The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-12
From Tacoma.
TACOMA. Sept. II. 1877.


Sound. through ever-cban ing beauties
OF nature that would require the quill
of an artist TO describ-. We arrive at
New Tacoma at IL o'clock Passing
the business at the wharf for the pres
ent, | ascend by ali easy grade and good
road, distance OF quarter of mile,
to New Tacoma, the would BE- rival of
Seattle for the championship of Puget
Sound, and if pluck and enterprise
were TO be the criter;ons of success
then, indeed, might Seattle look we'll
to the East. On your right as you as
cerd is q conglomerate formation, av-
eraging 60 feet in height, aud On yonr
left the railroad and the bay, which is
a good one and, unlike that so often de-
scribed, is large, roomy and has good
anchorage The tide fats in it are
bare at low tide as they are in Seattle
harbor and fully as much of them. In
the town of New Tacoma there is very
evidence of thrift and industry. There
are 90 buildings in course of construc-
ton. and lots are selling rapidly, the
prices ranging from S25 TO $500. In
the town are hotels, ! saloons, 2
blacksmith shops. harness maker,
bakery, livery stable, 2 meat markets,
Is stores, and boot and shoe shop.
never had so much faith in the n.
p. r. 4. as have since l
karD uio,fa1 l.
shops of the r. r. Co., and find that
everything about them has An air Of
permanency that precludes the possibil-
ity of failure to build the road. Mr.. j.
c. Forbes. Superintendent of the road,
informed me that the round house, on
which they We're now engaged, would
be finished in three weeks. The work
shop is 40x60, the machine shop so
ZOO, the Car shop 5Ox220, and the
blacksmith shop 50x5j They are
building a foundation for stationary
engine Ito run the machinery Is by 80
feet. built Of stone All these works
are being constructed with the idea and
possibility of enlarging them at any
time. The buildings are not mere
ohSiic, pdt tiC ouilt W 1851. uc ITdlut
work is solid and banded with iron :;
it looks as if it might last forever.
Near these buildings is the foundry of
the company. employing about forty
men. Near the foundry is new
hotel in course of construction, which
will probably he the largest in the
town. The r. r. Co. are filling in An
arm of the bay here with gravel to get
yard room; and their warehouse and
other Improvements on the wharf are
all tirst-class, and would prove to any
one that either the railroad is bound to
come here, or the company are fools.
am writing this liz the psrlor of the
New Tacoma Hotel, kept by l. Halsted.
He is the pioneer hotel keeper here,
has good house of 81 rooms. and is
the first hotel at the top of the grade
from the station. Further up is the
Washington Hotel, 90 rooms, kept by
Henry Lusthoff
w. II. Shoudy, Of your town. has a
paint and oil store. with doors sash and
wall paper, in charge of Mr.. c. II.
Wood, who is an energetic business
man, and looks well to the interest of
his employer.
Gaillag & johnson have lager beer
hall. and the only pigeon hole table in
the place.
Godkin & DIR have the only furni-
ture store here and are about building
a larger place, as their present premises
are too small.
VIM. 2. Bird has vegetable and
meat market that would do credit tn {.
larger town.
Mr. Smith. of the Palace Saloon, is
fitting mp lodging house to contain 80
rooms, apd =, it is the only public hall
in IT, place 2ix30.
w. II. Mssten has bought out Mr..
Jameson, Of your town. and has books.
jewelry and tobacco for sale and is also
sewing machine agent.
Chas Ellis has the only barber shop
here.
Alverson & Dexter have q first class
drug store.
A large livery stable here 34x90 feet
is owned by NJ j. Cogswell
by good road one and one-half
miles. takes me to Old Tacoma
The mills running eight hours q day
only. 1t is one Of the neatest, best kept
in all its appointments, on the Sound,
and have seen them all. There are
two gang saws in it. One of 81, the
other IL saws. q double circular and
other saws for edgers, slabs and lath.
There are two ships IN the Ii .rbor, the
Dsshing Wave at the wharf loading and
the Peruvian ship Lola at anchor in
the bay.
The town looks dull at present but
has an air of solid comfort about it,
and the business men all seem doing
we'll. A. j. Whipple & Co. have fins
drug store. VIM. Galstead l. Co. keep
the sample rooms and billiard tables.
Mrs. Steele keeps very fine hotel
Mark Hoffman deals in liquors and ci-
CARS and has been in business here five
years J. W. Chambers has vegetable
and meat market and good one. He
Was the first one to start the business
here. Tacoma has q band of eleven
pieces. taught by Mr. Street. of Seattle.
The Tacoma Brewery will be running
again In a short time. As write they
are unloading stoves and hardware OPP
posite the hotel for a new stsve and tin
store. TO be opened by ii. p. Hicks. of
Oregon. He has large stock. and his
machinery is ali new. 1t is the only
place of the kind in New Tacoma. |
am of for the hop fields. and will write