Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-22

Ten men are engaged in coppefine
the piles for the new railroad wharf.
The Baptists are calling for bids for
the construction of a church at La
conner.
A. T. Brake, a live business man,
leaves to-day for Seattle, where he con-
templates going into business. Asforian.
The steamship Umatilla, coal laden,
left this city for Portland yesterday
forenoon, and the jeremiah Thompson
took her place under the shutes.
The ship Elizabeth will discharge her
ballast-7W tons of gravel-upon the
Yesler wharf, and it will be used in the
filling and surfacing of lower Mill street
The Leonard Grover company wen;
to Snohomish City yesterday, 70 play
there last night, intending to retain
here for their third performance to
morrow night
Two pile-drivers will at once be built
in this city by the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company for the purpose OF
doing some extensive piling on the mud
fats and along the city front for that
company.
Messrs. Hall, Paulson &Co. are jus,
completing a beautiful bar and side
board of native woods for the Hotel
Brunswick. The materials used are ash
and ash knot veneerinR. The bar II
put together in tasty, substantial
manner, and is one of the handsomesi
in the city.
Sol Smith Russell's new comedy drama
Ia one of the few successful plays OF the
present season, and Sol 10 enjoying a
boom" At all his city engagements
he has been greeted by packed houses
and ia booked for return engagements
in Chicago, st. Louis, Philadelphia
Brooklyn and New York.
At the municipal elections of 1888 five
Of the leading towns of the Territory
cast votes numbering af follows:
Dayton. ....-.... .-........-......lS ~
Walla Walla. ...............s. AZ
seattle. -JZs
II is again reported that the Northern
Pacific Express Company is about TO 20
into business in this Territory. A Walla
Walla paper says that the .. Il. d N
Co.'S agent at Dayton, c. A. Hayden
has been informed that the Northern
Pacific Railroad Express Company will
open an Office in Dayton and be ready
for business in a few days. The com
pany will run a free delivery and col
Letting wagon within the city limits fol
their patrons, and the Office will be 10
Gated at the depot. with Mr.. Hayden az
agent.
One of the most interesting exhibits
on the freight wharf of the railroad
company il the quantity and variety OF
iron manufac tures spread thereon.
(steei, though for the new roads lead
ing out Of this city; then lintels and or
namental castings for the front of the
new Schwabacher building; three boil.
ers fer f. w. Wusthoff: q vault, with
handsome front. for John Collins; ma
chimes, safes, cables, bolts, spikes, etc.
without end and number. The sight OF
these things. and the knowledge that al
will perhaps be gone week hence and
as much more material of like character
put in its place, is powerfully suggestive
Of the growth, business and develop
ment Of this section Of the Union.
Business In moving toward the north
end very plainly. This can be seen or
Front street moro and moro noticeably
each month. A good many people have
really no idea of what is doing in the
way of trade in the heart of what wa
formerly called Belltown. Why, there
is a very considerable retail trade eel
up there; there being ON Front stree,
alone dug store, millinery store, q
drinking saloon, barber shop, res
tauraut, tin and stove store, butcher
shop, two shoe stores and three grocery
and provision stores, with three story
building in course of construction e
cover 60 by 100 feet. At the present and
recent rate Of progress it will not taxi
to exceed another twelvemOnth to wit
ness on Front street the establishment
Of an almost unbroken line Of business
houses from Mill street TO the NORTH
boundary Of the city.