The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-12

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DuFfng de Past Yen.


- Ms tfkxnk4 Yesterday fruza " skzlAm
r. Stanley. the directory compiler.
thu. tie book wiIl contain II ,ssonarnes.
The number multiplied By two and
one-haif VIII give Seattle q population
Of $3.50.
In some cities they multiply the
directory uancs hy three and claim
the result as the s,ornIstion, = said Sir.
Stanley i wish 10 be conservative,
and only multiply by two and half
The res cit Is q so which feel certain
Is under. and rot oyer the population
q Seattle. The addstionS TO Seattle.
such IS ESsewater and Fremont have
81 been taken IN. and they rightfnily
belong IN the directory as Shey are 3
part Of the city Of Seattle
The United States census OF 1850
showed that the population Of Seattle
then was 5533; the territoria, census OF
1855 revealed that the number Of in
habiSznts had Increased 60 96S7: ard
the city census Of i88s disclosed that
the city bad IS, nc people. The present
population of . $50 shows that the in-
crease il az3f, which would be 8 nota-
bic addition to population even II il
occuyrsd In city of ten times the
population Of Seattle. As large rs the
increase is. there Il very excellent rea-
son for the prediction that ii vii be
larger during The next twelve months.
The withdrawal Of the interest of
Mr.. ). NJ Thompson from the Seattle
Construction Company necessitared
reorganization of The company. A
meeting of the trustees was held Taes-
d ay evening, and the reorganization
was effected. The only new result was
10 plsce Mr.. r +. Sander in the posi-
ticns OF president, treasurer, and trus-
tee
The second track has been built from
the Occidental Hotel along Yesler
avenue. 20 4 point beyond Lawson's
nursery. located at The second hill
About ZOO OF the II COG feet between
Occidental Square and the power
house IN Lake Washington have been
/ built, leaving 1900 feet 10 construct.
The work OF widening the single track
trestle on Yesier avenue, near Lake
WashiT gfon. has been begun and will
be hurried to compilation. II is the in
tenfion TO have the cars running on
both the Tesser avenue tracks by May
Is, and IL will then be operated as an
independent line. Work viii then be
commenced on the second track on
Jackson street. As soon as this iE
finished it, too, will be operated as an
independent line.
The payroll of the men en-
ployed in the construction foots up
$lzoo per week. The regular payroll
fo- running the cars and for con-
struction amounts altogether to about
$2o0o per week.
As the work of construction is in
progress, in order to avoid weak
ening the track at certain points
on the road. only dummies were
run yesterday afternoon. In order to
make up for the ears two additional
dummies were operated, making Six
in all. Instead OF the usual l2-nainute
service there was a dummy every
eight minutes.
a well-Known attorney Of this city
has received a letter from Daniel w.
Maratta, United States marshal fer
Dakota, in which the following self
explanatory passage occurs:
had letter yesterday from Mr. Charles
]. Eddy. OF Fargo. Dakota. an old friend OF
mine. who has been visiting -eassle He
u very enthusiastic over the Steamboat
business, which be hes discovered 10 be
great thing in that country, and las writ
ten me regarding the tame, asking me 70
nave Lid tie matter IS Before Commodore
Conlssn. and ! think. providing we can
make the proper arrangements that we
will visit Settle either the last OF May or
the early part of June. aud a. sbis Is dI.
reetly TN my lfne Of business, IL there is
anything in 1t, We shall certainly settle
pear you.
The Commodore CouIson referred to
is the president and manager of the
Missouri Transportation Company
aud row controls the finest line OF
steamers running on the Missouri and
Mississippi rivers. Mr.. Maratta.
before becoming federal officer, was
for many years engaged in steamboat
ing, and has now sent in his resig-
nation in order to come to Puget
Sound to engage In the steamboat
business. should the field prove as
promising upon investigation as re-
ported by Mr.. Charles j. Eddy, who
viii be remembered as recent visitor
TO this city.
A force OF men is at work clearing
Capital bill, on which is to be erected
the Denny hotsl The ground il Gov
cred with logs, roots of large trees.
and, in places, with growth of frs.
| he roots are being Blasted out OF
their places in the ground. and with
the logs are being burned As soon as
the around is eseared the necessary
grading and excavation will he inaug-
uratsd. Then work viii be COM
menred on the building.
a visit To the site OF the hotel viii
repsy any one for the trouble. as
better view cannot be obtained from
any point in Q city. La addition 10
this, the immediate surroundings are
| pleasant in the extreme. Fron a
sanitary standpoint the location l. also
unsurpassed. a the air is pure and the
/ natural drainage perfect. The hotel.
when finished. will loom up from the
bay ike one of tile great pyramids.
with the difference that ii will be.
enthusiastically, infinitely more hand
some.
Judge Thomas Burke viii be en-
tilted to the credit of having finished
the first brick in Seattle for the season
/ of 1880. Brick work on his new build
| ing. AZ the. corner of Third and Union
streets, was comrleted Yesterday. By
aessrs. Carkeek, the contractors after
! Is working days. About 800 eco brick
were used in construction. 1t il ex-
pected that the building viii be en-
tirely finished by May ist
osrg THE Lane SHORE RoAn.-Yes-
terdas morning a party left this city
for = trip OF inspection over the Sc
attic. Lake Shore sS Eastern Railroad.
The party consisted OF w. e. Thor
neil. manager Of the road, w. M.
Ienes of st. Paul. Judge L. Parsons,
C. AZ. Painter and Mr.. Bailey of
Harrisburg. and c. II. Kittinger of
this city.
A LUCKY TRIAL.
fsoess Fertane q hieh Followed
is me great pleasure TO send 10
49, ISIS voluntary statement OF ras exTzs
saefaee Ia testing tha Escyits Of Joys vege-