Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-09
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Not lono since one of our citizens Was
dosr in PortI nd and In conversation
with one of the leading business nsn OF
that enterpris;n1 city iosiaeiT referred
to the time in the near future ~hea We
shall do our tradinQ with Seattle instead
of at Portland, Wherelpon the fort-
land gentleman remarked tnas We
should have to ~ait for socn q state OF
affairs q long time II + dfp.nded opon
3eatt,e enterpf1se. why, saio ne,
Seattle feels more depenpent upon
Portland than your own town OF iakr
ma does" We are sosry TO sag tnefe
seem 9 TO be too much truth IN whs.
the Portland gentleman said. AitnocRn
Seattle has the facilities for becoming
great port and the commercial mesropo-
Liza OF the Northwest. It seems 10 iacA
sufficient enterprise IN take advantage
Of what nature has given it.-Sig'~.
The idea Of Seattle being dependent
upon Portland is too absurd for refnfa-
ton. We trade with that city consid-
srably, and We hope to increase our
business immeasurabIy in the future
bat there the dependence ends. Port
land furnishes no money TO build u
up, and We seek none of them. They
do nothing for rs without pay, nor We
for them without a return equivalent
There ia a sort Of dependence, to b.
sure. In. same as there il between all
neiehboring places, but the dependence
is mutual, and implies no especial IA
yors on the part of either to this Other.
As for our little city lacking enter
prise, our contemporary must realize
his mistake on moments reflection.
In his own town and neigh5orhood oar
ing the past three months not less thar
$4,000 Of Seattle money has
be ,n invested. Has the like amount -
Portland capital or Walla walla capital.
or capital from any other place, boot
invested there in the las. twenty years
We do not believe il has been. Seattle
capital, il We may believe current re-.
nor =, has been invested to the extent
Of at least $1,000 during the past yea
in Walla Walla, Prescott, Union, AND
other Eastern Oregon snd Washington
localities, not including Yakima. Does
this indicate lack of enterprise on tb
part Of our people? 1t must DO borne
In mind that our capitalists have tire
ueudous work in hand to build up thei'
own town, q work that has called forti
the expenditure OF a million dollars
during the past twelve months. 'Fhes
also have outside interests west OF thu
Cascade Mountains. They are abou'
building short line Of railroad in Ma
son county, heading towards the Che
halls country; they are about cutting &
canal between I.akes Washington an'
Union; they are building SIX steamboat
at the present writing; two other rail
road projects are kept warrr, and slowi,
moving; they have in hand tho bigges'
hop farm In tho world, requiring the ex-
penditure this year Ut SlOO,oO0; they
have GOAL mines in hand, logging camps.
branch stores, ETC.. al! in the country
bordering the Sound. Similar claim.
may be made for Portland enterpri'e
and capital, but they certainly cann' t
be for any other town eith.i
in Oregon or Washington. Aud the
Signal must remember, Seattle IL neither
large nor wealthy city. having pop
ulation Of only 1000. and property OF
90, 100000 assessable value.
That our people would be glad to
build a railroad overthe Cascade noun
tains and through Yakima county WE
are convinced, but they are unable to
do it alone. They havs sought heir,
but have been unable to get it. Seat.l.
and King county would come up with
100000 in less than week to build q
railroad 80 Walla Walla, il walla walla
would do rs much ard Yakima half as
much. With that amount secured at
home, tho remainder necded--aboui
e. 250, 900 = could easily be raised
abroad, and the work would 20 through
with a rush. Instead OF looking to orr
people to shoulder the entire burden
let fair proportion DO assumed by
those east Of the Cessades, and well
together walk OFF with it with ease.
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