The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-06

Most any life insurance man win
tell you that 1890 was a banner year
for insurance companies. And be-
cause Il is human never to b. salts
fled. the home office OF the Pru-
Dental Is no doubt demanding that
Royns In 1891 outstrip his enviahle
[<7rcorsi OF 1890.
N SEATTLE WILL SHOW
PROGRESS. SAYS B0YNS
And in becoming president OF the
city's most important civic orEaniza-
ton Mr. Royns Is stalking hts reputa-
tion that the organization will show
progress under his direction. That
means that the city must show
progress. WIN it7
Boyns thinks II will. He drew
thoughtfuily en- his cigar, then turn.
ed 10 The star man with this one;
seattle has always been able to
hold her own. And she is in a bet
ter position 10 fight today than she
ever was before. You know. when
you have more TO fight for you'n
fight harder. In the early days Se-
attic didn't have much to fight for.
But she has now The same In
dnmitable spirit which won for Seat.
tie In tire old days-the Seattle spirit
will continue 10 win
Mr.. B.yns smiled quixzicaIiy.
IF necessary he added. 1--WE can
take the pick and shovel and grade
the roadbed to bring the railroad in.
II can see no reason for pessinnisrn
n Seattle We have gone thru the
worst aiready--it's all behind Us. We
Ia 20 weathered the storm, In my
opinion. can see nothing for 1921
bu, good outlook
II think IL will be one Of the best
ycars Seattle has ever had This is
not merely my personal view.
have heard this from bankers and
business men They are all optI-
mistic-
Aucts-ls bound 70 be In demand
again this year. The demand has
got to increase IL can't decrease
You can't get away from that. And
they have rot 10 come here for u.
haven't they7 Where else are they
going 20 get TT
II believe that this newfy-orran-
he'd Pacific Northwest rodPucts
committee Of the Chamber OF Com
merce is doing more TO build up not
alone the city. but all Of the North
west than anything that has been
undertaken In a long time"
TELLS or NORTHWEST
PRODUCTS CAMPAIGN
Boyns here traced the work the
committee is doing in educating
~ l. fassr aNas
products. He told OF Seattle fac
tories which have been able to trace
satisfactory increase in business
directly TO the buy-at.horle cam.
Ign.
~ He showed too, how Seattle In
cennenting a great hinteriand 10 her
By helpful. intensive work on the
part of the Chamber of Commerce.
and how this IL already reaping 70
turns in greater volume of trade
flowing 10 this city.
We've got our problems. the
came as we always had In the past,
he continued. But we also have
the brains and business ability 10
solve them. II we haven't. then II il
sorry thing for Seattle. I don't
care what problem develops. we've
got the men 10 solve H.
II think wen find that prices will
continue TO come down and that
they will hit a fair level BY March.
] think that by June or July retail
prices will not be over IS per cent
above what they were In 1914"
Boyns said he thought that when
seattlc's case in the differential rate
on wheat Is properly presented that
Seattle will win. The Milwaukee can
lay down wheat as cheaply here az II
can IN Portland. he said. and 1t Ia up
TO this city 10 prove this.
II think" he said. the fact that
The Pacific steamship Co. and the
Admiral Line are establishing Of
..fices IN the Far East is a favorable
Indication for Seattle. II Ia up 10 us
10 work up cargocs for Seattle in
the nations OF the Orient. There
will be no trouble in getting the car
goes here for the Orient"
Turning to the labor situation. he
said:
Il am sorry we have had so much
defsmatory advertising Of our labor
problem in the East. We have been
painted blacker than we were. But
the national advertising campaign
which we are conducting now is off.
setting that We are getting very
favorable reports from H."
Seattle has no cause to get "the
blues This he said In summing
up.
Seattle has gone thru struggles in
the past that were far worse than
anything she will be called upon
tO face in 1921.
There will be problems 10 solve. but
Seattle in the past has solved harder
ones
There will be better business co
Operation between Seattle and her
na4ghbors in 1921 than ever before.
With mutual benefit.
- The world In 1921 will need and
will have % buy products which Sc
attie and her hinterland have for
sale.
Seattle will meet 1921 confidently
and earnestly. And when the year
ends she win be better-not worse
than when n started
OF this Robert s. Boyns Is th0roly
convinced