efj'ects never experienced. Xo sultry nights rob the citizens of this ^ocality of needed sleep, or steal away their ambition for tomorrow's toil. Xo terror chills the timid heart. Created by the lightning's flash, Xo fear provokes the nervous start. Excited by the thunder's crash. The cyclone with its sullen roar. Prescribing death for whom it wills, Is doomed by nature nevermore To pass the sunmiit of otir hills. With minds at rest, and bodies free From great extremes of heat or cold, And savage storms, as all will be "^Vho seek the shelter of our fold. AVhy should our exliortations fail With comfort, wealth, long life and rest. To millions offered, who bewail Their present lot, and crave the west? PUGET SOUXD THE SUMMER PLAYGROUND OP THE NATIOX. Those with wide acquaintance concerning climatic condi- tions of the various states of the Union, ^vill endorse our pre- diction that, in the near future, this wondrous region between the snow lines of the Olympics and the Cascades will become the most popular sunnuer resort in America. Its scenic beauty, its wondrous utility, its marvelous fruit productions, its balmy air — laden with balsam from the forest and ozone from the sea — will make it the Mecca of the tired- out, overworked, nervous millions produced by our intense com- mercial life, while its opportunities for sport with rod and gun will make it as attractive to thousands more. Olympia will be the center of this new development — predestined by nature to be so. The reasons for this will require a separate t'olumc for their pro|)er statement -15- OLYMPIA. Whatever has been said, or may be said, in favor of the Puget Sound Valley in gentral, may be repeated with special emphasis concerning Olympia, and Thurston County. In the matter of timber Olympia is in the very midst of the most and best of it. More logs are put into the water immediately tribu- tary to Olympia than at any other two points on Puget Sound. Fourth Street, Olympia, Looking East From Main. The resources thus supplied are sufficient in themselves to build a city of large proportions, and in many respects Olym- pia has a decided advantage over the other cities now building on the Sound. These advantages are so marked, and at the r,ame time so important that w-e could not do our readers justice without naming them in detai , and to some considerable extent. ■17— ITS HARBOR FACILITIES. While Piiget Sound, as compared with other shipping dis- tricts, is a good harbor from one end to the other, Olympia en- joys the proud distinction of having the only site, in the entire northwest, where a city such as Xew York could find, within a convenient area, all the necessary accommodations for its maritime business. We invite our readers to examine the inclosed map and notice the remarkable fact that within a radius of only six miles, with Olympia as a center, may be had nearly twice the harbor and dockage facilities that '^Greater Xew York" is today requiring. Such a city builded upon the area mentioned would have ijve royal waterways leading to its very center, and into which the largest ocean steamers, loaded to the water line, could pass A\ith careless ease and perfect safety. The map referred to is a section, twelve miles square, copie I froi" the oiiicial chart made by the United States in connection wiih the geodetic survey of Puget Sound, and both the clip it and the final report of the survey are matters of record in the jTovernment cfl"ice at Washington, and may be had for the a>l- ^i^g-^ Tiii^ chief engineer, in his report of these remarkable water- ways called attention to the fact that the map of the world does not show another site, having all the natural acconnnodations for a great commercial city, the equal to that of Olympia aiid its immediate vicinity. We repeat his observation and invite our readci's to verify its correctness by the most rigid investi gat ion. We further state that when the time comes, and it surely will come, and that right early, in the history of the Puget Sound country, that such accommodations are needed for a great city, Olympia with its many bays, and most excel- lent and abundant land area, offers ABSOLUTELY THE O^^LY AVAILABLIi SITE. —18— Heretofore, and to some extent even noAV, all the efforte pnt forth in the building of cities on Puget Sound have been characterized by individual speculations, for the time and occa- sion, taking advantage of some temporary "boom," with buo little thought of a great city or its needs. A city with a million One «ird Inch to ffie /^//c figurej on Wdfer /^dr^/ns indicate depths m Fatnomo Map Showing Harbor Possibilities, in Area Twelve Miles Square, AboutOlympia, Wash. or more people has not been thought of in any of the plans or calculations of city builders on Puget Sound. But that such a city will be built, and that, too, in the near future, on this ''Inland Sea," is now a settled conviction in the minds of all great commercial men, and their public statements have been repeatedly made in confirmation of it. —19— In the mind of the average man who talks about this or that location, the necessary accommodations for a commercial seaport are a few hundred feet of dockage, one or two railroad tracks and a convenient area of available land upon which a few thousand people may be comfortably located. Again, the average man thinks of a harbor as almost any kind of a deep hole where an ocean steamer can float, and the deeper the hole the louder and more prolonged will be his praise of it. The people of the Puget Sound country have Main Street, Olympia, Looking North From Seventh. heard so much of such ignorant praise that it has become tire- some. Few people seem to realize that good anchorage is quite as necessary as the water in which to float the vessels. A harbor too deep for good anchorage is less desirable for the needs of a great city than water too shallow; for a shallow channel may be dredgeci, i\n<[ indeed many of the best harbors of the world are so made, but the other defect ib almost irreparable. Budd's Inlet, at the head of which Olympia is located, and the other bays shown upon the map, have an average depth of —20— forty feet. The floor of these bays is uniform and remarkably even, which fact causes a corresponding unanimity and even- ness in the water depths. The floor, almost without exception, shelves off into deep Avater with such gradual though with increasing abruptness that within two hundred feet form the high water line a perfect foundation at deep water may be had for any kind of dock con- struction desired. 'No intelligent man of couunerce will ignore that condition in his plans for a great city . Once more we invite our readers to procure a map of Puger Sound and notice the perfect protection from storms enjoyed by Olynipia and its adjoining waters in contrast with the open harbors in other localities, l^o storm has ever visited Puget Sound that endangered shipping in the least degree, at Olympia. ISToting all these facts together with the certainty that a great commercial city will soon be demanded somewhere on these waters, we can point out its location with the unerring hand of destiny. THURSTON COUNTY. Thurston County contains 700 square miles of territory ; has nearly 100 miles of water line on the Sound; is traversed by three rivers, and contains many deep fresh water lakes well stocked with food fishes. It contains a variety of soils, shot clay predominating. It is especially adapted to dairying and fruit raising, but will grow every kind of grain or grass. COAL. Thurston County contains some of the largest and richest e€>al measures of the state. Directly connected with Ol^inpia by rail, and only a few miles from it, are extensive mines which supply not only Olympia and other cities of the Sound, to a considerable extent, but also the states south and east of Wash- ington. Large areas of coal are yet undeveloped and in many —21— cases improspected. Enough, however, is known to guarantee a sufficient supply for the most hopeful development, during many years to come. BUILDII^G ST0:N^E. Thurston County can also boast of having an almost unlim- ited supply of building stone. Erom the quarries near Olympia are shipped millions of tons, not only into parts of Wash- ington, but into other states as well. It is estimated that the sandstone ledges at Tenino, and between there and Olympia, Avhich produce unquestionably the finest building stone in tha northwest, are sufficient in area and volume to supply the entire state during the lifetime of its youngest citizens, and doubtless for many years thereafter. CLAYS. About ''>lympia are also found some of the very finest com- mercial clays known to the trade, which, on account of both their quantity and quality add much to the material wealth of Thurston County. These clays, abundant in extent, and easily accessible, have been thoroughly tested and found superior for building purposes, paving bricks and pottery. Mi:^iEKAL PAI^TT. Recent investigation has discovered and tested at least two mines of mineral paint. One of these mines is wholly undevel- oped, but has been prospected sufficiently to warrant the state- ment that it is both rich and abundant. The other has been worked to a slight extent, and its owners have every encourage- ment to believe that it will prove valuable and lasting. —22— PEODUCTS OF THE SEA. Oljmpia is headquarters on the Sound for clams, oysters and other shell fish. The trade in these products is rapidly increasing, and even in its infancy brings to us a large amount of money annually. The famous Puget Sound salmon, halibut, cod, bass, smelt, herring, sardines and a score of other food iishes are sufficient in these waters to supply the whole country. Olympia has the lowest death rate of any city in the United States, being only 6 to every 1,000 population. Olympia's mean monthly temperature for the past 24 years, according to the United States Weather Bureau reports, is as follows : Deg. January 38.3 February 39.9 March 44.2 April 48.6 May 54.Y June 58.9 July 62.5 August 62.6 September 56.5 October ., ..50.1 ^NTovember 43.9 December 40.9 Winters are moist and mild. Summers dry and cool. An- nual rainfall, 52 inches. Olympia has no severe storms by land or sea, being complete- ly protected by mountains east and west. Olympia has the highest tide of the American coast ; extreme limit, 22 feet. This will soon be harnessed and will furnish unlimited power for industrial development. Olympia has regular lines of steamers connecting with all cities on the Sound, making six sailings each 24 hours. Olympia has regular steamer connections with San Fran- cisco. —28— tJlvTiipia annually markets about 370,000,000 feet of logs. The iribiitary supply will last for fifty years. Olympia is destined to be the greatest lumber center on the Pacific Coast. Olympia now offers the best opening on Puget Sound for saw mills, shingle mills, flour mills, rope and twine mills, fur- niture factories, canning factories, carriage and wagon factories, engine and boiler works, blast furnaces, shipyards, pump works^ commission business in dairy products, fruits and vegetables ; and for woolen mills, clothing factories, boot and shoe factories, glass factories and every other line of goods used on the Pacific Coast or in the Orient. When the Northern Pacific was seeking its terminal location on Puiiet Svound, it employed the best engineers in the Ln-ted States and spent over a year in a thorough investigation of all Puget Sound harbors. The report was unanimous in favor of Olympia as the great entrepot for Pacific commerce. The Northern Pacific accordingly located its terminals here, but before construction reached tide water, the Puget Sound and Lake Superior Land Co., organized by a clique of Northern Pacific stockholders induced the company to relocate its termin- als on Commencement Bay. Hence Tacoma. This was a good move for the stockholders who composed "the wheel within the wheel,' as they made millions from Tacoma real estate — but it was a very bad thing for the Northern Pacific Railroad, as it got a receiver for its share in the perfidy. Since those early movements the Northern Pacific has built the Gray's Harbor branch through Olympia. Within the last two years it has bought immense tracts oi tide lands at Olympia for terminals and has located a water level line from Tacoma to this point — expecting to tap tlie main line at or near Tenino With the completion of this line and the line dov/n the north banlr of the Columbia, all eastern trafl^ic via The Northern Pacific and Burlington routes will reach tide water at Olympia. The in- fluence thus exerted upon the future growth of the Capital City -24— CAA" XOT BE OVEE-ESTIMATED. The completion of The Black Hills & Northwestern and The Port Townsend Southern Railroads will turn the products of the entire Olympic peninsula, with its boundless resources of timber Dud mineral, into the lap of Olympia. E. H. Ilairiman, President of the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line, has recently stated that he will soon build to the Sound to obtain a deep water outlet for his system of railroads. The Union Pacific graded its line to Olympia in 1890 and has ever since paid taxes on the same. There is no doubt that this same line will be used, thus bring- ing all three of these roads to Olympia. OLYMPIA AS A HOME CITY. Olympia possesses many attractions, and utilities, that make it especially desirable as a home city, and any person seeking a location wull do well to consider them. CHURCHES, erater:n^ities, schools A:^rD COLLEGES. Socially, educationally, and morally Olympia stands in the front rank. All the leading religious denominations maintain churches here. The fraternal orders are prosperous. She has the independent Christian College called ^^The Peoples Uni- versity," tw^o Catholic colleges — one for boys and the other for girls. The public schools are in excellent condition, well equip- ped with buildings and furnishings, well attended, well man- aged and well taught. THE CAPITAL OF THE STATE. While we do not claim that the Capital makes it at all certain that Olympia will be a large city, it does make it a sub- stantial city, and insures safety to investments both in real estate and in business. We are also glad that our faith in Olympiads greatness does not depend upon its official character. We have already recited abundant reasons for such greatness, and they are reasons that no commercial man can doubt, luit with all that, and in addition to all the other reasons, the fact that Olympia is the capital of a great state is a very forcible .,Tgument in favor of its coming greatness. It also imparts to it a social character which no homeseeker can prudently ignore. A recent publication has the following to say of Olympia in that respect: ^^'The people of Olympia, through their social characteris- tics, have gained ji proud reputation. Their praises are recited by almost every publication in the state." A Spokane paper at the close of the capital location contest, said, "The state owes the permanent location of iis capital, at Olympia, to the match- less social power of the Olympia people." A state senator responding to a toast, at one of our recent state banquets, said, "'No senator, representative or private citi- zen, who once shares the hospitality of Olympia, or meets her people in a social function can ever after lift his voice, vote or hand against that city or its greatest good." It is decidedly a city of homes, a city of fraternal societies, a city of churches, and a city of good cheer for all who dwell here." l^evertheless, the people of Olympia regard the location of the Capital here ef very minor importance, as compared ivith the great commer- cial and industrial development sure to center at the head of the Sound, thus mahing this one of the greatest commercial cities on the globe. Olympia extends a royal welcome to the thousands between the Eocky Mountains and the Atlantic seaboard who desire to exchange the rigorous winter of the polar regions and the tropi- cal heat of the summers for the most equable climate in Ameri- —26— ca, where blankets are used in August and green frnit and vegetables gathered in Jannary. ITS BEAUTY. Olympia has always been called -Beautiful.'' When almost the entire country, and, especially, the valley of Puget Sound, was in a kind of dormant state, Olympia w^as called ''The Sleep- ing Beauty." The nickname given her at that time indicates at least one advantage she had over her sister cities — all were T^leeping, but Olympia was still ''Beautiful." To an eastern man, accustomed to seeing paved streets, brick and stone houses, with costly architectural display, cement walks and carefully cultivated lawns any of our western cities might appear, in a measure, crude and unattractive. They all laclv the artificial adornment which comes with age, and a settled condition of things, but which surely will be, in full rcjilizai.ion^ the inheritance of the west. AVo b;v no means wish to convey the idea that such attrac- tions are wholly wanting in Olympia, and elsewhere throughout the Sotnd country; for, on the contrary, they are already very much in evidence, and are steadily increasing. The beauty Ave claim for Olympia, however, is superior to the handiwork of man. She is like Mount Zion, ''Beautiful for SiKu:tion.'' Around her are the "everlasting hills," and into her very center ebb and flow the peaceful waters of the Sound. Olympia is builded around the head of "Budd's Inlet,'" which IS the southern extremity of Puget Sound. The land rises evenly from the bay, terminating the slope in a level table- land about one hundred to one hundred and fifty feet above the tides. The sloping hillsides, occupied by homes, small or- chard groves and garden patches, form an amphitheater; while the briy with its rising and falling tides, its commercial life, and pleasure seeking community, constitutes the arena. Thus situ- ated, all parts of the city are brought into view from the other parts, and from the bay. Wq look forward, with prophetic vision, to the time whftD the entire water front on both sides of Budd's Inlet will be lined Avitli mills, shops, factories and commercial doclis; when the bay will harbor constantly an ever changing fleet of ships, domc&tic and foreign, merchant vessels and passenger steamers, e.^ceedirg by thousands the present nmnber; when also the character, kind and number of the pleasure yachts will, in a measure at least, be commensurate with the extraordinary ad- vantages afforded upon these waters; but most of all, we look forward to the time when the sloping hillsides for miles in extent will be occupied by fine residences, and beautiful lawns, when electric lights will set the whole '"amphitheater" aglow by night, and create a picture for passengers, as they enter the '''arena," which has no equal in America. Concerning this prophecy one thing is certain, the word ^'impossible" can never be truthfully written under it. Olym- pia in situation, location and surroundings has all the natural advantages for such a city and such a picture — both the utili- ties and the attractions. sce:n^ery. Because of the sublime beauty of the surrounding scenery, Oljmipia has been called ''The City of the Gods." Proud "Olympus,'' exceeding in grandeur its classic namesake of the East, stands over against the sky line to the north, and protects the valley and city from invading storms. Still dearer to the heart of every citizen of Olympia, more inspiring, and the pride of all the west, is grand old "Rainier." Far above the valley and the growing city; far above the Sound and its commercial life ; far above the dark forests and the timbered hills, far, in fact, above the rugged mountain ranges, the lesser peaks, and their covering of clouds, nearly fifteen thousand feet above the level of the sea, towers that in- spiring dome, forever crowned the king, supreme, of all the noble mountains in America. Up and down the coast, located —28— ^ a O B o CD g I ■ ■■w> here and there, between the burning tropics and the frozen north, stand lower peaks, like subjects, respectfully obedient to their fondly cherished and proudly acknowledged monarch. That mountain with its matchless power to charm, encourage and inspire, belongs, in a very precious sense, to the people of Puget Sound Valley. They, alone, standing at the very sea level, can look upon its noble form, and feel the stirring force of its commanding presence. Moreover, in that respect, the people of Olympia are es- pecially favored, even beyond their fortunate neighbors. From the west side of Budd's Inlet is afforded the most complete and charming view of that old mountain, with its trident summit, its coverini?: of snow, and its rivers of ice, that can be had in iiT the ic'\ored land of its dominion. From the same vantage ground, looking northward, we may be'iold ilic rugged sides and snowy crests of the 01ymj)ics, ap- pearing loi &li the world like the mad waves of a stormy sea, frozen into icebergs while they still foamed and raged in fran- tic fury above the breakers. .Froiu Lue same point of inspiration can be seen the entire Casea'in£^ & Building Company, eapl- tilized rit $50,000.00 has just begun operations in this Fble. Thr- plant now empl^ivs aLoiit t)0 men. The company has received one of the very few coucessions granted for private exhibition buildings at the Lewis and Clark Fair in Portland this year. A large expenditure is being made in special building and exhibits, including a panoramic view of the Olympia plant. Xo expense will be spared to make it one of the most unique features of the Fair. THE OLYMPIA PACKII^G CO. The Olympia Packing Company does an extensive business in Oysters, Clams and Fish. Their product finds a market in every town in the E'orthwest. THE OLYMPIA OYSTER CO. The Olympia Oyster Company, with branch houses in Tacoma and Seattle, controls the largest Oyster business on Puget Sound. Oysters, Clams and fish are shipped by this con- cern to all points on the Pacific Coast. The business has a steady and rapid gro^\i^h. THE OLYMPIA MEAT COMPANY. C. E. Crane and W. W. Hopkins proprietors, do an ex- tensive business in slaughtering, wholesaling and retailing meats. Their slaughtering and packing houses are located three miles east of Olympia. They have two retail shops in Olympia. The Palace Market, corner Fourth and Washington streets, is one of the finest markets on the coast. Their jobbing trade is jrapiidly increasing. They now slaughter 25 cattle daily, beside sheep, veals and hogs. The plant employs nine men. —49— A. II. CHAMBERS MEAT CO. A. H. Chambers operates an extensive slaughtering and packing business in Olympia. He also operates a large city market. He has an extensive jobbing trade in meats among the logging camps and towns of Southwestern Washington. Gray's Harbor uses large shipments from this Olympia plant. Mr. Chambers keeps a resident buyer of stock east of the mount- ains, whose whole time is fully ocupied in buying and ship- ping stock to the Olympia concern. Mr. Chambers' plant has a capacity of five cars of cattle per woeV. THE CAPITAL CITY— E^ISQUALLY CREAMERIES. Hazen W. Maynard, of Wisconsin, a man thoroughly edu- cated in the Agricultural College of that State, came to Olym- pia six years ago, with the intention of engaging in stock raising and agriculture. After thoroughly investigating conditions here . he saw the great opportunities in dairying. By the assistance of the Olympia Chamber of Commerce he induced a number of farmers to increase their herds and he established a creamery in Olympia. The business has rapidly developed and Mr. May- nard two years ago, established his second plant at Winlock, on the Xisqually River. The product from his plant is con- sidered second to none on the coast. Thurston Ccmnty is so peculiarly adapted to dairying that the business has developed very rapidly. The number of creameries now in opera- tion in Thurston County is more than double that in any other county in the state. While the business has made rapid strides, it is yet in its infancy. Its future the most enthusiastic can not measure. Ko man deserves more credit for this dc^velop- ment than Hazen W. Maynard. AN IMPORTANT OLYMPIA ENTERPRISE. The Earmers Co-Operative Creamery Co. was organized in —50— 1902, by Thurston County farmers, for the purpose of manu- facturing their own dairy products. The enterprise has had a rapid growth from the beginning. In 1904 it handled milk and cream — the equivalent of 86,000 pounds of butter. Its butter is in great demand in all markets in the northwest. Since its organization many of the farmers composing it have doubled the capacity of their dairies and many newcomers have joined the enterprise. In building their plant the com- pany provided for several times their needs at that time. The growth of the enterprise has shown the wisdom of this. The present plant can handle the product from 1,000 cows. S. D. Sullivan, the manager, Avhen asked what he thought of present conditions and future prospects for the dairy business of West- ern Washington said, ^'I believe the natural conditions for dairying in Western Washington — and particularly in Thurs- ton County — are better than in any other state in the Union, With grass green nearly all the year, with a climate in which root crops can be gathered any day in the winter, with cool summers and abundance of pure water, we can produce the ■finest dairy products in the world." OLYMPIA LIGHT A^D POWEE COMPANY. Probably no enterprise has contributed more towards the progress and well-being of Olympia, or the comfort of her people, than the excellent light and power service, situate at Tumwater, a picturesque suburb of this city, at the mouth of the Des Chutes River and the extreme head of Puget Sound, on Budd's Inlet The lighting, as well as the car service, i& strictly up-to-date, and the equipments of the power house, at the foot of the lower falls, are not surpassed by that of any city of its size on the continent. It has a capacity of 1,600 horsepower, which can be easily doubled by further installation of machinery. The flume, whose intake is at the head of the falls, about 80 feet in height, and the penstocks and stand-pipes^ are all of iron resting upon solid rock. The cars, for both sum- mer and winter service, are the l)est made, and the three miles of track is over a route that affords views of enchanting beauty. As it ascends Capitol Hill, a gentle eminence, a splended view is obtained of the contour of the bay for a distance of fifteen or tweiily miles, with Tlympia in the foregiound and the shimmering ^^aterc and the verdure-clad short^line affording a vista of surpassing loveliness. As the cars round the curve at the higher elevation, a beautiful view of Tumwater (or 'New Market as it was formerly called) the first point of set- tlement by Americans on Puget Sound, bursts into view. Ihe series of cascades dashing at intervals into foamy clouds of spray, the little village with its occasional workshop, nestling on the gently rising hillside, the embryo park, under develop- ment by the car company, with its fine herd of elk and other attractions; with its rustic seats amid the remaining evergreen trees overlooking the falls, the rustic bridges that span the foam- ing current, the gardens and lawns and occasional family group amid the flowers and other adjuncts of home-liff, afford a glimpse of pastoral delight ever retained, that will cause the heart to throb whenever memory turns the pages of time. It is probable that it was this appeal to the heart of the poet- traveler, Tulia Ward Howe, that caused her to purchase a couple of lots in this bud of promise for an ideal home. The route of the car line is studded Avith pleasure and re- creatioix grounds. At one point is a spacious, cleared enclosure, where the Olyujpian games are renewed in all thci]' life-givijig vigor, where baseball, football, wrestling, cvcl''-' ridin.^\ and kind- red s]iorts, are in constant progress during the delightful days of summer. Then there are the quieter picnic resorts, and cosy nooks, for family outings, all of ^asy access by the car service. And for those who regard this enterprise from a more prac- tical view of utility, in dollars and cents, it presents promise of an unlimited distribution of ])OAver, Avherever needed, for all sorts of projects that cause the air to resound Avith the hum of industry. Here is an opportunity for all S(»rts of factories to secure sites on deep water, with the power brought to them, for building up industries that will have a far more than local demand for their wares. The car service began in Olympia in 1890 with horse cars. The lighting plant then consisted of a very poor and uncertain gas plant. If it were possible for our people to experience a like degree of evolution in the next decade, we would be living with heads above the clouds and with perpetual daylight at command. A fifteen minute car service is maintained between Olympia and Tumwater, closed cars being run in winter and open ob- sorvalion cars in summer. The service is first class and will cojiipare favorably with that of cities several times Olympiads size. Kates for light and power are low and splendid inducements are offered by the company to manufacturing concerns desiring to locate here. Olympia is probably the best and cheapest lighted city in the northwest. BANKS. The Capital National, the oldest bank in the City, is one of the strongest financial institutions on the coast. Possibly no other city in the United States the size of Olympia contains so strong a bank. Besides being a United States Depository, it carries deposits ranging from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000. Its phenomenal success is, in a large measure, due to the sterling business integrity of' its officers, and its wise and liberal policy. C. J. Lord, President. O. C. White, Vice-President. W. J. Foster, Cashier. W. H. Brackett, Assistant Cashier. We herewith append the last statement to the Comptroller of the Currency, January 11, 1905 : —54— Capital National Bank, Olympia. state:\[ext. ASSETo. Loans and discounts Time $462,265 69 Demand and warrants 429,965 01 $392,230 70 Overdrafts 11,421 68 U. S. Bonds 150,000 00 Redemption fund 5,000 00 Cash on hand 130,750 70 Due from reserve agents 215,866 39 Due from banks and bankers 537,419 46 Total $1,942,688 93 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $100,000 00 Surplus and undivided profits (net) 147,458 81 National bank notes outstanding 100,000 00 Deposits 1,595,230 12 Total $1,942,688 93 W. J. FOSTER, Cashier. THE OLYMPIA KATIOISTAL. This is the younger of our banking institutions, having re- ceived its charter in 1900. Like the Capital National, it owns its own bank building and has a splendidly appointed business house. It is officered and managed by our most energetic besiness men and as a result its business has a steady growth which is most gratifying to its friends and patrons. The wisdom of its management appeals to the public and it is justly regarded as one of the corner stone of the Capital City's financial structure. C. S. Reinhart, President. J. W. Mowell, Vice-President. -H. W. Smith, Cashier. - We append the following statement made at the close of business January 11, 1905 : —56— ASSETS. Loans and discounts $139,090 82 V. S. Bonds 25,000 00 Stocks, bonds and warrants 17,344 39 Banking house furniture and fixtures 11.500 00 Cash in vault $28,419 27 Due from banks 38,347 17 66,766 44 Total 259,701 65 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 50,000 00 Surj)lus and undivided profits 10,474 03 Circulation 25,000 00 Dividends unpaid 100 00 Deposits 174,127 62 Total 259.701 65 THE OLYMPIA DEVELOPMENT COMPAXY. Among the aids to the County's development and the growth of Olympia, and probably the foremost factor of progress at the present time is the above company. This corporation is composed of nearly one hundred and fif- ty influential people, organized in Ohio, abont three years ago, for the express purpose of aiding in development of resources that must of necessity be tributary to Olympia, a place selected, after careful investigation and thorough consideration, as one of the best, if not the very liest, point in the rapidly growing west for speedy, sure and lucrative results from well-directed enterprise. Its organization was effected at an opportune time, and, with sufficient capital its directors were enabled to secure a large part of the unimproved real estate, immediately ad- jacent to the city, including four thousand acres of land, and nearly all the unimproved city property on the west side of the bay, amounting to several thousand lots. That purchase practically puts the company in control of the futui'e develop- ment on that side of the bay, and enables it to accomplish its purpose in the most effective manner. Among its holdings are several miles of water frontage, including the most desirable sites for factories, mills and machine shops, of all descriptions. It is the intent of the company to deal liberally with all who will locate labor-employing enterprises. The manager of the company's affairs in Olympia is Mr. A. S. Caton. The officers are : A. P. Howard, President, Pittsburg, Pa. ; Dr. L. P. Holbrook, Vice-President, Olympia, and E. B. Conner, Secre- tary. Oiympia. Aside from Olympia's natural advantages, it seems to the Chamber of Commerce that no one feature furnishes greater assurance of its ultimate success in trying to build a great city, than the fact that a company with such holdings is devot- ing its efforts in that' direction. THE PEESS. Olympia is splendidly served in the journalistic field b^y the following publications: The Olympian, Daily and Weekly. The Olympia Recorder, Daily and Weekly, Associated Press. The Weekly Capital. The Washington Standard, Weekly. This is the oldest continuous publication in Washington. It has been edited and published for 45 years by John Miller Murphy without a siniiie break in its weekly issues. 'No other journal in the United States has such a record under one management. The Coliego Inae]^endent, Monthly. These are well supported and successful journals. PRIEST POi:^T PARK. The city of Olympia has just secured by purchase, 250 acres of land for a public park, fronting the east shore of Budd's In- —58— let, about l^/o miles north of the city. The to^wgraphy of the land makes it an ideal spot for the city's playground. For natural beauty, probably no spot on the Pacific Coast excells it. It will be speedily improved and will soon be connected with the city by electric car line. GE^^TEKAL MERCHA^tdIZING. All jincs of merchandise are represented in Olymjiia by reliable ap-to date merchants. Tlie credit of Olympia merchants has a high rating. Veiy few failures occur. Some of our scores will compare favorably with those in much laroer cities. PARTIAL LIST OE MA]STLTFACTURI:N^G ENTER PRISES m THURSTO]NT COUXTY, OUTSIDE OF OLYMPIA. The Black Lake Lumber Company, Black Lake. The Guslander Shingle Company, Black Lake. Lee Lumber Company, Tumwater. The Mcintosh Lumber Company, Tumwater. Thos. Russell Shingle Company, Lacey. The Union Lumber Company, Lacey. Cord & San, Shingle Mill, Sherlock. The Tenino Lumber Company, Tenino. The Blumaner Lumber Company, Tenino. The Tenino Stone Quarry, Tenino. Mentzer Bros. Lumber Company, Tenino. The Jem's Spar and Lumber Company, Tenino. £he Great Western Coal Company, Temno. The A. E. Baldwin Shingle Company, LitUc Rock. The Viora Shingle Company Little Rock. —59— Geo. Allen & Son Lumber Company, Little Kook. The Gate City Lumber Company, Gate City. Bucoda Lumber Company, Bucoda. Mutual Lumber Company, Bucoda. PKOPHECY. The Pacific the Storm Center of the Twentieth Century. We quote the following words from "'Missions and World Movements,'' by Bishop Charles H. Fowler : ^'The Pacific is the storm center of the world. Low political barometers are traversing its vast surface. Danger-signals are ex.liibited on nearly every coapt. Ail great capitals are watching their ventures. The storm center has left the Mediterranean and the Britisli Channei and the North Atlantic, and now draws all evfi to the Yellow Se& and the Pacific." De Tocqueville said, ^'The United States ^vas a new factor in the world, the significance of which even the imagination could not grasp." Creasy, the English historian, in 1851 pre- dicted the forcible opening of Japan by the United States and vast changes in the Orient. Thomas H. Benton, argiiing in the United States Senate for a Pacific Eailroad, pointed to the setting sun and said, ^' There, there, gentlemen, is the East." The Pacific washes five continents out of six. Asia con- tains the three greatest empires on earth — British, Russian, Chinese. It cradles three-fourths of mankind. It has the loftiest mountains and the most important rivers. It has the widest stretches of arable land and the most productive soil. It had an empire extending from the Arctic Sea to the Indian Ocean, and from Germany to the Yellow Sea. It built the most wonderful of all cities, Babylon, and the richest of all palaces — Persepolis, and the most beautiful of all tombs, the Taj Mahal. It has given us music and the drama, gunpowder and the compass, guide on earth ; and the Bible, guide to heaven. It has generated nearly all philosophies, and is the —GO— birth-place of nearly all great religions. It has given birth to the five greatest religions and moral teachers of the world — Jesus, Moses, Buddha, Confucious and Mohammed. In this land Abraham , received the covenant and Moses the laAv. In this land the first Adam sinned and the second Adam suffered. This is great Asia, whose populations are still on the increase; whose commerce is the magiiet of every metropolis, and whose markets are the inspiration of every great nation and the neces- sity of all the dense populations. With new blood monopolizing her highways and developing her resources, it is impossible for the imagination to measure its importance. Xot a harbor open to the Pacific but feels the throbbing of its swelling pulse, and not a nation with a Pacific exposure that can safely sleep at the present low-tide mark. China's Bulk is too vast to be easily grasped by our minds. Her 1,500,000 square miles of the richest land on earth and her 400,000,000 of industrious people will make her, in the near future, the greatest consumer of the world's products. John Barrett — than whom America has no higher authority on Oriental conditions and possibilities — said, in an address to the Chicago Board of Trade during the recent Boxer upris- ings, that when China's foreign commerce reaches a total of $5.00 per capita (which he predicted it would do in 15 to 20 years under the present tendency to an open-door policy) to handle the portion of it that would naturally fall to the United States without any effort upon our part — would require a fleet of 1,300 such steamers as the largest now plowing the Atlantic, making trips every thirty days. If this vast amount of com merce would fall to us by gravitation, surely American pluck and ingenuity would soon secure as much more. If China can in the next twenty-five years furnish us a commerce that will require in its transportation 2,600 ocean steamers, of the largest capacity, making monthly trips, surely all the rest of Asia, Japan, Siberia, Marchuria, Korea, Tibet, Hi, Kasgaria, Mongolia, India, Persia, Burmah, the Philippines and For- mosa, when the open-door has been established, should furnish us as much more. What does this mean? It means that the —61— ships employed in commerce between Asia and the United States, if lined up single file, prow to stern, would make a pro- cession 500 miles long coming to our harbors every thirty days. It is safe to say one-half of this commerce will be handled through Pacific Coast ports. In all probability three-fourths of it will be admitted through the gates facing the setting sun. This means three to four thousand of these ocean liners must be apcommcdated on tlie Pacific coast. To tliis commerce must be adaed also that of Australia^ Hawaii and Alaska. This will ic jiiire 375 to 400 miles of dockage facilities. The same forces which have made Puget Sound, even in its infancy, the second port in the Union in Oriental commerce and the fifth in totcil commerce wuU constantly be at work. The Sound being 1,200 miles nearer these Oriental ports than JlS chief competitor, San Francisco, and having, as it will in the near future, the terminals of practically all our trans- continental railroads, will no doubt continually increase the lead it has already gained. European commerce has built on our Atlantic seaboard eleven cities with a total population of 8,000,000. The Pacific has only two harbors capable of great development, viz: San Francisco and Puget Sound. Among individual harbors on the Sound, Olympia only, can furnish more than ten miles of dock lines. By again referring to the map showing the possibilities of Olympiads harbor, it will be seen that within a radius of six miles she can furnish over seventy- five miles of dock lines. Again, the gently sloping beaches about these harbors will permit of every mile of this water line being built into slips rather than straight dock lines, thus in- creasing the capacity three fold. The contour of the land and lines of the sea about Olympia make it possible to handle with dispatch a greater commerce than can be handled in any other harbor on earth. Here, ^'Prophecy'' points to the greatest com- mercial emporium known to history. H 62 90 J —02— "oV*' y ^o y ... "^ " " _^^ **.•©»* .'^'^ -' .o'^ ^o. ^^^ >*^ - Vv '*'\ 1* /i^' -t co* .i^*;::. ,**'% •■.^•' /\ ^^'\ ' '«• * ^-TTT*' A o» * i°^ "°^*^.-%o' "*^*-T^-'y V'^-^V % ..•' v-V °^ *^ ♦•o* aO '^ ♦•To* .^^ '•q. ♦rr,** .0'' ^ br** J .^^ ^^-^^^ HECKMAN BINDERY INC. |§ ^^v JAN 90 W^^ N. MANCHESTER, ^^^6^ INDIANA 46962 «S /o .»/5