The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-01

Rival cities which heretofore have be-
Titled Seattle's claims as the leading port
e. the Northwest are beginning 10 take
another position with regard 10 this city.
Their newspapers instead of ridieuling
Seattle's commercial growth. are holding
UP the energy and push OF Seattles clti-
gems as an example to their own business
men.
The Portland Oregonian, which has In
the past been inclined to be unfair toward
Seattle, in a recent issue contains well
written article on the Queen city of Puget
sound her commerce, industry and bust
ness character. Besides this there is an
editorial paragraph commenting on the
energy and enterprise of the Seattle BUSH
ness men.
Seattle says the Oregon!an, with the
generosity OF a big sister who gives to
a smaller one that which she does not
care for. and has no time TO attend TO
herself admits Tacoma's supremacy as
a wheat shipper on Puget sound. because
the great rush In her other lines OF bust
ness leaves her no time for this trade.
With this exception. and Tacoma's four
years lead in the Oriental traffic, con-
tinues the Oregonian, Seattle outranks
the City of Destiny ut every turn. Ia
coma's big sawmills have made that
port famous the world over, and yet
the combined output of Seattles mills,
not including those Of Ballard. is said
TO be 10000 feet per day greater than
the output of all the mills In Tacoma.
Just at present every mill in Seattle
Is running 20 its fullest capacity and are
all from three weeks to two months be-
hind with orders Seattle also profits
largely by the lumber trade of Port
Blakeley. Port Gamble. Port Ludlow and
Ballard Seattle's banks handle the fnan-
cial end of the business for all of these
ports. and with the exception OF heavy
staples sent up 10 the companies mill
stores from SAN Francisco Seattle deal
ers outfit the vessels and the logging
camps operated in connection with the
mills.
Neither Seattle nor Tacoma can cut as
much lumber in day as Is turned out
by the Portland mills states the Ore
gonian. but Seattle does business with
more large outside mills. in some lines
cutting in on the business Of the British
Columbia mills, which is generally han
died In Victoria and Vancouver.
Alaska gold. declares the Oregonian.
is tho magic wand which has made Sc
attic lively. busting city. The gold
mines OF Alaska will always do more
proportionately for Seattle than those
Of California did for San Francisco. This
is due to the fact that everything that
Is needed In Alaska must be shipped
in. as nothing but gold is produced in
that country Nearly all other lines OF
business in which Seattle IL engaged are
incidental to the Alaska trade. states the
oregonian. except In the case of the ORR
entail traffic.
Tacoma had several years start OF Sc
attic in this trade. and has received more
free advertising from this source than
anything else. but Seattle's Oriental BUSH
ness to date IL much the same that
Of Tacoma. nearly all Of II being freight
IN transit 10 or from the Eastern states.
The only actual benefit from traffic OF this
kind is the comparatively insignificant
disbursements for labor employed in truck
ing the freight from car to ship or vice
versa with the exception OF outlay for
coal there Is no difference I'm the expense
attached 10 getting a steamer In and out
Of Puget sound and in and out OF Port
land. the Oregonian says
In Its editorial the Oregonian states
that the railroad influence on Puget
sound, which formerly worked TO re-
tard the growth Of Seattle. r. now at
work In her interests and that the re-
suits are shown in an enormous army
TRANSPORT business