The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-24
d1IE SHOULD AWAKE!
-, Cities Fighting Hard for
Alaska Trade.
!, e ,sfoaMATloN SENT OUT.
rygcofurs From Advertise
.sa Reading nntter-secre-
.y sra,nerd' of the Local Hurea"
.-x~xuasion. Talks strongly
-. Necessity for Action
-. Vow Has the Lead.

:. ,s,<ns establishment by the seat'ls
- Of Commerce Of Klondike
=, information has already brought
:. attention Of the business men 81
49, .xo most important facts
sEelT.
-..,s;pg TIE best route to reach the
!, ala. a the Yukon has been dis
- broadcast throughout the East By
-..n. sspoas and corporations.
s.r,s thst San Francisco. Portland
~..oua as well as the British CO.
-, estles are making every possible
-, 10 wrest from Seattle that which
. sv held securely and complaoently
]. s.srs-the control Of the Alaskan
tusnsss.
r.ss Of clippings from Eastern news
-. and other publications was brought
:. n. osncs OF the Post-TntelIigenesr
~.,erday. Correspondents writing 70 some
a. newspapers, and the authors OF
.,use." to the Yukon, and OF books pur-
ling 10 contain facts" concerning the
rs,d,se gold fields. have supplied East
= v4cpIe with a great quantity Of un-
..ssh.A matter. Rival communities have
..,.s these misstatements abroad,
.xlsa with the declaration that the best
..,s,,Iss point for the Yukon was located
: ne plscs from which the Information
zsasssd
Ne question here suggests Itself: What
- he merchants OF this city doing TO de-
ri he purposes Of the residents Of those
sjs On the Pacific coast who hope 10
s,srt from It's natural channel n portion
| 4 tss business that has flowed unques-
tasa through the gates Of Seattle2
s>Isz are given few OF the statements
sbashed IN the East "a showing the mis-
ba;sag character OF the matter supplied
Is arge number OF people. who. unless
kssrmed OF the truth. might be induced
ascs confidence ia the representations
| ssas
In Harper's Weekly.
gn5an Adney. the special correspond
nst Harper's Weekly. writing under
az d Victoria. Il. c.. August II. fur
axa biz paper with the following
Frferia s awakening 10 the realization
81 sact-a blunt. hard yet agreeable
ne Circle City and Juneau. where the
! ga las hitherto been mined. are IN
Gasrtan territory. and so Seattle has
| gzetrslly nonopolized the Alaska out
sszs business. But Klondlke river is in
Essd!aa territory. and the laws that
fss,a the dominion apply as well 20 It's
szassst corner. and every miners outfit
ssi goes across the international line.
vssAsr ffom Circle City or Chilkoot pass.
ma duty Why, then. should not Vic
bra and Vancouver do the business for
ksadke, and thereby save the miners the
tsassl
Ssne wide-awake business man an
Hssd the question by at once Dispatch
hstmsn 10 Seattle 10 purchase an outfit
n Z sseertain the prices.
Thai same firm informed me that since
= PsFsland came down with her load Of
Axake gold they have QUILTED some
ass | had no idea 80 complete an
80 cogld be secured here. Everything
~ way Of clothing and supplies Is 10
: sza' 81 fair price. both here and
fsapuyer. A miner intending TO 90 to
knaaiks has the alternative either Of
~ q the American side and paying
z q o. buying here
"TreYeler's Guide.-
4haveleF's guide published I'm Chieago
Nlse statement that regular routes OF
@o'talian are supplied by the Pacific
steamship Company. which has
esspaiching mail steamships once a
1Sfhi The year round from Tacoma 10
IN the lace OF the fact that the
soana Offices OF the Paciiic Coast
.a-shsp company are located al Seattle.
see us steamers are supplied with
aHa provisions. and from this city
= n0fe than = per cent. OF It's patrons.
fssshg: "' '''0
s are two principal routes BY
ne Yukon mining district may be
80 One Is by steamer from Puget
-, 'le ether route IS by ocean steamer
- ~
"h"' tacoma Does.
s eaNafsS men Of Tacoma have formed
eaasties TO which has been aasirncd
ny q ADVERTISING that city far ana
! .sfaasho1i the East as "the most
"a Quitting point for the Kion-
) Hamilton. president Of The
So q Commerce. 81 chairman If the
- :. several thousand cards. setting
e haze been printed ana sent over
e. !, $50 49,, anu Middle West. wh.le q
I = :, . 49,, i'' pages. containing mat
~ ss's - q. Eng nature. has been pub
esss,ssrrss. '',g auspices Of 'he Chamber
xs..s and f heing distributed by
IN nebt.', sN'ilt t'hllWar company
- 4 ~ - a.. ~ Y me Ne@ York World
a. s.ses,.' N'.'iid he rush e'Yca Tacoma
aa e. ,hs -. VI ,ne steamer line 10
Rsa,e.. sV4te 20 the gold fields.
~ 4 gSss- ~, RECORD and Investors
Ass,,sss.,. -. 5e5fia's oH September Is $. A.
sssr i 49,. eieN from 'ar Washing
NJ = "n'ea tacoms's manufactures
'ssss se.i, 49, .s D.Sh' and dav employ
= b "A 81 f. :. 'a,'f and Chat one Hrm
II Chez, -, etitattine sales,