The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-13

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san Francisco boana far 49, .saas III
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s&ges. perfectly sheltarea al !.
lrom storms and dangers a pss..
ltselI. q which they are slt 49,
tian. Seatfles alert ana wea.ssss.s.
mercantile houses were cnsrs $3.50
themselves Of these natural ssvs. ~
ana the consequence ID rat 49, :
with Alaska. which. FIVE an ~ wa. ~ ~
hardly had an existence, y rev s-stsE
at % per cent. OF the total IA -
American Trading eompany, VA ~.
line OF vessels up the Yvkcn ~. ~
maintains on that river a ssr.s q ~.
posts, has It's headqaartsrs anj rsr.s..s.
the chief part OK lts aunesies 4 &C.
There ia no doubt that the Aisss ~
has come TO Seattle to stay, Or a, -
the development. now but hevsfrar
will grow TO great propcrsanlk
The Japanese steanera
'aThe selection OF Ssattls a IN r.s.
terminus OF the great yavaxesp rss.sss
line-the Nippon YuAen Hs:shs-ss,nsI
the only connection tecusrsd 10 sshsx,
its commercial supremacy. ne ~ !
direct steamship Communicates q,
Asia had long been cause of sttp NJ
70 Seattle. The city had wasted has y
a direct railway connection with he III
1t was amply repaid Tor Ito ysss 4 VI.
Ing by being chosen xs the Paciat ~
nus Of SO powerful and progressive xs
road as the Great Northern. II wn Su
" fortunate In securing Z tra1.fkA
steamship connection. The Nippse I'm
Kaisha is one OF the great sseaEssk -
panies OF the world. II has easz
z, 900. 600 yen and owns sixtr-seysa sszs
ahlps, with tonnage OF l1ssa tsz q.
IS building and about 70 build 4 ~
more Of newer and larger typs In
established a monthly service bxsz
Yokohama and Seattle. which hsssx
successful that II has already bad az
on extra vessels, II has already fsssex
a considerable market fer our azx
-four and other products. II II esrtaas
bring other large enterprises IL 10 ~
The establishment here Of heura 3
Of /. 900 barrels daily capacity has rtsA
and other Industries VIII uHasub;slI D
low.
The Many Sources Of Traits
THE great Fundamental resources ~
state is IFS lumber. and a large par 7 u
trade in this product IL tributary . NJ
tie. It's extensive grocery and AiFssss
concerns furnish the supplies 10Y ne -
and logging camps scattered h'ssSsss
western washington The Efea az
product Of King. Snohomish, sk0s =
Whatcon counties Is handed cnlshs =
Seattle dealers and banks Ons SfH
brokers alons has sold durlns sas y
vear no less than eco cars q Sega
Resides having several lumber Ms y.
Its water front, the greatest niih y Y
country IS but seven miles eis,Ass -, -
the town OF Ballard, WHICH has -
lumber mills and turns out 4 y az. n <.
npt Of shingles than any other W. = !, :
sfate r. virtually part OF ne ei'l 6 :
a.tln Resides lumber and salasA
large mart OF the other pfodues = Z
gtafe--coal. fish. wheat, ray, cas- :,
fruit. cattle. hides and dairy 49,
handled by Seattle dealers ~ :. -, :.
large salmon csnnerfes ard $3.50 -.
sssiera m fresh and cured 80. z. ~ i.
wet az which 10 Eastern ms'sfs :. =
~rorrr n large proportions si'n'a ~ "a
s,esra THE quantity Of wheat aaa ~.
s,Efeh q Few years ago ariountea - -
ing Increases year bT year. =. ca
nrosuct Of the Franklin, NsNeasa. =. =,
1,;srn ons and other coal mines % . =.
- +sn Columbia & Puget ssufs =. !,
- - the Gilman mine on ths - !,
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-. - :, seattle or consumed - !.
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ned AZ sio0. 60. the market ~, w,sas
lids not only 70 the stare = ,,s... )
sop hut 70 British Colnnbia. A
I4awa,ian Islands and Japan.
The Mosquito Fleet -.
an. ,te greatest factor N -,
commercial prosperity = Lea ~
What r. aptly called ~ m0s H.. ~, u
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, - is water front ara p's'y 80
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go. a N less than sixly-sisn' : SO -
souhu; - - wbarges taily, o. -
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S.fs hove Seattle for inesf 49, -, s,vssssptH
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go 49,. ~, merely 10 the snteIg', ..,<.rs.
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unfolding n the vast , fssoS, "a ,hs -
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