The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-22
ON EVERY TONGUE.
Dr.. A. P. Mitten Says Seattle Is
All the Talk East.
MANY EYES TURNED THIS Way.



- syaem o. 2 ssit.e Ano LIZ - .
cspatan9 ana lnvesfof. has feturnso run ny
1As. Win nis pfloes ana tney ese no" s.x
Is1iiy oomaeiieo = me 1Alnler nOsei. ~. -
~ - Ms1raed ga oc ooer = =. ss
wls- 70 aniss 0afan .. doskansons osHknso. =
, ron. sosepn = nosknson, LOT Msny y..ss
ohi1eo states consul z. samsic. .nu "" 49,
u ss "a Inc rloheer fuip Min ConPsuys -
eassuGse "oiks sfe iocassu ~ Oen. I. -
a1i1en nrae - no stranger N neassle. - -
Spent sevefsi months ana formed As1so e.lr'e
~ Irieaus ana acquaintances mere III s1Mu1 q.
-. Altten wss iouno IN me miost % Elo.p
y coasfatuiaslng frienos YESTERDAY slsel noo ~
ne vas telling them OF the pleasures - nls
1sssefn HIP, the principal denxnt q which p
peereo 70 nave been tne interest," ne onse1seo
everywhere IN the Fugef SOUND county, sno
more ps.ucuisriy IN eeaIue-
Visited cnlsago, 81 Louis Aansss Ci15s
IueDlo =, salt Lake ana San Francisco on my re-
.u1n II sac the doctor, Ano every Mnefe
iouno the people wiid about Seattle. why, tne
moment registered 81 motel was pesiesso
y men VINO wsntea 70 see fnaI man Ifom pr
site ior tne purpose OF securing aniofmsIon
concerning the CITY and in resources
nesfo more talk apout lne cay
tnsn ever heard before on my
eastern Trips ana found mora people snspang
lneir analrs 10 come here than ever before.
tel you there are no more eoro ten o. the "a
premaey OF Seattle among the cities o. the r.
cifc Northwest The tendency OF the whole
country appears to be toward Puget sound The
failure of crops in Kansas has turned the eyes
of the farmers toward Washington, whose mar
veIous crops furnish subjects for columns In
their newspapers. and who.e diversified re-
sources sssure tnem of wealth In retHrn for
esnltai and s.hor. vhe,a now thew onlv know
what il d 20 receive failure. disappointment
and poverty IN return for industry aud wealth.
I believe that this country in about to receive
the greatest imnigration Il has ever known,
and Seattle appears to be the objective point of
nearly every one looking toward the West
ABy eomna,ison found that real estate Ia
actu Nv = great deal lower in Seattle than in
the cit es visited. salt Lake, whose population
is less than that Of seartle. is now having 4 boom
and as high as s., 800 has been asked and paid
pei nons ioos io1 Piopsl's snele. Lcts .ei.lse.y
siiuAseo hke lois ~ the heht'n tract IN oesitie
re ssinng .nere LOT so.oou' ana yer tnefe are
.ne -. ~ TINS cay NAo are aisla 70 pay
s1,O0o Ioi cnoice Asenson ~ os1s 1sAe ploP
sie Will 1se11se a. issss " pee Gent nisnef
IMAM seattle properly Al lacl resi- estate
.nefe nas oeen ooomeo OUT Oh enuurauce' anu
ne uansIsls o. one osy "niie wss mere only
skklsgsleu s1'ooo' WINE GA anotner tney rescheo
1891 ine cnxlaet-f % tne business Dulioinss
u oeaIne iouho 20 De iuiiy equal 70 nose o.
sns ~ tne cues sislteas anu lo"neIe oio
I'M :. usl'e. s'oies tnsn rev neres bnke eteWhft
; = 1omes anu iokiass Singernan q 20 LOT
asalt -. - .~.a,,aa. a,....;. ..x,.
1s LsAe n.s sAcelieu' elecs.ic AWAY
oas q ass'e US ene pes. kon-
Era ssssln % Street always ior Guy o. any
VIZ neaa 10 s1e A lne on,eu o'aIess snu
..s ..Ss appoas " VIC seAe1AnS AAo"n s'o
ar $3.50 NJ w N r7aao.,.s -. .....
,n.d. -..s-,,..,,ra,,s 80. =, a. $500
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- $500 S-s
Mr. r. w. Hiygins. q member of the special
committee of the Chamber of Commerce an
point ID 70 consider the question of legislation
needed touching the hsrbur line, said last even
ing: I'm not capable of giving expert opinion
on this hnrbor line matter, bui it seems to me-
that legislation should be urged looking toward
a change in tire constitution. SO that the hsrbor
strip may be owned by the city, instead Of the
state don't believe in having this st-ip Of
whafyes owned by individuals or corporations
because that throws upon irresponsible ,arties
too much control over the great com ercial in
terests of the city; for the people who hold the
water 'front.' may be said to hold the city'b trnda
largely in their hands
ION the other hand. think that the state
ownership Of the strip is likely to bring into the
legislature prolific source of corruption. There
viii be political log-ro liLg without end over
the matters involved in the disposal of the water
front; and what is worse, men from ali parts of