The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-04

II ~ Evening ~ sEsEH&tft. tEze l&{-ssJ Es%sf~
Ing paper in Wisconsin. has published
glowing ard exaiIes opinion os Seattle by
Judge Jasnss ". Mccormick. formerly
cauFzsy Judge IT
onesax enssnsy in
fE1s state. I9zige
f1e Re<~MbIes Aagsrzses, who azs
ra. h@en az sfe Hssai
%artlssFa fer sssGs
weeks, ga3 80 as-
founded II The business aspect Of Seattle
tIsat Ea wrote home wha, NJ thoaahs CT
tas cssy as follows
80 Taeons / asxs rot gss NssFs.
aaFsr9 passed Il asseg Eszassals or faE &AI
to Seattle Nhen ] arrived hTrs ] could
think 81 nothing bsit GnlcsEa- sea{i}e y
Hike Chicago Ia everything bas g. -. Ard
after cns Gss issaA has@ q sxz siAsA Asssi
Eot possession ~ sas azftEnt fsess IN F@~
Esfa 10 Seattle. he VIII nfd naEaaeI osins
Gradually forced "a the e0nesssnsGn sssat
the question Of size Is only sae o. True
There airs several towns within. SIX or
seven uziiss OF seattle aayiE1 SEQ 10
son people each. Win railroad and eiee-
tic or cabsa ear sDsusn ssHaeaEiofE WITH
TINS city. which aye growing scw zras
6aattEe and are destined s.san 10 become a
part Of n. Then II has three great trans
cunf;nsatai Isnss whose tsrnsnl are hss~
Then II IN the gateway 30 Alaska. Then
IL has one OF the finest nsrsofs In The
weird. with unlimited wharf and dock
room. where the largest vessels can va
load without lighters. IL II therefore. By
virtue OF .ts railroad facilities aisa harDor
And It's transportation companies. bound
10 become the chief seaport Of the Pacific
coast. San Francisco, lis only possible
rival. being eieargg asttclassed- A1stsasr
thing find Ehat at least riIe ssstsrn
half Of the United Stats Ii At shs opsn-
Ice that Ssastie Is 10 eeeoins the chief
city OF The Western coast This single fact
Nh 30 far 20 make e so
When IL Is remembered that the Pacific
coast, instead Of the Atlantic. must be
the future gateway or commerce. owing
10 the conditions efaaisd b. the late var,
and the trade relsssonH 90 De established
thereby with Asia and ;hs Eas. enc does
not need 10 se~k fsr 20 nrd Seattle placed
at this Ioint where tie mos; ilnss OF c5nn-
munieatspn converge.
eThe Alaskan transportation blssnesa
goes on. despite the fact that this IL sup
posed 20 be an off time for that business.
Vessels are carryiag full esrgces Of
freight. wnlie thousands Of tons await
shipment. The fact that Alaska u an
snsmense country with an untold wealth
OF resources outside Of its god. Il filter
Ing into the minds Of the people. rail-
already reached the sunmss OF White
pass and ID going rfghs forsard. being
h9ckea by men of the afnpisHt means
There b I, hs. beyond ali question,
great and increasing tide OF travel AMI
fEsigbsirs to that rart ~ our national do
main.
zone II surprised and delighted al the
cerd1l and friendly spirit shown 10 ssrafl-
gers who visit Static Anyone coming
here from any part of the country who
deserves any attention vii! be accorded
every facility for finding cat what he Is
interested IN learning and Will make the
acquaintance Of a class OF men who are
typical of all that iN best In Ansriean cit
txenslir"
Capt. Alex Grsgg. or wanatclee. man
ager NJ the Wenatchse 4 aksuagan Trans
partation Company. has LET contract TO
the Ststsor~Posf Mi Company &c build