The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
C0sMoroLIs.
Keeping Right Along With the Process
sion in All Respects.


sI0a in All Respects.
We CONS nov 70 brief consideration OF
progress In ssosmogsoIis during tie past
year. Little vas doae here during the
early months OF the year except 10 keep
CD the regular IElmher cas Of about 9, CO.
90 feet per month, an industry which Is
still carried forward upon about the same
scale. One industry. however, initiated al
this time ard has been carried 10 q very
successful and very crsdisssse issue. This
was the construction and launching OF that
nne river steamer the Mantesano. This
able craft cost some $4,000. and i ese-
CAVITY fitted up for passenger tratic, and
ESQ has q zee capacity as q srelghter. She
was built hv the Gray'S Ha-bor Mil Co..
and Is q credit to her owners and the pub
he which sustains her
Some two or three months since. matters
took on forward movement here. = con-
dition induced BY the investment OF nearly
si5a.000 in real estate in the town and
vicinity. This investment was made
largely by the Cosmopolis Improvement
Co, of which Joseph b. DabRey il presi-
dent. and in which several prominent East
ern parties are stockholders. This move
ment gave generally setiye impulse TO all
business affairs here and produced degree
of confidence in the future OF the place.
which still prevails, With excellent results.
1t has resulted ia the construction OF q
new city hall costing "a .0oe. the projection
By the tsray's Harbor Mil Go. of sash
and door factory 10 cost in the neighhor-
hood $4,000, the commencement of a
$500 bank by J. D. Dabney. the building
OF a two-sfory residence By Mr. McGaffney
and one by John f. Wilson, each costing
1850, and the beginning OF several others
equally valuable BIZ other parties, and ag-
gregating sc least $250)0; the putting
IN OF new water mains ct a cost Of
s., 900; the erection OF q fine system
OF electric lights valued st s5,00J
the opening up OF q road TO the
North river country, at an expense OF
S. coo; the putting in Of new machinery in
the mill, costing some $1,000; and the
adoption OF various other progressive pro-
positions. We would not be understood as
saving that the investments above referred
TO have been entirely instrumental in pro-
dueing these following results, but they
have certainly been very moving and
effective influence in that direction. 1t Is
necessary, however, 10 say that in CosmO-
polls. at the present time. properly and
justly considered, is 70 be found field for
general investment, which, for real merit,
il is difficult to discount, and. while she is
one Of the youngest cities Of the Harhor,
and one in q general way always probably
sIightingly considered. still her merit must
be admitted, as also must her progress
during the past year; and standing upon
these, she invites investigation with entire
confidence that in results both credit and
satisfaction 10 herself and ali concerned
will follow, and ti4@s the writer must leave
her.
Keeping closely to the subject indicated
In his opening remarks, the writer now
comes TO the consideration of one OF the
most pleasing and easy portions OF his sub
iect, namely, q brief discussion OF the
growth. enterprise and various meriterious
features manifested by the thriving young