Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-01
Tuk sswAsn NaRea.
What has beea Dene Durts< the fa<f
Year by SEINE al Gar Iaest
gorpsrnffsBs.

Observation-Disclosures tie general depres-
sion felt daring tie past year, and the
stri1Rsney of the money markes. some
Of oar leeal ca-poraii0ns kays made big
strides sousrd advancement. AEoug
taess may b. mentioned
rHE SEATTLE GAS r-ISar o0sFRkST,
Of which Dexter Esrton Is president
Daring the year this Co-pany, IN order
to Easgly tie iRcressirE demand for
gas, ass Constructed a ;suk Of oTiuk
and eescezSs2 fest IN diameter, at
c at ct $9.sI5l7. into which viii b.
placed metallic holder. to eas: in the
neighbornood Of $4,000. vhich viii
have a bolding capacity Of over l;3.1o
feet II gas. Besides this, some 4eo0
feet Of addiiioaal iron mains have been
laid, and other substantial Improve
neuts be-u made.
lEz aPZTsGgIIL EATEz COMPACT
has aiz5 tons a great deal of work, a3d
expended a large sun Of money IN per
feeling ~ system of water supply.
Among the improvements made daring
the wear ws viii mention tae putting Il
Of q large steam. paSup At Lake wash
iEEtoa, WITH pumping cspaslIy Of one
million I've hundred thousand gallons
each tzsEsy-foar hogrs; the laying Of
i4tf9 feet Of u inch iyon mains, lead
ne from IEe pgn1p - tue reservoir. and
- % her PORTS; : so feet of 10 inch
pipo; 800 feet of : inch pipe, a5d 3D.
so feet Of s inch ripe. Seventeen dfs
Plugs. each fed by ToGT inch stream of
water directly from the mains. Besides
this ibe Company has built laJgT
pnIap hoase, piled IN a wharf and N II
site on the lake, and expanded in the
above improvements during the past
twelve months $1,000. 4 portion Of
Size tine as maug as Nifty men we're exc
pioyed IN p1saiaR forward the vsrk,
and six tpen are constantly employed IN
looking after the wrrks. The Sprir z
Hill Company supplies more water than
al the other companies combined. Is
mas three separate systems, all of which
eau be united at will. Two OF these are
from Lake Washington. and one from
springs in Central Seattle.
TIE COLUMBIA AND PUGET SOUND RAIL
RoAD.
This Company, during the year, has
graded ~ miles OF road, and laid III
miles Of track on the Cedar River Ex-
tension. which Row reaches beyond the
Black Dismsnd Mine, and would have
been completed tn the Franklin Col!iery
By today, had nos the recent snow
storm put stop to the progress OF the
work. This Company has also built
three fourths of mile of road along
She city front. On the old line, Running
10 Newcastle, new trestles have been
built. the largest one 70 replace the old
Lake trestle; new bridge has been
built across Cedar River. at Rsnton; a
new trestle built at Coal Creek, and the
old road has been mostly rs-tied. The
total cost Of the Cedar River extension,
together with improvements and repairs
to she old road, has been sbsut $780,
600. The Compsny.vill in feg weeks
build new coal bunkers, or shutes, to
the south Of the present incline. 50 that
four vessels can be taking cargo at the
same time
SEATTLE STREET RAILwAY.
Daring the year just past, Mr.. +. II.
Oscosd. backed by Boston capital, came
TO this city and organized the Seattle
STREET Railway Company. This corpo-
ration set at once TO work. aud already
has three miles of road built and Ia
operation. The line commences at the
foot of Main street, and runs up to Sec
ond, then north on Second street TO
Pike, where the line DIVORCES, one
branch running mp Pike street 10 Eighth
and north on Eighth as far as that
th0roughfare is graded. The other
line runs west on Pike 20 Front, and
narth or Front to the barrel factory.
At the corner OF Second and Pike
streets. a two-story stable, Dk75 feet IN
Sis. has teeR built, and where a shop
2J1i0 feet is also being erected, to be
used for blacksmith work and car re-
pairing. The ooDpany has 20 horses
aud four cars. and gives employment To
IL men. Since the snow the company
has expended large sum OF money to
keep the road open for travel. Besides
keeping large force Of shovelers At
woFA. several tons of sails have b0en
used to keep the thasing process going
on. As soon As the weather will permit,
the line TO lake Union will be continued.
and otkar lines will be built as rapidly
ss business will iastify she necessary
outlay of money.