The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-07
The Rig Fire Only an Incident.
Not q Disaster.
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Pacific.
Your readers. however, will prob
able place but little reliance upon the
statements quoted when they stop to
consider that the letter VAS written
from Spokane Falls. which holds
the same relative position to seat
tie that Troy does 10 Buffalo.
How much credit would you
give to the statements of q man from
this territory who travelled across the
country as far as Buffalo, and wrote
To his people 81 home that New York
state was humbug. and that the bot
tom had fallen out of Troy : His
observations are like those OF the
French actresses, who vi on their first
entrance into our country are met in
New York harbor by q reporter to
whom they proceed TO give very
nuenlly their ideas OF America. What
do they know of America. or what
does Mr.. Hicks kIow OF Scatter The
Press further adds that the IRE which
devastated the city shortly after yeri-
hed Mr.. Hicks prediction that the
bottom had fallen out The editor
has no; been here since the FIRE
WEALTH or NATURAL SCENERY.
Let us look at this matter a little
and see whether the above statements
ought not 10 be modified On Thurs
day morning, June 6, Seattle was a
busting, active, enterprising city OF
more than 81 eco inhabitants, over
looking the shores of the beautiful
Puget sound, surrounded by noun
taius covered with the finest timber in
the world, and valleys whose fertility
is uuexceiled. East Of the city is the
beautiful Cascades range guarded by
two sentineis, Mount Baker To the
north and Mount Hood to tie south.
In the northwest the 0lympics raised
their huge, ragged, Jagged heights
the hand OF Mother Nature has never
smoothed them down: they stand
today as rough as when the Creator
hurled them up from the depth. In
the south rises Mount Rainier-the
Mount Blanc of the territory whose
silent, majestic, queen-like but delicate
beauty, never fails TO send a thrill of
admiration through the beholder;
beautiful at all times, she is never
more bewitchiugiy lovely than when
flirting with the setting sun, when her
pure white cheek of ice and snow
bushes rosy-red under his ardent
good night kiss. Seattle certainly had
a wealth of natural beauty before the
fire, which still remains undiminished
and unaltered.
DORIS AN ENORMOUS BUSINESS.
Now as to business. IL is safe to
say that Seattle does more wholesale
and retail business than any town OF
twice its size in the United States.
Sehwabacher Bros. & Co, wholesale
grueers, do a business OF from S., 600, :
600 TO 100000 per year; Toklas, Sin
german & Co, retail dry goods. of
81 900 coo; there are ,ifty manufacture
ing establishments, employing 1890
hands. there are ten Sagmills in
operation, cutting Soo,go feet OF TIM
Der per day. eleven brickyards, and
stone quarries producing sandstone
and granite: 1890 tons of coal per
day are shipped: while seventy
steamers each DAY sseam out of our
harbor and five lines of railroad run
into our city. The best iron ore in
the world for making Bessener steel
Is found in the adjacent mountains
and the Moss Bay Company will
spend IS 0oo, eco in plant 10 develop
this industry. This is the grand in
dustrial point for Western Washing
ton and Alaska. while the ports OF
Asia, Africa aud Europe are open To
Us and easy OF access.
BUSTER THAN EVER SINCE rHE FIRE
Does anyone imagine that fire
could stop this enormous traffic, daunt
our courage. or shake cur faith IN the
future? IL so, let him come among
us and see. The flames had not yet
ceased To burn when tents sprang up
in every direction; dwelling houses
were turned into Offices and door
yards utilized for the erection Of tenn
porary wooden structures. Business
men received a stunning but not
knockout blow, and immediately
after the fire were on their feet and
fighting harder than ever, and the
tide of traffic was soon flowing on.
How could the bottom fall out? Just
reason about il little Won't the
sawmilis, brickyards aud qnarries be
buster than ever? Won't the rail-
roads bring in new supplies of goods,
and Just as many steamers be required
to distribute them Today they are
roofing brick block begun the
day after the FIRE. -Four thousand
men are engaged in reconstruc.ing
the city; the cable aud electric roads
we are beyond the age OF horse-ears
here~-are already running even
through the burnt district. The CAPT
taiista have such faith in the city that
Ia al u - al
dollars here 10 invest since the fire,
san Francisco aud Minneapolis each
sending over Slfs.tso. with Boston not
far behind. The rate OF interest has
declined from 10 Der cent To d per
cent, ana money Is piensy at the latter
figure.
No other city of modern times has
had an opportunity TO bnIld or re-
build its entire business portion al
one time. Our city fathers have APP
preciated this advantage, extended
the fire limits. ordered the erection 81
nothing bat brick and stone buildings,
Strengthened the streets and widened
them to eighty-four aud ninety feet.
All saloons were ordered closed for
two weeks after the TIRE. and they were
closed, and closed tight, with no eide
doors opea. No liquor was sold or
gwen away. drunkenness was nm
known, and good order prevailed.
ISyEsrogs SEEB NOT FkAR.
Trojan capitalists who have invested
here or who intend 30 invest need
have no fears for the future Of Seattle
She will soon arise from the ashes
more substantial. more robust, more
beautiful than ever. she Is bound to
he the metropolis Of the far North
west. and offers the most inyiiing
field for the safe. Conservative invest
naent 81 capital known 20 the writer.
The bcoms of Lover California are no
cTiserian by which 10 Judge this cosn
try, they were built soaely on tire AIR;
they had a good climate there ana
not another plssSed hing. while the
sound basis upon whiDs oar city i
built appear above.
In conclusion. attn tempted 80 ne
the words OF Redpsth "a describing
the nftSss states. they are SO aIsrsi-
eags4e 10 oar territory. He says Here
nan flnas BAYS for his shipping. rivers
far hi steamers. fields Tor hls fsog
forests for his axe. iron for his forge.
geld Tor his esg4dity landscape for his
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