The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-29

parts CT the country appeared In an In
ts~ytew with ". J.. Blackwell reesnsig
published in the SLOGAN Psoneer. Mr.
Blackwell Is interested In Seattle zeal go
tate and viii remove his residence 20 this
city from SLOGAN Speaking Of TIN. Kf0r-
dixie and The prominent flrure which Is
being cat in IL by Seattle. Mr.. Blackwell
snys:
great many people have expressed
Ine opinion that the large number OF trans
porfaffgn companies which are beng ar
ganized for the purpose az sss,ttaIng ships
ana railways would, IL they nateriaIize3
DFtnE about ssieh q spirited corretition
mat people would be offered a bonus 10
Iaysi over certain routes. This delasios
viii. bs easily dispeiied when the tine for
Departing arrives. as careful. conservative
estimates, naxed upon correspondence re-
etfFed IN Seattle fcom the East, show that
Ri tas companies or paper viii not be bie
70 handle the Coast traffic alone. Seattle
alone - preparing TO handle ard outfit any
where from lse,es 10 ssa1pa people Every
large 0uisdiHg that can be secured is being
converted into hotel and every available
inch OF space il being filled with klondike
outbts by merchants who intend engaging
In that business. and rev firms are enter
ins f6e business at every point where a
desirable location can he secured The
sianpeslers wili receive the benefit OF COM
petition IN this direction. as merchants are
prices"
Wire To Dawson.
The prospect o. big pool room. with
posted odd from every race track in the
United sfsis@ ~ a project which IS said
TO have ai.arenents for a ring Of Chicago
boosmskers a Chicago syndicate. OF
which Jim oLeary. OF the stock yards is
the reputed head. Is reported 20 be in ne
rsx.rk "a s4w~a s4VxL
madam telegraph companies for wire into
the klondike country The enterprise al
legged 10 b" on foot Is being kept a secret
An insider Is quoted BY the Chicago
Sun as saying:
The Chicago men realize that there is
little hope OF doing a profitable business
mere with the city authorities ar logger
heads with those Of the state and county.
and the Yukon enterprise is aIluring In
a few months you may see A big pool
room running in Dawson with posted odds
from every race track ia the states. OF
course, the game cannot b. started until
next fal. bat il will be d hot one all the
succeeding winter. when the miners flock
20 the town 20 spend the gold they have
washed our during ths summer. All that
Will be needed is the wire and that can
Be strung Ia a few months. The Cana.
dian officials out for revenue and
they can be easily settled with The force
will be- taken from here and the boys al
ready see visions Of wealth.
seattle the News Center
\ letter has been received by the bureau
Of Information from correspondents OF one
Of the most prominent financial papers OF
London, and the writer says that the editor
OF the London paper writes: "Of course
We would not presume to dictate To you in
this matter, but We would esteem ii a favor
IL you. would date the letter from Seattle
that town being well known here as the
news center for klondike matter"
Tnkc the Train for seattle.
A prospector who has reached Juneau. on
his way TO the klondike writes the follow
Ing letter 10 The Monte Vista Col Graphic,
under date of January .: Take the train
for Seattle. as consider IL the best place
10 outfit. Nearly all the Alaska steamer
lines have offices there, and vessels frcm
now on viii be leaving that port nearly
every day