The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-27

commerce.
The coke production Of the stats
Of Washington II approximately one
and q half million dollars annually
The supply can be immeasurabiy In
creased 20 meet the demands OF
metaiiurKicai plants Is they are 20
tablished hero to supply the grow.
Ing markets Of tho Pacific North
ives; and OF the orient
The Pacific Northwest has an est.
mated stand OF $500. 600 900 fee, Of
hsmiock available. the bark Of
which furnishes the base for tan.
ninx hidesf Skins from transpscifie
countries. from Alaska and the
Northwestern states. Of which Seat
tie II the gateway. can be used here
for . great issther-makins industry.
A fair estimate OF ths Aiasks
trade through Seattle In $500 per
capita for the population In the ter
ritory7 Development Of Alaska BY
a stable citlxenry would mean an
Increase Of nifty million dollars for
Seattle n 100000 people were added
10 tho Alaskan population.
scattie's bank elearinEs for 1890
aggregated tz.oT7.sss. tsss o--an In
creass OF S5i.s3e.iot over the pre-
csdlns year, Tho status OF the ei,y
40 the chief financial center OF the
prosperous Pacific Northwest 10 e..
tabiishsd beyond question.
Puget Sound is furnishing rs per
cen, OF the cargo carried by direct
steamers from the Pacific Coast Of
tho United States 10 ths River
Plate In South American The IA.
ciffc Northwes. has the goods which
the developing lands Of the southern
continent demand. they can give
raw materials IN return which
should BE- manufactured here.
The public fish storage plan. Of
the Port OF Seattle has capacity 20
care for f.ooo. 900 pounds Of fresh
haiibut and 70 supply the ice nsces'
sary for express shipment by boat
or RAIN Its facilities contribute 10
the prestige Of tbs port ~ the chief
fisheries center OF the world
The area within Eestce's city
l,miss fncludes tfss square miles Of
land and 1891 square miles Of wa.
teri The indentsd shore line and
the fresh water lakes within thu
municipal boundaries contribute 20
TITS advantages a. . center OF foreign
commerce and ss . site for indus
tries to be- served By expeditions
transportation.
More y. 3. mai h dispatched 70
the Orient through the Seattle post.
office than from any other on the
Pacifio Coast Of the United statesf
The advantage in distance over any
other terminal makes for the exps-
dillon that 10 the chief considers
ton IN the routing Of letters and
parcel post shipments.
seatties municipality owned ocean
terminals have a total area OF L.
s,4.7ss square feet. and q ware
house capacity Of fa.a57.ss5 cubic
feetTs The great open whsrvss have
sustaining load capacity OF 1000
pounds TO the square foot
The fairway from Elliott Bay 10
thu Pacific ocean through Puget
Sound has q depth Of forty fathoms
ut low tide. and ia so cafe and free
from all obstruction that no pilots
or tugs are required for bringing
vessels 70 dock In ssattie's harbor7
II IL a isnd-looked channel without
equal anywhere that modern com.
mercs reaches.
A war vessel at the Pugst Sound
Navy Yard saves 1870 miles By 60
ing to Yokohama, Shanghai, Hong
Kong or Manila via the Great Cir.
Gle route near ALASKA than by the
route via Honolulu from Mare
Island In San Francisco Bay7 This
is thu report OF tho congressional
committee on Territories. made May
20. 1918.
Orders for box cars 10 be manu-.
featured In Seattle a. part Of the
American railroads rehabilitation
program emphasizes anew the eco
nomio importance Of Douglas FIR
In the forests surrounding Seattle 2
The economy Of manufacture where
the basic materials are Immediately