The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-30
A CONVEY ISLAND WANTED.

What Seattle seems to want, among q
few other things. Is sort OF Coney ISL
and somewhere along Lake Washington
or on Puget sound. 1t Is needed more In
the interests OF those who don't want 1t
than In the interests OF those who do.
This seems like paradox, but 1t states
truth. few years experience has DEM
onstrated that there is & certain percent
age of people who, IL they lived in London.
would spend their Sunday afternoons at
Greenwich o. Gravesend. eating shrimps
and drinking beer; or IL they lived In .
German city, would spend the sunday
afternoon dancing and drinking beer. or
II they lived in New York. would find .
similar pastimc at Coney Island, doing
very many things-and drinking beer.
Fifty per cent. Of the people Of Seattle
eho spend Sunday afternoons wandering
IN the parks prefer not to have the ac-
compartment OF beer. and they sometimes
prefer not to have the company Of these
who want beer The law Of Seattle has
been that nc beer or other liquor should
be sold either at Madrona park or Leschi
park or Madison park: and II that law
has been obeyed there is something about
the atmosphere OF these places that has
q very unpleasant effect upon those visit
ors who like beer.
Those who desire to enjoy the natural
beauties Of the lake and to take their chill
dren, with an absolute sureness that there
will be no sign OF intoxication and no
stimulan: to familiarity. are fully as anx-
ious To have a place established where
those who want liquid refreshments OF
robust character can have them ana en-
Joy them. Whether that Coney Island is
IN be on the Sound or on the lakc rests
To great extent with the city council.
II ss probably immaterial to most citizens
where IL is so iorg rs II Is confined to one
place. and the other resorts are kept alb
solntely free from the peculiar attractions
of the summer garden" II 1t Is 20 be
ct any one place II should be vigorously
kept out OF the other places.
There is a rivalry between the street
car lines and the owners OF the pavilions
at the END of each, but even they would
fnd Ii an advantage to their business TO
have the segregation made and the dis
tinction observed. The prctenses of inn
munity and evafons OK the ordinance in
the past have brought reproach upon the
city and annoyance to many citizens.
ON the other hand. the policy Of the ad-
rnlnistration in ordaintng that no liquor
be sold anywhere has resulted IN It's being
surrop,tt,ousiy sold everywhere. not. per-
aaps. at the paviiions. but In the :mme
date neighhorhood. aud all have been
rendered alike Objectionable to those to
whom llquor- drinking is offensive when
their families are around, or perhaps at
any time.
II msy be unfair 20 the owner Of any
che place 10 discriminate against him. and
10 the advantage OF another. SO far as
tais sort Of traffic lie concerned: bat the
tYan.c Is now entirely prohibited, and any
Concession TO DO made is not fer the profit
Of the vendors or the benefit OF casual
drinkers, but fer the comfort OF those
who want these OF European customs TO
fack by themselves. and not 10 mo!es,
those wao prefer to keep away.