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THe Marine REVIEW Docks oF THE GREAT NoRTHERN RAILWAY AT SEATTLE. THis PHotocrRAPH Was TAKEN BeEFoRE THE WRECK OF THE DAKOTA. Boru THe Daxota AND MiINNEsoTA ARE SEEN AT THE Dock, ALtso Two OcEAN-GoING STEAMERS, GIvING Somer IpEA oF THE IMMENSE SIZE OF THE PIERS, Seattle and all points on Puget Sound. The service afforded by these vessels is rapid, economical ynd convenient. The annual value of this local trade is $25,000,000. It was not until 1896 that the coast- wise and foreign trade of Seattle be- gan to assume important proportions. Previous to that time the only reg- ular service had been to San Fran- Today Seattle controls the Alaska business, offers the shortest route from the Pacific coast to the orient and has regular steamship con- nections with Mexico, Panama, South America, Hawaii, Australasia, the west coast of Africa, Europe and the Atlan- tic coast of the United States. Prior to 1890 there was no foreign trade route direct to Seattle and no custom house at Seattle; all foreign shipments had to pass through the Port Townsend custom house. Most of the oriental and European freight of those days came via Vancouver, B. C., where it was discharged and re- loaded on the old steamers Olympic, cisco. S. S. Onto Leavinc SEATTLE For Nome. THE NortH Are ALwaAys CROWDED WITH PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT. IN THE EARLY SEASON VESSELS TO