The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-10
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70 THE Kpzrcn: A. IN interested observer in
he evsun inst ars fra0spirinG il Jour city beg
70 cfzer shrough your columns su9Bas1zon,
which had thought ard heped would have
been presented b. scms ons eis befoss this
dime.
In v1sv Of he van rapid progress that has
been made In the rebuilding Of the city ance
he great ecnnagrasion Of June Z. . ra1e Of
progress. in1eed, thas hao Demonstrated - IN
adm1rfng country what ear b accomplished By
Western enterprise, and In view OF the great
interest which b felt In the dsvsaopmsnt 1t the
Puget sound country b. peopls esnsEaliy
throughoes ths xast would Is nos p wen 70
take advansags c6ered By the time and cireun-
stances 20 celebrste in true western spirit the
ansivenasy Of sn oocasion which. By the char
actexistic push and enterprise Of the ciri0os,
turned . threatened defeat into gfand tn
umphal march?
Is mot the nrss anniversayy Of the birth Of the
new Seattle IN appropriate dime 70 invite oar
friends and neiGhb on In - ahsrs orr Hospitality
and rejoice with % in our pFosperity2
II needs no argument TO convince any one Of
the great hencdt that would sccrue 70 Seattle
By having public Demonstration on that oc-
caAi0n, and I think mere presentation OF few
facts win enlist the Unpathy Of every citizen
In such . movement
Such an opportunity for . grand popular de-
the whole country may never occur again. -,
after the dfss year, especially when bufiding
operations have returned to more nearly nor
NAL condition. and the are. with the changes
euboeQuent 10 It. has passed into history, the
curiosity and interest OF people living ct dis
lance are mot likely to Be excited In % high de-
gree. II has been the boast Of Seaftle's friends
hat 49, H.. -. XII 49, 80
excepted, and II . project Of this kind we're
heartily entered into and literally endowed, It
would require no prophet 70 predict
that the city woald - richer By many hum
dreds Of Thousands Of dollars. and advertised BY
many thousands Of persons throughout the
country, who would Be glad Of the opportunity
70 come here. II excursion rates wers offered
No doubt very satisfactory terms could b made
with the diderent t1anspoftasion companies
throughout the United States, and Il dees not
seem to me IN entirely visionAry or impracsica-
BILE scheme for the citisens themselves 70 cha~
ter trains to run the entire length and breadth
Of the continent Then BY Systematic end ju-
dicious Advertising in the leading papers Of the
country, tickets at . low rate would not need TO
60 begging 70 Ill every train; and who can tell
how much over ana above the operating ex-
penses might b mads-porhsps enough 70 pay
for the new system Of waterwofkA
The trains being controlled BY the cdtisens
themselves. IN excellent opportunity would Be
offered Tor advertising Seattle.
Picture IN yoer mind Tor instance the e1de OF
one car covered with . monster painting Of
Seattle In flames: another oar covered with
representation Of Seattle rebuilt; another oar
with M Rainier and other scenery: stiu aoetA-
Or car - Be filled with exhibits Of Puget sound
products. and - on, and then make the rate to
seattle from the East or South, say e26. and who
with % to spare could resist the TEMPTATION 20
jump ONT
II u pretty safe 70 nay that with q few trains