The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-02

Port Townsend Ian. --Sercsal.-Crse
the present plan OF naunscapai rstrsTscn-
usens tAe future cusscck Of the city -
greatly sraPrcves- The eoaEcs zioesssss .
plan rsceafiy 90 Pay the cifyfs exrs rsss
our CT the current yearly TAX collections
and with the ress4ae redeem oatsszs ming
warrants. This method Immediately re-
stored general confidence ard acsa2l ex-
penses were greatly reztzeed. which was
owing, partly 20 The fact rast the EneseesE-
esInsss Is pad Ia cash Instead Of warrzEss
which were subject 10 discount Now the
csey reaps the een<izt OF the discount, eSs
tabiishes good cr~lzt system and re-
cesyes ssso-s fo~ is nscaey than hereto
fore. In speaking o. po.T Townsend . fti-
fure Mayor James Seavey toEight said:
The outlook for the e5u1srg year tor
perE Tssxnsend Is much better taan MANY
rsecpss dreamed OF year or tws $3.50.
The energetic prospecting for coal that -
being carried on In this vicinity BY Brit
ish capita. a Bexxon syndicate AID lscas
citizens, each OF which $ independent Of
the other. Is sure to be successful. Tae
hess coal experts os Vancouver island AID
OF the Eass have yEuspec.si tho lands
he-eAoouts and they have declared that
as depth of about 10 feet the same
vein OF anthracite coal wlzsca uHGerEys
Narai-no viii pe found here. This IHfor-
nation has thus far caIsel $1,000 or sa2sas-
co to be Invested in prospecting ard the
Indications are very Eattertng- With
good anthracite coal mine az our door
Port Townsend viii make II very interest
ing for British Columbia coaa dealers in
the California markets. The prosg >ets for
exceptionally good. our citizens have
had the best OF erscourag esEsenr and liz
1lscemsnss EXTENDED them TO get The prop
erty holders into proper shape for propos-
ing terms 10 a certain railroad company
which recently has evlaced disposition
70 build aswa on the west side OF Puget
Sound. Conferences thus far have been
very satisfactory and hare every reason
to believe that before the end Of the year
the city viii be In fair way 10 have
Eastern railroad correction. The pros
pecs of a revival IN the lumber trade -
much better and that would mean a gem
eraI revival IN commercial affairs Of Port
Townsend. Slace shipping became 80 de-
pressed in receat years cur locality has
felr the loss much keesser taaa other cities
OF the Northwest. The government has
recently awarded three contracts in this
city which Will scatter nearly $4,000 IN
the channels OF trade by July /. The as
gregate amount OF monthly salaries paid
by the government IN Port Townsend -
g.an. This city IS also the headquarters
OF the tGg'ncaxs which expetsd an addi-
tienal 81. 900 a month. Other shipping in
tcrests rsearly douose thai amount OF. ex-
penditures every month. Thus ii can be
readily understood as 70 what comprises
the real foundation OF Port Townsend /
know Of no instances this wiater where
families or individuals were In actual
need OF food or shelter ard / believe thar
the people OF Port Townsend are in much
better shape financially than elsewhere IN
cities OF similar size. TIE bankers gem
orally report that Port Townsend Is on
the verge Of general business revival"