The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

While We believe oil portions Of our
Dew and growing Territory are imp,ov.
ing and progressing. we have heard Of
no section that is making more rapid
strides at than Seattle a. the present
time. New residences are being
ing put up in all directions. and the
suburbs are rapidly widening and the
city Increasing in size
Belltown is having her snare als,,
and 10 less than six or seven handsome
dwelling housss have been erected IN
that portion Of Seattle within the pa,,
few months. In the same length Of
time twice tina, number have been On.
up between Lake Union and the L nj
versity. while the central, southern and
eastern portions of our CITY have had
their full share OF like improvements.
The present prospects for still greater
strides in the near future are good
Thu week will probably wit:.ess the
commencement Of work 10 earnest on
the extensive barrel factory soon 10 be
put up IN Bellto~n; Col. squire has
slresdy commenced tearing down and
removing the old tensmen,s on bis
valuable lots on Main street. to replace
them with large. comfortable and ele-
giant structures: Mr.. Colman is having
his water block on Front street piled,
and put in condition to receive Q large
factory Of some kind; The Seattle and
Wallis Walls Railroad Is now in . bet
ter condition. and can bring in more
coal than ever before; furniture factor
les, q chair factory, . new saw mill. and
great deal Of much improved ma
chinery, are amorg the advances re-
Gently made in our manufactures
The North Pacific Iron Works are put
ting up large and more substantial
buildings To keep pace with the times,
while White & Tenney's iron foundry
Is second To none in the Territory.
La many different locations lots aud
blocks are being cleared and lumber
hauled upon the ground for houses,
barns and fences. All these facts, com.
hined with MANY other ciIcumsts ness,
lead us to the conclusion that Seattle
has bright and prosperous future
before her.
Connection With the eastern portion
OF the Territory is what is now most
desired and logged for by the people
OF the whole SQUAD country. A rail-
road would Be preferable, bu. . good
wagon road would answer for the pre-
sent.
We believe that the time 10 not far
distant. when these two great, but. wide.
~ different sections OF country will be
CONTESTED by the iron rail. No better
investment for capital was ever offered
anywhere. or 10 any country. then is
offered in the pfeseut instance in the
construction Of . NARROW gauge railroad
from Elliott Bay through the Snoqusl-
mic Pass to the rich and fertile valleys
in the eastern half of our Territory. As
soon ss these facts become more fsmil
lar to capitalists. which We trust will DO
At 10 very distant day, they will un,
lock their vaults where is now stored
the idle millions for which they are
seeking Investment. and with their use
send the iron horse snorting across the
mountains, from the most beautiful
sheet Of water in the world. to the fer
tile and unsurpassed productive valleys
and plains Of Eastern Washington. On
this side We have the coal. lumber, fish
aud lime So much desired by our east
ern brothers. aud they have grains and
meats which are necessary to our growth
and prosperity Beside this. the hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars worth #
groceries and drygoods used by the
people OF that section every month
could be landed there by . railroad
from Seattle, At much less than half the
present transportation rates from San
Francisco. while their cattle and grain
could be carried to . never falling
market on the same terms Speed the
time when the work shall commenc4
on this important and much needed
great public highway