Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-16
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In discussing this interesting soo!e's
the Portland papers have lately spoken
very plainly. The blunt, poinstd -
a.rts of Mr.. Willard to them disturbed
them immensely, and following REMARKS
~ sinilar import by him in 1854 are
-aoaraed oninousiy and dosoroosS
enough. All the journals have taken q
hand at it, and all have pipeo 70
.ha sams time - tia somet1ing u
vrono. that something must be done
tho. portland may be a big soSn' pu'
tina, there is a pretty good show for
citv on Puget Sound 10 beet u. ins
Co,o,a.re;ai Herald Of that place draws
u mildly when it says that since nj
wizards visit the question OF fof''ana
fn,ure seems to he, In the minus ..
many as doubtful a question az oeiofo'
II might have said that IT seems sooa
deal more doubtful in the mihos Vi
ever ,body, and that cloud has co'as
over the city which ',oes not seem iikeis
10 pass away. As the same paper ms.
GAYS. .seat.le and Tacoma are looked
M, in the east as the probabie ter
,a,n;i Of the Northern Pacific road, ana
eastern capitalists are awaiting the de-
valonmsuts of the next year to enable
them 70 decide where to invest
The only solution of tho question: OF
the only remedy for the end the he'a''
can suqoes. is in the improvements oil
the lower Willamette and Columbia be-
tween Portland aud tbs bar. Upon this
improvement it says;
Work must commence at once Ls'
tho sniuoif.g 20 down tho river--even
below the bridge II necessary; but $50
that the river is KEEP. clear for vessels
Messing up aud down. Never MIND the
har at the Columbia's month. IL mas
caus.d little trouble for . gear and II
not likely TO for another. The bars DO
tween here and there are the ones need
ing our present attention, ana they
shauid be kept clear, no matter what
the COST IL. This Is no: question Oh
present benefit, merely; It Involves tue
future of the city as a eomsneroiA CEN
ter. The present year has started badly
for us. We have no Government up
uropriation TO fall buck upon, aud the
river bars arc becoming serious OBJ
staclss il. the path of shipping. before
another year IL over tholsandso OF people
and millions of money viii oone to the
northwest for Investment. IL we allow
the river to remain as II -, Portland
will not only be jeered at by cities that
arc more enterprisine. but Will DO sure
10 reeeiye tho cursesof every shipmassef
coming TO this port. The inaguiiicent
harbors OF Seattle aud Tacoma viii De
compared with ours, to our disgrace,
aud it il needless TO sty what the rosui
will certainly BIO.
Our Portland neighbor concludes Its
entertaining article with the ohoics
paragraph following:
The remarks of Dir. Willard while
here show exactly what h.s feeling IL
regarding thu Pacific northwest. No
city will be favored by him further
thu tho amount of business transacted
Is concerned. AZ q merchant buying
$4,000 worth Of goods will naturally
get a larger discount for his cash than
one buying 800 worth. ~ tbs amount
of freight received by tho differen.
cities will gage tho freight rate. In his
speech to our citizens Mr.. Willard plain
" indicated his displeasnre at tlie lack
Of enterprise displayed by them, and
welding tho power thu. he does u IL
not impossible that failure to open
free channel between Portland and
tho sea this year would oauso him 10
directly favor Puget Sound port In
preference 10 a city with such parsim.
onIous neglect OF It's own interests.