Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-29
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IN SAN DIEGO "A CIT BUILT IN A yEAR-
Ben Macready, after brief visit TO his
old home In this city. has returned TO bis
nev home In San Diego. He has every
faith and confidence in the latter - money
changing center snd pleasant place 70
live. While admitting that Puget Sound
and Washington Territory has thousand
points 10 offer against California; one for
substantial business Investments and sd-
vantAges, he still thinks the climate, fruit.
etc, OF the country aud tho dash and enter
prise Of its people good enough tor sll prac-
teal purposes. Married people are At
trActed there from the east in throngs." he
says Many of them. charmed with the
climate, stag. In = short time they feel the
desire 70 be busy. and % they get In and
spend money; undertake bsg en,erpri ses
tarn wastes Of land into gardens: plant
railroads.; develop big waterwofks and that
sort Of thing. There can b no scarcity OF
money where there Is q constant renewal of
the supply Of rich people. as there will al
ways be IN thai country Of resorts for east
ern Inilionzises. San Diego has grown
from city Of 5000 people oae year ago to
one Of Is 900 today"
How was all this brought sbout,"
by advertising At frsk they
used the folders OF the railroads running in
TO California 70 point out the gloriss Of the
city to the traveller. They had nothing in
The world TO ofier but climate and irnit.
They made II - common point with other
cities. and bad the tickrts sold in the east
all read TO san Diego thus enabling the
Traveller to come there whether he started
for that point or not. Then they flooded
the east With printed circulars, etc, and
finally they engaged band Of the nnest
musicians. secured IN different parts OF the
country, and contracted with them for a
year for ti0,@ 0. uniformed them msgnif-
Gently and sent them Gil over the couatry,
advertising san Diego. With them was
kept carload Of frua. which. with circa-
lars, were d2tribated grataitoasly through
the crowds al each stopping place. The re
salt vas TREMENDOUS immigrstioa. That
Is the way they do things down there
ASoTEss CIry-"The City Of Gig Har-
bor' has bsen p,aiisd and the plat died In
the auditors oeiee. The CITY consists Of
forty lots and four streets named respec-
lively Froat. barnbam. Tacoma and Forest
streets.
A Brsrxb Boos-P P. Johnson, editor
OF tho wallA walla Union. with his wife,
has retarned from an extended tour through
California. undertaken tor ais health S sake.
The 5oSs,ea climate Of California he found
Of litsle beneft 10 him. aad be VIII go down
Sound b. way Of containing the search and
then reiara to Walla wails. speaking
Yesterday OF what he saw 10 the south, be
said:
..The boom is 'bastei down there. One
nan wanted % sell NE Tor $500 lot be
paid 5000 fer few m0aias before. Il il
70 throas hous Southern California wherev-
;. vent. Fhs people are lcss ag there IN
srosds Ts get chance al q sleeper yoa
have 10 pat yoaF aaIne dosn two OF three
lays ia advance. When | attempted 10
'oule Away eoald not secure a berth. and |
he agent pns my nsme GA the lisi Toe the |
ssxt dsy with s. names ahead Of lt. al |
sAntsng lower beeths. That was coming
lasih, yea understand. Gosng east The ig4- |
'el IS even heavier. The sisasssaa hers Is |
evegse1 tAeSe. Herr the heavy. crowded |
;ars arc ,hosx coming wes;--sse light aid |
mp;y ores so hack. There the empty ears |
Irs tnose nos ceninS west While tse-e &c /
"a easl af1 e-vs4ea. A large part Of TIE /
tamprde lrnza The south. hoEsyee. j. cen
- AAsts 8s@sAE&@ " tftsAtA%%-S rAsts efts.'-t-A
as resi- essrscteE az fhis sppsr eogatFs = 1
tile sno~n ss Gaaersteec doxa iAsre."
Il slaad the hotcts u caA Fr4neisco
sypwae5 saasiaNed M. Iehas;oa, ~Sat /
be eAass . PFSzezbiy sxpiszcd N tie tight /
ron ~aelarra California, Tor there oeFtAin- /
! eocs nes seem b he GA there. saw
at oae rec eaxlsg>s aosSe sader est.ssrsaS-
- Z khe civ. Isefe wsze, q coarse,
everal Fsxa<sesss hsinS eaf7t. an setses /
ssssaed vita Nss1lagso9 Territory thsa
si5ss | en-"