The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-31

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The Old historic farfrss--foEz o. the
Crirnexs peninsula zprexrs 10 be de--
tined shortly 10 suffer another f11z-
Tn. tine IL i the yo1Eg and budding
corr userre sixth al kate years has sent
lie and movement 10 her whzrves. A.
Il It'd 10 rehzzfd Aad rep<0r4e her
str~<<z. ana attracted TO her com
rass45ous Ianss -Iocs ed baxbDr tie d1Es
AZ al the maritime nations CT Earcpe,
which i about 20 9epzrtfrom beg zsc
isaye sehas.opoi 90 regain the military
and naval glory of which she WAS 80
rrsslv berrff = wears ago As the
xsss< rSx@sa. writing on tbs subject.
sentenfi su-ly remarks, Eonusrce
ao@z not frssernize with war nor
souri-h under the mouth OF the
Cannon
At the time when the construction
of the IoxDf sebastopoi railway
scheme was under TIE consideration
OF the imperial council. the question
was f.aiiy discussed whether s@basto-
Dol should become exciu-ively a mi !
t,ry port or al the same time port OF
the geso< Fremsa, mo one dreaut OF
Ire reconstruction of the Black sea
feet. except q. remote possibility IN
the uncertain future. . II was the
future uncertainty which at that epoch
decided the government upon making
Sebass0pol port OF expoFfatlon, and
a. zsseh the place has 20 a certain de
gree pro-pered greatly during recent
years. IL il iDpo ssI5le, however, 70
create great commercial centers at
viii Seba fopol j. situated at least
100 versts from the fertile regions o;
the TsaTi5a, whence her export indus
tries are drawn.
Ii should also be remembered that
Sebassopoi has never really possessed
a class Of frsf-elass merchants, prop
eriy 20 called. and tho-e commercial
agents who have OF late years estah-
ii-hesi themselves there are almost ex-
einziveiy occupied in the shipping OF
grain They are chiefly representa-
fives of large Jewish houses in Eng-
| land and France. or more particularly
in London ard Paris These agent-
have never hid from themselves OF
their principals the fact that their es-
iabii hments at SeBastopol was de
pendent on the temporary permission
Of the naval and military poxeFs which
have virtually controlled the place
and il Is for this reason that, despite
| the immense profits realized OF late
years in the grain export trade ol
Sebastopol. these merchants and
| agent have never embarked q roubls
in the erection of magazines and
stores, but have hired the government
granaries and magazines, or allowed
| their grain awaiting shipment to &C
| cnmuiate on the open wharyes. and
protected il as best they might from
| the elements Their economy and
prudent foresight appear TO have beer
| well grounded in the result.
1 Now II appears the government, act
ing upon the advice OF the naval ane
military administrations has decides
- exclude all maritime commerce from
the sogtl bay, which in future will b
/ received 10 the imperial navy. Thi
exclusion Is equivalent TO suspension
Of the cereal exports from Sebastopol
| The maritime commerce OF Sebastopo
| sill certainly he transferred TO Thee
dosia by coast. which is only fon
hours sail further eastward. Thi.
transfer viii no doubt be easily ans
rapidly accomplished. The aneien
| kaifa, at one time notorious a. tn
create slave market between Europ
and Asia, possesses natural advantage
highly indueive 10 its future eminenc
as a Blaek-sea port OF the Taurida. /
will be necessary only to construct
branch line OF railway from Diankoi
on the Lozoff Sebastopoi system. /
! Theoiosia, distance of no versts
but - Djankoi is only di-tant II
yersts from Sehastopol. Il will be seel
that the new port OF rheodo,ia will b
reached from the interior with a say
ing 81 30 veFsts OF railway transit. Be
sides this advantage, Theolosia itsel
i situated in the mo Z fertile region c
the peninsUla, rich in export product
OF many kinds. A good road connect
Theodosis with keEtch, distance c
only 80 versts, or about 20 Engiisl
mics, and with the transfer Of tn
commerce Of Sebast3pol To the foFme
Iprt, there will be every incentive /
the rapid connections OF Theoiosia an
kerteh by rail. A glance at the ma
viii convince any one that under thes
circumstances 1heoaosia is GestineI
TO become in future a iioaiishing in
dustrial eenter