New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-08
A MARVELLOUS WESTERN CITY.
sEATTLE's GROWTH FROM A VILLAGE TO A COM
MERmAL PORT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.

Seattle Is one Of tho marvellous Western towns that
| have sprung iu a few years nom village TO a full
grown city. 1t Is old place but only within the
last decade has It grown 10 any size. In 1880 its
population was 1888, and by January l. 1857 this
had grown TO 10, 400 In the latter part Of 1887.
big BOOM struck the place, and In May 1888 the
city census showed that 10 had 1916 inhabitants
This number has been increasing rapidly, at the
present time the population Is put at about 5000
The city Is the eastern shore Of Puget Sound, on
an inlet known Elliot Day. On the east lies Lake
Washington The Sound a!ioris magnificent facilities
for shipping in fact the people Of seattle that
their harbor IS the best the Pacific Coast. Two
regular lines OF steamers and sailing vessels run to
san Francisco from seattle, and daily line OF steam
TO Victoria and Vancouver. u. C., connecting
with the Canadian Pacific RAILROAD. A weekly line
runs to all tho ALASKAN ports, and many foreign
vessels arrive from all quarters OF the globe.
The railroad facilities already good, and ar
being Improved. The seattle Lake Shore and Eastern
IN, Green lake, the Northern Pacific and two other
railroads run into Seattle and By $500 tho Canadian
Pacific, the ST. Paul and Manitoba the Southern and
Union Pacific roads expect have their tracks built
into the city.
seattle Is the natural outlet for section ex.
trcmcly rich In timber, iron, COAL agriculture and
fisheries. Within a radius Of thlry.sx miles arc
20 600 acres Of coal lands aud adjoining them are
huge beds Of hcnatIto from ore. The Massachusetts,
BAY Iron and steel Company has bought Sito for
ItN mills for 1850 aud is putting up - 900 900
building. The company Will employ 1000 men. A
single company ships 10000 tons OF coal from
seattle every month, It's tIads having doubled III
less than year.
The lumber trade is Of the ciy's chief In.
dusres = @JOO,OOO feet being shipped daily to ali
port, reached by the Pacific Wheat barley oats
aud potatoes raised In large quantities. and dis
tribuod from seattle which Is also the centre VI the
hop industry, 10000 bales being sent from It to
markets all over the world. The fishing industry is
also important, many Canncrcs being situated along
tho water front Of the city. The abundance OF marble
limestone, building and lire clay In the neghborhOOd
has enabled the Inhabitants 10 put up many fine
buildings at small cost. The Oriental Hotel, which
was destroyed by tho iTc. worth more than
quarter Uf million dollars, and there were many
othcr hnc specimens OF architecture. Although $40
houses were erected I'm twclSemOuth, and 200 moro
were being built, there was not house for rent IN
tho entire city. Il said.
The streets regularly laid out and vol graded
there are already sixty miles Of them and Fifteen
miles more under construction. There i've miles
II horse tho mileage Of cable rads, and ten
Tho fire Will no doubt, check the cItyS growth tOr
rOunhngS and OF climate too great for II not 10
advance with rapid strides As soon a. the traces o The
present calamity are wiped out.