The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30


r has beer long and earnest work
IN for Seattle to get the recognition
w t5at has at last come that this port
possesses some advantages ~ q
headquarters for transports. and
that tire entire Pacific OCEAN does
not roll ia Through the Golden Gate. II has
been more than q year since the Chamber
OF commxree first brought this subject TO
the attention Of the war department Up
unfIf few days ago. although the reaueE
thar spne Of the government transports
plying bawean Tits coast ard the Philip
pines be sent from Seattle had been repeat
eesy renewed although the representast1ns
had been reinforced BY urgent appeals from
the members of c.angress from not only
washington. tut also the entire northern
tier Of STATES between tina Great lakes and
the Facifo cumss from the departments
own agents Of the great transportation and
Other interests AFFECTED all laborx were
unayaiiina 70 secure from the department
tks fs1fI and impartial investigation which
the importance Of The eubject and tbs mass
Of Information presented seemed TO de-
nnAssd.
Meanwhile many millions OF dollars In
trade To which the workers felt the Sound
erumers by adhertux 10 tho longer and
more expensive route 10 The Philippines,
Incurred = great and unnecessary expense
which might have been saved 20 the treas
ury But as appeared In a letter prepared
for transmission to the department ON
csals. ssAs the organ OF the commercial In
ferests OF sta ehsas commercial city. the
Chamber Of Commerce az seattle viii not
raaga In urge shs4 stIh8se. tsnuu the sttepA
ton OF the government ana to invoke
eyvry fex.tir,ate influences In tia behalf
until me f,sl; and srnuarftat Investigation
which II has secn demanding for ihe las.
ysar has s,s.en arror,isa. T,e,@ gnyas.ssa tIon
has nat been ACCORDED tuf an. result has
been attained and th.. port is now official
" recognized as Of some ,,nfaortanse in this
Tho argument Wa advanced by The OPP
pnnsnts Of seslstie that 'san Francisco In
accorded Fkafd place a. asssssing the most
natural harsof In the world" although
great SUMS az money have been open, by
tho government In deepening The channel
shronxh the toiden Gate and the LAST
ffser and harhur appropriation act con-
tainsd az item OK sioo.es for improving
San fraFef@re aarher. Whatever that
pert may be now, II Ia held that as a
natur8 har5os II IL far from perfect.
Esen Win the work fhat has been done
BY TIE government Tor Is Improvement.
oflfefs of the United states hatueships
hava stated THAT There Was nero or less
risk IN entering san tfanSssca bay with
fAeir NNsSstS, ana thAf wsfie tho ordinary
depth ~ wafer on The bar was greater
shaa ths afaH or any o. TIE hatsleshits+
TIE SVEN Vas Aaieh a. - plunge TIE ves-
seis dewnNaFa VITA tremendous mo-
nsen'nni AMI expose them to the danger ef
stfiafag TIE hotsnFn
me straits ~ Juan &c ftScas on the con
f|fs. are efaiifSiS ffsH rem rocks. shoals.
eahkrreas currents or o'hef hiffiraness 70
hayfxAsion and there is a broad deep
waterway al re way frasn The Pacific
ocean 70 seattle ana Tacoma. on which II
mas never oy&n necessary To esf%nd dol
lar.
y y
4 MOTHER so~eaiiea argument araInst
N Puget snssnd was thar san Francisco
controlled the tra4e With Eastern nations
The rssIiagy ~ tltfS statement has already
been shown sn tie Post Irstollls~neer
Doth ths Tonnage ard the number u YES
ssis efsaring grasn and 10 American, sgssets
alnsss on I4leet se,sn1 In the teFves,faf trade
are GREATER tanu these clearing fsess ana
engestag san Francisco The government
report syu the commerce and navigation -
sha ffn!tess Ssafex kor iSSs shows chat fsS
ssssess og an aggrvgate tonnage of - ssa
.atsrv.f fSsxes SQUAD from tshsna Jansn
fsssfgkeng. korsa ana Sfner.a ana ciear-
.ss r,~ 5as. - So. ...s,, sYt.N s essat,.. -
.ss..s.as - 80 SIC t..s~ .,,@..-.s..a -, - -
-. - - -
49, 49, 80 - = SO t"-'s"
fF~e"ss w. - St'e @s*f sound TRADE
than 81 tAaf ~ san Francisco, a0d the
tonnage 81 the latter rEtS was csAE hess
YStget xazluS Also haf vessels engaged -,
.~sEss vie, svss Tss.aga s.stsy.s~srx s.,~aa os
..s.t..a ..as ,ss,. - - -.
- - "a - =. - -. - =
49," - - ''' N'''''''s "s"e
- - - - go 800 vessel
$50 ~ 49, -" 81. t@f~sSt, fsoSF
t4's' $3.50. =. 49, sNas''rF
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