Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-01

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SEATTLE, W. T., Dec. Sd, 1885.
No town on Puget Sound 81 inpsesses
one, after an absence Of few years,
with the wonderful growth and develop
men, that has taken place on the Medi-
terrauean of the Pacific az doee this,
which nov proudly and boastinaly calls
itself the Queen City. The onward
march of Improvement here has been
steady, substantial, and almost unpre-
cedsnted. The citizens may veil feel a
pride in this progression, for the reason
that il il the result of interchangeable and
earnes. work by them; and while other
points have been built up BY foreign in
teresss and capital, Seattle has not only
depended upon her own wealth and
energy. but has even been defiant, or at
least showed creditable
INDEPENDENCE OF CORPORATION FAVOR.
takes no reseptive memory to keep
in mind the time that Seattle was in
tensely insignificant. insignificant al
most to nothinguess; the time when
Stailaooom could well look down upon
her With contempt. This time is not 50
tar removed "a to be dimmed with the
mists of many years. Now, today wit
ness the change. Steilaooom is grave
yard that any respectable corpse with
reasonable enterprise would desert for
point net 80 profoundly dead. Good
pasturage can be had upon her main
thorouphfare; q steamer 10 fortunate
who can here secure a man With life
enough to take her lines. The county
seat has been removed to q town OF
more recent date, and with shade
more life-Tacona. And here Is stu
ated the
ALLK6KD Rival OF SEATTLE.
Candor eompels any unprejudiced man
to say that today, as the two towns
stand, there il no comparison. Seattle
10 incomparsbly in advance. What
time may develop, of course. cannot
say, az l claim no prophetic vision, but
il would seem that the pet Of the North
ern Pacific Company, considering the
capital that has sleady been expended
upon her, should show some signs Of
youthful vivacity.
The average Sound steamer will land
one at Seattle three hours after leaving
Tacoma. And what sight here greets
one, on return after eight or ten years
absence-one who WAS accustomed Ia
Seattle as a collection of a few houses
clustered around the main feature OF
the town, viewed from the bay-the
University building-and small settle
ment little apart. known as Belltown
Today Seattle and Belltown have grown
into a complete one, and the growth
| has been commensurately extended or
all sides. Mill and Commercial streets
with substantial buildings, bear 4
metropolitan air.
UNIFORMED POLICEMEN AND STREET CAR:
Bespeak town not to be left behiDC
when 1t comes to city airs. There ar,
at least three residences that would d.
credit to Mob Hill. San Franeisoo-tht
one built by Mr.. Stacy, the town Sit,
boomer, who has gene the way of al
town bosmers; the pslatial residence Of
James Men sught, the railroad attorney
and that of II. l.. Yesler. costing prob
ably $4,000. But there are man,
others that are less costly, though non,
the less impressive of sense Of th,
substantial growth here taking place
Why, the other day, on beholding
citizens coach with a goodman. ,
billed shirt on his frame and
GREEN BUG ON HIS HAT,
We almost felt a. II We we're on kear
new street.
Good bye to the days when Steilacoon
would be compared to Seattle! Thos
4 H.. "a -. 3 n.
dawuing of sc.
most unmistakeable progressive marks
and so it does. All honor to her citizen
for it! But the whole Sound Ia q shift
ing scene, denoting what time-a yer,
short time. comparatively-wilid do for
region 30 Rrsndiy gifted with resources
This is shsvn to a considerable extern
by the class Of steamers now running Of
the Sound.
IN THE TIMES aoNB By
The old Constitution and later on tn
Eliza Anderson, we're classsed AL. Ia
latter steamer, still running, a monu
ment to the durability of Washington
Territory lumber, used to make q week
ly trip from Oiympia to Victoria; now
the Olympian, an elegant and very fas
steamer. 10 an embodiment of the late
and more advanced idea Of Puget Sous,
steamers. Again, early In the 70's tb
writer used to pull Of few quires on
hand press as daily editier
without dispatches, and nov. to kee
pace With this ambitious little city, tn
papers are printing daily edition il
foar figures, giving the dispstches-al
conducted IN metropolitan style and il
way far removed from that Of IL