Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-10
sEATTLEs PROSPECTS.
4. viewed BY . weli.Posted Citizen
of Victoria.

=. viewed BY . weli.Posted CitlxeE
OF Victoria.
A thoroughly posted railroad man ir
y,ctoria incIosed the clipping from tbs
victoria Cotonis, in regard to Johr
Nuir's interview while there, which WI
poblished yesterday, and in references
thereto wrote as follows:
En-. PosT-ISTELLrGEscEa:
send Won the inclosed clipping from
tolay's doIonist, which l find very inter.
sst;r,p. as indicating portion of the
rortheru Pacific Railway Company
nslicy in reference to making your city
he uractical terminus of their road and
shs distributing point for the Sound
s,nntry and British Columbia by means
- tbe steamers of the o. Il. & N. Co.
You will observe Mr. Muir says Se-
attic will be given the same through
rates as Portland, which corroborates
Mr. Wizards promise, and practically
demonstrates that Seattle is to be IA
yored over Portland, since the distance
by rail from ths East TO the former
mini will be considerably greater, until
the Cascade branch is constructed, than
h il 70 Portland.
Rv giving the same rates to Seattle as
the San Francisco merchants obtain to
their cjty from the Central Pacific Com
nany. the Sound dealers can command
an enormous amount of trade with this
oroyince which is now controlled by San
Francisco.
You will also notice that Mr.. Muir
savs tas new steamers now being built
Tor Puget Sound will ply between Sc
Attic aud Victoria. This intimation is
very significant, in my opinion, as indi-
eating the intention Of the trsnsportG
tiou companies of giving Tacoma the
aoo.by,n and Of making Seattle the dis
tYibuting center.
When all this il carried into effect it
will be the means Of greatly enhancing
Seattle's prospt rity, as the Northern Pa
cifc will be Obliged to vastly increase
their wharfage facilities and warehouse
room, will he required to move their re-
pair and construction shops TO the point
where their rolling stock will be most
concentrated, and, l believe, will also
move their Offices Of the Western Divi-
sion 10 Seattle.
have been informed at various times
by thoss who know whereof they speak,
that tie Northern Pacific are contem-
piatipg the construction of p short
branch several miles south of Tacoma
10 connect the Tacoma-kalama branch
with the Tacoma Seattle branch, with
the view Of saving several miles of dis
tauce by Running along one side of a
triangle instead of running along two
sides, as under the present track system
they will Of necessity be forced 10 do in
running into Tacoma and thence - Sc
attic with tiiair trains Iais new plan
will also eliminate the enormous grads
that now has To bs overcome in going
via Tacoma. III read rightly ths signs
Of the times, il is the intention of the
Northern Pacifi1 Company to make Ia
coma way station of the main line of
traffic, although the town may be off,
oially and legally the terminus.
II Is also q very significant fact that
although orders have been issued to pre-
pare the Cascade division for immedi-
ate construction, aud Capt. Kingsbury
Ia actually engaged with the organiza-
ton Of the work. no orders have been
issue d 10 prepare any limo from Tacoma
eastward connecting with the line across
the mountains, for Immediate construc-
tion, whilst that very thing Is being done
from Seattle, viz: via the Green and
Cedar road, which the people will even.
tually find, I have no doubt, will be the
only line Of rail over which the cars OF
the N. y. will ever enter the Sound
country from the East.
The fact Is there has never yet becn
discovered practicable rou.e from the
common point" Ia the Green river can
yon to Tacoma. This have been as
sured several times by the Northern Pa.
cifio engineers who have been entrusted
with the surveys OF that route.
Seattle holds the key to the position
from all points of view. She IL ut the
terminus Of the only practicable ronte
yst discovered from the Stampede Pass
1.-THE pass adopted by Northern Pacific)
TO tide water. She has tho best harbor
Of any of the aspirants for terminal
honors to the south of her. She com-
mands the whole Sound trade, owing to
her central position; she has the best
coal fields in Western Washington at her
doors aud she can proudly boast of
possessing q class of citizens whose
of action, pluck, energy and
public spirisodness is unrivalled along
lhs whole coast. and who are deter
mined that no o.ner point shall reap
the benefits which the railways shall
briug with them, that naturally belong
10 her from tho superiority Of her posi-
ton.
or course IL In a patent fact TO all that
q large amount Of whea. now handled
II Portland will DO shipped from Seat
Ties docks when the Northern Pacific
il finished to Portland. But when the
Cascade branch IL dose ono hundred
sacks OF grain will be- shipped from
seattle to each one that is cleared by
lhe Portland Custom House.
Il Is then that the "boom" viii COM
msnce In Seattle, compared with which
the present furry is only q
ZEPHYR.