The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-13
THE PASSING IHRONG.

Seattle has right to demand that she
be not risrepresented." sa,d Z. r. But
terworth last evening He has Just re-
turned from a trip TO San Francisco,
where he had an opportunity 10 see what
was being done 10 wresi the Alaska trade
from Seattle. san Francisco Is making
desperate effort" continued Mr.. Butter
worth. I'd gather In the Alaska business,
bat l do not think she viii be successful
You can see more outfits In two blocks in
Seattle than In all of San Francisco. In
San Francisco they 30 as far as to say
that they can outfit man for one year
al a cost of $3.50. but as matter OF fact
they are not prepared 20 outfit properly.
You can see mere Alaska goods ia one
store In Seattle than you can in twenty in
San Francisco.
Il discovered that a determined effort is
being made 10 keep people away from Sc
attic. Men have been stationed south of
Portland 70 deal out literature. which has
been written with the object of showing
that Portland is the best place to outfit.
talked with many people who are on
their way to Alaska. They told noe that
they preferred coming to Seattle. but that
they had been given to understand that
the transportation companies were unable
TO handle the rush, that the city was IN
equal 20 providing acconmoda tons for
were 50 stuffed with orders that they could
not properly outfit.
IT seems TO me that Ii would re wise
f0r Seattle 20 have men stationed along
the railroads 10 give out correct Informal
;ton II is not necessary FOR Seattle 70
instead the paople All that Is required
is "a tell the truth. There Is no trouble
after the people reach Seattle. because
they then see how ridiculous are the
x sr{F l.. 50 her IA r,rE-
ciHal quitting point for Alaska, Il Is
necessary. however. 70 couuteract the
work that IS being done before people
reach Seattle. As ] take is. Il Is not the
desire Of Seattle people 10 wage war OF
any other city which IS reaching out for
the Alask& trade Seattle simply desires
and has the RICH, 20 demand that she be
net mist epreseEted.
T. II. Folsom. OF th.s city. has secured
a contract % furnish the cedar poles 10
enter into the construction of the cleo
tTCal power transmission proposed be-
tween Santa Ana carvou ard Los An
geIes and Pasadena. Air. ana Mrs Fol
som left yesterday morning for Califor-
ria where they VIII spend the winter.
The contract Ter the TRANSMISSION ot
power Of the river running through The
Santa Ara canyon % Los Angeles and
Pasadena. q ets ance Of eixary-one miles.
has been conc ude4 between the Southern
California Power Company ard the Gen
eral Electric Company. The amount %
power 20 Gs transmitted a. first ia 400
horse power. The station vii be iocst-
ed n the Santa Ana canyon. twelve
ra,ies from Radlanss ana about eighty
n IS from ths towns in which the cleo
- power VIII BE utilized.
TIE water VII b. taken fro-r the river
;ArouSh a canal, fame ard tunnel along
the side - the canyon. whence il VIII he
ed into plae :. 90 fee: lo-E. giving
whss vii o. equivalent 20 ysrtIca! fall
- ,se wSter ~ 20 feet TIE wheels will
se - tAe irnps-; type. directly connected
- the geneEAtnrs. cE which there vii Re
tour each % 80 kilowatt. or 90 horse
TowsY. capacity. The maximum line 49,
;e7issl WIZ Re e. 80 volts. 20 which 70
'ertt8l re tusti3l voltage viii be ragsesf
BY tweiys - k..owa,t s:sp-up trans
fo-ns-x
Tets Transmission VII = IL. fcares,
commercial electrical power transmits
stor IS yet undertaken. SIS vel as sast
ustrg re eighsst vC.:age A. r-essn.
BE .oGgsss Is that Transmitting re rover
Il the waters q Ogden canyon. IN Utah.
70 SAl; Lake Cry. q distance OF thirty
SIX niles. TIE los Angeles transmits
ss@c vii - over twsc@ hat distance. ana
shrse tines the io1gest distance yet trsea