The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21
San Francisco Initiates Tacoma

l-ocai Jealousy anu frti-iHtrftrt conn
hlned impel cities occasionally 70 sioop
20 some pretty mean performances. But
what is expected OF Tacoma occasions
some surprise when I, comes from city
OF the size and pretensions OF San Fran
cisco. Ii can be interpreted only as an
indication Of alarm. a sign that the grow
ing Importance OF Seattle has made the
California city aware Of the dangerous RI
valry that already exists between the two
centers for the commercial supremacy OF
the Pacific coast.
The San Francisco papers recently have
Joined in an apparently concerted attack
upon the qnartermaster's Office in Seattle.
As sample. we have taken up and an
alyzed in another column malicious
faisehood published In late number OF
the Bulletin. II charged that the dis
patch boat Seward was bought at an ex-
orbitant price. that she had been unsea-
worthy from the first. that she was
brought back TO this port with danger and
difficulty In damaged condition. and that
= heavy bill for repairs win now have to
he added TO the original cost.
As We show, by statements from all the
parties in position 20 know there is no,
one word OF truth In this from beginning
TO end. The Seward was purchased AT
fair figure She has been in service an
this season in Alaskan waters and has
proved eminentIy satisfactory. Only such
work Is to be done upon her now az any
after a busy season. representative OF
the Post-Inteliisencer examined personally
the condition Of the steamer yesterday
and found II to be exactly az represented.
And the word OF officers in the military
service OF the government should be xuf-
fictent guarantee for any one against .
San Francisco newspaper
The truth Is that san Francisco Is moth
ing II not porctne. Our operations In the
Philippines have been a godsend to her.
Owing 10 her strong pull In congress. the
influence OF her representatives and the
combinations that they were able to make
with those OF neIghboring states. pfacti-
esiiy the whole business Of ou,htting and
transportation passed over 10 her Tens
OF millions OF dollars have been spent
there by the government for every million
spent elsewhere. And Il was only with
the greatest diffculty that any share o.
the federal business was diverted 90 Sc
attie- That even a erumb passed from
her lavish table appears to be a cause O,
offence; and these ISLANDERS upon the work
here and the officers In charge OF IL are
plainly meant TO deprive us o. az share IN
the government work and to turn Il an
back to san Francisco again.
There ought 20 be and there Il room
enough for both Seattle and san Fran.
cisco on the Pacific coast There onsh, TO
be snd there Is business enough for both
Of them. And the composition for u
ought to he carried on By fair means snd
not by such slandfrous attacks as that
which ~ have vcniaaiea, Seattle u per-
fertiy willing TO take her chances. with
her natarai advantages 20 help her even
against rival SO powerful Rnt Ne aaes
not inssBd TO tolerate taneiy the methods
to which san Francisco seems Inclined
TO resort, The merchants ~ THAI city arr
a. leaet ~ much Interested as ours In
the maintenance az friendly relations.
These will nos coutlnas n tho sns thefs 81
opposition nos IN raxue obtain. The " hole
state. and larse territory eutsile ~ il.
ara talssrxsea vastly IN the sransastsen
hsrs ~ federal business ,has has enlarged
and improved their nsFksls They wHi aot
without reprsSais submit 20 an assaui'
asan their tsfsrcsss taas Peas no negft ~
either truth sr isstss. u ne ssn Fran
cisco people soak al 30 MATES naare ~afs.
fatty Trey may eoneluss that tfsty have
mare 70 lose shsn sc ~ = sracslcse At.
tax that Garnet pe~siasy Iaisrr seattle
Aos naish' srg apaa tAsm sgss - aver-
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