The San Francisco call., 1898-04-21
SEATTLE ''' : IS I5T WIDE
 AWAKE Why the Northern City Gets the Klon-
 dike Trade. She Advertises Herself Everywhere as "the" Quitting Point. But Travellers Say That Her 1nferiority Is Being
 Found Out. A CHANGE FOR THIS CITY. George E. Miles and pr. Hitchcock of Boston Tell Preg-
 nant Tale.
A CHANGE FOR THIS CITY
George E. Miles and Dr. Hitchcock ot Boston Tell Preg-
 nant Tale

In the opinion of George E. Miles and Dr. W. S. D. Hitchcock, two we'll known Boston citizens, on their way to the Klondike regions, the merchants of this city are not alive to the busi- ness opportunities that their rivals in Seattle have discovered in the rush for Alaska's golden shores.
 George E. Miles, who has reached prominence by his cable invention, which is being used in the big library at Washington, as manager for the Mutual Mining and Trading Company of Boston, is staying at the Occidental.
 MT. Miles stated yesterday that he was surprised that the merchants of this city have not displayed more energy in advertising their wares, al- lowing Seattle merchants to get the cream of the Klondike traffic.
 T came here from Boston with the idea of looking for the best place in which to buy goods and to outfit our company" said Mir Miles. Having heard and read of Seattle as the best place to buy things, 1 went there, and was surprised to find after a long eX- animation that the goods sold there were of a very inferior quality I also found prices to be higher than they are here.
 "As I was unable to charter a vessel at a reasonable figure, I came down to San Francisco and was surprised at the excellence of the outfits and the easy time 1 had in chartering a yes Sel
 "The reason why Seattle is getting much of the Klondike trade is because they are extensive advertisers. Boston | people contemplating going north en- ter a railroad office in their city and are informed that Seattle Is the best place to embark from. On the streets men with placards on their backs and dressed in Klondike outfits parade the streets, advertising Seattle, while not a line about this city is seen.
 T learned to-day that bureaus of in- | formation were established throughout 1 the Eastern States by your merchants but not word was heard from them.
 Then again there is very little ad verttsing done in your local papers an( if a person desires to order an outfit h, has to walk the streets until he find: big sign informing him that good! can be purchased there.
 There are still many thousands O. New England people who are going tC CT the local merchants awaken to tn, situation the better it will be for them
 pr. w. S. D. Hitchcock. a well-knowl physician from the Hub" who will ac company the expedition, substantial ed what MT. Miles said, and added fur ther that he intended to lay In a larg, supply of drugs, which he would buy il this city. He stated that the chance. of buying goods cheaper in this cit, were so good that he telegraphed to Sc attle to two other members of the part, to come to this city.
 As an example of the enterprise dis played by the Seattle merchants h, showed telegrams that he had received to the effect that they would journe, here If they could do business with him