The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-26
UFOslTI0N BENEFITS.

4hoeo 10 nothing which % thoroughly
ofvostjeee and 20 permanently benefits
ocnntxy that hos actual ailurements. actual
n6Vautaess and actual inducsmsnt for SET
1lomont and Investment ~ h obtained by
mnnagln& q Induce the actual presence Of
mi Investigation BY those who are less tA-
yoenh1y located. Descriptive articles In
no9spapees and pamphlets psrform Cd.
1nlrahls seFvios and accomplish great 70
oolts, and The same b true Of travelling ex-
/ hlhltions q The products of favored r.
kiona, bat 70 insure that : country or Sec
TN q prs-sminsnt advantages shall he
fuiiy appreciated thsrs II nothing equal
q the management which brings about Z
possonal visit and inspection.
Il Was the great infax Of excursionists
and siehtssefs induced by the railroad war
y : few years ago thar gave IT, greatest
jnpstus 70 The prosperity OF Southern Cal
ileenia. People abroad have had brilliant
expectations excited by descriptive articles
relating to Seattle and the Psget sound
country Ia general. but ninety mine persons
ont Of every hundred who thereby have
hen induced 70 come and examine for
themeelvss have found that the reality far
excssdsd their expectations. No person
~ ever found any description or picture
q this section equal to the reality.
For these reasons = great national expo
sition. such ~ Il II proposed to hold In
Chicago In 1897, bringing hundreds OF
thousands OF people from other and less
favored countries to one Of SURPRISING al.
vantaees. In which free. liberty -loving and
nhsrty-snioyins people are prospering be-
yond any ether on earth and enjoying q
larger measure Of happiness and content.
must exert an inoalenlahle effect on the
liherty-oving and enterprising among the
visitors.
These are the farther-reaching and ulti-
mately the most Important effects. Ru,
taking no account Of these, there are Inn
mediate benefits almost incaleuiahle in
value. IL has been estimated that the
Paris exposition realized 10 the French peo-
ple from American visitors alone. In the
matter ot personal expenditures in excess
a. ordinary years. a SUM exceeding one
hundred and tisty millions Of dollars, aud
the most conservative estimates place the
extra receipts Of the French people during
tie exposition year II not less than twelve
hundred million dollars,
Hut II happens that there Is something
more positive than random estimates Tor
guide 10 an intelligent conclusion in this
ssspeet The official figures as 10 the com.
parative trade relations between France
and the United States IN the years iSs-.
10eS and isss respeetlvely, are instructive
and conclusive. OF foswign and domestic
MERCHANDISE the excess OF imports over
exposts In the trade Of this country with
France vas ts.ss.ssi greater in iSsa than
4 was In issS In respect 10 comparative
imports and experts OF specie the differ.
ercs VAS hy far more startling. In ISL
our imports Of specie irem France amount.
a % 81. sas. sss, our exports Of spevse 10
Nat country we're sl.os-. Sis--a Balance az
eli. IS. 0co In favor OF the United States
r. asnS the irnports we're 81. sSs.s ss; tasex.
porss were tcssg5S-a balance in cur favor
q q. Is. 80. or for the two years balance
our way Of -. sS- Ma. ia is-a, on the con.
trexr. the imports we're 81 80 .ss7, AGAINST
exrcrts al So. Ss sss-A balance axa.ns,
ahe Gated States Of 81. ~. os5.
Thess cffisiL nxurrs are Car more con.
enusive than any mere gussswerk estimate.
e demonstrating the enormous aavaasas.,
90 accrued 10 France from The Paris en-.
,e.ltion. And ~ vel OF better than IN.
p.v,a exrcssticn dsi Ter frares wa TIE
rA,easo exposition DO tor she Cnis.a
$500: bess<r. tsyen1 eoaes 30 ,.s sx.
- that thsss are eroaase aHa raerv
eor.1ne nssds toe sns<rprs saA ,svsss.
49, - shan sAess. aea - The sxssns
s 49, - = . nors stable eo~ssansas and
-. heeses assurance q uninterrupted
rrocs end security.
- vss u has hesa hsnssa thai escorts
|s - 4. .aads - prevent Or postpone the en-