The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-06

a. GlBtfiDuttDu % tue spcetAi htuit-
~ edition OF the P3gt-intelligencer.
| Tss paper WAS set To mayors, govern
"a eonsais, pCssnaaters and editors
smang others. bet 90 the editors OF the
nnltes States IN particular is the POST
hsslgencef indebted for kind notices.
there is any class OF men and women
"a tie globe who appreciate a good
slag when they see II, ii Is the news
yaper editors. and when the American
| sstors saw the special klondike
| edition. they recognized its truthfulness
| saa merit and told their readers TO get
1 copy. The fact that every mail To
| his day Is filled with requests for the
| special klondike edition is proof that
laeir advice was accepted and that
mly small part OF what the Klondike
| rod fields will do for this country Is
JET appreciated.
The Post-Intelllgeneer has heretofore
| rpFuduced many OF the notices of the
| American press, and hsre calls atten-
| ten 10 few more that have found
| lasr way to this Office. lin all the
| fgirit OF frankness and good will to-
sgd Seattle. the Gateway city 10 the
Kandike gold fields. is so apparent
lAai the PostIntelligencer is glad 10
:sks this means of returning sincere
hanks.
Many OF the papers have used the
Materials OF the special edition for
Arge writeups OF the Klondike, how 10
rsff as.A J.. - IN, D. aah
SEATTLE naturally appeared prominent.
These wrteaps. however. are all too
eEg for reproduction and no attempt
made here To do so. II would Re-
glre another special edition 20 accomo-
date them with the space. There were
slso many editors who used the IN
tprmation as the subject for editorials.
Among these was the Amesbury, Mass.
Daily News. bright newspaper. with
lelrcalation of over 10000 copies daily.
The Daily News said:
Seattle. Washington, is receiving n
treat boom from the opening up of the
kondlke gold fields, Its leading paper.
ne Seattle Post-lntelligeneer. has just
ASaed special klondIke edition, fun
q Information tn regard TO reaching
she gold fields and the position that
osaitle holds In connection with them.
IN speaking of the benefit Seattle has
received from the movement. il says:
lhe Sudden Increase In business IN Sc
ssls during 1897 was one OF the mar
eeis OF the country. AS II in a day,
Merchants who had been doing only an
ordinary business were confronted with
IA Fp4s Es.8s ,essr Il
va 50 great that after every clerk who
eala work to even half advantage was
sAployed. The doors often had 20
: licked 10 keep the crowds ogt while
'ae orders We're being filled Orders
ssa given merchants 10 iill without
Pslers being furnished. but honesty
E'ea and the miners were mere than
Rsasea With Seattle's low, honest
Nks In fourteen days after the ar
a'ai Of the Portland In July. goods 20
inspectors alone had been sold
saoahilag 20 1926 600 Naturally at
Nat TINE this unexpected rush was not
easy thing Tor the merchants TO
Aaaie II camo without warning To
Z slfe they had always carried large
sAsplleS OF goods peculiarly adapted
Ge Arctic climate. and the early
s2'sr stories u the predetermined
.Aaes Of the kloudike had caused many
hFgely Increase their usual stock in
.sueipation Of a spring rush: but It is
- e1eFstating the fact 60 SAY that the
fthahts were fairly lifted of their
oy the rush trade that over
saesned them almost as soon as the
spor's Of the riches brought down
eeaA TIE klondike by the steamships
. sAssis'or aad Portland had been made
sAaie No sooner had the rush app
ssAtea. however. than orders were
sseea by telegraph tor big stocks. aud
ese the BIG rush was fairly on new
ses we're canning into Seattle by the
~'oaa Il Is estimated by the POST
s-sailseneer that S.pu0 people Neye
.tAaed Tor klondike during this year.
- tast from l0.0t4o 10 20 GOO who de-
-. = 50 70 Alaska next spring VIII
.AteF there 5000 % whom are now In
s.N No wonder the city booms.
49, that all Of the cities Of G5 geo
.ssoi'2nts In this country had such
- prospects as Seattle
&c Florida Philosopher. published
s-' s,sseent City. Fla. also says edi-
We received a special KlondiEe eil-
a. the Seattle Ptsst-lntelligcncer.
'3ned az Seattle Nash last week.
- Fsnlete with interesting inlorna-
- aeont the Klondlke gold regtoa
- ne routes 90 the now famous Sec
seattle merchants are well able
s.s.sply miners w5th outfits as ii is
% ne maia rogtc 20 Alaska and
- soc heids. an6 The principal Alas
a. sssAulers sals from that port. Sc
city 90 65ooo 70 - .0aa inhab-
-, Sad IS the terminus az three
ss.aese'ino0tal railways. Over Seaa
- aea prospecters have this wear
s~..e she SOLD fields via Seattle.
AZ Of whom boagat their oatats
& s@ etty. expanding therefor over
AlondlAe excitement hiss some
lssesieed for TIE present Ms travel
So has STOPPED for The sea-
Is getting tao cs's go make ne
~SA 10 the As~+s.. .f.-t- ~.