The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-09
SEATTLE MUST BE CHECKED.
NORTHERN CITY IS wIDE-AWAKE
Washington's Metropolis Is Better Adver-
tised Than the Coasts Great

Washirgton's Metropolis Is Better Adver-
tised Than the Coasts Great
est City.
"One OF the grayest commercial prob
lens ever confronted by the merchants of
San Francisco is nov visible IN the bust
ness world It is whether San Francisco
will pursue its present passive policy and
allow Seattle TO steadily carture ali the
Alaskan trade or take measures 10 divert
the travel from Seattle 70 this port.
THE case was put forcibly yesterday by
F. II. Grffiths well-kuown business
man OF Philadelphia. who has been In con-
sulta.ion with Wendell Easton and other
business men for several days. He said:
we never hear Of San Francisco in the
East. Seattle Is the only point ever heard
OF by the outdtter. and It Is because the
little city has advertised and is known all
over the United States. while San Fran
cisco is unadvertised and practically I'M
known.
wv H. Mills was seen yesterday after
noon relative 20 the common impression
i'm the East that there are freighting and
Quitting advantages az Seattle. He vas
shown clipping from the Iron and Metal
Worker. portraying the advantages Of Sc
attic. whereupon he gave his idea on the
xuhtsS~t I'm all its details. Among other
things the clipping said:
Seattle Is believed Ia he uuqueStion-
ably the hes, and nearest city from which
Ia start III business 20 reach the kiondike
trade It ie tho last port OF departure fer
Alaska frorn the United States. and every
vessel which has gone north this season
has either left Seattle directly or touched
there ~ the last porf- Sixty-five vessels
If, FOR the north during the past season
IN s{xry-eFght siav@ Furthermore. Seattle
Is the only point on the Pacific coas; which
is directly reached by three Of the COM
netting transcontjneu'a railroads
Speaking Of the information thus scat
tered broadcast by the most widely ctrcu-
lated If trade journals. Mr.. Mills said:
- The informs ton Is ali Taislf aiding IN
The frs, u'ace the freight rates are the
same Both Seattle and San Francisco
are terminal points ana the railroads au
quote one price. whether the goods he
shipped there mr. here, Fat there Is 4
deeper faIlacy hack Of IL than this II is
the fact that the man going 70 the Yukon
basin from tho or Fast Or Middle West
has practically no freights across he con
tsuent san Francisco Or Seattle wsuid
he the outut.ine point in either ease.
really think what ve need most "a p grand
general - urIs store or cooperative sun
ply aspo:. wherein All the merchants q
the city wouId exhibit fAelr SAMPLES. or
possibly own stock In the concern II
tNere were some Ss1ch store aS fh{S where
the stranger rouid see snA rrGce eveyv-
thing from needle To = quzrfz nil q
would - worth the teade.f0ot's .fsyse -
come 'his nay and buy his outa, II our
u1rTCN ants are vile awake they viii have
soma sort II an organization perfected a-A
have their advertising al over the Fast
within a month t~am today. II IL hfvt,
;inIe for them "a - Uu and q osnx We
cannot remain quiet hanger wltaeat s~rt-
Gus loss n leo 20 believe rhe-r v-s,f
D. fairy ia 90 people on thai- vav - rhe
NukND basin rAxt spring, oar local rsor,,,n
should organize aeeucjeS T. the East an
81 tae Yukon country a. o@9e e. nd tsf7p,-
lisa hank o: exchange n iha far re~,A
TAis thing g moi be done vel r. Z sim.
saa2 way. aUt there must Do = t.srf ~
directors ara a thorough cr=enszsrs.,,,
TIE company ~ ai3,~d merchants rs{-hr
veil have great warehouses n ~. r.ay,h
&5Sa and carry on fh% huSinasS tsrf-h ,ha
usinosi freedom as regards me ~e4er-7a-,
- rOosss. fer fas}r agents wo7lis keen IAN,
informed jg2sg wher a ship a~5 hovs Ys-,srb
81 s1y given quality 10 send e'
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