The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-10
rotTfxe Mon TRADE.

seat special axeau >s ioease themselves
&c s4aftie. ard soiic 'ebe trade ~ the in
coming KIoaasAsrs Nit cgrnsnenazhle
enterprise. sorsew hat f...vel for our rather
easy~gssng cousins aSf,sH tho isne. Incl
dsntalsy. trey psy srtain tribute TO
Seattle BY 50 doing. a .h-y thus recox-
nsxe that Seattle from Yer commanding
position with respect i- transportation
Anes. and 40 the prssenf Mace AT which
I'll tho outfstfing trade il = inferred. IL the
psaes where the wels-pos..} gold -zeskess
are mort hkeiy 10 be fogss previous 10
their Departure fer the nosts'
Tss.aro is ona matter Why, these for
fisn arsinsnssrs are using dil.:eusiy Ia per
sonai interviews. in printed :g,osssrs and
silI,s, ir the strenuous effort. - divert
from Seattle seTse portion 81 {. raaxnlf-
cent trade when she is row enjoying.
This seapoa, tsse roie ere In their arsr,ory
Is that sersoas quitting in Seattle viii be
compelled to Eay duty upon their outfits
wsssn hey reach Canadian territory. At
Present this - trae. II is equally true,
however, that an outfit purchased In Vic
'sria. IL indeed enc could az this time be
octain@a there which contained all the ar
uT1ea ESSENTIAL. viii cost more than the
same ostfit purchased ia Seattle. with the
duty to be paid added This Is true BE-
cause OF THE duty Itself.
The very goods whicn the British Column
bas ouifsttrr Is seeking 10 sell 70 Yukon
frtfx-z ufs f~sSE
purchased - very large extent 10 the
United States. and no ineons.aerabis por-
'ioa right here in the city os Seattle. from
whoaesais houses. The mao who ro@s To
British Columbia city 10 De su,fs,ted
VIII buy there American -four beans and
bacon: American tools. American Blankets
and American rubber boots AMI leather
shoes. all Of which have been irnporte.
from this side and have had duty paid
thereon
Taxing complete outfit suitable and
necessary for any man who proposes TO 70
into the Yukon country and remain there
Tor one year, dependent solely upon what
ae carries with him. the gross price which
would h~a charged In British Columbia
over she Seattle price for the same amount
and quality Of goods VIII come 10 cons,d-
esaniy more than su;iicien; to pay any
duties which may he charged
And this Is but one side of the proco-
si,ion. Seattle merchants have been OUT
fitting naen for the Yukon Tor ten years
past. IN greater or smaller numbers; the
requirements Of such an outfit cosid orrv
DC learned az experience: there arc GER
tain articles. Indeed. which have been ex-
asesssly manufactured 70 meet the REGULAR
necessities CT tho Yukon Miners. and
when have in consequence Leea carried
rs stock In Seattle houses, and bore alone.
The great majority OF all tire .,en now in
ihe Yukon purchased their supplies In
mis- city.
Seattle sncseharss 10 net need TO be ed
pcated IN sas necessities o. This trade. ro-
do they have 10 learn wha. .he REQUIRE
'nenss are. 1t has bsen part % their daily
BUSINESS "a. years 20 saDssy this trade.
The first heavy rush OF .i4ls year. which
would have swept hare the shelves OF
s%ery oSher town In the Northwest OF
SoctS x0iiahie 10 the Alaska trade ala no.
seriously trsrasr tie stocks Of Seattle rasr-
eaanss. ard rot euc single order vas lei,
HafiiIesf These stocks today sire Ear
greater s~er when sAe rush began. ana
s'saasa iea.gs people reach Seattle en- route
20 he new gold aslas between raw and
aexs spring. every ran Of them viii: nasi
ihAi he can be oatGs;ea here cheaper than
IN any place or the paeinc coas, (eyen
9TH duties added. ana cheaper than ne
coala bay the rsFnc articles anywhere
Else II the world ana pay freight upon
them ~ Seattle. This Is apparently a
strcng statsgnsnt. hat Il - ono which l.
SAILS borne ups by sss facts. and. snaee,
wiz be chccrsaIiy testified 70 By airy ore
IS she 1oea NJ 30 K}ondlkars MO have
pssrehasesi complete outfits In thls cfsy
Villain she last three weeks