Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-10
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In another part OF this paper APPEAR
g letter signed Traveller" the winter On
~bich labors under sonsvhss m's'aken
notions. he ia probably correct N say
inc SEATTLE il the liv-liest place DC has
seen anywhere, and he IL partially COZ
,sct in denouncinQ the character OF
many Of the structures along COR ousi
nssz streets. He Is too sweeping. nov
aver. for he makes no exceptions, vnere-
as many OF the buildings are az nne
.rhst.nt;aI and creditable as can De
found in any like city IN the on's1
States. while none Of them are 'ean'
..dilap,dated.r As for declaring 'oel'
a nuisance and having them removes
chat good object would thereby be sub
.srvsd, A greater injury could hardy
n. aose the town. II would simply XII
.o mnch trade, and make immense, Ugly
cans throughout the town. mere N
neither brick nor stone here to pn' INTO
housss TO take their places, nor Is there
lumber over and above present wants.
Tho vacancy created by following the
...s advice of sTraveler" would have
~ he f,lled With canvas tents, an i'm
movement over the miscailed ROCKER
;ss,, that ne alone would be enabled 70
sea. Our friend Is also surprised 70
fud that there are no vacant stores iof
him and others TO occupy, ana nc
thinks there should be about twenty
1--WE. IL there were, the town would MT
be the lively place he finds it. and there
would be no tenants 70 occupy these
stores. II will be the bigger. the better
and the more thriving town the fewer
vacant business places it contains
Il Ia also quite true that persons
are continually leaving here who feel
driven away because they cannot ma
places in which TO do business, but tnat
n M Iess true of Portland, st. Paul,
Denver, Chicago, New York and every
rapidly growing city, and it rs well 'na'
IL Is true. for il serves al balance
against an increase in population that
would be entirely beyond. the demands
OF the times. II is not true that ground
cannot be leased on which to build,
nor il IL true that merchants already
here are keeping out composition. II Is
also idle to urge capitalists and properly
owners 70 build more houses for the &C
commodation of new corners. Every
house is building hero now that they
can get the men and the material TO
build with, and the poorest policy IN the
world IL for local capitalists to put all
their money into houses, instead OF
into water and gas works, manufac-
lures, wholesale houses, wharves, steam
ers, brick yards, roads, streets and the
like. The town wants these things
more than IL wants new residences and
stores. for without them the town can
not live, and IL it gets them in quantity
sufficient there will be no question OF
the dwellings and stores accompanying
them. II Is hard thing, of course, on
individuals 10 be put to expense and
delay in petting houses in which to live
and do business, but it IL good thing
for the property owners and landlords,
for those already In business and for
the town generally, and IL will be bad
time ali around when they cease. IL
new comers are looking for towns in
which there are large numbers of empty
houses. let them 90 to Virginia and
Carson In Nevada, and to towns of their
kind in various parts of the county,
but keep away from Seattle, for disap-
pointment il certain TO await them.