The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-20

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| is no way OF fitting partitions OF them COM
parable with dredging from the outside
| of the proposed railroad avenue. either In
point GI economy CT convenience 1t al
| sorfs the opportunity Of finding. close at
| sranGs much OF Sthe material required for
the filling CT those parts OF the fats
| along the water front whAh viii be first
| developed.
tf1 Severa, prominen, men In the East
who have had much experience in ssrca
matters have strongly indorsed and rec
| commended that the avenue be located we'll
back on the flats. one Of them mentioning
1000 fee. as not too great distance. say
| ing that ssm.h an adyanta geous situation
for building a harbor on . good plan was
| seldom presented
When we reflect on the ease and mod
| crate cost OF dredging. as compared with
! the great expense Of wharf building. there
seems no reason whatever why a street
should be laid close to the harbo. strip.
| The plat as arranged will give room
for long slips and wharves. basins with
| short wharvss or bulkhead landings. ship
building plants. dry docks. warehouses
! and stores en- the avenue. etc.
n.,a,@ og.r. a, Ideal uarbor.
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compressor II THESE tracts afoni the aa-
its DEVELOPMENT on The best lines. The
only business which would gain by such
a course would be that OF trucking. This
| business. however. Is a great source OF
expense to the merchant and shipper. a
tax GA commerce. and a tax on and an
noyance to the city where much of 1t is
done. ANY arrangement which tends to
lessen or keep down the amount OF such
business Is a boon to the community.
ANY frontage on the waterways which
may be required BY the railways Will
| eventually be provided with long docks
and slips. An inspection OF the plat viii
show that The most natural location of
ocean terminals for the railways in the
near future would be somewhere along
| the water front between King street and
the south end OF the east waterway. Va
rious consultations. however, including
that of expense. may induce che railways
to locate elsewhere. as there is no lack
| OF frontage and opportunity between King
| street and West Seattle.
In any event, the tracts lying between
the waterways and the wide streets above
mentioned are of such a size as 10 admit
Of any future disposition regarding i'm
| proyements as may be found best
p.u., ..,n.