The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-15
SEES ELEMENTS
FOR A GREATER
SEATTLE HERE
Continued From Page 20
Third Section

! II IL not alone that Seattle VIII gain
larger percentage Of the trade
with Idaho. Montana aud kindred
states In the future. As manufRc.
turing and facilities along other
llpev shos an Increase. the volume
OF trade with tho seishboring states
viii become still more favorable,
hut maintaining only the present
ratio OF commerce. the trade In this
direction will naturally increase as
these sparsely settled states be.
come more widely developed and
populated.
/ Russia. China. Japan. the Dutch
East Indies and other lands OF the
Orient are about to enter upon a
new era These countries are pre-.
pairing for a period OF development.
/ The nearest port 10 them Is Seattle
Here will be added man.made facili-
I ties TO n great natural harbor. max.
ins II one of the finest ports In the
world. Tho trade will follow. In
the past the foreign trade has been
large. hat its size only lends a
glimpse nj the commerce OF the
future. Russia. the great empire OF
ore and ,imber-a vast rtorehouse
OF treaAure-is at tho doors OF Sc
attic.
Trade with Siberia will include
ores. lumber. agricultural products,
furs. livestock and all the natural
resources of great raw country.
as larg. IN area as the United
al tAf. usl1l he. fFllfs.
tary TO Seattle.
Tho lumber and fishing industries
will 20 on into the future with some
Increase IN volume. due 10 higher
manufacture OF their product and
with a considerable inereas. In
their vAiuc 20 Seattle because OF
cur manufacturing more of the
things that tho industries use. In
/ tho numbering Industry a larger set
Element OF the West will assure n
more complete use OF IN. products
Of tho woods. Tho recent accept.
ance OF Pacific Northwest timber
for use In constructing aeroplancs
lends a forecast Of what the future
may bring forth.
Tho prospect OF the early con.
struction OF n great iron and steel
plant. some place on the sound. ia
an indication Of tho intensive In.
dustrial development, which f. now
| getting under way. In tho past, So
attic has been largely serving the
functions OF a distributor. where. In
the future. II will become . real
manufacturing center.
In making this analysis. have
tried 10 point out that the elements
that have made Seattle what Il Ia
today arc only a portion Of the Gle
ments that will make tho Greater
Seattle" Every American city has
been built TO It's present afro on
ability TO sell It's merchandise to a
territory many times larger than
that of Seattle. IL Ia safe to say
that no city east OF the Missouri
river ever attained one-fourth the
sixe OF Seattle during that period
OF its growth whom II was con.
fined Ia Its trade TO a district that
contained no more people than
does the trade territory OF Seattle
What. then. OF tho fu,ureT The
city essentials which havo created
IN the past are TO be increased
many fold. Its future may be Wis
ionized by any one who wishes TO
look back 20 years. make a study
OF the present and then reach a
logical conclusion az TO what IL
coming. II any person tried 10
make n definite prediction with
out forcing upon his visitor n full
comprehension OF the sItuation. he
would DO considered a dreamer.
hut there are more than natural
conditions required 10 make q
great city. In reducing my belief
In Greater Seattle to logical
analysis. have merely applied the
natural conditions which have
made great cities everywhere. But
these conditions alone do not make
grea; city. and that In the vision
that tho Chamber OF Commerce
and Commercial Club In seeking to
convey 20 you. The mere posses.
sion OF a choice corner near the
center OF this city does not make
the Invest business In tho city. Too
frequently It lulls the business
man who has that favored location
into a feeling OF false security.
The thing above everything else
that builds a great city is to have
within that city a live, progress.
sive. aggressive community spirit
which recognizes that modern
city n nothing but a great bust.
ness institution that must have
force. organization and community
spirit in order 10 be marked sue.
cess.
The Creator Seattle Spirit IL
seeking TO do its part toward pro.
viding that spirit for Seattle by In.
viting all the people OF Seattle to
Join In and be a real part OF the
great community movement for
the purpose OF building n Greater
Seattle.