The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-14

fr3uk ttxSDyv VI ~ icy u1oVosSs " ~
trip through ~ Puget sound country en-
Youte from H. xest 10 Gan Francisco.
ne4ss ~ gsnsssi sosGAsass of The people
~ this sse1ton IN ~ future; notes also the
ssndency 10 sstsbaish new city ~ svsry
hafhos. inist and crossroads junction, and
expresses unesrtainty - 70 whore the act
aai nsetropplis and he real thriving citiss
sss iiksly y b psrmsnsntiy located
III. Pixie9 y probably The only person
euali6ed - uats IN authositative dsciara-
tsn wh6ihw tbts uncsrtainty b rsai o. If
ioeaed. Hi rs1ecttons wsrs originally
puhlishsd n hi own papsf. the San Fran
cisco Asyesass; he n ambitious 70 secure
IL thes yapm . esnsral circulation,
wbsGhs n bsoa bewns Or stable cities, and
ne1nanily y disinelinsd 70 throw cold wa4sr
~ upcs pss1snsions Inst hs knows - b
sk1ksnlcun, n nos without ''Rrounds."
Rnt psEhAps Ais trip through This section
90 too sapid 70 admit of his distinguish
M hstsssa shsms aud realities. shadows
81 suhsesnsset anA d h quite probable
ths1 aasy 40 hsvs mose suhstantial res
s0ss ~ 6aa1Fing sccusa1siniormation have
hsen sgnalay dlstssctsd and are plunged In
eFuai snesrAainty. Thsy, IN common with
Mr.. Pixiey. hsss hem Impressed with the
sDund hasis los Puess sound pfstsnsiens TO
. iasge-H not ~ linn's-shass Of oriental
csmmssos. incind1sg 'silksn bsiss Of the
srient nnsts bursting with Indian produc-
tons, dye stnfEs frem Pacific islands. iner-
chandtn fran Australia, japan, the west
srn Good u south America end Tie Unitsd
etatss, and III the trade Of he American
coslinsut which Hes vsst d The Missis-
sipfi," end hks him tAsy have hssn be-
vildered b. rival claims and shcwings into
. esnditioa a uncertainty about the
probable location Of ths great city or cities
that are 70 mainly resp The rich harvest Of
this inevitable commerce.
A. matter II fact there Is no excuse
for any such condition OF uncertainty.
A vsTy tsi1ss Of cool-hssdsd common
ssnse b sufficient 10 hanish al uncer-
tainty. Win Ne sxerciss Of this quality
Il il very easy 70 distinguish between real
merit and genuine progress on the one
hand. and The results Of .booming' on
the other. At and around Seattle. Tor in
stance. eoal mining and numbering on On
enormous scale, extensive manufactures,
. vast and growing shipping industry.
numsrous heavy banking institutions, q
great number Of mercantile establishments
carrying metropolitan stocks and doing
thriving business. are 10 b found. but
are merely contemplated" in boom towns,
II Mr.. Pixiey had stopped long enough
to have read In the morning papers OF
Seattle the list Of building permits issued
the day previous. and had taken time TO
call upon each Of the persons 10 whom
such permits had been granted as an april.
cart 10 rent one Of the houses covered by
those permits. he would have found that
although the ground Vas not yet graded.
nor an article Of building material In sight,
every house had been engaged. mostly on
long leases 10 responsible parties, 81 rates
which would yieii l. 10 - per cent on
value Of land and contract price for build.
ing. During the past year over three
thousand buildings we're put up in this
city. There are not = dozen without
ssnans at rates highly rcnumeras;vs on
the investmsnl Al The present time
several hundred are in course OF erection
every one engaged in advance at com.
plstion.
II Mr.. nxley could hare taken time to
Inform himself. he would have discovered
That .; the present time several hundred
veNSoss. including OCEAN skcam~rS Iar~~xs
shsrs and other sailing vessels. and many
steamboats, and smaller craft, make Seattle
their Northwestern headquarters. and that
no less than four transcontinental railroads
Are struggling for equal terminal facilities
within her borders
Al 81 which. and much more that on
investigation viii present itself % . rsssec-
i've mind that can spare tisne 10 take IL In.
- conclusive that Sesstie's supremacy rests
On - nrn easss. and her future Is - veil
assured ~ 10 that Of san rrsncisro or any
esnsr leading city Of the Unised states.
AID u u uaors than acaesfal whethe. the
eass 81 Tie Golden Gass. or any other on
tbs continent can give equal assurances
with Seattle q equally prompt and sasisfsc-
sory returns on legitimate investment, In
rsaa sssass and iErrossnents. There lies
u easily SistsnSuisAahas differences be
tvssn ths real end ne sAam- The rsas
article Affords immediate rsturns. the
"eeoms places ssay On hope and exr<csa.
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