Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-01
ions. lis eommeros ana industries. to

tons lts c01mSfCe and fn1oetffes. 70
some extent separately.
The extensive water front has large and
costly docks. wbarves and c1ai bankers.
from which . large trade with every
part Of Peget Soand and is tributaries
i esrried on There are & steamboats,
OF various Sizes. with zn sGGrsc4te ton
mage % SlsSt4 tons. trading to fsis
port. OF these, sll 50f two are ozued
az ~ hail from sass city as their home
Port. As least 50 Of EEssa Steamboats,
are engaged IN carrying fFe. eat and pss-
ssnz-rs upon Regular ro1tss aaa nsksnc
regular TIPS. RS sean usrla. % Sc
as.is eres:iy xee-'s Il nani5-r an
tonnage ts.t Of ali ether ports o. Page;
Sand PIT togs he-- 20 tuis ti-et o,
steamers Is largely dae she symmetrical
SUPREMACY Of this CITY.
There are, BIS les. fear scam steam
ships engaged IN ths freiSAt aid y SEQ
yer b1siasss making regular IrPs bs
tween this Dors and Ssn Frsnaisso.
These steans fps kase AZ aggregate
tounase % over 6l19 tons A-G range
from 80 10 Sas2 tlns each. Two 90
these SHIPS arr fist class N ever re-
spe,t. Two are Quilt OF irSG aad two
OF wood. In addition there are tSo iron
j
this port. San Francisco and Portland.
IEey have an aggregate tonnage OF
Gbolt 5000 tons and are OF ms. class
construction In addition to these, sail
/ ing ships Of the largest tonnage are fire.
quent visitors a; this port IN quest OF
/ eareoes of coal and lumber. IL Is ex
/ posted that there will be a fleet OF 10
/ 70 30 sailing vessels constantly engaged
I N the coal Sn4 lumber trads between
Seattle and San Francisco, upon the
opening of the new e5llier:es. during
/ the coming yesr.
/ The lumber manufacturing industries
/ of this city have been heretofore re-
/ ferred to with the exception Of laFg~
| barrel factory owned by a Calf arni {
I corporation, with capital Of $-S00ou
These works are now operated by = Sc
| attic corporation, though not up 10 their
/ full capacity. Fifty men and boss are
| employed, With monthly pay roll ex-
ceeGlaS 5000. Value II prod0et turned
oat now is at the rate OF $4,000 per
| annum.
Year ending June 20, ISS4-Namber of
foun 1ries, 4; machine shops, 6; boiler
saop, l.
Amount of capital invested in above.
I say $l21.00e; amount of business done.
say $l75.00O: amount OF wages paid.
$1,000; number of men employed. av-
era4e. IS; weight of pia and wrought
iron used. $500 toas; steam power en-
ploysd in abova, say 20 b. ..
Work in vario1s blacksmith shops not
included in above estim ltss.
The city has 10 6.l0 miles of graded
stree e. and about 40 miles of sidewalks.
| There is a magnificent system of wa
ter sap9lY, the principal works being
swned by the Spring Hill Water Csa-
pany. These xorks have = capacity
sqaal TO supplying g oity of 1900
inaabitsnts. This company Is Seattle
corporation, end has = cash capital II
$4,000. Capaeisy per day zoe co
gallons; tank capacity, l coo 90 gallons
and increasing; elevations Of tanks, l7t
and $50 feet.
| Dow steam pumps With 80 horse
power, are used
The company have already laid and
in uss 5000 feet 10 inch rnaiRs; a0.0Og
feet inch mains; and IL 900 feet D. nch
mains.
twenty hydrants, with finch conneo.
tons, have already been set and are il
use. Each hydrsnt is equal to a first
class steam ire engine for fire purposes
With few additions to present appa-
ratus il is believed that, with the com
pletion of this oompauy's system. nc
city in the country will have bettel
facilities for the extinguishmsnt OF
fres- The water is pamped from Lake
Washington. only two and half miles
distant FROM thescity water front. Ths
present daily consumption is 10000
gallons. The consumption and the IA
cllities for the use Of the water are being
|, constantly increased.
There are three other Smaller compa.
|, MES supplying water 10 different por'
tons of the city.
II The gas works are owned and oper
a.ed by the Seattle Gaslight Company
with a nominal cash capital of $4,000
fhe present yilus of the company's
plant lnay be judged somewhat from
the amount of business dome. Ths
present consumption Is 50,001 feet pei
dty, and the price 50 per thousand
the capacity is now 10000 feet per DAY
which will be increased fourfold By
oompleti"R of extension now in pro
Rress. Oaly A. miles of mains have
been laid; Tnany thickly settled parts Of
the city not being reached by the com
pany's service.
Asir-et railway has recently been laiC
by u 5 sattle corporation aud two mile
and half of line are nov in successful
| operation. Additional line is beinI
. laid.
The civ now has large number Of
substantial and costly brick buildings
. among them being the Opera Hous,
Block, containing a new and capsciou
opera house. This Is oy far the hand
soonest and most substantial theater OF
/. the Pacific coast outside of San Fran
| cisco. AID IL probably excailed by hu
one 10 that city. Il will seat 1900 PEG
pie.
There are tvo very large, handsom,
and costly public school holdings, on,
of them costing $4,000 and the othel
about $4,000, exclusive Of the lots
. which. with the buildings, are nov wortt
$4,000. The former 10 new, has Jus
! been opened, and IL considered th,
model school bailding Of thu Paeifis
coast. The Sisters Academy, reosntl,
, finished. is probably the largess AMI
most expensive public or school build
, ing in this Territory. The Territorial
University Is also situated In this city
and b in prosperous condition.
Seattle has an assessed valuation Of
$e,9oo,00.
In the limited time permitted for che
preparation OF this statement is has no,
been possible 10 gather full or exact de-
tails Of all the resources, industries and
products Of this county, and Il hss
therefore been my purpose 70 treat the
more important subjects. leaving fha
minor resources and industries wholly
untouched. Upon tbs matters treated
IN the foregoing report the statements
and figures therein given are suSstan-
] TALLY correct.
KrTTrTAs COUNTY.
kittisas county. lying east of King
and Pierce, almost IN the geographical
center Of the Territory, occupies an
area Of about 5000 square miles. and il
natural fertility Of coil, abundance and
variety of resources and beauty Of seen.
cry 10 excseded BY no county in the
Territory. EileBsbnrg 10 ths county
seat. With two weekly newspapers, sups-
rior hotel accommodation. Pres5yte-
risn, Methodist and Catholic churobes.
good private schools. an academy under
Presbyterian patron age. aad the varisus
mechanical and manufacturing ad.
jancts Of fourishina town. Il is at