Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-29


The Goss nstabis event h the histo
y Of Seattle watch has taksn pises |
within the pass week b urqaestiooab,y
Inc loading On shipbcasd Of The Afss
oaai from shs 0ilmsn mines 1hs
event passed without nose Of sny kind.
Foe Amenean saip Margaret arrived 10
the harbos. osds fass 81 The wharf 81
Smiths cove. discharged kaiIsss and
prepared to receive tho cargo for vbisb
she hsd come. All this vAs generally
looked upon - series Of every day o.
easreaoss. and fsv seemed 10 semmhss
that u marked . nsv era Ia tho history
Of the city.
For mann yesss Ssattle dspendsd fsR
= tssls for ~ gro 18th sod prosperity a.
most entirely ppon the shipments OF
cosI from the Rsrson and Nssessiis
mines. IL u mos to bs doubted thss 10
these ship-pen & due the aseendescy
over the other points on the Bcuud nrss
obtained by Seattle. They gave the
growth q the esty an impetus which
soou placed 10 far shsad Of ell rivals and
made IL the fssemoss city Of the terri.
tory. OF eearss. az tbs city grew. oh
sr Industries we're developed. The
wholesale trade assumed larae proper
tloas. Manufacturing vas inAugursted.
People began 10 earn thsir iivines BY %
many different vsys that they almost
isss sight Of she fast thai Sssttls's con-
siguisy to the coal Aslds was d the bass
OF all iis prosperity.
Tbis fact. however, shsoGh partially
lost sight OF. vas never entirely forgot
Ven. and when Ia 1883 . proposition 30
made 10 bald tbs Cedar River sxtsn.
sion the proposition vas hailed With su.
shusiAsm ~ the people - meaning the
bseinnisg Of . more rapid growth and
. broader prosperity fos the city. The
COLLAPSE OF 1883 pat tbs boildi.R OF The
extension back . fsw months, and
when II became apparent thai it would
BE- neeessary for the people 10 exert
themselves In ordsr to secure the ccn-
pls,ion Of the road. they did 20 withou;
hssitAticn. They reasoned that II con.
/! nect,on With the Rsnton and Newcastle
eoal se!is had bssn d 30 great b-nedl
In the past, connection With the cedaI
river and Green river fsids would be oil
| equal benefit In the fuiare. Time has
shown tho eosfsetpess Of their reAscn.
ina. The coal shipnsnts have coz
staniIy increased In amount. sod vits
ths.s increase SEATTLE has srvvn 10 pop
uis,icn and In soumozeial importance
Nov. howsvsF. thezs u aided sIii
another OF shese priras factors 10 che
ols,'s prosperity. A nsv coal neld has
been opened 10 The world BY the can.
asucsion Of uew railroad. The ship
ments from this asId promise 10 equal
shoss from all The othsr nclts tributary
20 Seattle. ard there are sill other ieid'
equally excessive which will be ssAcned
in the course OF q fsS months b. the
sxisr sioa Of the road. IL 10 aoy won
ass. ia view OF past IL erieuce, ihas ths
arrival Of the fisst vessel to carry away
coal from these nsvif epened hsids
should DO characterized as az important
eveat Ia The history Of ssattisf
Fsar fisths g! he sailing vessels
wh.eh have cone 30 this port within
ths psss ssu years have ccue for coal.
lhe shipments lsys aEs.l very recently
averaged under one thossacd tons ger
DAY, aud tnrirg only one mansh have
they reached nftssn hundred ,ors yer
day. IL is estimated, however, thai the
aasp1i Of The Gilman nine eiore will
% re lhorsand tone PSF day. while the
ere6asi - the Snoaaais.ss ami k,einR
rivss q slas wia laxesse thai anonnt 10
sach sc sxlens tesf ths total shipments
Of coal fsoa SEATTLE ssll be increased
TO three tie1es their preseet smeani. Il
rssaiaas pathing more than statement
Of these fsss. 10 show how great beae-
d t. Seattle VII he the speains % the
nex sislas. Where ore vsssei hss hsre-
iofess oams 10 sesst'e far coal. .hsre
will soon % three. waste Que man
has hssD ezglossd 10 handling zeal ass
scseiss and uniosesnR vessels. there
ss.i soon &c THREE. whsre etc csr les
esss eapieyse Va srsrssostins tie
csoaSs. Of sse mines 10 Seattle. lhere
xin s0au - three. Where ore Esn
hss hssn engaged ~ coal uiniss ia
X az county. thsrs .sl soau Se .hree.
II woela b. lrpos ihie b srnuasfsse
tbs inslfes. bcBssss wAisE vsn foilsx
froaa tais snls,soi oafpat q tie kns
eaauis talRes ssa this Srsst iasEssse iu
saipaaSass GfoH seattle. II the gespls
% ss&sis-. wers iaoAiss fsr~sra 20
nsihias elss eseius for n0,hi-g slss,
= boat asass SIP csaasos,s. tass alaae
- sle lassifs an isersass Of 81 less,tea
Sc sasAHs 10 sae .opuiaissn % tbs city
aEFsas The nsssgnt ys9. AZ . matter
IF faos. heweysr. skis Is tat see Of
uaany seinss skses iasii,y the present
rspst Trsvte Of ssAsts sna The tiza
aes~s e. iss eislxsns. ffuu ps~sepi az
resrsssss ss sncrssss IN EoTals.ioa.
nos q tes. bat a; tssa.y thaazrd dur
isx ,ss y-->eut yse, wSa's - s@rsy
/ stiasd By tas tnasssrial ara eosarser-
rssl srossa 81 Tire sssY.