The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
THE PROSPERTn-nlLINC LOCAL COMBINES

What causes are contributing the sudden rapid growth
OF sister city of Tacoma'
How docs il happen that has lately developed popu
on OF 10000 and has 1900 residences IN process
construction
Seattle business combines causing high prices for the
necessities lie in this city together with the excessive
rents, the principal factors
Thousands OF the sound realizing the cost
of living have crossed 10 Tacoma where they believe
it is possible get along on less money
There is Disgusting the truth
Almost every family in Seattle knows OF instances OF TINS
nature among friends and acquaintance who have come out
from the
Thousands Of letters from Seattle people have also
east telling Of the high cost Of living here
multitude OF tourists carried back the same tale
And everywhere this story has been accompanied by the
statement 1T costs less live in Tacoma"
The inevitable results have followed. Fully one-hah OF
the new from the settling IN the City OF Destiny
growth during the last Il months has been phe
nomenal
Al present the real estate activity that city is
markable.
Seattle has been accustomed for years look upon Ia
coma as somewhat sleepy and much beaed city, or over
grown village"
But the village" is far from being "a dead one
Thanks to Seattle's combines. the prosperity
OF Tacoma is being promoted at the expense Of this city
Commission row." where they have understanding
that excessive eonsgncnts Of produce like fruit 10 be
dumped the bay keep prices up. one OF the worst
enemies OF Seattle II is foe in midst and ike the fool
oIden seeks kill the goose that lays the golden
The wholesale erocers' combine is another mercantile
Judas that would beay the city Tor few broad pieces OF
gold
IL forces retail grocers keep prices up to fixed
schedule 90 OF business 1t refuses TO sell goods TO
price cutters"
dealers and wood dealers combines eSaeiing
tortonate prices fuel helping stern the tide OF Sc
attic prosperity and aside Shoghted and selfish
they what the inevitable results Of their policy OF
bare-faced robbery viii be-
Those keepers who have showed their prices
up double the figures asked lew are helping
the Generalization.
Greedy landlords who charging excessive prices Tor
flats and houses they contributing to the IN
evitable
OF course every man Of them says Il must live and
make what Il IS shame how other people exior
money" And so It goes
Ii the good people OF Tacoma had the collective gumpton
price Of living there Seattle would eventually
find that had very formidable rival the sound instead
OF ian overgrown village
But the combine evil Is scizng upon Tacoma and
do much damage there Il has done here
The commission dealers ard wholesale groccr together with
the wood and coal dealers urcd By the grabbing
example OF Seattle combines rushing up the prices that
city rapid pace that will be question OF only short
time. apparently before the Of living there viii be
great here. Rents also keeping pace with the
advance.
Thi. condition fortunate for Seattle as It is unfortunate
for Tacoma 1t will the bulk OF the immiga-
ton this city point for settle
unless indeed the high prices do 70 check the thrush
altogether
The repeats that the enemies Of the prosperity
OF this community the local combines restraint OF trade
and competition they by any method be broken up
the persons who profit iegitmatey By Of the
combines, will be greatly benefited.