The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-06

kOHIbANuA DOA9NhS"s
II is evident that the temper OF the
business men Of Portland towards Sc
attic lie not one OF courtesy, and further,
that they must be suffering from hor-
ribIe attack Of Donanisn. which We may
adopt as d euphernism for plain false
hood.
Sometime ago the New York CONNER
ctal List. OF its own accord and with
out solicitation. printed an editorial ar
sseIe commenting most favorably on SEE
attie's enterprise. energy and ability:
the occasion being the passage by the
city council Of it's resolution that Sc
attic should be represented at the Paris
exposition.
Following that publication the Com
merciaI List was addressed on behalf
Of Tacoma Now Portland comes iurn-
bering along In the rear and adds its
burden TO the Commercial List. which
was sensible enough TO have known that
Seattle is the foremost city OF the
Northwest coast, but which was not
discourteous enough 10 refuse repre-
sentation TO the other Coast cities
And this is the sort of thing that Mr..
f. c. Masten set forth as the Portland
merchants representative:
While other cities of the Pacific North
s-ksy 49,
literature, Portland is supplying reliable
conservative information to all inauirers. :"
a good sample OF the reliable con-
servative information which Portland
supplies is as follows:
1.-THE best and mos. reliable steamers sail
from Portland. the rates being the same
as from the Sound, IN strong contrast with
the many old hulks. not a few OF which are
positively unzeaworthy and dangerous
which sail from Sound ports"
IL any one In Seattle who reads the
above reliable and conservative infor-
nation" can do so without laughing, he
has little sense of humor.
Where in the columns of the Port
land dailies have been the advertise
ments OF all those best and most re-
liable steamers? Swim 'em out Name
the fleet When did they sail? If Port
land refuses to do IL, we will be more
generous and advertise their feet. The
feet Is the George w. Elder. Record. six
trips In one year!
How many thousand men sailed for
the Yukon this year from Portland on
this fleet? Thousands. did we say?
How many hundreds, how many score?
Were there really 100 people who sailed
on the fleet this year? We doubt it,
and. as Seattle has no wish to belittle
Portland. IL Mr.. Masten will supply a
complete list OF "the best and NEST re-
liable steamers" and the number Of
passengers who sailed from Portland
for the Yukon this year. we VIII print
che list complete and free Of charge
We shall not comment on Mr.. Mas
tens condemnation of such vessels as
those Of the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, or the Rosaiie, the City Of
Seattle. the Humboldt. the Farallon. the
Portland, the Cleveland and many
others which left here as fast as they
could go and come. loaded with thou
sands who were carried with safety
from Seattle. Let Mr.. Masten name. IL
he can. "a few of the positively unsea-
worthy and dangerous old hulks"
which have left here this year. as ne
says Doubtless the United States In
speetors would DO glad to get such a
list
Mr.. Masten contemptuousiy refers
to the boom towns OF Puget sound,
and says that:
by reason of their boom methods. our
soildity. conservatism and Importance have
In measure been overshadowed."
Well, well. well. Poor old Port
land. She has been "ln measure over
shadowed." has she? And her feelings
are hurt. are they9 Is that any reason
why Mr.. Masten should try to scratch
the fair face Of Seattle
Really. this war on Seattle is becom-
Ing merry war; Opera boufe has
no more comic spectacle than Portland
saying; ''our soiidity. conservatism
and Importance have been over
Swallowed" overshadowed Is Just the
right word. Seattle is In the full blaze
Of the sun. Portland Is In our shadow.
Not only Mr., Masten says So for the
merchants, but their own newspapers
say SO for the people. Did not the Port
land Tribune say within forty DAYS
that. "as compared with Seattle"
Portland Is even yet dun. dead
town" so. out OF the mouths Of the
liar and the prophet come the sane
truths-"oyershadowed." a dull. dead
town"