The Yakima herald. [volume], September 19, 1889, Image 5

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The Yakima Herald.
NORTH YAKffli
Prom ill Sides tfci Voice or the People
tiHeud,
Proclaiming that North Tahlasn Is
Thetv Chat— In the Mate
Capital Contest.
No nhjsctlen to North Tahlasn.
Colfax Oatette: While North Yakima
may not be the choice of everyone for
capital honors or even the majority of
voters. It la certain that no one can raise
any weighty objections thereto. The city
is beautifully laid out with wide streets
and boulevards; streams of pure water
flow along tbe principal streets; lines of
shads tress stand guard along tbs busy
thoroughfares, and water power is ade
quate for manufacturing purposes, while
deposits of coal, iron and copper in tbe
surrounding country are practicably in
exhaustible. Her people are energetic
and cultured and posse— all the requis
ites of a well regulated business commun
ity. It la very important that tbe change
if made at all, be made in the near future.
Towns which know they cannot get the
capital should withdraw from tbe race,
as it will only aid in deferring the loca
tion by voting on too many places. Tbe
city chosen must have a majority of all
tbe votes cast, and if each town should
vote for itself there would certainly be no
choice. It is important, therefore, that
voters should select tbe most probable
city of their choice and stand firm.
TNsle—vwlwP—eg—eC—elssi—
The Ritsville Timet, in speaking of
Olympia, haa this to say: “Olympia,
the present site, is so diflfeult of access
that no one who is not directly concerned
in Olympia could for a moment entertain
any suspicion that the intelligent voters
of the state of Washington would select it
as a permanent capital, especially when
no buildings or public improvements
worth speaking of have ever been placed
in the city at the public expense. It
would require the same outlay of funds to
erect suitable quarters in which to trans
act business of the stats there as at any
other city in the commonwealth. There
fore the removal of the capital Is a fore
gone conclusion.”
Hank Vnhlsnn tbs kaiaral Center.
Palocss Cm Boomerang: It seems to
ns that North Yakima is so situated that
it is the natural center of our territory,
and ia therefore the proper place to suc
cessfully compete for tbs location of the
stale capital. From every Inhabitable
part of our territory are natural routes
for railroads and wagon roads leading to
the pioneer city of the great Yakima val
ley. We have no doubt about the result
when the tally sheet is counted—North
Yakima will be the future capital of Wash
ington.
Rank Vnklasn bends All Competitors
Puyallup Citiun: As yet the question
of the changs in location of tbs state cap
ital has occupied the attention of our
readers but little and it would be a diffi
cult matter to find which city is really
the choice of our voters, barring their own
city. Tbs question is being agitated,
though, quite extensively by the papers
of tbs state. That the change should be
made nearly all agree. There are no
aspirants for it among the Round cities,
and tbs only cities standing a ghost of a
show seem to be Ellensburgh and North
Yakima, of which tbs Utter now seems
far in advance. The city is in exactly
the center, east and weal, of the state and
is computed to be in almost as near the
center of population. It is connected by
railroads with the east and west, and is
so located that other railroads crossing
the Cascades, will pass through H. It Is
surrounded by a fine agricultural country,
and bids fair to become the principal city
of central Washington. The following is
from the Tacoma Journal: “From the
best data procurable, a number of the
leading engineers In the country, includ
ing V. O. Bogue. chief engineer of the
Union Pacific, have stated and main
tained that Yakima commands the key,
topographically, of the railroad situation
in Washington territory, and that no
road, by economic grades, could crom the
southern half of the territory, from seat
to west, without yarning through Yak
ima.”
MMlrlaninnMantUUaa
Spangle Krcord. One ol lb* Important
qnaationa that should to settled at the
general election thia fall «IU to that of
locating permanently the atata capital.
It Is to to canaal)y hoped that a sufficient
namtor of tha people will nnlto on oo« of
the cantxal dtlaa to dispose of tha qnaa
tlon now and lor all thna to coma. Tba
prtpoodwioo oI MsliiMßt throughout
tha territory aeems Is to decidedly la
favor of North Yakima, and, in order to
try and teach a aatUaoaant thla tall, wa
would arga open our people to unite open
thla point alao. It la centrally located,
geographically, and has tha sdvaataga of
being mere accessible than any other city
named, from any direction. Of its ad
vantage in location are will apeak more
folly later on. Per tha pevaant *e desire
to Impreaa on the tnlnda of the people the
iaaportaaca of uniting all together agon
one place, and graven ting what may to
davelopad Into a bitter aecticnal flght, if
left aaaattlad thla year and allowed town
over tm tha Bait and possibly the nail
general atactica. While the variona dtlaa
and towna through the territory aaaaa to
to favorable to Heath Yakima, peraooal
wiabea aboold be waived for the good of
oornawatata, andeveryvoteaaat wham
it la likely to result in permanent good.
It la indeed unfortunate that there should
be more than two competitors for the
capital, lor it will only complicate and
defer decision unnecessarily. It would
be a wise and certainly a very graceful
thing lor Paaco to draw off, as ahe can do
no good, but may do a great deal of harm
by deferring settlement.
Unite Use r#M.
Palouae Oatette: A correspondent to
the Ongomtn from Ellensburgh states
that the state capital now lies between
the cities of Olympia and Ellensburgh.
Now, there is nothing gained by such' a
policy. North Yakima is still in the race
and is going to secure a rote twice the
sice of Flleosburgh’s vote. Judging
from present indications, North Yakima
will get there on the first ballot. Eastern
Washington cannot afford to give a scat
tered rote and thereby postpone the set
tlement of this important question. It is
for the qualified voters to aay where the
permanent seat of government shall be
located, and by exercising a little com-
mon-sense it can be settled this (all. The
city that gets the capital must have a
majority of all the votes cast. If no city
gets such majority, then at the next gen
eral election the three cities having the
largest vote at this election will ha voted
upon, and if no one of tbe three receives
a majority of all tbe votes cast then the
two highest will be voted upon two years
hence. Meanwhile tbe capital will re
rnain at Olympia. North Yakima has
taken steps to donate ample grounds for
s cspitol site and is gaining in popularity
every day. Eastern Washington should
units on North Yakima, and with the
assistance promised from tbe other side of
the mountains, success is ours.
TIM UnllMH #f 1»rl. V.klMB.
Vancouver Independent; At the ap
proaching election, among the most im
portant questions to be decided, is the
location of the state capital. By the ob
servant it is conceded that only three
places are seriously considered. North
Yakima, Elleosburgb and Olympia are
the only towns that will receive more
than a local support. If neither receives
a majority of all the votes cast and an
other vote thereby becomes necessary,
these three towns will then, no doubt, be
the only contestants, since only the three
names securing the highest vote at the
first can be submitted at the second elec
tion. It therefore behooves the people of
this region to consider thoughtfully which
of these towns should be chosen. Thirty
five years ago, when the present capital
was located, the settlements were all on
the west side of the territory. At that
time Olympia served at least reasonably
well, though radical objections might
then have been urged. But now an en
tirely different situation is presented. A
great and growing population throngs
the country east of the Cascades. These
barriers have been pierced by railroads,
and others are coming to transport prod
ucts and people over lines then unimag
ined. The large population on the sunny
slope of the Cascades and away t*»the
east of the great Columbia are now to be
heard from on this question, and will cer
tainly speak in unmistakable terms for
aome place on that side of the mountains.
It la fortunate for North Yakima that the
moat westerly town at all satisfactory to
that already potent sect ion promises in the
near future to be cloaely allied to Van
couver by new lines of communication.
We refer, of coarse, to North Yakima.
Her natural advantages in climate, in
central location, in accessibility, in
healthfulnees, etc., are considerations
which address themselves strongly to all
the voters of the state. But these are
not the only ones that citisens of Clarke
county should entertain. The new state
is being built for the future as well as the
present. It seems now that in the very
foreground of this future Vancouver is to
realise the bright dream of her early
youth. Ships are to be laden and unlad
en at her wharves, and great iron high
ways are to transport their cargoes to and
fro. In this recasting of the situation,
North Yakima will be the first important
point mads tributary to Vancouver, and
is therefore especially convenient and de
sirable to our people as the capital site.
If, as now seems sure, it be the chosen
place, the building of this new outlet to
tidewater will be all the more necessary
and certain, and thus will either consum
mation assist the other.
Heir hh * ktflatttft.**
Olympian: If yon eee a newspaper
landing Blaasbnrgh for the capital, torn
to Its advertising oohmuta and dollaia to
doughnuts yon will find an advertisement
in payment lor a town lot in that dty,
with editorial " influence" aa collateral.
It Is a part of tba scheme of the land ring
which leaned photographic views of “Cap
ital Park," from aa Imaginary drawing
by the late James Pickett, in which as
phaltom walks and majestic shade trees
an shown on the desert waste.
C. M. Barton in tha Oregonian: I reed
a paragraph in the BUenabnrgb Stale
Agism- which canard a smile, to the
effect that Baa E. Snipes, the banker, had
Just some up hum North Yakima, and
slated that the wind eras blowing a gale
than, and the streets ware an'dusty that
one could not see across them. Those
who had bean at the latter place the day
baton knew to the contrary, but I sup
pose everything goea In a contest lor the
etata capftsi.
SUPPLEMENT.
SULLIVAN ?0B CONGRESS.
The Boston Bruiser Heel; ted llllliE
te Entitle John lorrfssey.
He Rep— te he Halt m Nall—al
Legislator bp U—tea
The New York Sun publishes a letter
from John L. Sullivan in which he an
nounces his iuteatiou of running for oon
gre— on tbe democratic ticket. It is his
ambition to represent a Boston district,
and be states that with such a high am
bition be trusts he will in the future make
his life what it ought to be. In hia letter
besaya that any man who doubts bis
popularity with the American people has
only got to travel about with him and
get rid of his doubts. Sullivan does not
doubt bis qualifications.
Following is the full text of bis letter:
“To tbe editor of the Evening Sun.
Sir : A good deal has been said about
my becoming a candidate for congress. I
write to say th at after thinking the mat
ter over 1 have decided that when the
time cornea to elect new congressmen
from Boston. 1 will be a candidate on tbe
democratic ticket, if the nomination is
offered to me. There are several reasons
which have Induced me to adopt this
course. In the first place, I have always
supported tbe party and have always
voted for it. lam sound as far as my
political record is concerned, and 1 feel
that I deserve the support of the party on
that score. Then I have personal friends
and general admirers enough in Boston
to elect me anyhow. Any man who
doubts my popularity with the American
people has only to travel about with me
to get rid of that notion. Some may
criticise my occupation in life. They
don’t know what they are talking about.
My business is. and has been, ever since
I came before the public, to encourage
physical culture. Young fellows don’t
care for what they read about a lot of
small fighters and second-rate champions
but the sight of one man with a national
reputation and everybody looking up to
him fires tl»era with ambition and en
courages them in the task of getting up
their muscle. Many a young man is
bigger and stronger because my example
has set him to work. Then, besides,
with my matches and exhibitions I have
entertained hundreds of thousands all
over the country. Also I have furnished
through the newspapers interesting read
ing for millions. People have got to feel
grateful to those who entertain them. If
I make a promise I keep it. I have al
ways looked after my friends, and no one
can accuse me of not acting fairly by him.
A Sunday-school teacher can’t say more
than that.
“But what I (eel to be more important
than all else la the work which I have
done to keep up the reputation of Amer
ica among other nations. The beet men
from everywhere have tried to beat me
but failed, and since I first began I have
kept the pugilistic championship of the
world in this country. There is not a sel
fish American, no matter what fool ideas
he may have about boxing in general,
who does not feel patriotic pride at the
thought that a native born American, a
countryman of his, can lick any man on
the face of the earth. It is human nature,
and this feeling applies especially to Bos
ton, where I was born and where I shall
appear as a candidate. As to my fitness
for the place I can prove that in a few
words. A man is elected to congress to
look after the interests of those who send
him there. That will be my motto, and
living up to it will be my business. I
know what is wanted by my friends and
the citisens of Boston generally, and I
will try to get it.
“In my travels about this country and
Europe I have had as much experience
in public speaking as most people. I’ll
have no trouble about getting a bearing
in congress or in making people pay at
tention to what I say. A man who can
quiet a crowd in Madison Square Garden,
as I have done, can make his presence
felt in congress, or anywhere else on
earth. I therefore announce now my
willingness to enter political life, this
communication, drawn op in consultation
with friends and with their advice, is the
longest that I have ever addressed to any
paper. I shall be obliged to you if yon
will print it. Yours truly,
Jon jr L. Scluvax,
.Champion of the World."
Boston, September 7.
In an interview regarding his proposal
to stand for congress Sullivan said: “Yon
know of the misfortune that I have joat
had in tha lose of my mother. It wsa
not unexpected, for a year ago the doctore
told me that she could not live if the
rheumatism reached her heart, but tor
death has bad a groat effect on me. Ido
not want to talk about it much. I can
only any that I do not feel like living aa I
have done up to now. Yon know how
people abuse me, and if I make a good
resolution my enemies laugh at it, while
my friends try to get me to break It.
But I will show them what I mean to do
without saying much shoot tt. lathe
drat place, I ahull give up boxing, which
has occupied all my time ao far. It la an
honorable calling and does good, but as a
rnngi seaman or a candidate for congress,
I, of course, could not continue to to a
professional pugilist. My reputation Is
made. The cropping up of new fighters
can net Injure it, and these cfialltngaa
cant worry are. I atoll go through with
my six weeks’ exhibition and shall put
my money away carefully, and attend to
my political career exclusively. Now
that my mother is deed there is no one
depending on me but my father, and be
is well cared for. He baa six houses In
his own name, which will keep him in
comfort to tbe end of his days. I have
brought him on with me from Boston be
cause I can’t leave him alone to worry
about my mother’s death. It’a harder
for him than for me after living together
for forty years. ‘Mike (to bis brother),
step up and ask the old gentleman to
come down.’ ”
Mr. Hnllivsn, Sr., came down and was
affectionately introduced by bis eon as
the little father of a big boy. He is aa
unusually small man and forms a most
striking contrast with bis son, celebrated
all over the world for being just tbe re
verse of small.
Curiously enough, while Sullivan was
talking of hia future political aspirations
as revealed in hia letter of September 7,
a friend of his dropped in to eee him to
express sympathy at hia mother’s death
and to say that he would be glad to do all
he could to help Sullivan oat of bla trou
ble down south.
TIE PMBLEI HfiLYEV.
1 Well Kim RaSml Eagintr Hid hrt.
u4 Flpra Wkj TlkUd Will k
Ik liM 0«t«r.
C. M. Barton in the Oregonian: I had
an interesting talk in Ellensburgh with
Captain J. T. Kingabury, one of the dem
ocratic delegatee from North Yakima to
the convention. He wan an old and effi
cient engineer of the Northern Pacific,
and I aaked him how the railroad prob
lem waa going te be aolved with reaped
to Ellenaborgh and North Yakima. He
aald:
“Both towna are about thirty milea
went of the Colombia river. Eaat of El
leoaborgh, which ia 1500 feet above the
level of the aea, ie Johnson's canyon.
Thia canyon ia 2400 feet above the level
ofthfi aea, and it ia about thirty-one
milea to Ellenaborgh before you atrike its
summit to go down to the Colombia
river. From its summit yon have but
eight or nine miles distance, bat it is
1900 feet down, which would give you a
grade of 240 feet to the mile, and the
highest atandard grade in thia country on
a through line like the Northern Pacific
is 126 feet, which is in getting up and
down the Cascades. The Union Pacific
is allowed 116 feet to the mile, the Cen
tral Pacific grade over the Sierra Nevada!
ia 116 feet and the Southern Pacific grade
over the Tehuantepec mountains the
same. There are heavier grades than
these on abort branches of railways run
ning into mines and other places, but no
large line is operated with a heavier grade
than 128 feet to the mils.”
“Then you think it impracticable to
build a railroad to the Colombia from
Ellensburgh?”
“It is almost impossible, bat it can be
bailt with great expense. The true
coarse is through the Moxee pass from
Yakima. After crossing it going eastward
a tom in the Colombia river is metwhich
gives a chance to get down to the river
by a fifty mile route, with a seventy-five
foot grade to the mile. After crossing tbs
Colombia there is no trouble in going
eastward with the road. A glance at the
map will show what I mean. There is
also a fine roots sixty miles southward
from Yakima by the Cowlits pass, and
this is the roots taken by the Vancouver,
Klickitat 6 Yakima road, where large
quantities of fine coal have lately been
found. 1 have surveyed and engineered
on these routes, and know what I am
talking about/'
“How Enoch lower la the altitwla ol
Yakima than Ellen*burgh ?" 1 asked.
“About 000 feet," was the reply.
Hence the wanner braeaaa In the Yak
ima valley.
iertk Tatiu lUr u tafrada.
The Orrgonion’i correepondent at Walla
Walla daring the republican convantion
wrote: One ol the InckWnta ot the meet
ing at Walla Walla ol the convention, la
that North Yakima haa been ever preacnt
and omnipreaent with a delegation ol
Jolly, good-humored cftiaena with their
headqnortara, and with a ahowing that
haa made an Impeeaaloo. It Menu now,
aa the convention adjonna tad the peo
ple go to their homee, that North Yakima
la decidedly In the lead lor the capital.
They have presented their dolma and
diacnandthe matter in n mod set yet
effective manner, and when North Yak
ima carries away none ol the honors on
the state ticket, It la generally conceded
that her representatives hare done much
toward Axing In the tnlnde ol the people
here assembled the superior advantage!
ol North Yakima lor the capital.
VS SIMM it ttl lIM.
Whatcom Buttew: The ryatem of Ir
rigation being Introduced lata tba Yakima
valley by which thooaanda of acna o(
land now naavailahla will ha adapted tor
cultivation will ha the meaaa of adding
mllliona of dollar! to the aaeeeaable value
of property in Waablngton. The quae-
Hon of irrigation la attracting attention In
all of the Pacific octet country tram
Britlab ColumbU to Monica, and water ia
the alUtr that wUI change the ark) waetaa
frame Mate of acrthl—tea to cm of
beauty and joy, and wUI make the dewrt
to bloaaoa aa the rate. All Mepa toward
thla end are dn wring of the high rat
praiar.
Beauty
la dasired and admired by all. Among
the thinga which may beat be done to
§ enhance personal
beauty is the dally
use of Ayer’s Hair
Vigor. No matter
what the color of
the hair, this prepa
ration gives it a lus
tre and pliancy that
adds greatly to its
charm. Should the
hair be thin, harsh,
dry. or turning gray,
Ayer's Hair Vigor
will restore the
color, bring out a
new growth, and
reader the old soft and shiny. For
keeping the scalp clean, cool, and
healthy, there is no better preparation
In the market.
“I am free to confess that a trial of
Ayer’s Hair Vigor has convinced me
that it is a genuine article. Its nee has
not only caused the hair of my wife and
daughter to be
Abundant and Glossy,
but it has given my rather stunted mus
tache a respectable length and appear*
ance." R. Britton, Oakland, Ohio.
"My hair was coming out (without
any assistance from ray wife, either).
I tried Ayer’s Bair Vigor, using only
one bottle, and I now have as fine a
head of hair aa any one could wish for."
—B. T. Scbmlttou, Dickson. Tenn.
“ I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor in ay
family for a number of years, and re
gard it as the best hair preparation I
know of. It keeps the scalp clean, the
hair soft and lively, and preserves the
original color. My wife ban used it lor
a long time with most satisfactory re
sults. Benjamin M. Johnson, M. D..
Thomas Hill. Mo.
” My hair was becoming harsh and dry.
but after using half a bottle of Ayer s
Hair Vigor it grew black and glossy. I
cannot express the Joy and gratitude 1
feel.” —Mabel C. Hardy, Delavan, HI-
Ayer’s Hair Vigor,
rnaranao bt
Dr. J. O. Ayer k Co., LowoN. Mass.
•aM by Druggists and Perfumers.
G. A. BAILEY
-—THE PIONEER—-
Sewing Machine Man,
la now General Agent (or the Beat Make* of
Pianos, Onau and SevioiMadiines
1 got my Oooda direct from the different Man
ufacturing Eatabllahmeuts, ao I am enabled to
Sell Cheaper,
•*—, And to Give—*
BETTER -:- TERMS
Than any other Agent In the Field.
Tni Cut. «r Mn Witt <M Mm
Gr. _A_. Bailey
With Redfleld, Vaklaaa Awe.
Sold by Alton A Chapman.
Wayne Field,
—CITY—
Meat Market,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUTCH
ERS AND PACKERS.
jywottli TaklsM. WMhlntton Territory.
M. PROBACH,
[SaceeMor to H. Sigmund.)
—THE LEADING
pun wm.
YAKIMA AYE., Mir n«at St,
Dnutle see Imported Good* bumU op la the
taSwt stplM sad st rMMoasblo prleea.
ALLCLOTHES GUARANTEED TO FIT.
. M » It « » I*
(Ming M Ofarai ■ ef"™.
8. J. LOWE
Carries the largest, beat and cheapest stock o( all kinds o<
Cooking and Heating Stoves,
HARDWARE,
Etc., which he I* prepared to offer at remarkably low price#. Alao m stock a Sae
line of
Tinware, Sheet Ironware, Graniteware, Guns,
Pistols and Farm Implements.
Comer Yakima Atmos and First street. - - - - W. T.
“The Old Reliable”
Gr. W. CARY,
la etlll to be loond "doing bnatneea at tbs old aland," on Yakima Annas,
alien trill always be louod a complete stock ol
Grexieral Merchandise,
S^£^ o.S?gS^^ 0 .S?gS^^ "**■
Millinery Department,
Embracing all the late* noveltlea In Ladlaa’ Wear.
Yakima Avon North Yakima* W» T.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
DRY GOODS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
BATS AND OATS,
FURNISHING GOODS
AND GROCERIES.
J. J. A -RMSTROK-Q,
Comae First attest and Yakima Ansae.
A complete lino ol all ol the commoditise asm derated ebon will be kmnd
at this ston, and a isoeral raqoeat is eant fcrth to the pabUc to call and aiam
ns tbs prices and quality ot tha Goods.
J. J. AnuMrong.
Chappell & Cox,'
AGENTS FOB FRANK BROS. IMP. 00.,
Yakima Avc., North Yakima.
AGIKTB FOR lIBIIACHDHBY Of ALL HKDS,
Wagons, Farm Hacks, Buggies, Carts, Ac., Ac.
All gMte 9t th, bwt ud wimatad. tad prtdw till 10W1&, ,ulitr of fMda wwMMd.
a»■ w a im Utah* iihiiiisi redeai t*tm an* Uw,
nm A mum. »*»•»“*
StLardlO’w S MoJJanle^
DIALSBS IN
Fine Wines, Liquors,
Imported A Domestic Cigars.
FINS BILLIARD AND FOOL TABUS.
8* Aiati hr Ik MdnM Jaa lit lattch TMfc
Tacoma Grocery Oo^
INCORPORATED (HOODOO),
Sou Aon. m W»,M Tt». rod Crmroio Paiacio* Co.’, Kit Wtn Hat aha Ol.rr
TACOMA, WASH.,
IMPORTERS & WHOLESALE GROCERS,
FNiriitntftkWlttalftfclillL
ISSS?'’* Nos. 1087 to 1541 F^dftTarenue.
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