Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-07
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mat Tacoma is dali ia . bessness
seuae is not disputed by any che fst1il-
lar With the facts Of the terminus let
no one here seems 10 douhs that r~ss-
vsratiop and nsyival viii soen yet H.
and that We shall have fair Il not
lively season, ttO1gh there are me-
indications thar point the other way.
Ths Ras and wRter-~Srks systesss are
nearly eornpgeted, Ard the aAras eaFref'i
.,,snai,area for wages sn' material
literally dispsufsd By Nj: T. Is. "Ii-u'
during q year past VIII seN'n - -.
These works have ei1psossd naAs".s1
or two men eaG SANITY greatly 70 w
advantage ~ boarding honses' nss-
chants. etc. Ibis help VII De 10
Great messuHe surplus 70 leN
we,ks more, Unless other efapAo4I 4sn'
shal be devised by tue allied e'SHhp y
MES; but at present there a. Dotnins In
SIGHT. The promised new coal Dnnk gers
the beginning Of the hATbOr improve
usut system, tie wheat elevators ans
euIarpensnt of the machine shsts' pave
not vet begun ~ 1ateriaiize, ana tnefs
are rnsn who E.ill doubt Whistler tue
CIa,eade division il IN reality being b1ilt;
nen Who insist that the %. X. j \. sys
ten viii he LEASED by the Northern Ps-
sifs Railroad, thereby obvlating the
neoessity If eating the STAMPEDE fssr
tnnnrl. 1t IL usssIesa to argue with snch
aoattors. They Sid not believe the gas
or water works world be boilf, or tnat
tbs grand and stately Tacoma Hotel
would spFing up TO overlook Commence
ment Bag. -
Eoildinq IL fairly aotise. Dr. c. II.
Bo,aWiek in putting mp blfoot two
s,ory hrick en- Paciic Avenue and
Eiobth street, aRd Mr.. Want eoatem-
,,latea rebuilding on his lot nearly op-
aoaita tha same street. IL Ia question:
abIa uhs,kst the block formerly termed
sWhisky Block" will b rebailt this
=eaaon. Mr.. Samuel Wilkeson, DR., u
about going East, II IL rumored, TO Ne
oure chearI capital 30 enable him 10 pat
no A fips block on his i've lots on Pa
eifie avenue, between Ninth and Elev-
anih streets. The cry In Tacoma Ia
for cheap mcusy: but unless such mo
ney could be invested 10 sometninR
more productive 20 the community than
buainsss nloeks, IL will hardly MI the
/" Ic,n0 fslt want A manufactery that
would employ hundred men would be
az more value than dozen brick blocks
for stores and Offices
A oooA olase OF residence buildings IL
going % In various parts of the city,
ana the Land Company's first addition,
which stretches oat 10 the summit OF
tha hillside south, il thickly dotted with
ANAL dwellings. A bridge over GalllhsE
creek will soon Unite the detached por-
lions Of Pacific avenue.
The new Touring mill OF "ataon a
Bradley will soon be In epeThtson, a.
we'll as savtnill adjacent thereto.
The gigantic iron works promised Us
hy one Davis have evidsntly bean de-
tanned % some point between here and
HineIand. The delegation OF experts
which was 10 spsnd Thanksgiving Day
ON our mudhAts may have embarked
on a sailing craft which has met with
some mshap. At the last sGcoasts Mr,
Davis was making himself usefnl in the
railroad machine shops, and the Ledger
almost called his1 fraud " the other
morning.
Strest work OH the property assess
Enent plan has bs'en entirely suspended;
the city attorney having declared the
provisions OF the city charter Illegal In
thia respect. This document viii have
thorough overhauling by the Chamber
Of Commerce and Common Council be-
fore the next Legislature meets. IN order
20 have q perfect charter formed.
Seattle people who visit this city may
congratulate themselves on the fact that
Q sidewalk will s0on be bailt ffom the
railroad wharf TO the Halstead House,
Of the Joint expense Of the city a. & the
railroad company.