The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-25
CITY OPTICAL PArEa-
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SOME IarART1AL TESTIMONY.

BONE IMPARTIAL TEsTlAONs'
~ the Post-Intelligencer were to UNI
1ertake to reprint all the good things
raid about Seattle in the newspapers
Of the United States, there would be lit
~ room In its columns for other news.
It acknowledges them with gratitude.
Two statements recently made by
impartial observers may be taken az
examples Of many similar ones. They
are from men who have no interest,
selfish Or Indirect. in Seattle, and from
men whose positions entitle them to
more than usual consideration.
The nrst In from Congressman
PeArce, at st. Louis. made by him to
his home newspaper. the Globe Demo
crat, after = month spent in visiting
the Pacific coast from Vancouver TO
San Diego. After referring to the
phenomenal prosperity among the
farmers Of Washington and Oregon.
Mr.. Pearce said:
New life seems to have been infused
into that Western country. Seattle Is teem-
iug with life. II In not like the boom days,
II - true. Tor that was unnatural but II "
fair to say that there will be 2iD 900 people
IN Seattle In three or four years. The dis
eoyerics In Alaska have added much TO
the shipping Interests of Seattle The same
prosperous conditions exist all along the
Pacific coast. The waste lands of Cali
fOrnia are fast being irrigated and made
70 blossom Hike the rose. The expressions
OF the farmers and business men from
Vancouver to San Diego are OF satisfaction
end prosperity
The second statement is also that of
= congressman who has not visited
the Pacific coast. Hon. Irving p. Wan
ger. Of Norristown. Pa 1t was writ
tan In reply to the circular letter OF the
bureau o: information OF the Cham.
her Of Commerce. After saying that IT
will give him very much pleasure to
promote the interests Of our cities, he
adds these significant words:
Seattle has carried the gratitude of every
patriot by the enterprise displayed by her
citixrns aad I hope viii long continue IN
woil-doing and meet abundant success
Such observations rs these show
TINT outside impartial observers realize
that there Is something broader and
deeper thar mere commercial In
Stinct which inspires Seattle's citizens.
With hut lew exceptions they have
traversed the breadth OF our country
to reach this destination. They real
IKE, rs fully aa II Is possible TO do. the
grandeur of the American republic;
and although they sit defenseiess un-
der tho fruwning British guns at Es-
quimalt. they are ever ready to resist
foreign eneroachment. whether Il is
directed against our institutions or
aimed at our trade. In bringing her
self before the American public as she
has done. Seattle has realized that she
ii not doing so merely for the sake OF
the Quitting trade which she has con.
trolled and will control. for natural
reasons: but that she Ia succeeding IN
awakening the American public as a
whole to the fact that in Seattle, San
Francisco. Tacoma and Portland. and
other cities Of the Pacific coast. and
the broad commonweal,hs In which
they are. there Is an .ntegral part OF
the nation OF which the other parts
may well be proud. because ;hey are
progressive and patriotic. and worthy
OF the nations attention for these quail.
tiles.
The klondike excitement has given
Seattle the opportunity 10 do this. She
has been the first TO seize the oppar-
tunity. That this Is realized. such q
letter as that OF Congressman wanger.
among others, Is a proof. Let our sis
ter cities do the same. and Seattle will
be content, whether she outfits one or
q million.
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