The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-24
EAST TACOMA.


correspondent was invited by Mr. Walters.
Of the East Tacoma improvement Com
pany. to make a "trip 70 East Tacoma on
The steamer Glszner. belonging 70 the COM
pany.
The trip across the bay is always pleas
ant, but on this particular day il WAS
simply delightfal. The atmosphere was
clear and the grand snow-capped mount
aias seemed as II they were only few
miles away.
East Tacoma Is situated IN a direct line
/ across the tide cats from the foot Of Ninth
street. a bridge will be built over the
railway tracks and Ps.saiiup river TO make
accessible the large manufacturing estab-
iishments already In operation aud those
To be constructed. The Northern Pacific
road j. rapidly clearing up the head Of the
bay to put IN their extensive shops, etc.
On the east side. By way Of East Tacoma,
presents the only feasible route 70 Seattle
for railway purposes. Just opposite the
Ninth street bridge Il canyon. which Is
The only break IN the high hills skirting
tbs east shore water front. A railway built
through this canyon By way Of East Ia
coma would shorten the distance 10 Seattle
at least ten miles over the present route,
frontage IL offers the best outlet between
seattle and Tacoma.
The average newcomer IL at great loss 20
understand why no means Of Improvement
are visible on the east shore OF Commence
ment bay when unimproved property on
the opposite shore Is worth aud readily
brings al the way from 500 To $500 per
front foot The visitors wonder is simply
increased beyond limit when the rapidity
with which manufacturing and shipping
industries are orowding along the east aud
north bay fsontage Is realized. The ex-
istence Of the Puysllap reservation of
course explains the whole; useless 10 the
indian for any parpose whatever. that
portion Of the reservation skirting
the entireasater front simply serves as
barrier to the growth Of values in that por-
ton Of King county. and prevents the
growth in importance of the city Of Ia
coma. As the Indians are DESTROYS OF sell
ing IL. and rs the commercial interests neG
only Of seattle and Tacoma but Of the an-
tire State demand that the incoming and
outgoing OF. particularly. sranscoutinental
railroads. so necessary to the full develop
ment 81 our bright young state, shall not
be neaailessly DISTRACTED. il is exceedingly
PROBATE that at the present session Of con
gress legislation will be enacted providing
either for the sale OF this particular poT-
ton uf She fnyallup reservation or for
the securing OF rghts-of-way for railroads,
wagon roads and other lines Of travel by
the same methods Of condemnation and
compensation that govern where the
various rights OF white people are SON
eerned. The influence of this strip OF re-
servation upon adjacent lands has been
most baneEuI indeed, in fact lands IN that
portion oi King county have been practi-
caiiy without value, while lands In Pierce
county the same distance from the water
front have reached a value of from FIVE
hundred 20 as many thousand
dollars per acre; indeed, but for
this strip OF reservation preventing access
&c the east water front The city Of Tacoma
would have been established on that side Of
the bay. The opening OF the reservation
will have q precisely opposite effect the
moment the presidents signature is affixed
to tho bill, lands along and adjacent 20 the
essf shore will Immediately reach value
that otherwise could only have been OBJ
tanned through the safue number of years
that have been required for the uphnilding
Oi Tacoma proper. II is an interesting
fact that within the past thirty days over
90 people have purchased property in
East Tacoma, rs Il i now called The
position II naturally a very fascinating
one, situated Immediately between the two
pFinelpal cities al TIE Northwest. Seattle
ana Tacoma, the future Of East Tacoma +
naturally considered As fally assured. BE-
eaase In these days Of rapid transition IL II
only question 81 too or thFee years
81 must. until these cities wil
have gruwn together. then, too. people are
Bon able la purchase in EAst Tacoma Iots
snst acreage at figures al the Way from so
/ 81 / coo FsF cent. below prices that viii i'm.
fueSlsAtsly prevail when the East Tscoma
water iFeat has beea 0pxned 10 general
traffic uses ard demands With the
eeoath Of Seattle soathwasd aud OF TAeemz
north and westward, and el iho various
towns aleax TIE Puget sound shore line
towards tie Sound AEa 1T the sound set
/ dement's tus ards the interior the East Ia.
| eesaA undertakes + already a very cen.
tFai osle, sssa must naturally continue 10
gxoH la luapartaece AnetheF attractive
/ feature lies IN the fact that the Seattle AVID
| EsevmA sssstric sna any ether arrest Zines
81 sstiway hesNsea Seattle aaa Tacoma
Z msast Pass 10 and through the East Ia.
cauaa keandAtlgs.
akere i al immense asla Il nstarA,
wealth. shat i Of esal. sroa. ua4hsf and
agricultural FesoaFess IN the southwestern
lar.4ea Ct kt9g coaatf. tat cannot be
attracted g. tie Sound sAofs either ST -
allie 81 Tarensa pz0peg Without unneces-
s4sy hAat. HAT vii eFsvjgase naturally and
consequently easily 10 shs hast Tacoma
water GEoaL 1hs fsnaegs toe establish
saent is East 1ac8na. rs saon 81 the water
froas i axsssalle. eJ ssaassuse shipping and
manufacturing inlSFesss that wsll con.
tribute largely O. tAe ephaal2sne * EAsg
Tacoma as rate Of street, taat slA be IN.
s4escFsaahse. TIE natural conditions in
tAss faeosna are vefy favorable zoe its de-
vssaRnens ~ ns48s a. slsetFse reads. ana
there i SO aoShs THAI shSs LATEST ard bsss
q Eakssof peweFs all - largely ass3.
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ksst 1Sepsas improvement Company
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