The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-05
HANpY INFORMATION.
The Annual Folder OF Esheiman. LEV
efiyn q Ca. Just Issued.


eIIyn q Co. Just Issued.
Messrs. Essheiman, LiewesIyn Il Co. the
investment brokers. have just issued their
ANIMAL Seattle Folder" for 1900 Like the
several numbers that have preceded it. ii is
q marvel Of judicious selection and compact
arrangement. Not line is wasted and its
information is precisely what is wanted by
inquirers about this city and state. In
form IL Is very attraetive-wen printed,
with beautifully engraved cover. Follow
ing are extracts from the paragraphs which
make up It's con tents:
'1HE sew sK1TTLE."
In 1883, six years ago. there were only 1,I6s
houses In Seattle. Today there are T.f00.
In SIX months. from eth june to LIST December.
the building operations amounted 10 nearly
ss ooo 000s and from Ist January 70 LIST December
eleven months. nearly 100000.
Several OF tie brick blocks erected since the
Gre cost over $4,000 each
In lss5 the population OF Seattle was a.6s7.
Now il is Is 0ofl
The number OF children in Seattle today is
over 1900 Last year the school census showed
$500. which was more than double the number
OF any other city IN Washington and nearly
equal 10 that CT three OF the largest cities ia the
state.
There are thirteen banks doing business IN IN
city with aggregate capital Of over 81 90. 600
The clearinghouse returns Of the banks since
the IRE have averaged over 81 100000 per week
the highest record Tor one week being si,549,-
50a.97
"A an illustration OF the growth OF Seattle
trade the freight receipts over the Northern
Pacific railroad alone, into seattle last year,
amounted TO seventeen carloads per day This
season they have averaged over forty carloads;
or twenty four million pounds per month. The
Northern Pacific Is only one OF the many freight
carriers into Seattle.
Two hundred and seventy-hye new business
firms have been established In Seattle during
the past six months representing over 50 10000
OF an increase % the general trade OF the city
annually.
Last year the general trade of the city. not In
GLIDING coal, mining. numbering. real estate and
shipping. amounted to 80, 0o000o annually.
This year II is ever So. o00.00o
Great wheat warehouses are being constructed
and with the railway facilities now enjoyed by
seattle. II being the nearest point on the Sound
20 the wheat fields Of Eastern Washington, win
be the future great graia shipping peint Of the
North Pacific coast
Seattle Is the largest coal shipping port on the
Pacific coast. the coal shipments being nearly
10000 tons more than from any other point
The aggregate cut of lumber In and around
Seattle is larger than any other place on the
Sound. Last year IL amounted TO cO0o, 600 feet
annually. but since then this has been In
creased 20 over 2000oo.0o0 feet
ihe assessment Of Seattle last year was over
si0looooo0 Just previous to the FIRE IL had risen
70 si5,oOo.0oo, and adding 70 this the large
amount expended In new buildings, It viii
range from go. zoo, 600 to 81. 000.eoo
seattle hiss row TWO palace hotels. the Hotel
Denny and the Rainier. the two finest on the
North Pacific. with charming views from each
There are hfteen hrkt.class hotels besides these
besides number of family hotels Rates are
reasonable.
There are three cable and three electric street
railways and nix other lines under way, repre-
senting nearly forty miles of street railway in
Seattle
There have been no sherif's sales since the
Gre.
No foreclosures Of mortgages since the fire.
No failure OF merchants on account of the
Ere.
No failure of business houses whatsoever
since theAre.
Trade today Ia Seattle is better than ever il
has been, aud promises 10 double in 1880.
Among the chief exports OF Seattle are coal.
lumber and hops. to which viii be added :ais
year large shipments % wheat
seattle l. the largest city in population and
wealth in any OF the four new states recently
created.
Real estate transactions in seattle from LAT
January 80 lSsh December, iss9. amounted 20
xisatl. Ssa&
kesi estate EApsaSflnha w seattle are ct the
legitimate character ard tending upwards
Far further information write 70 Eshelman.
Ilewcllyn & 60.
There Is much more information Of the
same kind--indeed, the little publication
masses more in . small space than any
other ever gwen 10 the public An edition
Of le0.Oo or more has been printed and
will he spread broadcast over the country
Ia this enterprise EshelmAn, Lleweliyn &
Go. are keeping in the lead OF their long
established policy. They are entitled ~
the credit Of having done more 10 adver.
tise Seattle and the state than Any other
arm Or business organization among ma