The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07

Francisco, and rumor. ever busy with the
prospects Of the trans-Rocky territory,
says that some OF tho biggest Of the Amer
team traffic consolida lions seek 20 reach
the field and enter into the strife OF the
future
I1ttlc enough. too. has existed in the
general conditions OF the West aimee the
collapse Of the hooms Of 1855 and 1870 to
keep up the stiN courage necessary on the
part OF the Inhabitants. But they have
stuck tenaciously TO the faith tina, they
we're on the rlKht side OF tho continent.
and. unostensafiouxly. have been reaching
out for the business OF the far East In
the full certainty that some day II must
hc theirs. Now that the victory OF Ma
nila and tho entrance Of the United States
into the politics OF the Orient have caused
the whole world 10 talk OF our expanding
weste~n trade. the people OF the Pacific
has begun. and that their territory is 10
DE- for an Indefinite time the theaier OF =
new drama of commerce
What the size and scope OF the trans
pacific eommerca may he Is "a vet mere
~ con}erturas bur the coast cities are
making animated preparations 70 deaf
with II. and the railroads are inaulging
IN even more energetic efforts 10 control
n The rivalry Of the cities is tuten-
the railroads upon which they are de-
pendent. Seattle with the Great North
eyn, h balanced against Tacoma. with tie
Northern Pacific Portland, with the Ore
aoa Railway and Navigation company's
line stands against both Seattle and Ia
coma. while to tho snush San Francisco
with the Southern Pacific. and a. soon
viii b~ the case, the Santa Re. stands
alone In rivalry TO all tho cities north of
u.
Ran Francisco has had an Oriental com
r~res for more than seere Of years.
but. during all the recent years that the
rsorss ~ tho Northwest have been ex-
sremels active San Francisco under the
mere ar less r~pre.sive influence Of che
Southern Pacific has done but little 70
enlarge It's sphere Tacoma and Seattle.
With al sviasty which might be amusing
" II were not tor Sc overwhelming .arn,
essness have grasped every passsbIe
ehane@ az adding a new vesse TO their
list. sr rev commodity 10 the mum.
seT of exrerfanie products. Portland.
lsss seresful hrt thoroughly substantial
has ~rvsssd from i;s competitors the first
service VITA the promising port 81 visdt-
ycssok
IL might surprise ore who IL unse-
auaantes with the state % affairs - tearn
how great q foreign commercial traffic
sienx the western coass from there ports
Two thousand sea~wcfug vessels annually
eassr ana aepart FROM Puget Sound sx.
eaussve 90 those which may connect wlta
Vancouver ARA the ports in British Ca
lunhss. Thirteen hundred enter AMI de-
rart sssssn TIE Columbia river. aud twen-
u-swu hundred enter ard deraxs fssoys
Rsa Francisco bay, The vaaume o.
freight handled In ire three pcrss ran,
srowv ave asi,ssoa ioas Annually. Pert.
land sios< exports more shs, seven ard .
Asas million asssAsas - wasat more thar
Eve hundred rss'ltea fr~. % lumber are
VITA ns otasr experts does y sh.pgsns
business sxxrnnsinx s. cs 60 In valut
each year,
Puget sound whsca AZ she prv@ea'
staae II being pushed ~ sAs frcns sners
ensrxsslssllv shan sny ether tresrs ga tas
coast exported products sa tsss 10 ss-
large ssiae at sss"sA sc which vas e.
sxe~ss ~ s. sss ne ever tAs tmg~eFEs. IRA
does ret take tate aecusHs ste socas ans
csaastvsse shipping
of eearss IL is not Ia sAe pFa<iasss et th
raeiHc rse@ss, catsax taAt she great sssl
roaas expect Re pratt hy the TRAN ~ a.
~ssxsesfs ssc@kn, kNsr xasa AT ess~sesA sfs.s
,asy Would sSarcsis pzosnoss ire gixan
sic financial seAe ae< ts&s ate ne~ sakkes
o. The sranxraxise SssuHsry IS saessxe
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