Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-26
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undooh1ed sources - have aaDofed this
uapes o. sheiv Truth thas she natter y
feserfed "a. These soaAsoassoss have
eoue ffom The bese iofosmed bostn<0
men IN esssais, and tbsse eeosisose
regret vesy mash t6at he nr1 o.
Bod. i Ca enDalo have
% taking tAt1 eoufs1. Inc
6rrs hos been tbs great dtoeuboimG
hosss Of Prgsf Sound ed q oee nne
did more basineeo thAo I'll
oshsse % the Sound pat teGsehef and .
larger hos ness than any stAse hoase
possh Of San Rsoneioeo.
.Ihe basire0 - P1Gte 6oaod - ~
- means decIiae0. bat % H. oeoes
hand hes increased manifold, bat tAe
baildipR Of the NossheEn PAotAe tatl.
read haa e1ueed such IN enormous 0e4-
pentaeo Of The trade 10 eo0e 70 1oeeoe
Wills the uueQuAlled facilities Of Tao
M - Q distsIbatine point to saaen
avay from the city - kiltoee oay tee
supsemacy she once enjoyed For eaie
reason tie nfm some mon4Ao go estoG.
a into nseotiatiops 10 opeo IN eseah-
lishmena in shis city. bat found the
rround fairly Vell covered then and
hat nee and vieossn hoasea we're a.
ready co. hine their way 70 the front
rank Of Puaes Booad oosiuess eseabltoh-
ments. Il u much 60 Be reGresseo that
he hsm thouid have been compelled
10 take the sep they have deosded upon
and that one Of the iAndmaRks Of Fueee
Ssund saould be Remavtd and the main
stay Of SsattIe's commercial importance
laken AWAY. Il 10 UNDERWOOD thas
ayeat pressure has been brought to beos
% the arm TO induce them 70 remstn.
but without effect, and this ennooDce-
mept while not cflleial 10 made On TIE
beet authority. IL has nos yes boen On
noanocd Vhen the business vii Be
slesed oot, bus u 10 pfoeable that q VII
be a. early this summer - the seock on
hand can peIdispoeed Of"
M. oA1xrRr's sIAIIuxT.
Armed With Q copy Of the Tacoma
L<dgev. reporter called 81 the residence
II III. B. Gst1srs, resident pastues and
man aaer OF the great Wholesale house
u echvnbaches Boahsrs b Company,
10 ind out IL there Was any tfu,h u
hat portion of the above item, regard
mo the intention Of the dfD to close up
business, Mr.. 0atxsRt said: II have
cot read the statement yoo refer to, bat
mast say ] en- greatly surprised 10 hear
L al such o report should have gained
a. IL 10 absolutely without
or truth, as our arm has no
Intsntion Of closing out basiusss. A. .
matter Of fact, however, owing 10 the
condition Of our saiessooms,
10 have talked some OF ciosina ont the
Try goods branch OF COR bosineae. oos
his, a. get, has not been fully deter.
mined upop. The imDenee increase OF
oar business during tie past twelve
months has been Of such . msgnitu1e
40 80 compel a. TO carry much larler
stock than heretofefe, although our
stock has been for the past fifteen 20
much the largest carried BY any firm IN
he territory. Our hardware and
grocery trade has been way beyord oar
and With orr bcildicR
already crowded, Ne md II has become
\ scessaTy 10 either add to our building
or close ont the dry goods department.,
IA order 70 mako more room Tor gro
osriss ard hardware. II Ne can make
salt lblo arrangements for ADJOINING
ve will build Q large adj.
ZION 70 Cur stefe. Ii ve eanno. make
ssch arsaugements, Ve may md ocr.
selves compelled 20 give up the dry
goods department.. We have never
befeiofore, nor do ve nov intend or ex-
psot to open business at Tacoma. OuI
facilities and mode OF doing business
has brought 10 Us the principal wholesale
and j,bbine business OF Puget sound
ard being centrally located al Seattle
the natural distributing point on tb'
Soand, a. We are, I would consider !
unwise to establish business 80 far on
Of the natural liue OF trade a. Taoon
il located. We have be:n here To-
eighteen years. aud have been successiul
and the prospects for Seattle and he
iabbinx trade have never been % bfigh
as at he present time. II 10 true Az
growing q little old 10 the service, bu
nevertheless intend 10 stay With u
boys q While longer. We may all b
hsppy yes."