The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-11
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RDOWn Bo0epUD 1Oogn0ooUes
Eastos Morss in lndssnapcifs Sentinel
The city has prospsrsd. NOT only nom
the direct peSats 81 eutntfin0 go 49,
pins IL Gvnnd army % kionasesrA ana
entsrfainfnU them. going and coming. ost
also from the advertisement she ms re-
cetvsd. al over the world. In this con-
necfion. OsheT coast csss0 have $500
froa The EIoodSks movemenf-Taco@a.
Victoria. Vancouver. Portland and San
Ffancisco-bus Seattle ms reope<i. and
c0atinuso to. the Haas aharsL
The city has an air Of hustle and AMI
nation sueh a. charucferfBes no ether
city On the Coast, excerpt san Francisco
Everybody seems 20 - oosnG somewners
and going quick. to have sensthtng to
do. and 10 Be doing t. The busnssossreess
are fun % people; an the snSps 80 20
have plenty OF custoWsrA The eoenes
section Of the city - soaS1sy add nana-
somsiy built TIE bustuess srehasserure
sndesd - far morU imposing snd msoesn
than that Of Indianapolis. which 70 due
20 the fact that the business ssctteo was
swept clean BY . ass ten ysars sGO. Up
20 that time 70 vas bu11t o1Oose- s1csa-
ssvely Of wood; today - ne1s % iron.
brick. stone and glass. and the ieaosno
banks and ussscmatile ssesbsooamenfs 80
housed In . manner that would b creose-
able 20 chicago Or New Torn
The busiest place - the dockss sxsen0-
iug q mile or two along TIE wossr nonf.
Almost every imaginable hind Of ersSt %
here 20 be seen. from the esstssee naryss
and isahy scows 10 ths magnificent treas-
pacific liner Every boat froO ths fes
North n anxsovsiy swoitsd &C ehs
whafvss By Q throng 81 people. smenw
whom are many women, young and oiA.
the slossrS aEd sWestheArto of the hasdy
sAvensursvs VIA have gons into the Mys-
terious North tn search Of gold In ssony
Instances the wsndererS hove sever esen
heard from. and hundreds Of thsn sseep
In unmarked graves IN the essoiass kion-
dthe. or lie hensath the storm-swepf
waves OF the Pacific. OF the turbulent
waters OF the Yukon. But with the pr
sissency Of hope and the tenaGtty Of at
lection charzct sssstto Of woUsn. these
mothers and wives and sWeethearts -
regularly 70 the docks at eesftie and
await for hours the arrival Of eafn vessel
90 greet the wsndsrera whether tney
come empty handed OF With stores ~
treasure. or, failing that. 60 seeh tsdsHSs
Of them from the returnlng sdvenfuFeFs.
Many pathetic and SOME trnsscsl scenes
have beer, enacted on these d0chs. lazy
women have gone fhers. trembling -
tween hope and fear. 70 bear the VOID
which broke their hearts. ~ 10 . srsAt
place TO study human nature and the ebD
these Seattle docks when an Asasxa
steamer r. expected.
The reader will 80 that Wa very nv
oraply impressed with the business import
ance and possibilities of 3~atus Il - an
article ~ faith with the RESIDENTS mat -
at;le IL bound 20 become . larger city tnan
San FRANCISCO within tbs ne1s ten years
One "prominent cftissn' assured me that
there was not the shadow Of doubt that
twenty-five years hence The three great
cities 81 the United states would b View
yovh f.h.onxv and SEATTLE without sfas-
ins sbess fantastic snticipatsons. must
say That, IN my sptnten, Seattle has a
great susurv. There In bound IN - large
CITY on Puget sound sad evsvyt59ng points
20 seattle Tn that connection Hef natural
advantages are numerous Ana OBVIOUS
and she has Gscn . Tremendous START nov
that her destiny seems assuFsd Tne lam
her, fishery and mineral interssss OF wash
ingto, are sufficient Of Themselves 20
create a great business center. and Win
tb~ir development this center must grow
lrso fpe4ropolissn ttmenstona The Orient
si trade must also prove an important rae
tor IN building sp Seattle The S~stfIeifes
will tell you that Their town n a thousand
mics hearer than san FraDcssro 20 Japan
I have not tasen the trouble 60 verify this
statement, but as "a conflicts quite sharply
with my own Impressions. and 40 these
have nothing better 'o rest upon than
fh'ch cruss 81 geographical ignorance.
will assume that IL 10 substantially cor
rect and conceds ut once that ia 10 great
point in seastIes favor. But In The COM
petition for the Oriental trade Seattle has
formidable rivals not only N Portland anI
Tacoma bat also In Victoria and vancou-
YER. wk,ch are oioss az not cioser1 20
Japan than Seattle. and which have be-
hind them the Canadian Pacihe rssiroad.
and that has b~hind ~, I'm turn. tho British
government. with all which that fynptes
Tacoma 10 . presffer town than Seattle
and her residential quarters are much
more attractive Both cities are built for
tho most part on hills, rising IN natural
terraces from the sound Both are scat
ters=i about over these hills IN a manner
which IL ~ ptssiine az IL 10 amusing 10
the visitor from q crowded or compact city
Dunt h-fors The days ~ rapid transit AMI
suburban real estate IRONING. That which
IL called Seattle ipdeed really consists %
a number Of dispersed Villages or SETTLE
ments. connected with each other oy cable
or electric tramways and having a COM
mon business center. Within the b0unfar-
lee Of this curious city there IL easily room
for a milton population wsthcut over
crovding. Tscona 10 scattered ahout IN
much the same fashion, bnt nar9fv over
so large an area Her bu~tness section r.
sui~' ant, ally and even Handsomely Guilt
There n a good d~sl Of shipping at ner
whsrv~s and the city has partially RE-
covered from .ss paralysis which afflicted
ber two years axo Hut the traces Of 10
are still nppIeaRantiy numerous. noticed
a number 81 vacant store rooms On Parf1c
avenue. the Iesssnw thorouxhfars. but saw
No business property for rent n Seattle.
except IN very undesirable locations Ts-
comz ha. the better narbor ard he the prfr-
cfpai western terminus % the Northern
Pacific yAiirorad-two sr-sf advantages
which are certain IN count IN s~v fssure
DEVELOPMENT. Gre - an Important rffy
now. and vii grow with tire growth Of
this section and state But ~ seezns 20 ne
that fse day when sbe eyynsd nop~ 10 pass
ses;fi. 10 population ~ commercial i'm
tsorfance has pAered. Tacorna will aear
about the same rrist,0D % sestfle hat
Milwaukee does 20 Chicago. arm not the
oid~ss mar ~ large. but ! caB rern>snnsr
when Milwaukee serhsssiy eSsiisaged The