The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-17

Sssssat wusss 'front.'. but clear from cis-
tuS6lnG uhaos smaller ve0eiA
'It wos for this reason In part that
established wharv0 and deep water haf-
Dor ~ Smith cove. There We have has-
Dor that win accspt and sccommodats
vessel drawing twsnty-six feet Of water.
But this is not enough. We must have
deeper and larger vca~ls carrying our COM
mercs to the Orient from this point. 20 That
We can cut the present freight rssss In
two and deliver -four to China and japan
SicA
IN ths 1svsSoumsaf of me pssssus con-
nssos of Puget sound the mosQu'to
nest epsratlnS from the Seattle wstsr front.
each vssssl Of which he's been IN the na-
ssgs of . railway system Of ~ own. has
contributed In no sman degree. This bua-
na0 10 bound 70 increase. ana will. II the
watsr fron8 privileges ere not aisposed OF.
II this condition continues the time IL not
far distant when the mosquito nees operat-
ing from Seattle viii BE- . thing Of the past
ana thin business destroyed. To prsssrvs
Tits business the water front must bs kept
opsn aaA muniolpal whASvss maintained 70
amord them . means e doing business
Tho best interests Of Seattle are being ruth
Is@,y destroyed BY the absorptiou Of its
water froat
And again, there n another great res
soa why the water front Of this city should
not b allowed TO pass out At yeur hands
Te the east Of Rai.rosd avenue y vast
series a hills II n impossible to operate
railways over these mountaina Then. THIS
being the case. where II the business gc'ng
20 be done? There u bsst one direction IN
which the vast commerce Of tais city must
turn. and that n 10 the spy,:b s'dA The
Increasing freight business u Seattle must
% that way.
Business Dlust Go sSushweSA
"Now. with this conditioa sppsrssG q
cannot be expected that o@ sutiss and
inlet 20 this business should - operated
ever thass hillA II must BE- along level
group1. and ths only available district =
aisng ne wstes fssat.
s'InGesad % ~ vaeaxee g seyssts.
vhioh vii ~ nscs~sasy M sAe ~sssr front
passes from shs citys osessoi, shses must
a, ha epen. Railroad avenue. nov lined
with auuseSous tracks aa1 biocksd with
railway euaehss. trains ana freight cars.
should - cleaned. ana an cpen thorough
fare made - ne ssas g freight operations
On the south ssdA THIS II the only logical
way n which sAs Interests Of the city can
- protected
IL there was any othes place whefs the
ssmnsrcs Of the city could b. carried on
With0ss injury 90 its interests. there might
- eome other way out Of u, but there IN
aons. Therefore. I say the giving away
ef she water front privileges means 20
block up the mos useful portion Of the
city. commercially. and VIII NJ the means
: u driving sway the mosquito neet from
6sastiA
"Now. with regard 10 . terminal com
pany ana . union depot. can say that
. proposition n now before Mr.. Meiien
which hope wfii meet sifh his approval
A terminal company. to buld union
depot. will require hundreds Of miles ~
track. and where can these be putt Sure
~ not on Railroad avenue. where they
would Yncst positively block traffic from
shs water front Thsn there IL but ore
place where they ran 70 in. unless ~
Muekiltso. ana that In sbs south side.
where both lines own land There 10 plen-
~ ~ room there % lay ali necessary
TRICKS and construct union depot ~ say
q quarter ~ n mile in length. which Will
not he more than ample 10 sHord sccor-
mediation 70 the lines now operating In
the city.
ITO shis depot would b~ IN favor ~
granting afmIttsnc~ on equal terms To
any ard all roads nov contemplating an
entrance 20 this city other lines are com
ing 20 Seattle. ana fhs, IL one % the
nsc~ssitiss for % great an amouuf % tar
nfnai uaotsgs
vavsvs . Great rwtos Depot