Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-21

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Geo. Smith, the well known farmer,
4.ock raiser, store keeper md cattis
irover, arrived here tuesday ev~nir z
VI. ths SnoQuAlmis p4aa. b1osin4 lsl
head Of cattle. insledtns - work oxen,
vhish b sola te Bush 1sethsn and
Chsfzy. Of squAk The bsse assis vses
spld to Q local 8rn heS.
For the past month, xr. Smith ststss,
hs has besn pashina the work on ths
wagon road towards the summit aAsad
- rapidly - Dosdbls. His company
now has twenty msn as vsrk, and sx-
pest to pat on moro In . short time.
He found the grade much easier than be
expected, and Will make . far bestsr
road bed than that from EllensbufR 70
The Dalies. Mr.. Smith declares that
be will b able TO haul 1000 pounds over
this route with four horses, whsn tae
proposed road n completed. He also
states that ON the completion OF this
road ali the trade Of tbs fattma and
Kittitas valleys, which now goes 70 The
Dalles and Portland will come direct 70
seattle, from which point freight oan
b taken into those valleys ylS Per ton
cheaper than by way Of The Dsiles.
ihs company expect TO posh ths road
TO the summit within the next three
months where Il viii stop unless the
people Of King county como TO the csn-
ter and subscribe 20 the capital stock,
and thereby raise funds 20 push the
work from this side - the summit.
George smith authorizes tbs statement
that hs will enter into bonds to bald
and complete tho road from SnoQlalmie
Prairie 70 she Summit for $4,000. The
company Is bridging the creeks, cor
duroyiug the svampa, and making .
good road a. they 60 alsng.
Money pat into this enterprise II In
the nature of loan, a. stock n issued
70 the Subscribers ~ subscriptions are
paid in, and this stock viii DO good
property in time, a. the thoroughfare 10
% DO toll road. and all revenues over
and above enough 70 keep the road IN
repair will be paid. in dividends to the
stockholders.
But aside from oil this let ~ ask our.
srlves, Can ve. ~ q Community, anord
10 allow this enterprise 70 fall through !
There il . community OF hvo or Gx
thousand people, living in tvo Ut the
finest stock raising and Agricultural
valleys in the United States, saying To
the people Of Seattle: ave want to sell
you our butter, eggs, pork, mutton. beef
and grain and take from you in exchanges
groceries, dry goods, boots, shoes. hard.
ware, etc., and thousand other things
kept for sale In your stores Will you
meet us half way With . road 20 that
these plans may b carried outr
With Q good road ever the moantainl
imuiRrsnts going into that country
would fit out here instead Of at Portland
or The Dalles, - they could do % much
cheaper and have shorter distance "a
travel 10 get to their destination. The
trail vas kept open for travel all last
winter at . comparatively light expense
md ID 10 the intention OF the company,
should they succeed IN raising money
20 carry their project through. - have
he road passabls for teams every day
IN the wear.
George Smith has hauled seventy
tons of goods from The Dnlles TO his
store ut Ellensburg this season. at an
immense expense, and he declares that
on the completion Of this road every
pound OF his freight shall come from
the Sound over the wagon road. Thu,
10 . matter that particularly interest,
the merchants Of this city, and 70 would
suggest that they unite and pull together
for the success Of this enterprise, anc
they can depend upon the real estate
owners and outsiders TO do their part.
Mr.. smith will DO in Seattle for ssv
.ral days, and will b. glad TO talk With
any and all who feel any interest in tha
union Of the two sections Of our Terri
tory. With good wagon road once il
operation. the people need have no fear
that railroad viii follow. The iron
morse always comes after the OK team
and the stage line, but seldom, II ever
precedes them.