The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-22

- No. O'es
~ asatsls CAanhss u Coamssce has
me1s ~ ssscas1osa canai bill special
se,sef Tor dlsoussson next Wednesday. mis-
IN. havins pssssd shs house. Il now be-
sor~ the unissd states senate for actisn.
10 fats wsn peosassy ~ decided within
shs mSst III wssEs and IN expression Of
opsnisn from the various commercial bod
~ u the esssNv n much TO be desissd
Il n 6l0cuit for w 70 understand how
thes~. shsniA ~ any difference Of opinion
q ents state concerning the Nicaragua
canal plan. 1hs vcacs Of our people should
- snsa1snsssay assinst n. AsG In sssch-
ins this conriualpn NO one need be In any
sense embarrassed Or nahAmed because
~ nay. a ssms prsyious time. have
sithsr hssd Or Expressed the contrary
view. FOR the vhsie coumsrciai status.
~ ss1atbsa - enc canal - our srads
and our interests. have In tho meantime
undergone = comsssss revolution.
This 10 purely business question. There
h aAd should b. no sentiment In Il what
ever. II has no moral relations. except
sach a. I've at tho foundation Of all COM
msrcial enterprises. = whether the rail-
ruads favor or oppose II h nothing TO the
poaas. Ths representative. Of the bust
nsss interests Of seattle are able 10 dA
skess shsnhins; and rev minutes study
~ map. Nth the probable future courses
u ssamc. sasAt 10 decide for them ~hers
thsas tntere~ss IN.
This city ana this state seek. primarily.
M Aest nsvkss for their product. Next
after that n - Ia sheir aavantaxs that
~ large a portion a. practicable Of enc
wsssd's eommerre should be done within
eur Boundaries and contribute TO our sr-
sivttiee and cur growth few wears
sxo. the principal markets for our great
ssApi~s. shssf. Hoav. lumber and coal.
lay to the east. In Europe or on the A..
tsntic eosst Of the raited states we're
the masss Far eur franc whatever made
tAs transportation between them and IA
shovses And cheaper was 10 our sdvss.
tsss Therefore an s-shmlsn eaaal va.
earnestly Desired
Seldom IN the hlstary ~ the world have
cemmersisi sessaItians changed SO rsst.
essiy ans 90 swtnly woasy we Hook 10
ether markets.. seress the bread Pacsnc.
We Assw saAt al eur whes, and noHr viii
% 70 tae ogssnt We saan iook there
Cor eur customers our sambsr shipments.
CARRIED ~ sstisas vessels vii rot -
esasassd ~ a ssaaL 20 ~hstsves pears
thsy m~y b. destined rhs course ~ trait.
~ eastward has spsa stsepxd. once fss a..
xhs tsssmmn route caanas Nensst -
sisAss - sellers or hay@rp. hs sAsssenanr
ttass ~ earsatlsnx distance therefore A
esrasssasiss thst eaes claimed Ger sasaei.
svas b rev. IA sAss aseess matter "
imaaasr~ne~.
1sssf there is sssshse asgsss o. whstA we
ssa ~ 1s m~ans he IaAs1er~as. rrun
tAs eastern raxssea q ne t'spsa states.
Ssefn The xreas Missssslgri ys',ey and feen
tss siAtes ~ sss sasf. Amsrssaa ete.as.es.
are ssiax sasAarsa far saip~n~nt sa ne
cfssna Tnsy are carried ~ tas rsnsoss.
10 Seattle. sad sasass sAlss.s ia trans
pscsHe passs u n iris s~aasasrss nasn
~aaeA 90 are sFewsax rapaaiy n ps~vr
sna wealth u ts sAts sAas ns4kes esq
tstars fsii 81 vranasss f@s canal 10
es~sss sers~s ths sstAnaus. aas a ransts,
sfssss cart ef II wul ~ dsvessea Am
tAe tFaAe 81 shs Agsaat,s ssAsoasa. taas
esss not nsw dare ssv ssasuFu aFaass
Gaze sere ~ia esass 10 ass shs raa ara
eesaA rssss va ss&asie, ana So alr~eass
tfNn waasses en- shs Atsanstc. throasA
We canal 10 cAsn4. lspas ana tAs phl-
lp1aHsa rAs pseas<ss Of sA. SsusA ana
. isss vAzt 81 sAs sassrssr ssil sas.e.