The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-31
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sEATTLE's ADVANTAGES.
: Nothing could have been more fortu-
nate fur seattle 1T this time than the
presence & Gen. Wilson. suprlssnented
by shat Of the second assistant possmas-
ter Uenesnl. The postmaster could learn
by ngures what vas; increase has
taken place h the business Of this city
witAin twenty years. and he could have
demonstrated te him the Increasing
pressure and the need of u public build
lnG. bot Ill impressions receive value
BY comparison. To q man who had
newer been outside Of New York or Bos-
ton. Seattle would seem like very
small place. He might appreciate its
capacity and It's location. but 1t could
not possibly make the same impression
upon him an IL he bad never sen any
city OF larger size.
Gen. Wilson has seen most Of the
gfeat cities OF the United States, but
he In trained to make comparisons and
he realizes. when ha looks II place. It's
comparative rs'atiQe g. ether places.
This WOULD MAKE him an exceptionally
competent judgc Of seattie's importance
without exaggeratins wha, he saw, as
many good friends but less competent
AhQorveTs might do. or depreciating II
- some have done To all this II add
cd the great advantage that Gen. Will
.soa saw Seattle when 1t was only what
he graphically termed 20 sawdust vii
iage." He has beard meantime OF the
growth OF the place. but the actual
changes must have amazed him. There
were two pictures clearly before his
mind. ana the sharp contrast between
that little village he remembered 80 well
and the city Of 10000 inhabitants WIN
not only have IT, effect upon him. hut
upon oil with whom he comes In con.
tact. officially or otherwise. on his re-
turn East
Gen. Wilson said II mus. be conceded
that nothing can prevent Seattle from
becoming \ great trade metropolis How
near that n even We scarcely realize
Some tdea az Il may be gathered from
what II has already done. but a much
more correct idea of It's proportions and
possibilities can be formed from analo-
~. New York. Boston and phsladel-
phta have become great metropolitan
csnt~rs, yet their prosperity was unit!
lately due principally 10 their being the
gateways through which all the I'm
port trafiie was DONE It Is but very
short time since cur export trade as
sumcd large proportions. and even much
Of that IN Distributed among moro
soafherly ports.
On this side - the continent, Seattle
wsal he the grea, gateway through,
which we viii expert 80 5 market yasser
than tina; - the whole Of Europe. This
nation viii nor nouoszaisze thu, orseetal
trade. but sheer force 81 circumstances
will give as q great proportion Then
zee the difference between shf Atlantic
ports and the Pacific ports The great
trade OF the Atlantis was In purchasing
xoods which we were compelled Il, huy
ana seNd money away for From ,hts
eide We will send tina, which We pros,ue.
and manufacture. and sell e. the Orsen:
In return for money which will trsns
with II 4 profit Into the country.
II the trade 81 the faeinc WIRE nj
larger than that ~ the Atlantis W.
would ssili be mare aayanssgeoasly ~,
mated. The Atlantic eoass ssounss If
hsreors, and there IL sarge ,ras'sc With
each frusn Portland. Ne. siowrs % Cal
weston. Tex, on This side. making taf
allowance. we have San Deg Sav
rrancisee. Portland and raxe, seuns
San Diego Il too far seasa and nc,
located On an isa;hsTmsl line whsch ear
riss commerce. Portland ii hs nsiranpes
by natural assasis antssr~ San Frar,
eisea Il we1i lsseafei. au. ls has ossly ons
railroad. Seattle has tA@ sssvaasaxe q,
two as.ecs lines. With practically swg
others, because, While sfey ID nas strict
" PARALLEL, they are rear enough 4
make them rivals sna consequently FAC
tors In reducing rates
Taese things are nos aew - Us. nal
constant ferssi1a eeceusss aessra VI.
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