The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-13

Tide Of Imnigration Flowing
into Washington.
x~sd Of Due1lises-Desafr Pfsns 81
ne n,~nsy Hotel EsnssA~d-
street Reads


I Street Reads
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- = - - -. :.
/ g l'seak As,s-1r ~ VIC eriAs s.''ats y
nsas eATz sHas IAsses sf-fos'z1 HsIsefS,
Nonsana, lest Sunday morning bear
ing perhaps 500 Immigrants 10 Wash
/ Snrfas, Ts-rsso-v The px<v-fxsIrsrs-
- 49, 1900 s-.ssI -.
49, z. -. ss.-.--'-- -ssS
isAss-' ~ s'sT s4A.se f1'e<A- Ans aaa'
vas AAos RP ~ p. faEi 20 aceoilaS19 p
date the great rash 81 iznmaETanf
travel 10 Washington the regular trains
being unable 4. handle the f-ass.r
.aTs,... $3.50 60 ..,,,.-s,..- !, sxrs.4.-
- = -.ss. 80 r. -.
.1s. ~ 49,. = ne ne =
izss nagnt, ana seSfsle Wiz &c the s'ss-
fIn4sion Of ; large proportion OF them
Preparation should be made Tor the
reception Of these as vel as OF All new
corners who come To star by the con-
strncfion CT suitable dwellings,. The
demand for residences inst nos is very
imperative. and 1t Is next to irapossi-
bie to obtain one IN = desirable ioca-
ton. IL property owners were all to
build during the whole sf the coming
season AMI we're 70 pit up hundreds
and egen thousands Of dwellings they
would NOT exceed the demand.
. estimate that the Influx of imrni-
present time il very nearly 500 per
day 4 Study OF the passenger lists o.
ane oinsfsiit 1oaas VII SNOW sIs alss
Na-sh.srn pae;s;e isss 10 1so. fs-ssa,.
Snort Isne..s5 10 100 Oregon q lsali-
fornia. 80 to lis: Canadian. 100: while
steamers and other routes make the
estimate OF so an approximately ac-
curate one- The daily average for
1s63 was 800, and / am quite certain
that before 1859 is over the arrivals
win reach 1000 per day. This is the
estimate made BY railroad officials and
by close observers OF the tide of inmi-
grafton.
4 very heavy number Of these
new residents are coming and viii
come 20 Seattle III there is not house
room for them now, what viii there be
N the spring. There Is but one thing
TO do, and that Is, build Build
houses, build cottages, build tene-
ments. build anything that has q roof
for shelter; but build. There Is not
the slightest danger OF OVERRIDING the
danger of underdoing il. By all
means. build
l'sc. 'eahin VI Me Jenny
aosea' VIC VITA lou. alcnisecis pas
a'en n',os % lol ,he pas. sases@
weeks on the detaii plans ana specih-
cations has finisiied his work, and q
few contractors who have been re-
Quested to do so by the hote; board
are examining the Specifications with
q view to submitting figures. Ii is In
tended 10 let the contract for the con-
bids are offered, and then Architect
Jennings VIII return 10 New ferk.
~ r, osp ps nrls - supefii'aeiiu
All arrangens , for the hn,ls;nr If
the hotel are vet only prcparatory.
The cost has been guessed al 500 90
and the capital stock of the hotel COM
panv has been Increased from $4,000
To that figure. There has been no
the board. and the work. when once
begun, it is expected, viii be rushed on
% cornpieuon-
The cov.r;-vhas go, ,.;a vn,tha
turrtahla 90 ,bs c.,,r. -os5 ~ ,ra foot
- - - -. - ' - 80
=. ions sssses, 'as ssaiins ps.eu IA
ana that part OF the system VIII very
soon be ready for operation. Front
;mne.,ea for travsl xsry l;,tis dn.;.g
the whole course of the construction
of the road, and with the exception of
the immediate vicinity. OF the turn
.aois. tue IhoIougnIafe y IA even pet
vi snape .aaa IL Mas peiore the con-
ssiuo ton u she foau.
Workmen have Just placed IN the
~ -. ..s,...s -. - -.
ara ,hs .n,;ra l.n,th &c 800 - ~.
alac,r;, ra;,wav = ,a;s +, $3.50
far awhile ne Il the motor road wonId
heat the cable road in petting ia line
IN operation. and the chances row
-
- ct. a
Messrs- 1faNioru q tohoVeE yes
teraay let the coAtract for the clearing
of the e;yhsv acras ~ land nn MaS;-
so - -.
son street known as the henton tract
j. ID. Meenach has taken the contract
and will level off everyfh;nv slose n,
the ground This win ore,, M, mr., i'm
,sa,tant AMI : yaIuabis ras;s,er,,-., 80
s;on ~ the city