The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
THE CITY OF PUYlI13
It's Exceptional Prosperity s
the Year.
The Center of the Hop Tas..,-
Phenomenal Growth : IN. -.
Of improvements

yets Notwithstanding the Compass. n
price which they hroaghs tAis -
general trade and prospects a. ~.
and Of the whole puyallup vallsr
couraging in the highest ierrpa
The growth Of Puyallup has ~. :.
nomenal, As the following genera -.
indicate:
Little more than two yesrs A., X
was bat small country yillssr ~
very modest pretensioes to clainf..s. II
teation of intending investors 49, -
To-Day 4 has the distinction q -,
largest town in Pierce county aa,.ss.
Tacoma II has two hsnks-s.-.s. 4
Masterson's and the Farmers ana -
bank Of Puyallup; i've large sscrs - =:
business amounting in the spv.e....
half million dollars: two zs<i,~ q.
papers, whose subscribers arc soassars,
the increase; tive churches. WIN ! -
capacity OF about one Thousand. ! -
modious and well furnished schosl ~ III
efficient staff OF teachers: faar - -
offices. two blacksmith shoss. -. -
stables, transfer c0mpanr. w.~r., 81. i
halls and q furniture store. Amars 4
professional men are several larvs-s N
a dozen doctors and four ministers ,,'i q.
accommodation is taxed 10 lts utness n.
though there are three lara onss h..ssk
several smaller ones.
The building trade Is veil rrn,s...l i
and has been kept exceptionally NM Y
ing the past year. As the improve,..sf
have doubled in value within a. v
twelve months. Among tie larr,st -
ings erected during 1850 are
The Farmers bank, brick block, ca.
$l5.Oo0.
The Ball block. costing 81 .oea
The Park restaurant, costing Sl0n
The Presbyterian church, c0stinR Il ii I
]. II. Spencer's residence, csst;nf = =
L. Ostrander's residence. costing s 81
w. G. Gibbs residence. coating & id I
+. Mrekes's residence. which, when "
pleted, viii cost $4,000. having ccss . "
about $1,000.
w. +. Jacobs residence. s., 30
T. Meeker & Co.'S Office. sl.lx0
The transactions in real estate have y
many and of an important kind. VII
The Maplewood farm 20 the fMans
Puyallup Railroad Company. saaRk
Eighty acres at the Junction. II a
Meeker to The Puget Sound Meat raezsx
Company, $4,000.
The PuyallHp Water and Light cumpu
10 Meeker q Radehaugh. sisoA
Eight hundred and twenty acres m
4, Radebaugh to Puyallup Water and IN
Company. This company owns ahoal a
acres of land with the ~
rights thereon and are n
making preparations to lntroau
a new supply of water into iowa fronz
inexhausIible source and that Of a. n!
purest and best water. The waberpp
viii also be used for lighting The t1ss
the near future.
Among the enterprises started daflzf14
past Twelve months the following lhsNs
the most important: Ill Tacnm& f'1
allup railroad. This road begins a
opershoase, Tacoma. and hss Ia PaFtH
terminus Immediately south Of Hess
park. The grading has bern gang q
several months now and viii b oemri4
within the next month. The rails ~
partly arrived and the balance are nox
thaviRg been shipped from Engiand ~
time ago.) This road win prove booa
only 60 the residents OF Pnyailup 80
coma, but to all the settlers along iisus
as IL is opening up the country and rt
easy access 10 the markets Of Puyallapn
Tacoma TO the farmers owning Land
twesn here and Tacoma. II Is goirf
give cheaper rats OF trznsportation y
is at present obsainahle, With increased
cilities Of travel. The laboring man
live ia Puyallup and travel By rail .
coma 10 his work much cheaper shsz
can IN Tacoma.
The Park Hotel Company has bsea
ganized with acaessal Of $4,000. Ina
lowing gentlemen are the trustees Tor
FIRST year: Fred. {. MeekeE. frans
Meeker, A. c. Campbell. Chas- 4. kost
Frank Spinning.
The capital was all subscribed wltka
a few days. and that by local Fsnarz
which shows that they hare she ain
considence in the future Of their toxE-
company will az once proceed 70 the g
tion OF large hotel OF the finest Ae'S
ton. IL will be snilt on block ~ q 49,
er's second addition. covering he e
block. and having frontage es<h % 2
neer avenue and Elm place, issaaz
park. The railroad compsny hzvs
tered into an agreement with th9 Pm
tel Company whereby the guests Of -
tel shall have free transpoFEaiica ofsf
railway. one round trip each esY. -.
comnodation Ii Intended 10 he ssseaa
none on the sound. aud every npis'a
provement that can add TO tbe On
OF the guests win be adopted. Wei
begin immediately after the hclidsyt
The Puget sound Meat Packing gozfP'
are erecting large range ct e'isg'ak n
Mseker Junction. which viii gsss s1l
ment 20 several hundred men. Ih<
yards of the company viii b the lsfsr
the coast. and are 20 be the headqss u
the meat trade On the SQUAD. ~
other industries usually carried % =
nection with meat packing are q . N
scented. What few months asV 80
ard stuInps Is now swarming vim -
WIS AtA+AtAtAHtns Etees NARNA - Z -
rs II IL bad the natural advansaze q
an important town In the RsAr f'isA,<
In close proximity 10 this rangs 3 - .s..I
ingx is the huge sawrniIl business = Z
ard Bastersby & Co The sawAH
over 30.0O0 feet Of lumber psF az. 60
viii be furniture. sash and dsaf - -.
sections in connection viih Y -
100 aud $50 hands sill be gssss sl =.
as soon as the machinery Msss Y 49,.
The additions % the town g
during the past twelve months - - - 4
the numbe= up 20 about thirty 49,.
town vas first plated. The nieA ~
are the Maplewood Farm sddii'ss ~,
Meeger'a third addition, Ehich = -.
selves cover area enough 10 tafm
city. Land has increased vss1 q
value here during the past -. =
tracts near the town selling fesa.', ~
aud sven more has been fealitsn
eases. while lots are compAfsutAt
bic. -