The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-23
A SPLENDID FUTURE.
Official Report to the Interior
Department.
Jesse spAuLDlno's REPORT
Ths Geversm<st Director Of the Uasos
P.~ins O6srs IN Impartial
Bst Crstifyfsg Review.


The densrtnens OF the interior has pub
Is~fed the report Of Jesse spauldings mem
-, ~ the eoverument board Of directors
az the Pacific railroads. TO Secretary Noble.
Isss~ sspaulding il one Of Chicazo's million
.Iye Iunhxymen and has filed high posi-
lions Of trust under the last three admins
traticns.
He estimates the population OF Seattle
10 be 1910. and declares II 70 be the largest
city In the state of Washington Its growth
in population and It's business development
have been extraordinary. From popuia-
ton of $500 in 1850 it had grown 70 CITY
OF 1000 In 1855, and its population 81 the
present time il not less than 5000. The
disastrous fire that swept over aud de-
stroyed the greater portion OF the young
CITY June s. 1850, will be remembered The
burnt district, however. has been rebuilt.
and the buildings destroyed have been re-
uiaced In many instances by structures
treat deal more substantial and costly.
There are thirteea banks In Seattle with an
aggregate capital of ia. 10000. The clear
ing house returns since the fire have aver
aged about 81 go go per week, and In one
week were over 81 so 900. Here there are
three cable and three electric street rail-
ways. and six other lines are under con-
sfrucfion. The real estate transactions OF
Seattle last year amounted TO $i5, CO., -
sgATTLEs SUPREMACY.
The general commercial trade OF the
CITY il a very extensive one, and l am III
formed that the freight receipts over the
Northern Pacific railroad alone last rear
averaged over forty carloads day. The
amount OF business done can be imagined
when il IL stated that us new firms were
established there last year. The trade OF
Seattle during the year 1859, not including
coal mining, numbering. railroad and ship
ping, amounted TO about 100000. This
il one OF the largest coal shipping points on
the Pacific coast. Ii Is the local headquar-
tiers OF the Oregon Improvement Company.
which owns and operates the Seattle and
Franklin coal mines, from which the an
nnal output IL very heavy. The Oregon
Improvement Company operates line OF
steamships between Seattle and Portland
and Seattle and San francisco, which are
engaged exclusively in the coal carrying
trade. The annual cut Of lumber in and
around Seattle is also very large. amount
ing TO about go, 600 900 feet"
al Seattle. as In Tacoma. the Union Pa
cific Company is without q water front,
which necessitates 1t depending upon out
side parties for wharf facilities. The COM
pany Ia nj present leasing one OF the
wharves owned by the Oregon Improve
ment Company, over which all its business
Is done. Until very recently the Northern
Pacific has had no track entrance into
Seattle, but short time since acquired by
purchase the Puget Sound Shore railroad.
and they now have q track entrance of
their own over that line, which places them
IN a position TO afford the shipping COM
munity the best facilities for the carrying
and handling of through freight and pas
sengers. The terminal facilities which
they have acquired by this purchase are
very fine, being located in the heart Of the
town. The present attitude OF the people
Of Seattle toward the Union Pacific Com
pany liz very favorable. and should it enter
upon the construction OF a line from Port
land to Seattle and Tacoma, which IL GER
tainly ought to do without delay, and
which IL undoubtedly will DO II the man.
agemenf is not hampered by unfriendly or
unfavorable legislation at Washington, ii is
safe 10 say that large share OF the present
and all future business OF the Puget sound
cities would be turned over to 1t.
TACOMA GOOD SECOND.
The present population of Tacoma ID
about q. oo. IL Is a city which has grown
up rapidly. and has been much favored by
the interest taken in its welfare by the
Northern Pacific Company. During the
last two years its growth has been almost
t.I 70 afu arA
commercial interests have kept pace with
the increase OF population. During issl
the real estate transactions alone amounted
10 sia 100000. During the same year l 800
buildings we're erected at total cost OF
about s.. oc0 900. Among these buildings
are a large number of substantial business
blocks. Lumber is one of the foremost oil
the eity's industries. The combined ca
paeity OF all the mills at Tacoma is est.
mated at about 600 eco feet per day, and
the total cut of the mills for the year
amounted 10 2ao.oo00 feet. Wheat
valued at about 81 ,ooo,ooo was shipped last
year. The rapid pace at which building is
being carried ON Is evidenced by the fact
that there are sixteen brickyards in the
city. which are said to have manufactured
during 1859 ~ .noa, 600 brick There is now
Ia course Of construction thirteen miles oi
electric street railway. There Is score oi
prosperous manufactures in the way oI
foundries, machine shops. planning mills
etc. The city Is well provided with large
and exceilentiy constructed hotels.
The Union Pacific company operate,
lines Of freight and passenger steamer,
tsonse Of which are equal in size and buit
20 any IN the country between Tacoms
and Seattle, Tacoma and Victoria. Tacoms
and Port Townsend, and Tacoma anC
Olympia The water front st Tacoma i.
entirely IN the hands os the Northern
Pacific company, and the Union Pacif,
company IS compelled TO use their wharf
SPOKANE FALLS ADVANTAGES.
~ visited Spokane and was most favor
ably impressed with IL. Its population A
present Is about 2ooIo. At the close of ISIS
II had SIX national banks and two savingi
hanks. with total capital Of about 81 oeo,
0a August 4. iSSe. this place was visitcs
by most destructive eonnagrasion which
wiped out almost the entire business dis
ulet. Since this FIRE upwards OF 5o9 rev
buildings have been erected a. SO asEr-gat
cost Of about s. cocoa The real essat
transactions during the last year aveFar
sooat 1850 GO per month. During tn
year lSs9 an average OF about twenty Nv
cars OF freight per day Was received q
Spokane Falls. and aurins the same yea
aeoas S1.oo people were landed there a
Passengers BY the Northera Pacific ran
yoad. a cable railway seoat three miles il
aenEkh, az electric railway aboGi thre
mites. ana ether roads which viii cove
assoos twelve miles. have been either cen
ssvuctS>i or are under way.
Spokane FAILS. not without iastsee