, 1884-02-02
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Enierpri.e. ssd Prosperity Of New
TaRRAa.

Nes Tacoma las made immense progress
.iae- nay former visit soIne two years siaee'
aad to ssy that the city has increased two
thinis. bo.h IL size and population, darins
,b.t pe,iol. Is keeping within bounds. TIE
bushes. portion has no7e than doubled
Itself and where formerly everything iookea
dead j. now full Of life sni enterprise. on
all SIDE, | fad work progressing, bliidiDgs
going up and more contemplated IN saor''
New Tacona has awakened 10 the tact taat
70 progress IN this rushing age 70 chances
nns. le taSen- srd that energy. aiertness
and eutsrgr Sc viii surely w'n. never saw
! Iot OF people more sangulne ot the gr,aI
future which S surely before them than
these Tscomit,s. Ihsy no. Only have the
terrible advantage OF being lacked with all
the power OF the Northern Pacihc 'a'iro-d
company. Tut have infinite resources all
arcuad them in the shape Vi fertile vaiie;s,
forests Of the finest timber n the world, in.-
merse mineral dePo:its such as Goa! and cop
Der, and the waters OF I! !eir be!utiiHi Ray
yield their fiany treasures daily. IL has
lust conmsnl ei its career ard can now march
70 g,ory and prosperity as it has the assur.
ance 0. Mr.. Oakes that 1t is TO lie TIE Point
in vi hich will ceIter the interests OF the
company he r, presents. Every Gay prop'ity
IS increasing in valre and men gather riches
by buying and selling town property. Here
We DO MT hear such cry OF ''hard times
az grests me at other points; tsey acmt
tine, are dull, but that is the amount ol iti
work il pIeaty and DO industrious man need
re,n,in idle. The foundry. mschire and
ear shops employ many men and are pertc',
turning on; anything from a ornament to
steam hoiler, AMI The work on the railroad
cars saw conld 10. lie excel!ei in eastern
shops.
The Tacoma land company sell lots with
the proviso that a building must be erected:
and 500 such contracts are now being fu'-
filled Of these there are five large brc&
business houses for the present they have
withdrawn lots for sale on the bnsiness
s.ree.s. Many pecp'e come here from the
east making it their initial point; on gen.
eral average they bring with them from 500
to 5000 each, and most Of them remain or
20 to other parts of the Sound The com
pany are building magnificent hotei which
! ysiIl soon be completed; it IS Of s'one ami
brick, built in the Norman French style OF
arch lecture and viii contain, besides ser
wants chambers, l30 rooms. MIR. Tyler,
Of Philadelphia, tne Of the best hO,el men IN
| the United States, is 10 have the manage
ment OF it. jealous neghbors say Of Ia
coma that all the moaty made there Is cent
| to Philadelphis. but he manager, l aic W
Anderson, Esq, assures Ine that the ser
ton is a base slaader, for the company are
making important investments all the time
and at present are projecting an extensive
system Of water works and other improve
| meats u hich viii add materially TO the i'm
portance Of the cty. The city is fast being
built towarl the new depot about nI!e
| from the old landing place, and work wIil
| soon commence on the tide fats, On Wa!ch
| piles will be driven and ex.ersve NhsTy5s
| butt. A new f1rr mill, sash factory cni
| saw mil Is also cjn.emplated AMI work 90
/ them conn ercCs at az cry day. Ile
| status of Tacoma is due To great extent 20
the work Of the Lsdger and IFS indefatiEable
proprietor, L. f. R,debaugh, Esq ; ever
/ since he has been there his sole eXeTticDs
have tseu toward making Tacoma great
city, and right rCb'y has he performed his
work. Theie is probably ~ otfes Siry on
the e0as,, with Ike population, that can
boast such an enterprisirg newspaper; /:
takes the Asso. / ,tei Press disyatc;es a:d
rs editorials are solid. to the point a d Cf-en
sting ug; tl:e cl,iz-us ave desc vng at much
praise FOR their patronage aai a.p:ee a'.on
of their paper, for it is run at a heavy cx-
pense they advertise very literally and DO
all in their power to make it. III ind o
their city. There is one more p1p,r there,
the Macs, published in the evening, waich
is also ably edited and VII sus.a nod
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