The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-09

mark.
To stir your imagination, quick
en- your patriotism, fan your en-
tlnusiasm and fire your ambition
and determination, travel.
Why Seattle? Why its found
ing? Whyits phenomenal growth?
Because Seattle is where a world
city had to be, comes, the ringing
answer.
Supplement that with the state
ment that Seattle has been blessed
with vigorous, two.fisted civic
leaders, and with a climate that
radiates health, and you begin to
understand the why-for of this
city's Aladdin-like history.
Choice HarbOr
Seattle's crescent-s shaped harbor
ranks among the half-dozen choic-
est in the world. 1t is the West
ern terminus of more transconti-
mental railroads than any other
Pacific coast gateway. Seattle is
329 miles nearer China, Japan
and the Philippines than more
sputherly cities.
Seattle Is a long way from New
York's Broadway measured by
miles. But measured by trans
portation costs, it is nearer
Broadway and the populous East
than are such inland cities as
Kansas City, Indianapolis, St.
Louis, Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Louisville and even Chicago.
The, water rate an certain COM
modities from Seattle to New
York is actually the same as the
cost of hauling these commodi-
ties from Minneapolis to Chicago.
Transportationwise Seattle is
nearer the largest markets than
certain cities that proclaim them
selves located at Americas geo.
graphic center.
The lumber business alone
brings into the State of Wash
ington more than a million dollars
of money every business day
$3.50. 100000 year. Load one
years cut of 5000, 900, 900 feet of
lumber into box cars and the
train would stretch from New
York to Denver.
. Fishing Industry
Fishing pours into this city
more money than the sea yields
to any other American city.
North Pacific and Alaska fishing
represent $4,000, 00O-a-year in.
dustry.
The Pacific Northwest is a
mineral Eldorado. From Montana
comes copper unending. From
Idaho lead and zinc. from Wash
ington coal and minerals. The
total wealth given up by these
mines IL estimated at $4,000, 000,-
900. And seattle ships much of it.
The farms of the Pacific North.
west empire normally produce
$500, 10000 worth a year, includ-
ing 10000. 900 bushels Of wheat,
$4,000 900 of oats and nearly half
the nations commercial apple
crop.
Americas $1,000 900 purchase at
the top of the Pacific Ocean
Alaska since then has exported
CHIEFLY through SeattleD $780,
900, 900 of gold, a total OF $574,.
900, 900 of minerals. $66S, 900 900
aof fish products, sos 100000 Of
furs. Each year Alaska buys
$4,000, 300 worth of goods, mostly
from Seattle.
Holiday Trip
Try some day to take the
now popular holiday trip TO
this fascinating realm Of our
national domains.
Think Of this: There Ii an
average Of one sailing q day
out Of Puget Sound for the
Orient.
British. japanese and Amer
leans are waging a battle for
transpacific supremacy: The prize
the mounting commerce between
the United States and the 500.
900. 900 people across the Pa.
cific.
The prize, indeed, is even
greater. because il these foreign
nations can drive the American
flag off the Pacific Ocean, they
will strike a deadly blow not
only to American shipping, but
TO Americas commercial strength
and, even more serious, her
security as a world power. Too
. bad there was not more truth
in Senator Oddie's fantastic com.
plant that the entire shipping
on the Pacific was monopoliZed
by one American.