The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-08
THE GEAR HEARS OF SEATTLE.
What . Russian Paper Says Of Chief CITY
OF Pacific Northwest.


What Russian Paper Says Of Chief CITY
OF Pacific Northwest.
In one of the largest papers issued under the
grim authority OF the czar, III the Warsaw Wick.
there appears series of articles describing the
state OF Washington aud especially the country
on the shores of Puget sound. The author de-
scribes faithfully everything he has seen. There
Is none of the exaggeration 80 common in the
descriptions of many foreign tourists, nothing
but the simple truth. Beng aware that the
readers OF the observation-disclosures would like
10 know what foreign papers say about this
country, esp cially ii the paper happens TO be-
long to such distant country as Russia, we
make b. rewith few extracts from these lett rs
The title of the letters is 'Okolice Puget SOUND"
that Is 1.-THE Vicinity of Puget Sound"
aLast year." says the author, II was at the
Occidental hotel In seattle. The hotel was full
of people, and had to wait I've hours before
could get q room. On the streets enormous
crowds Of people. not only Americans, but the
immigrants from all the countries OF the world,
were running to and fro. There were no idles
standing on the corners. Everyone was busy;
everyone had something to do / felt that
was In q city. where life was fresh and vigor.
ous-in pushing energetic, young American
city.
"1t won't last said gentleman to me. 1t
win be the same a It was ut San Diego. The
boom win not last Come to Tacoma and you
than Seattle will ever have
~ did not believe ii. took drive and saw
all could see. ] saw the magnificent water
ont and saw the glorious lake. called after
the greatest OF the Americans. Why, exclaimed
in Amusement, If this lake will oe joined by
. canal with the sea, Seattle win be the great
est and the best harbor In the world. The gen.
tleman that told me that Seattle viii not last
must be Q fool
II saw rich and fertile soil, where everything
can be raised remarked the most magnificent
cone trees in the world. / saw the waters full
Of fish, and the mountains full
Of coal and precious and useful
minerals. Here will be the emporium
of the Pacific coast said I to myself. San
Francisco bar 10 not to be compared with Puget
sound. Here in the near future all the pro.
ducts Of the Orient will be exchanged for the
manufactures of the Occident Here Europe.
Asia, ana America will meet
IA few days later the city was in ashes A
confagration swept the dity and destroyed al
most all the stores and offices in the lower part.
IA year later was again in Seattle. The city
has risen like phBuix out Of its ashes. The
wooden structures disappeared and in their
places there were being built stone and brick
houses. Seattle showed an example to the
world of what energy, enterprise and labor
could do. Now the prosperity of Seattle is an
accomplished fact. and the city will grow as no
other city on the Pacific coast. Poor San Fran
cisco! Thy glory will depart soon.''
There are also some amusing and humorous
remarks in these letters. "Oncs," says the ar-
thor, II went in picture store In Tacoma nd
saw an oil painting of what appeared to be
Mount Rainier. That Is not O bad sketch of
the Mount Rainier said / to the dealer
Mount Rainier answered the dealer, appar-
emily astonished. there lie not such a mount
ain at eli in Washington. That picture repre-
sents Mount Tacoma
"'How? Have you changed the name?
askedL
"'No. sir. do not know anything shout
Mount Rainier; this il, was, and will be always
| Mount Tacoma
Excuse me, please said ], next time win
know better
well" continues the writer, Sometime af-
| forwards was again in Seattle and went to
| see picture store on Front street There I
| saw a very similar sketch; consequently men.
| toned: That Is nice picture of Mount Ta-
| coma
"sYou must be mistaken. SIR answered the
| dealer: that picture represents Mount Raj.
| nier.'
az smiled" continues the author, .sbut at that
| time grasped the situation"
Here the writer makes some other remarks
| about the envy OF Tacoma against Seattle.
| Though he Is more impressed with the latter
city, he gives also all what Is due to the former
| de says that Tacoma will be the Philad, lphia
OF the faefuC coast, ana seattle the New York
The press of the state is spoken very highly
| OF. The author says, for instance, that .the
| Posr-ISTELLIsEScER is the best paper north of
| San Francisco" and ne puts il ahead of the
| Portl and paper. The other dailles are also fav.
| orsbly mentioned.
! Speaking about the press, the author makes
the following caastic remark:
"A certain paper in seattle sent an exploring
expedition in the olympsn mountains An
| other paper in Tacoma, not to be behind the
tiTaes. sent on d tour around the world a
/ clown"
In another place the author refers again Ia
the marvellous growth of Seattle ..If you are at
the Rainier hotel" says he. You viii see be-
fore you on 9 vast pronontory the new town of
| West Seattle. If you take ride toward Laka
Washington, you wlu perceive on the opposite
shore houses and villages: IL you are az the Clff
| house. on Lake Union. you win behold Fremont
| aud osher places. Al these localities are. SO To
! speak. suburbs of Seattle, which are bound IN
| grow enormously. The project OF estaolishinr
| iron smelling works in Kirkland will assure the
| prosperity Of Seattle forever"
Taken in ALI the articles are very well written
and will give to the people in the distant empire
clear idea about the country on the Puget
sound II. L