Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-23
I'm. Posr- r-IsTELLIaKNcER

Al was SAID OF Olus tnAt al rOaOS IehO
n Rome, 30 now il would appear that
I'll overland railroads building are des-
tined 70 terminate at Seattle, the metro
ooIis OF Puget Sound. Within a few
month"; time Seattle will be the terminal
sity Of the Northern Pacific Railroad,
while Il ia only question Of time when
ths Union Pacific Or its branch, the Ore
son Short Lins, and vanderbilt's North.
vet line will reach their point Of desti-
nation al the same port. Then We have
fhe late news that line coming from
Ihs Gulf OF Mexico and through Colo
rado is preparing to build q northwest
lins TO the Washington metropolis, SO
Shst Seattle may we'll be termed the ter
minaI city, since she will not only be the
teeminus OF one line, but of many. In
addition to the roads mentioned, several
Othsf railroads will also, ut no distant
day. have their terminus ut the sOon-to-
b cupire city OF the Northwest, as the
ouutemplated Seattle aud Gray's Hafbor
Railroad, the soon-tO-be completed Ore
acn and California line, "a n so, i'll the
near future, the road to be built from
SEATTLE north To British Columbia, and
that uniting with the Canadian line. will
serve il as southern terminus on the
Sound, while the freezing over in winter
Of Moody Bay closes at times approach
BY vessels 10 that port. In view OF these
facts none possessed Of reason and can
dor will deny that the city Of Seattle is
destined soon TO become great railroad
oenter. Lot the New Tacoma Ledger puff
and blow and lie TO its hearts content,
n will not avail in tho least to prevent
the rapid growth and prosperity Of the
metropolis.
Well, President Willard has come and
gone, aud certainly Seattle will not re-
Rret bis visit. In his address at New
Tacoma Mr.. Willard said:
"You know that the future Of your
town il really not in the hands of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, but
Of the Tacoma Land Company. am
not president of that corporation, bot
u 10 presided over by your best friend,
Mr.. Chas. Il. Wright of Philadelphia,
Who does more for your town than any
one know Of"
30 IL Ia plain 10 be seen that IL is this
land corporation that IL chiefly interest
Cd in this town lot and land speculation
q Commencement Bay, and not. as the
Ledger would have IL understood. the
NVttu0Iu huAuc Svtup0uy VI WuaOa "
lard Il President. Willard has more i'm
postant interests 10 occupy his attention
han spcculating In town lots. As he
said at Tacoma. he Ii not builder Of
hotels but Of railroads, and at Portland
that hs was not town boomer. The
financial success of the great transoon-
tinentAi railroad aud its many branches
end tributaries is what he has at heart,
and he will do nothing adverse to those
intssssts-will not subordinate the inter-
ssls Of the roads over which he presidos
b the local interests Of any town. That
President Willard Ia every way friendly
disposed toward Seattle is plainly shown
BY bis admirable address In that city
and bis complimentary remarks of the
0me iu the city Of Portland. There
viii be no discrimination in favor Of
clhm points; all will have fair play, and
oeattls TO her credit asks for nothing
more. Her sommodious bays, (Elliott
and salmon baysl with safe anchorage
tce The worlds fleets; her central posi-
toa on the Sound, afordtng egress to
~ ocean; the grand site for the build
NJ Of large city; the bordering lakes,
which. while adding to her many attrac.
neoa, also greatly contribute 10 her fast
moeoaaiuQ commerce, a. do also the riv-
81 and valleys mentioned, TO say no
eAinQ OF other advantages now we'll
Known. % plainly foreahadow her CON-
ioa greatness that u seems bat folly for
any other port ON the Sound 10 dispute
nef claims 10 commercial supremacy.
" ~ add TO the above her enterprising
0ti1ona and public mon, too numerous
eomentiou, (though will name, in pass
nG, one: the public-spirited and enter
pstnn8 old Yealer, citizen of whom any
ely might veil be proud Il il not strange
soAs your city should grow aud prosper.
tre1adent Wizards public statement,
mat nowhere on the coast had he Wit
nenned. aince his last visit, such remark
able growth ~ at Seattle, 10 the most
gratifying testimony Of this nature we
have yet had. How happens Il that il
vas Seattle, instead Of Now Tacoma.
hat he pointed 10 at Portland "a an az.
enple Of unparalleled enterprise? As
= We great railroad corporation Of
aAA Willard Ia the honored President,
s1aasay OF Il that under his able man.
ens Il seems TO present a strong
9aA 70 the corporations Of the over
T T1a nnes terminating al San Francisco.
a. Rand corporation seems fully to
s.noe!seand the folly Of killing the goose
~ isys the golden eggs, and also to
n sHoetssand well that the prosperity of
- eoontxy Il traversss 10 identical with
- ovn interests.
1ne LEDGER informs President Willard
80 hls corporation that half interest
sowu lots at Tacoma In worth fully
~ - much a. the tsauscontinental
n!sead. How the great corporation
~ laueh! Could any but an escaped
seaosse entertain or give expression to
IA absurd viewsl
y b with pleasure that I read Of the
Nopscs Of the Snoqualmie Pass wagon
soeds early completion; road that will
oesne 70 the Queen City Of the Sound
= mnoA trade from thecxtensive valleys
- OF the Cascade range. ] hope soon
- heaT that the road leading 10 the mp
~ portion OF the Snoqualmie valley Is
esanG cleared Of the fallen timber and
ceovsd. a. such work will lead to the
.eeo eettlement Of the valley and Of
- lands adjscent to the road leading
snerseo. and thus add much 10 the bust
- OF the city.
ALHERr BREwsrER.
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