The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-14

tzecoran based an address before the Sc
d tide Real Estate Board yesterday after.
rnon. The speaker went into detail a. to
- proifac fruits that would result from
mrrying this idea into practice. Snd was
IefAnAd 10 with much interest ard atten-
IN Tho fun text OF his address follows.
Necessity for home productions and
b faun enterprise was never more apparent
81 city Of the United States than IL =
5oday In Seattle and In the Puget sound
5ctjon Of Washington, and In my opinion
- advancement. Of home production and
{ xnme industries should BE- tho highest aim
q every member OF the Real Estate Board
p well as every other enterpx1sing cftf-
n Of this district.
the members Of this board being largely
nferested in the values OF real estate.
6Aould take particular interest in the de-
voaopmeHt of home products. as upon this
6Dpen6s very largely the prosperity OF our
eommunity. and OF course incidentally.
~ business % os;r section ia being carried
"a largely upon a credit basis and that the
ereAs bulk OF the money found I'm cireula-
Hbu here has been borrowed from Eastern
G1tiAa forces Us to the conclusion that
- can have no continued prosperity until
- can Increase the production OF this Sec
IN to the extent that we will be not only
mifsupporsing but that ws can I'm this
NV furnish means for obtaining money
Utthout continually borrowing 1t: and when
dis fact IL fully appreciated, in connection
WITH the fact that the money now IN use
GnrroVed from Eastern cities Is being ron
Equally sent back 10 the same Eastern
eisiss In payment for the necessities OF
~ u must be seen that substantial pros
sority cannot prevail here for any extend
p Tina until this evil shall have been cor
secsed.
what Can he PrOducedP
Now. the question before us. az viewed
from my standpoint. 10 not as to how much
- narrow a fapv
ceufers at high rate OF interest and hand
i right hack 10 the manufacturers and
upducefs Of the same cities. but how
6sch we can produce here toward main
Hlnise ourselves and therdby obviafinr
a. necessity OF borrowing money TO pay
~ these things as We are now doing.
0ink II Is safe TO say that Seattle II doing
0cre to support industries In the cities
III and south Of us than In any
4he city Of 900 inhabitants In the
Tinted states. and OF course II this be
tae II also follows that We are doing less
Il support ourselves
xrouf money goes to such cities as Hav.
NAiil and Brockton, Mass. for shoes: 10
Eeensocket. K L.. for rubber goods; Bos-
u and other New England cifihs for the
ana GUNS saa eo % ro 10 a oaa
0sange Head. N. j.. for our hats: to Will
tnsn,c. Conn. and Pawtrcket, r. l..
81 thread; Boston and New York for
hAiker; Pltisburg. for iron. ard numerous
dsies 10 the East and Middle West for our
oneons and harness machinery and other
supplies. not to mention the fruit. vege-
. Ahles and brcadstuffa that We are pur-
! eadng from California and other points.
And what do We sell to other cities to
seonpense US for this extravagant ex-
penditufe nf money for nearly all OF our
jacessities7 We sell large quantities OF
huher. and fear IL II had not been for
Ne great forests and the shippers In the
fNet sound district. there would have
nm no Seattle nor Tacoma AZ this sinie
ssthy Of mention
when We consider the reasons for the
AebeF industry In this country. 1 arm sor-
nm say We arc forced 70 the conclusion
~ necessity itself has forced upon this
Urn Of the country this enterprise.
tgh the fact that no other section Of
1nente OF the shipbulder and the
builder 20 easily and so readily as
- this section. and II becomes APP
Qlat that 1, was in fact the necessities
esther sections that induced people TO
- here and cultivate this industry TO
- utent that II has been cultivated. /
MoenixN the fact that the pioneer funa-
MAen have developed a. wonderful ex-
~ trade from this section. and to their
Nefpriss and energy In shipping the prod
- u the Puget sound forests to all
nra II the world Is due largely the ur-
talding OF Seattle and other cities on Pu-
r. sound. But there Ii limit to the In
aaacs Of the lumber trade.
Lumher Industry's Extent.
The lumber industry alone could profit
~ support and maintain city here OF
nv thousand inhabitants as the circu-
aAn9 medium. money. which Is needed IN
mall city. could be easily obtained from
" sale Of the lumber product. but as
u Necessities OF n city when increased
ma1od become tenfold greater In money,
me Increase in the lumber output or the
Ntput OF some other product must accrue
NE measure. or elsa the city musf go
| y Debt or continue to go In debt until the
nyrifed amount OF production In ono or
esefs saleabic commodities shall obtain TO
9nncs tho account.
Il an sorry 10 say that Seattle and Pu-
~ sound generality are badly delinquent
TINS respect at this time. and fear that
people are not 50 much alive TO this
0Ddition az AFFAIRS as their interests de-
aAao that they should he. We are dis
laeed TO boast OF our great opportunities
xao the Advantages which prevail In this
snsiful and hountifui country. but We
~ exceedingly slow TO avail ourselves or
80 grand opportunities that nature has
| Mevided 80 abundantly: and that our
Woess are slow TO taxa advantage or IA
Msss gifts is plainly evident by the lack
= manufacturing industries In our cities
compared with cities In the East. even
unfs where nature has failed to supply
utne OF the raw material which Is so
s'shdantly provided here.
what think YOU would have been the
.saI now IL our forefathers had landed
20 fdeef sound instead OF the barren
1910 OF Massachusetts, 80 years ago. Or
sxast man Is there here today who would
Ss.s venture 20 assert thai the largest city
me world would not have aecn ca Puget
sA ana had those grand Old patriots found
90 maven OF rest and the hounteous store
sse OF natures gtfts. we ind them
No dare say there Is not u man
SEATS today Soolnardv enough tn de-
s ~ss hsmseH in opposition TO the state
rsA 49, NAT the Puget sound country Is moro
aau blessed I'm natures gifts than any
a section % thu United States: AMI Yet
are trarsplsnE under foot. so to speak.
80 Ereat gifts and borrowing money
80 whaf few improvements have been
- evidently thinking we are to thrsss
- prosper Ia this way
Something IL Lacking.
.nere Is something rotten In Denmark.
- sear the effect ef the ret IA also 10
.'una IN Seattle. IL is a we'll known
A. sasf nearly all Of tie Eastern, cities
ssw.eoiiaaaily holding Qua special sndtice-
49, 70 Da1u1faeturerss 20 locate their
sssnass u Their cites. and & IS no nnnsslas
~ 10 heSsr 81 T. 81 rostg rivalry existing
49, Cities. ana 81 large sums or money
"a = .sohtrsolle3 lG one way or another
aasaee manufacturers - locate their
d. m these cities. Bus this sentiment
vs.s ia0f prevail here 10 the extent that I
ss. nlghl, .An tAe contrary Scssse OF