The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-29

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cite 81 the ciiT Is Que 81 the tsss %
the tsasf ig slofse- gently toward the
bay and the tswm has many stsnstAFs-
raj aad several nataAse esiitiees.
nearly the whole city shows FROM tire
xAfer end il Is calculated - give
NEWCOMER an exaggerated fnsfsss-
si0s 81 is <izs
A party 81 three ~ ms secured 2 car
riage tor drive aF town Nhen Ne
asked tbe driver on ahgnttng, what
tbs. fare va. BE replied .'oh, that
al ..ghs don't charge Anserlesfis
ans thing. II may be sell . -SSfe.
however, that NC lonnd no other citi-
zen :, exfrAvagaasiy disioysi. tor We
paid about two prizes for everything
else sc got. Vancouver population
= psssatly nearly 800 and i not
crossing t. any extent AZ present. In
TACT fnr fBxn j. suffering q severe
depression. Everyone is complaining
ri hard tinass, even otDe whisky men,
and when the latter class cannot make
a living in British Columbia, some
fhlag + Wreag. Vancouver IS she
l.aesslc terminus 81 the Canadian Pa
eiila railroad but outside 81 that il
seSoarses are ismited. There il little
laundering and a very little fishing.
The city has been buslt 80 rapidly that
i has largely outgEosri itself ana stag
nation and hard times y the inevitable
result
The railroad eompany has pursued
the distinctive Canadian policy OF
bringing men out from the Eastern
provinces under contract 20 do the
most 0i the work. The wages are
small, and with the high cost OF living,
the laborsag classes have hard scratch
ing. Ii any Of them attempt 10 break
their contracts. they are brought ap Ia
police court aAai summary dealt with.
! sas informed by well-known eiti-
zen that there sscre men IN town who
had not had das 5 work all Summer.
OE tile crowds oI passengers who are
coming westward via the Canadian
Pacific. hat yefy lev stop in British
Columbia. Nearly all come 10 the
sound In Vancouver rents are still
uaintssned AZ high figure. but IN
derSsand that many business men are
uaaale 20 pay and are being carried by
The lessons - Keep up appearances.
DESERTED Tows.
Taelve OF thirteen miles above Van
cauyer, at the head oi Burrard inlet. il
the practically deserted town OF Port
Moody. This point was originally Sc
leeied Tor the terminus al the Canadian
Pacific. The dominion government
built the road and the government de-
,,larcd that Port Moody should be the
terminus. Indeed, Sir Charles upper,
second only to Sir John a. Macdonald
as leader OF the government, stated
in the house OF commons that careful
investigation had proven that Port
Moody possessed all oil the natural al
vaniages OF seaport terminus OF a
tran continental railroad, and that the
government endorsed the selection
made By its agents. On the strength
oi such positive declarations from Sacli
high source large ameunt OF money
was invested ~ that point Later on,
sonic land gfabheTs chief among
whom was the secretary OF the pro-
vincial government, offered the rail-
road company a large bonus To con
taue the road on down % Vancouver.
Then wires were pulled. the dominion
government induced to 10 back on lis
word and tbe road was extended to
Vancouver without a charter or 4 shos
81 right. The Port Moody investors
were sold ont by the Canadian govern
ment and lost their all The property
Is WORTHLESS, noW and Port Moody Is
practically thing OF the past, It,
victims, however, are numerous, and
they are not likely soon 10 forgive the
. dominion government
THE ROYAL CITY.
New Westminster. the quiet old
city on the banks Of The Frazer, has
made some progress within the pas;
year There Is considerable building
In progress. and 4 decided improve
meRt IN the style and quality OF the
new structure Business Gems. how
ever. e. be qalot. and as at Vancouver.
there i considerable complaint about
hard times The sleepy olt town has
been awakened 20 some extent by the
prospect Of railroad connection with
1g4tJic. Me-zrs. Garfield and Baxter,
% the BeiaEhan bay & Seattle Raj
road Company have made a proposi.
ttoa to the cts 81 construct e railroad
from herg 90 Whatcom within f0gI
yclrs. for Il hoau7 OF $isl0p and
Sioifs0 lof . bgsig-e across iisc Frazer.
A special election Wil soon BE- held "a
ierido whether the proposition shall
to accepted The bonus hy-.aw viii
undoubtedly IA although lhrrc are
many conservative citizens who du
aot seem g sake much stoek in the
scheme - much interests taken ia
tiie malieF here that the people ap.
pear 70 suppose that the people Of 80
attic are equally excited ami | have
becH asked a ss,ure % times how the
Queen City felt about e. az course.
have teen obliged 20 say tina; We have
So many important cugerurises under
way at Seattle fhat this one Of cpuuee.
tioa with New Wcstminster had ey
. cited no special interest, and, in fact,
that ! had NOS heard u talked about a,
home. They don't seem 90 realize
bow We san be 50 indifferent 70 the ad-
vantage o. connect ton With British
Columbia The Canadian Pacific Com.
pany viii doubtless build - the boun-
DAIRY lire in the near future to connect
with the Seattle s West Coast rnad
This branch vii probably leave thu
mar line somewhere about New West
minister. perhaps near Sunlas
The run VI salmon ia the Frazer thi.
year Is prscfiraliy = failure Thi,
adds t. the depression. as fishing j.
ore * the Ga.t Important resources
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