, 1890-07-10
AFLOAT ON THE SOUND
Ia Foview Mans Impressions
of Rival Cities.
HE HAS VISITED THEM ALL
And Comes to the Conclusion That
spokane Ia the Place
to Tie To.

Written for the REVIEW by II. G. Gregr,l
a stranger seeking information ns
to the general condition OF tho
Northwestern country hears on all
sides so many conflicting reports
that In his moments of reflection he
L. tempted TO doubt the accuracy OF
all ho hears and place II all ~ 10
much boom, with but grain of
truth in It, To ascertain for himself
and he sure that ho plans upon IA
safe basis, n Spokane representative
concluded that the only way 10 nr-
rive at this basis WIS to go aud see
for himself. He speaks about his
tripas follows:
concluded to make Seattle my
starting point. She Is certainly the
more metropolitan city of any ON
the sound, My first impression Of
her was not good; here one needs u
derrick and an air-brake ~ keep up
II steady pace. The cable and elcc-
tric lines are always crowded, and
the reason for this Is easily seen;
they have the push and the brake.
The fire at Seattle has given AN im-
petus and "A direction to the better
class of buildings than II she had
gone In the even tenor of her way.
Her business blocks are about on the
same order as those Of Spokane, but
Spokane in point of architectural
beauty and adornInent Is far ahead
of any city ON the coast outside OF
San Francisco, and the buildings
here show oil TO IL much better ud'
vantage and present more admir-
able appearance.
The general view and lay of Seat
e,lc III We glide into the beautiful FL
Hot bay is certainly striking aud
handsome, and aS to u harbor and u
commercial location ii could not lie
better From the east side of the
hay the city rises on Il gradual
slope TO quite AN cmlncncc, and the
entire city II spread out To the eye of
the spectator. Aswo swing into the
dock, the harbor h spread out before
Us and gives every evidence Of the
wisdom In selecting this rs II site for
a large city. Its perfectly protected,
and Is ample for all the needs oi u
large city. with perfect anchorage,
and the Wide sweep oi water 'front.'
presents almost Unlimited space
for wharfage aud dock facilities.
Up To the north is salmon bay
and at some time In the future this
point will present an animated APP
pcArnnCc rs II great ship building
mart, rs everything is fitted by MAJ
tufc to make 1t 40, with unlimited
space for buildings and yards. This
/, not the only water front that
Seattle owns; ON the east side Of the
city, she il bounded In II scmi-circle
by the fresh water lakes, Union and
Washington, extending inland for
some thirty or forty odd miles.
) With everything that goes % make
Na city desirable us "A place of resi-.
dcncc, Seattle Is fully equipped
quick transit, water works, gas, clcC-
tric lights, churches, educational In
stitutcs, high class newspapers, cul-
turcd people, energy, and II unity of
action that i- bound to send her
well forward in the race for pre-emi.
ncnCc.
PORT TOW NsEND.
From Seattle | turned my way to
Port Townsend. As we approach
this harbor we are struck 10y its H..
scmblanco To some poins on Long
Island sound. On our right extends
WILDLY island rs we steam into the
hnrbur, and note the commanding
position in which she lies, We can
not help hut admit that she II well
named the "key city," She l. stu.
ated upon tluimpcr peninsula, cN-
tending north into the straits OF
Juan dc Fuca, with Discovery bay
ON the west and Port Townsend bay
ON the east IL Is curious 10
note that in this Sound coun-
try, when you ask as to the
= resources, no matter where you
Nhrc, the reply Is 1--WE have the best
3onrbor on the sound" But what
Impressed me most of all at this
point, was the fact that n friend uf
mine stood on the clifl' and counted
thirteen sailing vessels entering this
hnrbor, all under iull sail at one
time. | do not think there IL an
other harbor ON the sound that can
ray this. This Ia nn Immense ad-
vantage as II gives perfect egrCss and
ingrcSs, and from the fact that II Is
perfectly protected, 1t forms an cN-
cellont roadstcad with wide sweep
of anchorage. The railroad projects
now gfoot will make Port Townsend
an Important commercial city. Here
IL located the L. >, custom house
and this is the port Of entry for the
entire sound.
THE ROUNDING BILLow.
Fairhaven being my next objcc-
tive point, sat up till midnight
waiting for the boat, and being very
tired looked forward TO n pleasant
nights rest, but In this was snuly
disappointed, as the water WINS in It's
worst mood. The poets may sing
about the bounding billow, but my
Impression II thoy never had muUn
10 do with the bounding billow of
. Puget sound. The bounding billow
and my stomach got up dispute,
pd the billow got the best of II.
5hey Kept this little fuss up all the
to Fairhaven, aud as lett the
boat l hoaVed sigh of relief. II
was all had left to henve.
IN the language ot the Northwest,
fnlrhuven Is ~ hird.n iierc we
nave IN crescent shape Whulcum,
Seho ONE, Beliinghnm and Fairnnvcn
already Jostlinr each other shoulder
To shoulder, and We judge the day is
not lar distant when they will all be
Incorporated ulid, r one head. Fair
maven nelng selected us the tcriIi-
nus oi the Grcnt Northern, il bound
10 come 10 the front ns n lur1o city.
Backed On all sides by immense de