The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-22
METROPOLIS OF THE COAST.
~eattIe-- sure Destiny James NC
Naugf1t on the south canal

Seattte-- sure Destiny James We
Naueht on the south lanai
In the opinion of JAMES Mcknight, Sc
attic in ten years VIII he tire Iaf1eSt e'&S
or THE PacIae coast. Mr. NJ NanSns vas
a. the Rainfe~-f3rssud last evening. AFTER
q -, fr+n California as far south as
Monterey. where be enjoyed MS hrst va
cation in f4veytv-seVen years In lsoi
he r-zrre n Seattle ard has neen ider-
titled vltn the cit. eyer since re vas
Jed into making the remark as 70 Seat
lies prospects BY considering critlczaity
the development q the Puget SOUND sec
zion
.-r-se entire -agion shows substantial
IMPROVEMENT. % ne said. and ! am salts
fed that with the return OF good times
3, v-fW advance very rapidly. The whole
state 7 think will move forward with
a bound. and fairly outstrtp all It's com
resftors. ! base my conclusion on the
fact Of the unparalleled resources o.
Washington. Her timber. her mines. her
agricultural districts. all contribute 10
vast natural wealth and VIII set Wash
fngton IN the forefront OF the states
The South canal IN nag judgment. IS
assured For the past two days ] have
investigated the enterprise thoroughly.
and have no doubt ~ 10 It's final com
pletiou The work means great deal
for this city and will give Il uuqueStion-
also nleans a great deal for the Lake
Washington Belt Line Company. Of which
I am president That company owns
large tract Of land on the lake. includ-
ing nine miles Of water front. and the
intention when IL was formed was TO IS
tablish factories on the east shore. John
-. Rockefeller fs "A stakeholder. and there
Is no question that the outlet given by
the canal will enhance the value OF the
saH-sts Ia inf IN pa
company.
Ny faith in the state has led me dur
ing the hard times to increase my hold
ings here. l look for unexampled activ-
ity when the good times return"
AS Indications OF coming prosperity.
MIR. Mcknight spoke OF the increased
freight business OF the Northern Pacific.
During the past year there has been an
Increase OF - per cent, and Indications
are that the present year will show an
increase still greater OF Is per cent,
bringing the total increase for the two
years up TO 81 per cent. a most favorable
sign is the movement toward the East.
particularly Of lumber.
Mr.. Mcknight has not yet severed his
connection with the railroad. on that
point ne said
When 1 entered into the railroad bust
ness several years ago. | kept my little
home in Hhis city. determined 10 come
back TO IL when l should no longer be
contested with the railroad. The home
stiI awaits me. and the time is not yet
here for me to return TO 1t. / am still
saving wood. "
Mr.. McNaught pleasantly dismissed a
question as 20 the effect Of the recent
election Of Elijah Smith to tie president
of the oregon Improvement Company by
saying that Mr. Smith himself would be
In the city before very long and could
speak for himself. He had heard. how
ever. that Mr.. Smith had declared that
James J. 1ill was IN no way connected
with the election.
While IN Monterey Mr. McNaught stop
ped al the Hotel Del Monte. which he
describes as a place as near 10 paradise
any on earth. He felt that after be-
ing twenty seven years continuously in
the harness he was fairly entitled to a
vacation, and in company with his fam
lily thoroughly enjoyed himself. He will
leave this morning for the SLOGAN mining
district 10 inspect some properties in
which he is interested