Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-04
GOLDEN STREAM FROM THE
NORTH.
By Julia Randolph Spofford.


go ahead" said gentleman. But
he isn't elected yet, and things will
not move much until he is elected
replied his friend.
In the mean time, while the PEG.
pie are waiting for the hard times
to pass away. the city itself is work
ing like "A Trojan, getting ready for
the Alaska Yukon-Pacifi exposi-
ton; and also putting in its time
singing dirt, They say that one
third as much earth is being moved
right here in Seattle as there is in
building the Panama canal, and no
one here doubts it for a moment.
They are leveling great hills to
the lower street grades. Many peo-
lie are sorry they didn't build along
the water grades, just as the rail-
roads now see their mistakes The
high minded sought the hills and
lluffs, and now they see themselves
undermined, and propped up on
great frameworks that look like
skeletons Of buildings under con-
struction. and they feel very lowly.
especially in pocket. .s... ..
First Hill has to lower its
proud head. The city Fathers have
SO decreed, and the city officials
brook no obstacles in the way OF
their advancing the growth and the
beauty Of Seattle.
They move back towering as we'll
as diminutive buildings 20 make
streets wider. and they undermine
houses and fortunes without sing
IL pang Of conscience. just as some
people undermine cnaracters. The
owners of thess properties make III
kinds of complaints. and there is 1
vail of woe being sent up the most
Of the time, but progress is the slo-
gan. and If needs be it must be pro-
gress for the rneny at sacrifice Of
the few.
1t would seem that taxes and as
sessments have been unprecedented.
1t is quite impossible for many OF
the property owners to raise these
money demands. Soma of them are
trying to sell, but the hard times
prevents much activity in realty.
Many of these old residents are now
sorry they came. They do not like
to be turned out Of their old homes
for any purpose. But II they re-
main In them they will have to raise
lots of money. and then chimp steps
half the time to get to their little
porches. ea3lalegt i-anafll
II any Of these over-assessed and
over-taxed and undermined and un-
derestimated proprietors raoind In
der-estimated properties have to
pass out Of their owners hands.
there will much injustice done como
and apparent cruelty, but Greater
Seattle will forget all about that
when she shines forth in her glory
after tho dirt rolls away.
II any of these low spirited prop
erty owners complain they are told
to look at the 100000 of gold
that has poured into Seattle from
the north In June; but you see they
cannot get near enough to admire
1t; SO this great importing Of wealth
makes them more dispirited than
ever. for "a sorrows crown Of sor-
row is remembering happier things"
and they were all very happy and
until the city fathers
to plan and work for
Greater Seattle.
The city builders have decreed
that denny Hill. must be lowered.
also. Now Denny Hill" has been
the proudest and grandest of all the
seven hill over which Seattle is
scattered. 1t would seem that no
power could lower its head:
hut there will, for there Is nothing
Seattle cannot do IL she once makes
up her mind; and Denny Hill" will
soon be merely grand memory.
To refer again to the importing
wealth from the Tanana. Circle City
and the Klondike, we are told that
there has been sent to Seattle 3d.
$4,000 from these sections alone.
Resides this amount. other sections
have given up their treasures, so
that about 100000 has already
been received. as understand II.
And in addition to this the "Jeffer'
son" and Victoria" are due, with
each to bring 81 100000 more.
So when people complain Of their
they are told that the
estimate made that there would
come into Seattle this year $4,000.
700 was conservative"
Perhaps it was. but the over-anx.
Gus. heavily assessed and taxed
do not see much hope
or them individually in the news
PAPER articles. /
One paper refers to their apper-
mt lack of enthusiasm as follows:
Treasure ships have become SO
ommon In Seattle that news of the
oming OF the Spokane and the JEFF
erson caused but little COMMENT
Well, people have to have aomA.