The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-18
DR.. LINCOLN an ENTHUSIAST
FAvoRs LEWIS AND CLARK GEN.
TEsNIAL EXPOSITION.
Visitors I'm 1904, He Declares. VIII
Never Cease 20 Praise Wonderful
summer Climate of Puget sound
seattle Has a Great Future.

DIR. Rufus p. Lincoln. millionaire New
YORKER, who has acquired wealth and
more than local reputation in the prac-
tice of his profession. left yesterday for
his New York home in the East after
spending two weeks in Seattle looking
over his many investments here Among
his holdings is joint interest In the
seven-story Lincoln apartment house at
the corner of Fourth avenue and Madi-
son street.
His stay in Seattle afforded him. he
said, a striking comparison between the
summer weather of the Atlantic seaboard
and that of Puget sound. News of the
sweltering heat and consequent prostra-
lions In the East came to him daily in
the press dispatches. while the atmos-
phere here was uniformly cool and re-
freshing.
DIR. Lincoln became an enthusiast over
the projected Lewis and Clark centen-
NAL exposition, Referring TO this con-
trast In summer climate, in connection
with the exposition, DIR. Lincoln said yes
terday:
Seattle could not undertake. more
eommendahle and profitable enterprise
This city has reputation in the East
as a thrifty. prosperous place. with a
wonderful future. but few people there
know of its delightful summer climate
An exposition OF international import
anee. displaying the products Of every
human effort, especially those countries
bordering on the Pacific from every
country on the globe. viii bring count
and Europe
Coming as they will in season of
the year when their home climate will
be all but uncomfortable, II will be well
come experience for them to pass the
summer months in baimy, invigorat-
t cliSe atmosphere on the shores OF the Pa
They win never forget about IT, They
VIII tell their relatives and friends and
acauaintances about 1t. The Eastern
newspapers will be filled with praises OF
the climate here.
by that time President Hill, of the
steamers on the routes between Seattle
and the Orient and Seattle and the Ha-
waiian islands. These steamers. twice
the size of the Atlantic marine grey
hounds, will excite the curiosity and won
der of all the visitors. They will tell OF
these monsters OF the Pacific. They viii
tell how the commerce OF this port has
bounded TO the front until II rivals in vol
ume the commerce of many OF the princi-
pal ports OF the Atlantic coasts in Eu-
rope and America, and they will stagger
itless possibilities of the Pacific North
west. Then you will see Seattle grow by
leaps.
city become accustomed TO giving EXPOSE
tions they win keep up the good work"
OF the many islands and the miles OF
picturesque SnpTeS IN ana around Puget
sound. DIR. Lincoln was eulogistic
Some day not far In the future" he
said, wealthy people by the hundred
from every state In the Union will make
their summer homes on this wonderful
body Of water.
The continued shortening OF travel
time across the continent will reduce by
one-half the journey from Seattle to New
York before many years. Even now re-
ceive my home mail from the Adiron-
dack mountains in four days. The short
ening Of the trip will remove its monot-
ony and make II positive pleasure, add
ing an important attraction for tourists
II believe with Mr.. Hin that the growth
of Seattle has just begun. II win be one
of the greatest cities of the world That
IL certain. II will be center of finance,
commerce and manufacturing. Within
the present generation eight or ten trans
continental railway lines will radiate
from this center, and you win have con-
tinuous railway connections straight
through to Boring sea. Alaska viii In tho
meantime be grldironed with RAILWAYS
and connection will be made with the
great Russian railway system by steam
ferries.
That IS a big prediction. but Is as GER
tain as the Rising and setting OF the sun
and the continuous roll OF the worlds
increasing population TO the westward"