The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-29
WE NEED MORE BUILDINGS.

SkATfLE, nov. -.
To THE EpIToE:--rn the interview which
your reporter had with me on the subject
OF the need Of new buildings for the ac.
comnodaiion Of business coming 10 the
Sound, published in TUESDAYS paper. /
could not have made plain one point
which think is most important, because
1t Is the easiest 70 overlook. As this is all
for good cause, perhaps you will let
me express myself more clearly.
What / refer 10 Is the ease with which
our people may be aud are deceived on ae
count Of present prosperity. Ut seems TO
be matter to boast Of that we are SO fail
here that we cannot accommodate those
who want to come. but are prevented
from doing so. 80 think that this state
OF things Is the acme OF prosperity some
are waiting for Others 10 art some fhIuk.
Ing OF Themselves alone. think, because
their land cost them nothing, that flev
are losing nothing by letting Ii lie Idle, but
10 II not patent 20 every man OF business
aud 10 every thinking mind that we are
now doing business for the country as II is
populated az present. and when the horn
lauoa In the country Il douhie,t. The faeisi-
ties for doing the business ia the trade
centers viii have 70 he iurre Ased t,yotor-
asnaliy, aud IL il cannot be done In one
center. that IL win be done ia another
anu tbf iasiet the country becomes porn
"a 4se greater Is the necessity for i'm
sheulate provision for business aeeommo.
I5 ai' and the greater danger tnere is in
Trade will not wait on one set Of people
~ they eauuet or will not make aeeumino-
uauohs for trade, the trade will seek an
otncr SET who will. and the more rushing
ana active the business, the greater the
danger. for the enanRe viii lake nlsea
quicker IL will not wait. and a. every
BODY is busy. Habody viii have time TO ar
Preeiate the fat until they are brought r,p
Eith round turn. Every body knows
now easy IL ~ 10 run business down and
how bard 10 build one up. II the oppor.
ianity Is grasped al the right time, nos.
sibihties without end opea 10 US II the or,.
portnnity IL lei so by, those who could. but
would not, viii have themselves To blame
and should bear the blame 81 every BODY
Ehey had.
These who wait for others to act win
Ind that the "othcrs" are not the ones
they expected, aud instead Of being their
neighboFs. who would help them, VIII
prove TO be their rivals, who will destroy
them
II those who calculate that they are not
losing Interest because their principal
stands them st little or nothing would cal.
sulSi" how much interest they would get
Il they made their principal Interest hear
ing, the same reasons which keep them
from building would induce them 10
build
The evil results do not Show on the sur.
face. and IN this lies the strength Of the
evil. They NAV not show Ter year or two
years, bus during all thar iine The evil il
growing. aud when Il does appear II viii
be tonnd that cur own fortress j. invaded.
ana that our own Ruus arr polluted a. Us
sad eyery body viii wonder how it all hap
pened
A business, Piern of machinery, the in
fentlte geulus of man. a iowa or cit., are
All alike-eopstant application OF energy
has o. he exetted or Il sill become rusty
and fall behind, aad let SOME other. which
y always ready, spring M aud take It's
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