The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-10

tention to the desirabiity OF an
army supply depot upon Puget
sound, and particularly with refer
saee to the military occupying the Philip.
pines.
AS you are aware, Puget sound il nearer
70 The Islands than is San Francisco and
esaer soathern ports, and as you are fur
fasr aware, ii is nearer to St Paul. Mil
Haukee Chicago. New York. Boston and
Philadelphia. sae great markets OF the
seuntry. From Chicago for instance IL Is
several hundred miles nearer 10 Manila
81 way OF Seattle than 1t Is by way OF San
Francisco. As the latter city the govern
meet has large military establishment;
q his esiy "A small one. For II SINCE ship
msat OF men and supplies to Manila. or
far few shipments, II would be more
senvenient and perhaps better 10 Use the
Mn Francisco route than the Seattle route.
eet for vast and long business
Is undoubtedly better TO use the route
va Seattie,
The lesser distance by Seattle Is we'll
Nerth considering. a. IL means less time
Be- transit less ri. :; and less expense In
! ne 10 OF more shipments already made X
safe 10 say that the government has
been put 10 more than sl.uData unneces-
My expense on account OF Its use Of the
Mn FranCisco route; probably Sc 80. 90
souid more nearly express the loss on this
Eeount.
That you may understand this more
fiy. ! VIII say that a majority 81 the
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fafet sound. and were taken to san Fran
sisco a. OF course. considerable expense
Again. there l. no coal mined there for
ssem-fnaking on ships. and all used has
. be Imported. AZ large expense, chiefly
rom Puget sound This alone addG thous~
AIDS Of dollars every trip 10 the cost of II
sap to Mania and il she calls Al Heuo-
aiia thousands more IL added. A. tho
government pays for everything. this in-
creased expense falls upon Il.
"a s1uf 4 :. a t.ssa nv q
Seattle. but the route Is a safer and pleas
saier one. Steamers make the run more
farelg, reliably and quickly. The trans
ports have already had evidence II this
None Of those going 10y Puget sound has
net with detention nr disaster. Several
70 er from S,n Francisco have been ur-
fortunate. one being lost and one losing
sefeftl hundred animals SHE had on board.
ms statement Is made not because az any
assire IL dtSpHrage the southern route. hut
somewhat Ia retutaticn ~ the assertions
ia, tho northern route Is in every way
assgreeable. dangerous and bad
As far ~ the ordinary supple. for tire
army are concerned Seattle IL AZ least on
az equality VITA san Francisco ana In
many particulars Is more a3tyantagsous.y
paced. -Four costs less here than there.
ray sni oats east less. lumber costs less.
and - also of certain fruits vasef shi.s
e'e As for animals butter. cheese, bacon
etienSed mix. clothing and all the
ssher things produced or manufactured IN
iowa, Illinois ohio. New York MsssacAu-
setts Rnf other Eastern states and needed
.ef the army the prices are the same In
oofa elites Batn have railroads from iAe
sales referred 80. Ani both have ships
ssc1n the Atlantic. with similar trsnsports
ueh raf#a THESE thing being true. there
M e'lVanjsgo in he Fuaiutonancs OF Il
k'eat csDot as $ar FTnrci~ea fnr iho sup
~ az the army tn tAs island ~ IuTon-
IN the contrary. thsro l. great dlsaa-
an'ssH. ard t7ls dis3 vantage should net