The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-01
>..ttIe the Coast Terminus Of
Transcontinental Lines.
,ooe,cN COMMERCE GATEWAY.
fse.l Point for the iran'porta''"" h"''-
ness efthe Aorthwe''~Se" """"'
Are Heading This Way.

throughout tfie ie4its IA "''1 ]'
ar.ah,rvton a net of railroads prociaiins
-. ,sytlization and settlement OF which
- ...ei rail is invariably the forerun-
=. qhsy cross the barren plain, creep
,v.~ rugged mountains and deiVe INTO
M dense forests. transforming into pop
,loas and pgoperoGs communities the To-
- where but a few brief years ago
-. I,n.. Indian held undisputed sway.
Tssv furthermore open avenues East
.ns south for the shipment OF rIch ana
ahnndant crops Of grain. the output OF
49, ,as, coal and iron areas. the mex
h.nsiabIe forests Of timber ana unex-
.rnpIst FISH industry; and IN the wonder
hl progress of railroad CONSTRUCTION
IN mis- state during the past few years
~ f,nes seem to have turned to Seattle
- the great commercial center OF the
Northwest and the natural racine coast
terminus for transcoHtinental roaos.
Several have already made TINS ther
absiinr place while others are coming
with all possible haste.
seattle is a natural port for the en-
trance and departure " vessels Oh c"ih-
merge II is nearer the ocean tnah any
,a,u,,ted rival clty on Puget Sound. It's
h,rlor. Elliott bay. which is amply ar
,zngei by the natural configuration OF
the land, is amply protected from Tue
e,,asional storms which disturb the
usual serenity OF this section OF oc. IN
land sea. Seattle possesses one VI the
most magnificent harbors on the race
a the mighty deep. 1t has ample deplh
and rnm 10 handle the naVies OF the
Western hemisphere. Here, in addition
N. vessels OF commerce OF the nation
could find ample room In which To ope
rate To do the traffic of the nation IN
merchantmen ii is only necessary 10 eA-
tend our present magnificent wharf anu
dock systems. and there Is no visible
boundary 10 the limit open for develop
ment.
These features are valuable adjuncts
n great railroad systems. which In time.
shortly after the financial uncertainty
which has unclaimed the ambition OF
capitalists shall have been disslpateu'
viii again begin to extend their ousi-
ness to the great Chinese and japanese
eontlnent to the isles Of Australia.
and 10 all the isles Of the great Paciiic
acean, to which Seattle il the naturai
highway. This city ia the nearest great
central point nearer than any compeu-
,nr on Puget sound. nearer than san
Francisco.
In the years 10 come. I'm connection
With the great railroad systems already
here and those projected In the future
Seattle will b. the great gateway Tor
cuatinent. to the isles Of Australasia.
Queensland. Japan. China. Korea. ST.
IBERIA and India. and other points.
And what are these systems Of rail
rSading'
First comes in order Of precedence the
Northern Pacific. because Il is the pio-
nser of all the tsher lines. y line ram
gSsng the states Of Minnesota, North
Dakota. and then spun out To single
direct track through Montana, Idaho
and Washington. II makes one of lis
teFTntnuss~ In seattle This line opens
~ 70 our lumberinen and growers of
'ruits agricultural products. cereals,
acTs ard other commodities the mar
sets Of the East l. was the first I"
'sa the door to that Eastern immigra-
Tan that has made Sea7tlr's greatness
- magnificenee and It's energy. and
mace pS~sihle the success that has fol
'sed well-drectel effort
Next In order is me seattle. LAX
shere Eastern. built rs purely local
nah 10 develop that greatest II all 81
"ashihgton's industries. the lumber
interest, II has become part "t two 81
~ greatest Unconstitutional systems
We Canadian pacitlr and the Northern
sScihc. 10 which connection IS made a.
S'''ias and Seattle respectively Th'
S,Eele Lake Shor,s 4 Eastern has hen
ea''ed Seattle and ~, territory adjacent
" IN surprising c~font II has. 4
"ei@Ved. accomplished greater re
.''s man the proie.'sors ever dreamed
hu't practis,ally Js logging Rad
Immediately Developed 4 wonderful