The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-28
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SEATTLE, SATURDAY. AUGUST Is.
A nrsT 10 MERCHANTS.

sra.tle never got anything IN tile way Of
trade exeept By activity and hard work. 50
that L may sgern a work OF sspereregatlon
10 remind - nerchan,s that wafchfulness
ard enterprise were never more necessary
than nnw.
Il looks now as II the traffic with Alaska
must necessarily pass through Seattle.
but unless there is a determination to
make this the eutrepoi Of trade We may
lose considerable Of II to other places.
Portland Is very far from being satisfied
With the subordinate position she has been
compelled 20 far TO occupy In relation TO
this new stream OF commerce. The Orego-
nian. with commendable interest In the
welfare of the city in which II Is pub.
l.shed. has made earnest appeals to the
merchants there TO awaken 10 the oppor-
funity and avail themselves Of It's advan-
taRes Yesterday II published long let
ter on the Alaskan ;raflic. in which the
following very significant paragraph APP
pears:
up to this date there have been al least
7oeo men outntted for the mlnes On an
average an outfit will coat not less than
S3ee or a total Of xs.loo ESQ. Has Portland
gotten her share OF this trades IN addi-
ton TO this every man has at least 500 10
1900 In money. Those who have already
ccme are but the uncertain drops preeed-
ing the heavy rain. compared TO those who
will follow. Better try 10 dam the Co
lrmbia than to stand in the way OF the
mighty throng who VIII rush To the North
next spring. What are we doing 10 get
eur share of this trsde7 The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company finally pat on
the Elder 10 make two trips a month.
which, with the best OF luck. she may do.
but they don't even advertise that fact In
their sailing ists and for all stranger
could tell in Juneau from the advertise
. ments In the local papers no steamer IS
running TO Portland. on the other hand.
what are we doing7 Every Great North
ern or Northern Pacific folder. every enc
OF their Advertisements. points the way
north via Seattle or Tacoma What steps
are being taken to show that Portland Is
also on the highway TO this golden Mecca
Of the world What II tho Pacific Coast
steamship Company should withdraw the
Elder Portland would sit an lrnpotent
giant at the very gateway OF the prom
Used land. but could not even lift TIE
latch. Her sleeping millions would rust
while the active slSpence OF the sound
towns would roll and grow as snow
balls. II the klondIke was hiotted out.
the trade OF Southeastern Alaska Is ~
tho greatest value to Portland. 1t Is
bound to grow and It's industries develop
rapidly. That thl. trade is worth having
xces without snying; that Il viii not come
for the ASKING Is stating bat truisn.
that We can set Cur share OK e BY work
= equally srcs"
What the correspondent says Is as true
OF seatlie a. Il is az Portland. We fauss
no. rsst in security. Competition VII. -
active. even though we ignore e. We arc
new entering q nsld ,n which we have
net merely Tacoma e. contend with. Bolh
Portland ana saa Francisco are wealthy
citses With wall .sf.nrxhea n,ersartiis
houses aud transportation companies, ana
thsy will net permit the profitable trade
now Offering to pour into car Tsp. The
Tacoma merchants srs sais 70 have a man
constantly travelling on the Northern pa-
eiac railroad between Tacoma ma sc-as
point IN Idaho for N. sole n,rnose OF in-
sucinx we~-housd prospeciors a buy
their out1ss n his city. Il wcula aot pay
ore nrm "a 60 ta.s sat 70 ali tho outat,erz
combined Il wault cost very ,i3sie e eaefs
20 performs a similar service Coz this city.
sorae OF the Eastern newspapers have
don. splendid service fer Seattle BY re-
ferrlnS 20 Il as re right phase - outfit
for tho ysker. e9t g VAS g gratultous
service, ara was due estisely 20 the good
will OF those newspapers, among witch
should re mentioned with especial graft
taas the New YORK sun. TIE New York
Tribune. and the Man ana Express Ar
advertisement IN Each 81 tAsse papers, ard
IN ether suitable mediums shcala bc A
part % the peonssanea % cur merchants.
Advertising schemes are being talked q.
ana {, IS proposed 30 yg-ead aovca8 tha
advantages q Seattle as place 10 ieoate
IN. Taa, Is = very good plan Tor building
up the population of the CITY. BAT rsors
prestaele plap vii - 50 seek 20 Increase
the business q these Who az already
hers.
II can ~ understood why those psos-
pscsors en- The pass woa'3 nos 3sa bands
IN Improving tse sFaH Sc taaf others
might come "a mere easily. hgt shst
Is ret TIE case w7SA the merchants.
They are here e stay. whea taey cou-
ssraot traits ana taG4 Bridges Ger usa
traffic It FERNS 4 Veraanrss Investment.
when they have teo much to - IL Vii