The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-28
GREAT BOON TO THE CITY
UNPARALLELED ADTANTAGES OF
THE ENTERPRISE.
Best Harbor on the Coast. Finest Rail-
way Terminals and the Lake
Open TO Commerce..

The advantages TO be derived from the
soath canal and tide land improvements
are greater and more various than the
average man has any conception OF. even
II he devotes much thought TO the sub
Ject To explain them in detail would
occupy a great deal OF space but they
may be briefly summarized as follows:
!. The creation at Seattle OF the best
harbor on the Pacific coast, thus fixing
beyond further doubt the city's position
as the principal port OF the Pacific North
west aud ultimately OF the whole Pacific
coast.
!. An increase of five miles in the water
frontage of the city. and giving a total
OF thirteen miles on the Sound shore.
measuring along the harbDr lines and
waterways.
3 The Improvement OF the harhor on
a systematic plan SO as 10 make II I'LL all
the requirements OF modern commerce
chief among which are direct and speedy
connection between ship and rail. and
wharves at which the largest ships can
load and unload chcaply and rapidly
without going into a dock
a. The immense saving TO wharf own
ers and persons having structures on the
tide flats through doing away with the
ravages OF the teredo, the Duwamisn
waterways being supplied with fresh
water which would flow northward along
the existing water front.
< The retaining ia compact shane. all
directly connected, OF all the harbor ia
cilities-the Old water front. Duwamish
waterways. canal and lake-aIl being
closely adjacent TO the present husin ,ss
center.
g. The creation OF an area OF i.5& acres
Of level land directly adjoining the bust
ness center OF the CITY. adjacent TO deep
water and all the railroads. so as 10 be
perfectly adapted for manufactures. saw
~ ,G~-a-
goods abroad by sea and 70 the interior
BY land.
The creation of abundant level area
where railroads can establish their ter
minals and meet ships on the same level
8. The immediate advantage 10 he
gained by putting into practical enect
the Mat designed ny Engineer Rogue AMI
aioptea nv the tide land appraisers.
o The removal q the present unsaa-
ffarv condition az the fats where sewage
is discharged a. high water line 10 spre;,a
our az low tide and Tester In the sun and
evolve poisonous gases. With the fats
fifei sewers can ne carried through -
deem water IN the waterways and on the
harhor line. where the sewage VIII b
eweDt ont 20 sea nv the tidal currents.
which act as n natural disinfeciant- TIE
Yarrs sewage area on the lake front AMI
IN the Rainier valley. which nov dis
charges into the lake. viii be drained
into sewers running 4ttkt- AA4Et We tAfN va
the canal which hisects the Rainier val
lev at its lowest point.
"a The opening - ocean commerce az
tho great holy cf fresh water II Lake
washington with an sggfegate frontage
Of eighty miles free fFom the t"Tedo ana
tides savirg greatly IN the cost ~
Vvhsrves ans cleansing ships ~ marine
n TIE opening az the land along the
chores 81 Lake Washington fer Fuanufar-
turing purposes. With ship and rail con-
mecticn.
- The laying hare Of strip along me
saka srant ~ the lowering ~ the water,
=, which a driveway can - established
=. slight cost. extending along the canal
hTru,s To the business section - ;he city.
- T-he .aaeu}rr 81 Lake Washington as
. g-eat storage basin for logs. into which
.hey can be dumped by al railroads
touching its shores and which NIL e iFee
from damage Hy ne teFsNle os 80 a., =
4, the sound. and from damage by foods.
a. An me rivers. Even y a boom shoni1
~ h-akan. the logs could oc easily re-
1888 vrhne "a che sound they No AID
- sweat away and hopelcSs'y lost.
a TIE establishment o. water trans
portatlou from the shores 81 Lake VAST
s,s-son ana lake SamnauisA Tor aEr.-
'','i,,,v,l purposes ana mineral products
s.4 logs sron tho back country - me
$50 The lowering ~ Lake WASH ~
an Wi make it possible for the farner
:, soas his products direct frona a Aara
on the shore 20 steamer On the AaA"'
= s1eee prevention - floods n t1e
xs-st.a DuwaFnish AMI Rack river val
,.,s sns 'Sassak sloush. by Feiu-ia< IRE
,,c-r,snen, level - Lake WASHINGTON aTi
.ssvartine CEDAR river into e. this re.ie'
sr- the channel - the Duwassisa ~ no+'1
,s,,eS THIS woula result n rcris4f' -
sa~ge areas - agricultural tsnd ~
r-rrn
- ,.s alsn would reclaim q large
-. s~o.-s tle shores - the Lake
- IRE ouriacaticn % tie water -