The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-08
~EATTLE's GREAT FUTURE.
Interesting Extracts From Newspapers
Concerning This CITY.

Seattle is the chief city and great mart
Of Washington-and Seattle, let us here
observe. Is too great and great-minded to
envy. belittle and decry her neighbors.
She attends to her own business. as Port
land does. and properly eXeFts herself to
do all the business she can. The CONNER
cial destiny Of Puget sound Is In the hands
of Seattle, as that Of the Columbia valley
is in the hands OF Portland. Ia
coma is within another sphere, OF which
Seattle. however. is the center.
Tacoma. over twenty years ago. told the
world she had been founded and IL was her
destiny 70 pluck the diadem from Port
lands brow. mistress of the Northwest:
but Tacoma has never yet Caught up with
Seattle. and Seattle is continually increas-
ing her lead.-Portland Oregonian.
The whole world knows about the great
state Of Washington. however and no man
connected with shipping is unfamiliar with
the grandeur OF Puget sound a sheet Of
water unsurpassed for its commodious-
ness its depth and its safety-the future
scene Of an enormous commerce so
soon as the almost unlimited natural
resources OF that great state be-
come fully conributory TO the COM
fort OF mankind. The Citt-
zeus responded so promptly that the sub
scriptions. being opened on March 3. were
closed on May 10 with an excess over the
that almost no city In the world can or
could surpass. relatively. this evidence Of
public spirit in behalf Of a great public
undertaking. and. hacked by such citizens.
who can wonder that Seattle already has
won the admiration Of the nation because
Of the heroic fortitude shown under the
adversely OF her devastating fire. only six
years ago from which she has risen, Duri-
fed and greater than everP q.
for the leavening OF patriotism and public
spirit that imbues the people Of little but
mighty Seattle-New York Seahoard.
The great Pacific coast OF the United
States knows how 20 advertise It's many
advantages. and continues 20 do so in a
way that IS a model FOR other places
fresh reminder OF this comes IN a late
illustrated issue OF the Seattle Post-In-
telligencer. telling Of its new ship canal
making II "The city Of Twin Harbors."
Scranton Pa) Truth.
While the great Chicago drainage canal.
which is 20 turn the waters Of the lakes
into tho Nlss!ss. ppi has been attracting
the attention OF the engineers Of the
world. a work has been quietly com
menced on the border Of PUGET sound
hardly less important from a commercial
and naval point % view. which may
make Seattle the Chicago u the pacidc
Northwest. New York Mail and Express
Seattle Wash. rs rejoicing in the COM
n9cncemsNt az work ON tho canal IL that
place 10 unite Elliott bav. Puget sound
with Lake Washington. The Seattle Post
lnteii'eenccr tells ms that the existence
OF fresh water lake SO near 10 THE salt
water Of the ocean SIS what induced in
early pioneer davz the location ~ the
village 90 Seattle on Elliott bay. and since
that tino the connection of the two bodies
OF water So that great ships could pass
- . N has
slant dream AMI hope OF every inhabiraut
~ this resGhborhoot. The proposed canal
nor only attracted the attention of those
whose immediate interests were affected
huf ~ distinguished statesmen and en-
rtuesrs who considered 70 IN connection
wien the interests ~ tho whole republic
Finding thst congress woul1 not under
take this work The Wuhuc-sp,rited cit.-
gems ~ seattle recalled THE story ~ the
lftl, rtH ben C-tN an .f myself" said the
1.tgr re8 heu1 ana vF1t r. the work WITH
q VII Army gud Navy journal