The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-09
Friday, April 8, 1880.
STREET RAILROAD.

Sesstle ID moving. The signs that
betoAsn this srs evsrywhese'sppafent.
Every day makes them more evident.
The time 10 not far distant whsn our
Admissions little city will ocsupy . posi-
tion4es proainencs IN the Affairs Of the
whole North Pacific COST end Of CON-
manding imporsancs in the affairs Of
Washington Territory. Population 10
coming. wealth 10 sccnmulsting. AID
trade il ceutering here. Seattle i the
placs, and no other pisos win pas her
in the struggle Tor supremacy.
We hsvs sdverted frequently, il
times past, to sntsrpsisss eootemplatsd
and lsstsspsises is hAsd. ths s9sst sf
some Of which 10 sow telling powerfnlly
in Or favor. Thess sntssprises are
usually projected asd conducted upon
SQUAD 'bssinSss principles. q the right
time and 10 the right manner, and.
unlike thoss Of other towns on Puget
Sound, are 10 . majority Of instances
succsssiul and lasting. The time OF
the people here Is not chiefly given to
amusenept and sloth. but 70 . strict
attention to work and business. directed
BY foresight. intsllissses srd prudence
The result 10 10 b sees and felt on
every hand. There 10 the air and much
Of the movement and hustle Of the city.
There 10 On evident confidence II the
future. and Q pride 10 - present and
the past The town has gone on end
grown solely upon the merits Of its
location and people. Little or nothing
is due u outside help. The Govern
mentllsas Recognised Seattle in no ex.
traordinsry manner. while Eastern cap
ital has been substantially unknown.
In these respects. however. We have
promises Of . different character for the
future Money = beginning y Aow
in. sol ths stfsanwili widen and dsspss
ss the years roll BY.
But this 10 forsisa to our purpose.
We intended writing about the street
railway. Under the authority Of an
ordinance passsd By the Common
Council Let October, . Company Is
about organizing to build the frst
street railway in the Territory Of
Warrington. Tbs line Of road pro-
jectsd will extend from the extreme
southern end Of Commercial strsst. ct
tae Ststson = Post sawmill in this city.
down Front street to the vicinity Of the
large factory Of the Mattulath Company,
. distance Of about . milo and . quar-
ter. We understand that the iroa-T
rails-is here alrsady Tor the bailding
Of the voad. nd thss. csutinssst upon
. certain action By the city authorities.
IL will b pat into immediate use. This
acticu ID nsithsr mora nsr less than the
completed grading Of Front street. from
Pike street ~. This b bat rsasons-
BILE and proper demsnd. and one that
must commend itself with favor to
every iair.nindsd eitissn. The Council
will probably be approached on this
suhiscs At IL meeting this evening.
No other enterprise calling Cor %
little iousy - ! street railway can b
to ous psopls . whslssons. II tie
Arst place, the rod d needed and .
paying snho Asaiss \ ; -. u Ne
next rasss. 4 viii give Seaksls ! psss-
tigs and . tone inmsasely bsnsAcial.
Is will cd n sin9ls yer lepsr cant.
to the value Of every lot on the town.
cite. Il viii b. The means Of quicken.
ing other enterprises. al ooatsatina ear
people. u inspiring further good Eel.
Ing. aud 81 coafsrrine iusumerahls
bens6ts Of which Ne must other wiss b.
deprived. We are glad to believe that
che c,usammasisu a. our wishes in this
regard Il % n~ar q had.