The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-27
THROUGH EASTERN EYES.
City of Wonderful Natural Resourc''
es aad Aavaataaes-its Glorious
Flowers and Scenery-Practfcai
Hiuta From . Friendly Critic.

Mrs Eliza Arrhari Conner. OF the edi-
soylal STAFF Of the American Press Associa-
ton q New York city. - Stopping for
ssor: tine in Seattle In an interview with
a poss-Inielligencer reporter yesterday she
said:
How do | like Seattle? I like il 50 well
that II were not under engagement to go
to Alaska / should be tempted 20 hnger
here indefinitely. Seattle has the mast glo-
rlous roses. the biggest and sweetest straw
| berries the uilde~e and tenderest young
green onions. OF any place in America
People IN the E,as, have no idea of the
wonderful natural resources OF Washing
ton. II iEnp-easss me that a poor family
can make living III this state more easily
and comfortably than in any other in the
Union, varied. abundant and superior
ara the products OF the soil.
Il have not seen a csiy in Europe or
America that possesses the natural attrac-
tons Seattle does-itS noble water front
It's picturesque green hills with Rainier
looming UP in ineffabie glory and majesty
far 10 the south. | never tire Of the Views
about Seattle. IL h true l famed the hold
back muscles ~ my lower limits going down
your hills the first week was here. Being
back at all at first. but simply had 10 go
down steep block Oh the run. After
attle time. though, the weak muscles got
the education they needed and can now
make the descent Ike a Seattleite to the
manner born.
In order 20 get more level ground the
city Will in time I'll In the head Of the
Sound ana add many acres 10 It's available
lands. Upon these lands Will be, built great
manufacturing eSta btShn1entt and inGUS-
t-fal plants. Thai IL what Seattle needs
-mors manufacturing india tries WIN
j The i.hnitable res)urces, agricultural. com
merc!a. ana minera. CT me great North
western state behind her. thesa she canno.
help having IN tine not far of | IKE
70 picture 10 myself scores Ct acres. stolen
from the shallow water ard rr7Yshe. -
the head Of Puget soIrd like the lands
Chicago sto,e from Lake Michigan. II my
II nd's eye see these acres covered WITH
q dense population Of busy workers the air
qlnVering with the throh aud hcr- a. -re
erea; mills that are working UP the mag
/ nif'cent raw materiais pro5ueei ~ the ;A.c
cf Washington This - bound 20 come
Against Wood Pavements
The one feature df your oes1tieGl oi'y
that strikes one frc,n an Atlantic city
somewhat nnpea<antIy is the broken ana
rott.ns wood pavemeuts Of seine q he
&" oht -lrcUgh waicb al ellie have 20
pas. Il IS thoroughly unsatisfactory while
II '1~tS ana n6asiy WEE Z lack whCa
Is over.
II heavy itti7cw Of travellers bound
Alaskawar1 has brought TO Seattle a drift
- adventures wine have Sene he city 4
good. We me- then Al every corner. Try
ing to steer IS To- TIL hos Or thai. ans
enr0 little commission on; OF Us TIE
sold citizens q S"lt:le should take inca
ur"s 10 rid the Place Df such influences
The system Of making rates and rrlcss' s.
bad one II Inevitably makes the st-an-
ger think be Is fs3ng taken in even when
ho Isl getting T. thing below the market
price went one day TO an office on
little legal matter. When i was attended
20 asked wha: was to pay. The Zee nam
~ was Just dcuNe what had been accus-
toned to pay for such work. | naturally
mentioned the fact.
oh. We'll sal! the official 4 will make
1t your price
Now. / do not know whether the fi-.,
SUN named was the regular fee and the
official cut The price in two just 10 be ollig-
ing or not. l think this may have been
the case. But do know that as a steady
commercial policy. ii ia better to have a
reasonable profit at q fixed price and stick
| tn t. than - gamble on the chance of hit
ting greenhorn. And find that the old
and solid business frouSset % Seattle A.
@teattfastly adhere 10 the policy OF a fixed
| price ana reasonable proht
Quilted in seattle.
My friend. Mrs. Mcdonald. and I put
off buying our especial Alaskan outfit until
we came 10 Seattle ansI il was we'll we did
So / find that Eastern dealers have no
knowledge or what II really wanted for an
Alaskan winter. Back there our ideal
Alaskan Traveller Il a creature wadilug
along under Il load ~ far. ike 4 polar bear
and carving with hsna he~ides q fur robe
and a fur-linei sleeping bag Things Ike
tteS.s are for Sa}e IN the New York stores
In Seattle va find TIA. experienced Alas
kan sraTfiers war Few furs on the con
t~aFy. they Wear saFnepts made % leather
largely sheep hiSoS. tanned IA a way 70
make them wat"r-rc1f These they say
a~e tighter. less CiuTGsSs and in every Wy
prefera bile 20 fur. In other words foe a -
! Alaskan winter a.s ;he oil saying goes
There's rcth3uc IKE leather Il * hard
for ~ Eastern tender 90, 20 get those furps
ol.: ~ MS head though.
M friend Mrs St~fh MeDorald. AMI
h0r" ara expect - g1-ake Cur Alaskan tyip
prot sa}e 10th - ourselves and Il number
- other women We believe that in the
, great geld COUNTRY there - abundant o.
rort3Uity fo- wo0'sn a vel 80 FOR Ytr
AMI we expect ~ uTcye K @41
II have always hcon d"ep'v interested IN
| tl~ Industrial progress II women and have
! iat-o-es 70 that o91 Throughout he course
Of Try journalistic werk The world even
:ha world of industrial aeh.o...-.la,g- MS
made for Ha11v 70 e so TIE We Offers a
/ Better field - wCoeH ia Business chan
;ho EaSt Women are .es@ 9en.ifal and
men peopt~riarstiy more chiyai-ous -
.arm than In thr older ST.; es'
the Hso tuo>s It>tHtoN