The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-18

VALUABLE BUSINESS AND STATISTICAL
REsIEw.

REVIEW.
SEATTLE. Jan. IL. 1859
President and Hfmbsvs Of fhc Eeard Of
Tr1de~-tiTNfLEMkx: In presenting my
annual report have Thought proper to In.
ciude Ia IL resume af the Trvat psngress
which has been afct.sn pitkhed Ia washing
ton Territory. ing county, aud lie mstrop-
oils, the city of seattle. daring the past
year
The record of 1857 was most gratifying
ore, - eoInpared with former years. bat
that OF frss shows An even saofe remark
able state OF progress. while the prospects,
for the coming year are ssieh - 20 eusnpei
the most conservative Of our cittssns 10
confess thai never before in the history Of
Se1fi ie has her future looked more prom.
isins than IL does to-day.
while the Queen City Is older than mosi
.cities on Puget sound. end its progress
gradual up 10 the beginning pt is-s. q has
aimee then taken wonderful strides In de-
velepment This win be shown by the nss-
merosis tables which are given In this rc-
port. and watch have been carefully COM
piled for the purpose.
In the first place nothins demonstrates
so clearly the progress ~ place - the In
crease in population. Ia trio. according
10 the United States census. Seattle had
1to7 souls Within It's boundaries
In 1874, territorial census. ......,..s..s. ftls
In ESQ, uaitei States ceusas ......ss.... ]. sss
10 issS, territorial eensns .s.......-....- ass
In lsSs. territorial eeusus .s-..s.....s.,... vss
In isss. territorial censas..ss.s.s..ss--.. aseoo
The latter figure, which ~ gerereily con
sideretl beiaw the mark. Is arrived ~ In
the following manner: The census taken
In isSS showed about 9o,lo inhabitants.
hut did no. ineinde the floating popalxsian.
which day In aud day cut II estimated at
from 900 90 S1ssa people. II was generally
understood that the Reputation q seattle e
Ia. napaher of inhabitants during the past
year has actually eonbled. This fact il
borne out hy the sahoot census rsfsrns
which. since is51. sfas the following re-
salts. 1877. III. 1875. ls1ii i>-a. fSsi: i>so,
less. ISL, 1881. iSSs,. f~TT fsss. zssses isSs
2ses Isss. 9xis issd, 1858; lsS7. ssas: las,
hsn
The inervase az schcol children IN zsss
being 2ats ever fS>g. The iuerssse Of Pop
ulatiea in King county. 81 which seattle
II the chief city. l. shown ~ follows, iS2.
asse: isee. sci; isea. aists tss,. ssl /; ISIS,
siss; Issi. ktll: 1873, ie.2se. i~sa. ia.iaa.
isS7, according 10 Coy. sempse's repeft.
es.nss: ISIS. taking the increase Ia Seattle
aad throughout the county, salN
In fact shs entire Territory If washing
Son shows he<iths iaefesse IN population
nare PARTICULARLY during the r8st twe YEARS
as viii be Shewu FROM the following table
fSee lisaa 1870 $3.50 lsss.v.-. ssSss
ISIS. fssis 1879 ..-....ssTsss lsss ...- sssEs
ISL sf-ss iSSs.. as;&S lsss,..s.- lpisse
iSS-- Aeeosdsns 10 tsov. semnle's re
fssft .....- .-ss.s-...s..ss IL ,saeo
lsSs sceosalug tie Gov semple'sne
~ ~
EseB roe gSvgEnay's estimate when the
graaFs 4 uf the various cities tn the Territory
IS saasssse1ed appears 10 be nsach below
the marx. saa aiihesigh general erlaiea
exists ma the fsfeSs al population Ct AsSs-
iagfa8 Territory. al told, IS ae9sst 2e,Aaa
YET Terri latEai Secretary oWtags ~ very
ztaNa
TIE nstaa steffs census H. St sraF. VIII.
aa aesaiss, SFsow tsis 20 he correct.
Aslh Az EssSvgA<s IN population = rssfrSss
2oiisssus increase is wealth naturally ~
suits. sas sa@ ~ thSs has fAtea ;ae ease
With sssfs'a IS Sasp~a hy the following a.
ss'ss zat1si rssaFrk
is>s. .s.-,s aus, 80 lsss, ....-s,,s S.ssS,ss
is>S s aISs.fgs iSSS s ie.ssl. ~
~ an iscessse af sS.2et, ~ Ia the eSses,
ss1 yalse 81 seattle pssFfeFtg during Tho
pas year 0sEf thet - iSSs. A. the iIssSe0g
Fafs' II Improvements is the gity e wia Yes
sse ssstp' issng Z the assessment a isss
seae'ifS : = tssbetA
fise sssexsalSet Returns 0g KsBs caaasy
an - fallews ts<ss sS.S7A.fta. fs>s s4sS.
I'D. fSsg Sic 49, lsf, iSSS 81 ca. rs. Tsses
sAsAtvs S9Sstie the wtalthss>t city ard /
hes tae wsslshsssS ecDaiy Ia WasainSsen /,
Iers ,s'se.
Tsa taxza,e sssaslh et rs wts.sae terri, {
fory saiegs wP wsit, IL lS>s e wss So.
ss4f-I Ia lN><s Z wa- StstaI,ts9 u ~
= ass ssfsxs.fss L. ISIS & was s., SCI SIS. (
gain 81 sa4sf ss,esslgso SurfnE tas past
tee yssSsE, SID ss tsss tsa Ter the fsaSi war.
TIE tSsilssfss fee~fd al the psss war N
Seattle Is senfas gsslc. thrre having been
as~s Sew eaftd ucs az every description
Sfestsss .taysrg sSs>. the total essst ~ wAi .
Was ss.s7s ssa
Ia ~ tAsxe ws=fe tee hanSes tn SestEse.
&sad n7n th%fe are srer sesss. ar 81 iseTesss
% I'D aalieiaxS. An NyssaSs Of 10 nes
ssxieisses ger HnaeKa
tSff Sew cities can xaou sacA rsessssts.
.esea Ia What Is known 40 q esous sisaS.