Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-17
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tion from parties in II ibal,. No.
asking q great many questions abou!
the practicability Of establishing -four
inQ mills in Seattle. We lack the time
20 prepare categorical answers We
can ny, however, that steam power n
ussd IN al our mills and manufactures.
There 10 NO immsdiatsiy adjacent water
power. There would b no difficulty IN
obtaining Ill the WHEAT Of ns1f years
orop required in the most extensive
mills, and lands can b had on very Ia
vorabls terms. The writer's wish to
know what pseuniaTy inducsmsnts-
plainly speaking, We suppose they mean
what subsidies-will b offered to In
duoe them to comet So far az our OBJ
ssrvstiou extends, and we have lived IN
Seattle several years, the people Of this
city do not oder subsidies. We have
many Aouxishing industries hsre, which
have grown from small beginnings, 20
far a. eapital Il concerned, but which
had good stores Of faith. energy and IN
dustry to back thsm. Success has been
the rule, failure tho exception, hardly
enough failures 10 prove the rule. We
consider this An inviting field for q first
GLASS Touring mill. We will soon have
oil rail communication with ths wheat
fields of Oregon and Eastern WssinR-
ton. In . very few ysan Western
Washington will produce large quaint
tics Of superior wheat. We think We
voice our community's ideas on the
subject, when We say that such an en-
tsrpriss would DO cordially welcomed,
Literally supported, 70 the sxtsnt even
of preference for its brands. But 20
far as extraordinary inducements in the
shape of lands, money premiums. or
anything Of that sort, ia concerned, our
correspondents, and all others seeking
to establish industries hsre, will proba-
bly, find on examination that the short
est plan to make a success of what they
undertake will be to take pot lack with
the rest of as, as all others have done
The freight and passenger list Of the
Geo. w. Elder, which arrived here ON
Sunday last, tells the same old story.
More than two thirds of all the passsn-
gers bookad for ports on the Sound
came 10 Seattle. OF the freight for the
Sound Seattle received 462 tons. Port
Townsend, Olympia and the two Taco
mas aggregated 2l8 tons; less than half
a. much AZ came to this port alone.
The sailing packets Nakah and Henry
Buck have within the past week dis
charged something over four hundred
tons Of merchandise at our wharves.
These are not exceptional discrepancies.
The general average for the current
year will run in pretty much thu Same
proportion. These are Indications the
force Of which addresses itself to every
Intelligent mind. These facts and fg-
ares would charm old Mr.. 0radgrind
himself, II hs happened 10 be still in the
flesh and were citizen Of Seattle. They
show not only tho present prosperity,
but point ont the rapidly increasing i'm
portance Of this city. They bear testi-
mony a. direct aud incontrovertible a.
could be desired 10 all that has been
claimed for Seattle ~ commercial
center. Other towns may make Just as
frantic efforts AZ they please to get
away with us but they will have their
labor for their pains. There IL no gain
saying these facts. They stand ont
with u distinctness which challenges
notice and dcfies contradiction. Il ia a
good thing to do as we'll as our neigh.
bors wien thcy are doing admirably.
But when We can do twice az we'll and
more, then ono may be excusabls for
rubbing ones hands in q self -sa,i fled
sort Of manner. The 10 things give u
Seattleites relish for our roast beef
rare, aud IL the cook tempts M with
unusually dainty dishes, such a. tsrra-
pin soup (imported) and canvas backs,
followed By avsnison pasty, such ~ Ne
read OF in Ivanhoe, w do not stint our
selves because Of fears Of dyspepsia. We
are In . state Of suoh serene o0ntsntmont
that W know that IL we do eat rather
freely, and altar the cloth il removed ~
lin9er unatfrighted over the walnuts and
The wins," I'VE need have no apprehsn.
sious Of nightmare, knowing that good
digestion will @ait on appetite. We
ara oil right and hope these few lincs
will nnd our neighbors enjoying the
same blessing. Shake.
The Horfh.ssterm L.mberymsn OF
late date contains the outlines Of one Of
the most extensive residence building
schemss We haye ever had our atasntion
dsawn to 4 Philadslphian has par.
chased 10 acres Of land in Philadelphia
on which he will erect 200 pressed brick
l0r0om residencea These residences
are to be built in pairs and will be or
nate ~ well M coumodious. These
houses are built for sale TO meet the
requirements Of psovidsnt people desi-
rous OF owning homes The protector
Of this great enterprise realizes that ''by
10 large An expenditure Of capital and
EFFORT the cost Of building 10 greatly No
ducsd and the houses can be sold with
fair percentage on money invested a
mueh more moderate figure than one
or several such houses could be ordi.
narily built for We call attention 70
this subject ma fos tAs purpose Of sae-
costing the Inauguration q q similarly
extensive enterprise here. for Seattle,
though cosmopolitan ID hardly metro.
politan saough for such move. Bal
10 do suggest in all seriousues that
juse such An enterprise framed on a
seal. commensurate With oar actual
needs and ability % pay for would b.
An admirable thing beyond doubt for
this city and. We believe. paying in
vsstment for the party or parties taking
~ matter In hand. Tho lack OF suita-