Show PREDICTS GROWTH FOR OR SALT LAKE Great Northern Man Says This City Will Be Great Rail Railroad Railroad Railroad road Center of West SEATTLE IS BUSY SEAPORT ALASKA TAKING IMPORTANT PO POSITION POSITION WITH TERRITORIES ES General Passenger Agent W W King of the Great Northern Steamship com corn company pany was in Salt Lake yesterday from Seattle While here he e Mr Ir King visited local railroad offices I r imagine I can cansay cansay cansay say nothing new about your city and its possibilities he said yesterday af afternoon afternoon afternoon Every visitor who comes is no doubt impressed with the many things I have noticed As a city Salt SaIt Lake is one of the most attractive in the west The climate the surroundings and the city itself are magnificent That is the Salt Lake of today The Salt Lake of tomorrow will willbe willbe willbe be a great railroad center a city with roads coming from all directions and going in as many directions Salt Lake will grow wonderfully in a short time With the Western Pacific ready to lay tracks toward San Francisco with the Moffat road building from Denver and with other roads casting longing eyes in this direction Salt Lake has every reason to prepare for tor an era of growth As I rode toward Salt SaIt Lake I noticed the stretches of farming territories at atthe atthe atthe the foot of the hills hUls and upon the hills themselves I 1 saw countless tracks leading to mining camps Utah and the entire western country are enjoy enjo enjoying enjoying ing a quiet boom and Salt Lake is the natural mitural center Growth in Northwest I am loyal to Seattle and the north northwest northwest northwest west Seattle Portland Tacoma and Vancouver are growing and becoming more prosperous steadily Seattle has hasher hasher hasher her hands full at the present time at attending attending attending tending to the immense immens ocean business thrown upon her by the San Francisco disaster Seattle is well equipped to handle this business Her natural fa facilities facilities facilities make her one of the greatest ports along the Pacific coast Elliots bay can accommodate large numbers of lf ships The other three e cities clUes mentioned have natural facilities also The ocean business Is growing yearly Jearly and its growth is marked by the prosperity of the ports along the coast San Fran Francisco Francisco Francisco cisco will be rebuilt but it will be a aport aport aport port a commercial city Dread of earth earthquakes earthquakes earthquakes quakes will keep it from being a resi residence residence residence dence city cit Alaska Is Booming The most noticeable advance being enjoyed by any section or sections of this country I believe is being made by Alaska The ending of the Klondike I excitement did not mark the death knell of that country So great is the th promise of Alaska that several reveral steam steamship steamship ship lines have been buying steamers f from Atlantic companies for the solo sole purpose of transporting the products prod of the northern territories min mineral mineraI eral and fish resources arc are practically unlimited Gold Is not the only preci precious ous us mineral being heing mined there Copper I lead and other minerals re round found in n large quantities The fish output of that country is destined to be greater than that of any fishing district along either coast Cape Cod included Alaska is becoming thickly populated The towns which sprung up during the rush of 97 are now nov v thriving permanent cit cities cities cities ies Mr King left last evening for San Francisco en route to his hip hi home |