Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-04
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zs1,snsnl1 na1s b ias TasoE1a Ee1sr
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uutrI.ass h Is Iasns e esptsnber -
are 90 ainring - - siipwed = $50
unnoiiesd 4 speakine e II -.
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eonsrnne Iaeoms ana seaslle. tns
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aeranhss fhe fast tAat Be eE1n resins
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abFosas of Hcn1tie, aEa t1a1in4 tNf ~
go eisv \ hnra raca. IAIs alpne y very
aTrfffglne. asfs ffeln at1er neA.4ez1
whieh aesto b. taken lnlo ee1elaekA-
eIgn. Fer fngtazee lg m4g - eatea -
aea1fle bad long attained - - toztlt
whem Tneamna waa fsundsd ~ 43l9, aad
ehnf eeeaa years later this city h4a Do
3 nnvaIatian 81 10 walls seattle nSm.
ksref over 90ra Yes, wpFkina aH4tna.
50 nEs1ti4s Gsstfle ento3eo. sEslast
heagF odas IN aae master % paEala-ApA
ard aesina foreign hogllle lnilae1se
Taeofssa now RACKS vita Ss1tiis. lhls
y lens thsB 81 years.
Tksrs h ahsolntelg no GRAND toF -
ssai,meut that Taconan i abreast d
seaftis q ihaf Il aFaaks viii Seattle.
sush "a assertion y a. shnurdity. by
shs lasl oensas Ne populaiion Of seattle
ereosasd shat IL Tacoma oyer 500. and
a fhs sart assessment he salaAiioa q
nfouersF Is SEATTLE sxessded thai Of
rrorsrty ln Taeona b 100000. fhs
vosss est 81 ths various elections. che
samhss q children Of school ace
shoun - shs nakooi esnsus n the I've
eitlss, AID lhs aftsndanoe 81 The pabiis
nshools, ~ bear out the aassEsion that
ssnflls b aboat ons-haif again g larRs
q Tasoma. 1hsEs e sbsoantsiy moth |
iaq ANA whish 70 base he statement
that ~ twa sities ere abreast 80 any
shina lie abreast The Ledger con
tinuass
sBat /, 4 apparent. = says ths writer, |
shat nnieM Iaaoma can divert tha /
hua1nnaa q the Souad from Seattle 80 /
haFenlf ahe aanuoa gain the ascendant
Haea ernurBeus wms very plaaslole When /
aeaffle eonfroilsd The Sound trade. bat
~, Heett faFRais that Tacoma has sue-
oosaad aifaaAy Il aeeafing . portion % |
tkas tfals, and b oonaiuualiF Teaahing l
nnf fnr new baainsss. "keme vas NOT 1
helIt q a eay.s Tacoma eoaid not,
we're shs very bssf Of facilities a. hand,
sr6ars "a Ne tfade IL few years.
Tha portion Of The e0und trads which |
Tasoa has secured l. very email IN
dssd. end Il Il IA CONTINUALLY seachina |
oct for nsu business" u y IL truth |
reaching oat after the unaitainnble. !
TIE trade q Puget Sound vas never
more absolutely controlled By Seattle |
iaan Il & today. A. : matter 81 fnots
mofs wholoaala baainsaa h done By |
ssnaia Seattle houss thar By all he
Wholesale houses 81 Taooma combined.
u Il folly 70 consider Tacoma a. IN any
asnas a oommeFsial rival Of Seattle.
Ths huslusaa Of the former Is almost
nothina uhsn compared with that Of
Ne latter.
TIE assertion of she Ledger thas bush
slnaas II Tacoma is IN . healthier con
dsaion than In Seattle IL based simply
upon nothing. There L no means Of
indglne Of the condition Of business In
Tia tuo cltlea shioh does not show thas
Of seattle % be. nos eniy many times
greater, bst brisker and healthier ~
every cay. Than that Of Tacoma. For
Instance, thass are In seattle four banks
and q single one Of them oontains de-
poaiis larger than lhose Of eli The Ia
soma banks oombined, II they are not.
indesd, tWies aa great as those Of The
Tacoma banka.
The Eelesr further SAYS. in speaking
q ihe shipping facilities Of the two
oiileol
Ths .. h an. line Of steamers start
from Tacoma, because they run IL con-
junction with the Northern Pacific.
Two q ths o. Il. 4 N. steamers run
In oonnoction With she Northern Pacific
and two Of them Do not. Thsy starr
from Tacoma simply hsosnss the Puget
Sound nanaQer Of she line finds thai Il
salts hla canvenianoo for them 10 do %.
Thar business esnteEu IN Seattle &c
completely ~ shs business Of q trans.
portatian line ooald center Ia one place.
Bot 6eattle's great advantage in trans.
pestaiion facilities arises largely from |
tha splendid heei Of Seattle steamboats,
watch ana their way into every river.
inlet and bay accessible from Puget
SQUAD. SAILING The adjoining country
&c completely tributary 10 seattle a. II