The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-20

uAo PASfSAS'
THE BOSS TALHER.
should say that the boss tslker Of the
Pacific coast resides at Seattle and that his
name is John Leary, one Of the real estate
magnates OF the place. Ispent two hours
in his Office listening to. his demonstrations
that Seattle was the coming Chicago Of the
North Pacific coast. Portland, Oregon, he
said, would do very well for side show,
and would probably always be considera-
BILE town, but the real city would be on
Puget Sound, and Seattle would be It's
name. LooE, said he, at the fgures as they
stand to-day. We have city already OF
| 10000 people and are in our infancy. Port
land Is an old town and has less than 40,
900 people. This Sound, Of which We are
now the metropolis, exported products last
wear to the amount Of $4,000 tons, as
against 100000 out OF the Columbia river,
For instance, It exported $50 900, 900 feet
OF lumber, 100000 tons OF coal; 20,-
600 tons Of barley and oats; 10000
tons o! potatoes; 25 coo tons Of lime; 800
TONS OF iron; 10000 tons Of barrel stave
stuff; 1,500000 pounds OF hops; 10000
cases Of salmon aud 10000 cases OF other
fish. Besides these items OF our export
trade, said he, we manufacture right here
800 600 feet OF lumber every month, and
Il ia all used here in building. We would
be M important place without railroad
but with the railroads that are building and
IN be built here we will have 10000 people
In FIVE years. Put that down, said he, as
nv prediction, and make yourself rich by
investing in real estate here.
In addition to this statement he went on
to show how much nearer the waters OF
Puget Sound were TO China than San
| Francisco or Portland, how much more
uayigable than those OF the Columbia
river, and he quoted as q fact that there
was now discrimination OF s2 per ton in
favor OF Sound waters as against those ot
the Columbia. And finally, said he, we
ara 100 miles nearer New York than Is San
Francisco. II ever there 10 to be an i'm.
portant overland trade between New York
and China Il must pass through the waters
Of Puget Sound. 1 give you this resume
nv The talented boomer OF SEATTLE as a
s6ecimen OF the way they lay hold upon
real eatats ideas ont here; and when | add
that thew have actually sold lots 10 Seattle
al $500 per front foot-which is $50 per
foot above the highest price oh aimed for
the Paxton Opera House lots in Wheeling
ycn will see that they talk to some purpose
There 10 smother town on the souEA-
NSw, Tacnma-which Ia considered by its
avn people as the rival OF Seatile-as, iu
fact the future city-but as did not hap
I nen 10 falI In with the Lesry OF the place
while [ was there cannot present her side
~ the auestion. f-sho1ld say, however,
that the first necessity Of her situation is TO
provide hotel at the steamboat landing
rhere travellers can get q decent meal.
Our good steamer landed US stthis pleas.
ant little city Of Victoria, on Vancouvert
Island, after dinner last Saturday. As we
steamed into the dock the physician Of the
mort come aboard and signed q clean bill Of
health at the purser's cftice, and ve were al
4 permitted 70 90 ashore. As we psssed
throngh ;he gateway the p7minion custom
Ibonss officer simply asked US II 9s had any
thing dutiable in our luggage, and ou re-
epiying a negative answer permitted US ia
nass an without examination They have
a'hieh protective tariti in the Dominion,
/ bnt a the United States Is also protective
eonntry i presume that they take 1t fol
granted that there is not much to bs made
fby smuggling between the two countries.
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Victoria is situated upon an inlet Of the
strnits Of Fuca know as James bay, and d
| quiet little British city Of 1000 inhabt
tants, 1000 OF whom are Chinese. III
wharfage and trout street suildings are o.
substantial English looklng character
but as you proceed up town you see tha
most Of the houses are story, and story and
half cottages huilt OF wood, Noticed tht
american dag flying over building called
:.Iibe American hotel, but ~ We had beer
told that the DriArd house was the beS
house In the. city we passed on and wen
ltn,it. In doing 90 We cav enroute thI
Albion house and the Scotch house, from
which we judged that the city though
small was highly cosmopolitan Ia It's char
aeter, and In this conclusion We were no
mistaken. The Driard house, where ",
stopped, although kept by Frenchman
Is sort Of Anglo-scotch hotel. It i'm