Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1889-12-08
DAILY POST IHTELLlGEHCER


parRoyIziNG THE ENEMY.
We like to see enterprise on the Parf
Of our merchants, and We ike to see
them reach out for the trade OF adjacent
towns. That they do this and are DO
ine it all the time, il apparent IN many
vays. The merchants themselves or
their trusted agents. can be seen on sv'
cry boat and in every town ana se''is
ment from Tacoma to tbs northern
boundary Of the Territory, and not IN
frsouently south Of Tacoma, and nortn
Of the line. A look at the Port Iovn-
send. Anaoortss, Laconner, and Snono-
mish papers will show up the ao's.'
t;eaments of Seattle merchants hand
somelv. and no one rejoices in this mole
than does the osT-ISTELIIoKScKn.
This reaching out for trade, this putting
our light where it will be seen, accom-
panied by fair. generous treatment all
around. we commend, and are heartily
pleased to see our own citizens lead on
In it. Still, there is such thing az Ro-
inc too far. We don't believe in pat
ronizing an enemy under any circum-
stances. Ono of this kind has made its
appearance in the printing Office OF the
Anacortes Enterprise. This creature
Tor these creatures) evidently depend
upon Seattle merchants for large
share of their sustenance. Looking
over the paper We find the greater part
of its advertising space occupied by the
Seattle Bazaar, w. A. Smith d Co.,
Chss. Brash, L. Kline. l.. Keinig, J.
Schram d Co., A. b. Stewart, The hall
d Paulson Co., G. Kellogg d Co., +. W.
Wusthof. steamer Hope, Z. Myer.
French Il Co., l.. p. Smith d Son, j. g.
Nixon d. Co., steamer City of Quincy,
Austin & Gilman, Golden Rule Bazaar,
*. G. Smith. and Adam Orth. With
out these "ads." or others from this
town in their places, the paper in its
present shape could not live, and 1t
would either be compelled to suspend
or cut down to the 6x9 size in which 1t
appeared before it got these. This pa
per, like the snake that was warmed
into life by a man only to turn and bite
him, has nothing to say in favor OF Sc
attic, but everything against it. 1t
loses no opportunity to sheer at US, and
to belittle and decry the town. Is such
q paper worthy tbs patronage OF the
mercantile class which it is necessarily
trying to injure? Is it not like casting
pearls before swine to assist in keeping
up paper Of the kind referred to? We
think 80 at least, and We believe the
majority Of our readers will concur when
they read from its last issue the edito-
rial utterancs following:
Even the fimsy, titular bauble of
"Queen City Of the Sound" 30 graci-
ously bestowed on them by the railroad
people, Is a sop to their overwoening
vanity, does not seem to To-
COuCllo tuou IOl tuc IOon VI tAo HoilIOnQ.
In Seattle they have Chamber Of
Commerce-but just what need there il
for such an institution in town of four
or five thousand inhabitants il not ap-
parent-and n meeting was held one
evening last week for the purpose OF
having "klosh- wau-wa"u on the i'm
pending danger to the city from the
man@uvers Of the railroad company,
which il at present constructing a
branch road to tne extensive coal and
iron fields between Cedar and Gresn
rivers, short distance from Seattle,
and will convey the product OF these
mines directly past the metropolis to
New Tacoma. from whence it will be
shipped to San Francisco and other
points, thus leaving Sc title entirely out
in the cold. Naturally enough the
Queen Citizens feel rather sore over this
matter, and the grand army Of land
boomers are jumping around stiff
legged, looking Tor an opportunity to
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