The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-10
A DAILY MAIL WANTED.
CoyELAxp. Jan. S. 1880

CovELAxD, Jan. S. 1880.
Ed ISTELLIoExcRR:-I wish through
your paper to call the attention Of the
postal agent and the public to the dis
advantages We are laborinR under With
our present mail facilities. The greater
portion of the grain snd produce raised
on the swiroE.i-h Flats. the Sksgit and
Still.guamish rivers, and WILDLY and
Fidalgo Islands. either goes to Seattle
or via Seattle tn Cslifornis. To COM
pete with producers more accessible to
market we cannot; yet we most live.
sna il the Government would grant us
the favor Of daily commsnication with
Seattle, 20 that vs could take advan-
tsgs Of the California markets. it would
be great help TO - on WhidbyAsland
In particular. There being no tele
graph, We ere wholly 10 the dark - to
the prices current 10 San Francisco.
For instance, on Monday we receive
sdvices from there that will justify .
shipment IL made on the next steamer.
The question then Is. will the steamer
come to Utsalady Or shall We have to
connect at Seattle! This we cannot
asrsrtsis through the mails before Fri.
day, whsn Il will be too late to load
the produce into schoopsrs and make
connsetions. Spectators and traders
IN Seattle have the advantage. OF ms in
daily mail .snd tslsgrsphic comwunics-
hon; therefore We are often Liable to
cell st stafvstios prices, when. with
daily mail. we could do better.
I have no doubt the Government will
grant orr request II its attention is
properly called TO our needs, and I
would suRgsst that . ateamer carrying
the mails b run daily from Seattle to
Utsalady and back. touching at way
ports. A boat from Laconper, Skagit
End Stsnwood. could conect ct Utss-
lady. end Il would relieve % oil from
the present embarrassing difficulties
OO0C1 N0eSo No I0OOks
AZ prodacess We expect 10 work
hard for oar bread. and are willing TO
do coz bus We hsvo been raised 10 0
country that boasts of equal justice to.
al. and can ask ~ right to be placed
on % equality with other portions Of
Pseet Ssuud. A petition has been
circulated asking Tor daily conmunica-
ten with Port TownseDd to this place.
but that does not meet our require
neots. We want steamer to connect
with Seattle. and with capacity to meet
tie increasing demands u Vhatcom
and Island Counties
Thousands Al dollars worth OF pro-
duce this year will perish for want of
. market; and now hundreds of thou
sands Of bushels Of grain and produce
are on this Island growing that will
seek . market in California. Taking
Whatcom County with this. the number
Of bushels requiring shipment will
reach millions; and yet we are COM
PEELED TO tranact all the business con-
nectsd with the transportation Of tn
immense crop through. to US. little bet
ter than . weekly mail. II 10 now $50
o'clock Saturday. I cannot get this
letter to you before Wednesday night
or Thsrsdsy morning. The California
steamer may b. expected in Tomorrow;
! wish 10 send freight on her, and wish
to ascertain whether she goes from Sc
attle to Tacoma. Olympus or Utsalady.
have also letters to send TO different
ports to get steamer or sail convey
ancs for my freight to connect with
her. none Of which can 60 up the Sound
before next Wednesday. Again, the
better the facilities the larger will be
the crops to 90 to California. leaving
thu. hoa,e demand to be supplied by
the new begisners who are Struggling
on their 1rst one or two acres. The
present mail - help. VT II IL . bar 10
other means Of transportation and com.
municatioo. ~ Independent steamers
cAn0st compete with . subeidizsd
steamer.
The crops here are not looking very
WILL. Il will tahs some time for the
ground = ct over Che injnry sustained
By the excessivs wetting Il has hsd the
the past two years. The fruit yield
pro~isss % b. Abundant. Everything
b late. New potatoes TO spy amount
will not b In market before August.
r. L OnRA.