The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-30

His remarks were listened 20 with great
easevness BY sfe hsfssncys nnen presess.
And BY them II was agreed that every sassss
cs said psTsages coed for Esat.is
GEN. WILSON INTRODUCED.
= s~n. wilson was fntrodnesd bw prexss%n,
Graves. wfna referred 10 f1 esssy asxf-
citation with tfsis state Gen. wrl,s3n IL
the first cadet ever apgssnted frona WASH
angfon 70 Vest Fcars.H sad Mr.. Graves.
He has saccsssavsly alista POSITIONS Of
great power and rsxpona bsisty In wasnfnz
ton Until he n row at sae head OF fke
most important branch Of tie military SER
vice. He bears the medal Of hanof--the
American Victoria cross which az won
thirty -sesea years age. ny Distinguished
saiianfry. 81 Malvern AgI- Gen. Wilson To
Esattle'n friend
Gen. wilson began BY stating that he
had always said he hailed frosn the United
Stairs. bat wasn pressed for details. had
said that his Stale VAS the great state of
Warrington. he explained this By saying
that from lsss 80 is@f fse had eergad - a
page ia ire senase al Washing ION; that
In the latter year hs hal rgrne "a Olympia.
In "A sailing vessel. via Cape Horn. 80
search Of an appointment IS west To.ns
and that he had anzliy secured tnIs. ire
goal ~ his youthful ambition, from Csisam-
bia Lancaster. delegate 70 congress in 1874
Continuing he said:
What you want here h 8 garrison OF
troops for tse magnificent army pos: az
Magnolia bun and = regiment 81 artillery
Tor the splendid forstfleaflona waIef ore
nelng erected at Point WisSGa, Admiralty
head and Marrox@;see Point. These men
are needed here 10 care for the big gans
when are 20 te aens - man those battle
naenis.
LAKE UNION CANAL.
Another thing which you ovglat 20 have.
and which yo1 will and iTusf have, Is the
completion Of the canal project Lake
Union offers a splendid fresh water safs9r
ia which the navy Of ihe United States
oan be set az anchor. IL ~ tho expressed
win Of the legislative branch of the g1y-
eminent that shat Improvement should he
made Mon y II new available for she r. IN
mencemeTss Of work. As soon ~ the jaw-
yers can pass on the tile to the lagas. sors
VIII begin.
Now. az 10 Seattle. ran 8nly ray that
this city IL 10 become The metropolis of
this coast. That Ii sny belief What ! am
And what | hope 10 become l esc 10 the
Htate Of Washington ard Seattle. This r
Why feel 90 much interested IN the nas II
Of THE state, Seattle. twsaty years ago.
the date % my last vigss. was a saxdBsi
Village II i nax one of the mos pro-
gressive ciiles az our country. | was
amazed 70 md IL en casFnoriitan-~I was
astoendsd 81 tins commercial AMI business
Developments shown ny the crowds on the
streets and tbs fine business blocks oil brick
and stone A walk down Second avenue
si4omed me how far Lac city had outgrawn
my idea Of II. Judged only ~ Its past aud
forgetting for the moment sss immediate
possibilities. It must he conceded that
nothing can prevent Seattle from becoming
= great trade nsetroaails
''Tsiey leed 10 Say that tais was q eauu-
try without hones but since then The rail-
roads hose ribs u commerce and trade
have been bnils out here The rivers and
harhnrx are the arteries OF commerce. over
which We AZ Washington have supervision.
They hear the lsfe blood OF commerce from
ono srctl3n 50 another. Seattle il here on
the North Pacific naast. the center OF trade
activity" fApplaase1
Gen Wilson closed with an eloquent ref
ersnee - the BEAUTIES al Elliott bay ana
Puget sounds. fofecassinw q magnificent fu-
tnre for The most beautiful inland sea
IN the world as nc termed t.
FROM GEN. sHsLLExBERGER.
secona Assistant Postmaster General
Williams s. shaliennerger. wIo is here on
nm offiesal rip, spoke also. fol'owing Cen
Wilson. after son'1 remarks by President
Graves. He said IL part;
Tho Nest Il growing into greatness 81
fast th*t Il Is aest difficult matter for
the postal department "a keep pace with
a. arr amazed Ia aFa seaitle without a
psia.se f.sila!gE, l kfaw of uu city IN the
Tassea States - the sszs an6 commercial
Importance ~ Seattle witlou; s,sch G build
Ing. II - .sas To me that tais II ora Of the
greet M - Il the eitv.
f@Tae passai department has cudgayoTea
to give this section OF tho caG1iry ant
Alaska a good mail service L "a realized
that a better service is u@~sleA thiz il af3e
especially true - Alaska. Tire *f1ortc8rm~
sngs es the service 10 Alasks have been
impossible 70 avoid "a sceegut x eorsli-
'iana existing there Tae department & not
10 blame.
''fsne Of the things 81 haze had a cor
tend wlfh s she fset sast VIZ haYe been
compelled 10 Sc through nrsish territory te
sci = Alaska Ths VIII ssc FeussAc ri now.
far ss are a54ntsl 3n inapgufate al all
American seUte insa ise Yakara nx wAy ~
Naid4s aad tse copper river The new
route preaasss &C. ~ satisfactory Ia a sec.
,ion whiee - futi ~ nrsntse an& isto which
pesnis are esnst4mt'Y travelling
Gen. shaHeuaefser sieo yesesfea during
his remarks : the va sefv.ee Stains bat
IN his outa9ua th.e waulf h. seaseally x
tended IL Spoke - President Meksa.et's
affislale IN shls resari. lie Fo'ersace IN
TIE rsygl sesy}ee wss warmly saplausei
Gen ShaEsuheFsee enaca Is referring n
Seattle nsem'nsnee IA :Ae pelni Z ,'e-
rArtate fbt stean vessels esassuv United
STATES ssAsis e Alaska, ifs said shes stea-r-
ship companies si9EnS hustwsse en iae A.
isoslc were aesiesux ~ secartps tsaff rar,-
tracts fes ERE Philippines Is ~ay % ,ho
Sure canal Seattle Is ma9A nearsr. ~
ssai Il believe that tae rautes @l3t - es-
sahl.shyd fF7as ghls city. TheEe weaii he
every geasan for 1nas casassus f8et.is.es
shortness NJ yaute sf<"
An lnseFnsl reception wa& given - sss
distinguished vsHtspss AZ ghs eiose - -ee
r,eeslns Nj Graves. - sht crowd 5ls-
rerassl, s%aaa te ofe - ta-se present.
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