The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-31

our return 10 town shout O'Clock re
visitess the underground condazits Or tun-
neis destined Khen completes to aosa ,,. al
ing water pipes. Some Of the esersrsc w1fes
and water upas are already IN place IN
als n the ds5ss vesynx nom twenty %
fo-ty-Iye feet according % the grade OF
tbs street, the tunnels are seven feet high
and thrse feet wide. and are cut out from
SOLD sandstone rock which oovsR1eo the
necessity OF casing
They have between twenty-One ana twen-
ty-two miles of this furnishing already
finished and are still a; work on them some
portion Of the tunneling ID 70 be used Ter
the main sewerage. The engineer had tax
en- considerable trouble 10 enable US 70 ese
this work properly and rad a lot Of ca acles
set UP at short intervals along one side OF
the t,f1nel when when al III presented a
unique appearance and enabled Us 10 make
close inspection OF the work. We travel
ed through about two miles OF tnE under
ground passage and formed a good opin-
ion OF the value OF an Underground sys-
tenn All the heavy taxpayers in ST. Paul
/ found were in favor o. il, and il vii!
certainly add greatly 20 the beauty Of the
city TO have al, The unsigatly wires over
head that now Spots the appeara nee Of 80
many cities"
Economic Street Improvement.
The second day In s.. Paul among other
things Mr.. James spent considerable time
examining methods OF street Improvement
and different kinds Of payements. On this
subject Mr.. James said:
.'one thing that struck me forcibly was
their perfectly economical plan OF impToN-
ing their residence streets. one that al the
same time beautiiied them. In other words,
instead of using up a wnoe sixty foot
street for driving purposes they use from
SIX TO fifteen feet Oh the outside of each
sidewalk for parking This narrows the
street and reduces the cost Of paving with
out affecting the driveway. the sidewalks
ahso appear 20 be all OF cement or asphalt.
A large number OF sucn streets ! found
paved with asphalt.
Tbs feature of economical, street paving
and beaut.fying OF res enee streets . one
that = worthy of serious consideration by
the peop.e az Seattle and The advantages Of
IL appeared 10 strike every member Of our
party with equal force"
In Duluth Mr.. James noted with interest
tho wonderful Improvements IN the Way
saw them loading cour on a ship ten
matches at time, and visited the Great
Northern DOCK. two stories high, 30 feet
wide and i.A9 feet long with tracks on
either side: he next visited Rockefellsrs
two iron ore docks. one extending out into
the bay tlaif a mile and The other quarter
OF a mile, and as ships can load from both
water frontage OF one and A haf miles on
which to run cars.
The most gratifying part about these
arious docks TO us was said Mr.. James.
that IN their construction Il GO GO feet of
Washington FIR has gone into them. These
figures were given US by Capt MsDousall
those docks
Mr., James had good opportunity OF
examining the new reservoir at Duluth.
just completed, and as there was no water
IN IT, they mad a good opportunity of not
ing its construction. on the third day the
party was taken around - Old Superior.
the former natural entrance 10 the hay.
There they visited some OF the docks and
Touring mills.
AT West Superior he visited the term!-
nal yards. where the Great Northern sys-
Tor -frrr tx,sfa 81 l.
handling grain alone, with forty acres al
another for their coal bunkers and tracks.
all with the very latest appliances for
speed and saving of labor.
Example for Our COngresvmen.
What struck me most forcihiy was the
amount Of money that the government has
already expended In improving wharves
and docks there" said Mr.. JAMES They
have been expending money to my certain
knowledge FOR the last fifteen years, ana
their last appropriation, which they are
now expanding, amounts TO 50 000,Gul
Now. we could no; help drawing an un-
pleasant comparison To the effect that
while Seattle was so unfortunate in hav-
ing members in congress spending their
time belittling the administration. instead
of working for the development OF Wash
ington. the representatives, of Duluth had
devoted their time to securing appropr.a-
tons for that city.
Duluth Il a place OF about GO 000 inhab-
hants, while West Superior has about ao.-
GO, so the two cites would aqual about
what We claim for Seattle. Some four
teen years ago. when I used to visit Du-
iuth and West Superior quite frequently.
the total receipts of grain at that time
were less than 3.01O0lo bushels. while this
year they will receive over i5 100000 BUSH
els At that time there was not mile OF
sdetrack al West Superior. where now
the Great Northern has its yards of sew
enty-five miles.
Now. all this shows the possibilities of
a place that has the right geographical
conditions and a set OF energetic people
<. develop It. Seattle is today surrounded
with the same excellent prospective con-
ditions and the Seattle spirit is TOO we'll
known 10 need any recommendation, 50
think | am safe in predicting that in fif-
teen wears from now Seattle VIII handle
as much grain as Duluth does today, and
that Cur Oriental trade VII be larger than
Duluth'S.
THE pertinent query that these thoughts
MATURITY raise Is this: Where are the
railroads running into Seattle going TO ma
room enough to transact that immense
volume Of business. where Will Z build lis
docks and the warehouses necessary Tor
snch Il traffic II the Lake Washington
canal IS built then there would DE room
enough for the ciiy's business 10 expand.
bnr 10 h1Fild that canal We need men or
ability in congress. men OF integrity VINO
win devote their best energies TO the IN
tersst of their constituents, and secure
results.
Possibilities for Seattle.
1T sometimes seems 10 me that our peo-
MI. DO not quite appreciate the amount Of
ttrrfte... thar will he required by the rail-
roads co,,,inc into Seattle TO handle all
the business that will eravitate to this