The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-06

OLD AND NEW.
~Yuis seemed The old. but fairef stu
1he asw. the dreary void shall nll
Today y The anniversary of seattie's
crest hra. On he morning following that
disaster. while the business district Of the
sity was vast waste 81 ashss. ssill hot and
smoking. this journal inside tbs following
prediction: "Ws believe that Il will b
compasstivsly but short time until the
immediate loss which has bsfailen rs viii
prove 70 b Indirectly great and perms-
nsnt blessing. From the ruins Of Seattle
thsrs VIII spring nsw and mishtier s.
sttia." We point with pride TO this pre-
diction. Only one year has gone BY and
slrsady Il has hssn fulfilled.
While ~ believed and while others be-
lisvsd shstths frs would in ths snd prove
. bsneAt. nobody had . thought that the
bens6t would come 70 soon. Itwss the
ssnsrsl opinion that there would b ons.
two or thrse years Of financial and businss
strsss ana hat ths sood 70 come finally
would = slow n IL spproaeh and thst II
would b u he cost d The then present
busiuen community. ''Ths prosperous
business men Of the restored city"
. merchant remarked sadly. twill
walk over The graves Of those Who have
made The earlier career Of Seattle" But It
has not been %. In one year We have .
city in svssy way better than the city de-
stsoysd. ~ have business larger by half
thsn shs business Of the time immediately
before the Ore. ws have . working capital
three times greater than at this date one
rear ago-in short. that future blessing"
10 which We oil looked. il upon as;
and not one Of sthoss who made
the earlier career of Seattle" has
gone TO the walt Our business community
has changed. but the change has been one
Of expansion. The old names are still the
ao,id names. There have been no notable
failures. Tho men who made the earlier
E<attlc have made the later Seattle. Be-
meath the foundations of our new prosper
isy there are no dead mems graves.
On other pages Of this paper there are
statements Of fact. carefully compiled.
which prove all that is claimed aboye aud
more. They show how prodigious has been
the constructive work Of the past year.
How the faults Of the old city have been
corrected in the new; how business has de-
vsioped; how capital and population have
poured In upon rs; how our commercial
exchanges have inereased--is Is not neces-
sary At this time TO so into details But
here u great and notable fact. namely,
within year. with = vast amount of con.
structive work in progress and as ret only
halt done. We have in the burnt district
more In value than the total OF the whole
vSt destruction Of the IRE. reck oning with
the buildings that were lost the prodigious
treasure lost with them.
But the large material advances since the
ere do not make the whole sum Of the
benefit IL wrought for Seattle. The crisis
stimulated TO marvellous activity the fine
personal spirit OF our people. liz
gave To us as community a
mighty purpose and brought as into closer
and more harmonious relations In short.
II rccrestei the splendid spirit OF Internal
energy which Tor twenty years has been
the distinguishing characteristic Of Seattle.
and which more thaa oncs has been her
salvation. In the work OF reconstruction
there have been M aaimosl,ses. no
ecnssnt:oa OF parties. no hinaranee
Of selfish Interests. and there have h<ea
no dronex. OF bat very few can il be said.
that they have nos done fair and manly
part In the work ey which TIE new city hss
been eaiiae<l The snpalss las been asi-
verssl The NEST rncss-hacxea conservatism
has aeAndaaet It's traditions and has sakea
piscs in sns hrss rank Of enterprise. VITA
out al this The esty ecnid nerer hare been
restored.
But ~hsls The r~0ple 81 Seattle rssy fairly
sAss 70 themselves mach credit i0r the