The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-30
A FINE PICNIC SITE.
Labor Day Celebration Grounds
at Saunders Point.
HIGHEST SWINGS IN THE WORLD.
The Mammoth Dancing Platform-Mag
nifcent vfew-Baseball Grounds
Race Course-DeIightful Beach.

Labor day picnic will be held. are admirably
situated The committee, in selecting site for
a permanent picnic ground, chartered tug and
visited thirty-six different points within twelve
or fifteen miles of Seattle, Saunders point,
from its advantages of accessibility. natural
beauty OF scenery and roominess, being selected
in preference TO any of the others. II is q site
that has long, sandy, pebbly beach, level,
grassy table land stretch few feet above
the water. and overlooking all, picturesque
park a hundred feet or SO above the
water, in which there are just enough trees TO
make IL delightfully."- shady, and not enough to
check the refreshing breezes that blow across
the blue waters OF the sound or TO obstruct the
peerless view in almost any direction. In d.
rect line across the Sound the distance from
Seattle is about eight miles, while Port Blakeley
is mile and half west down q narrow bay
from the picnic grounds. Not only can be seen
the white sails OF the foreign vessels loading at
the mammoth mills OF Port Bakeiey, and Seat
ties lofty buildings, but Mount Rainier can also
be discerned towering in the blue sky above the
green fringe OF fir forest to the south across the
blue water.
Three steamers-the finest on the Sound-hsve
been chartered by the Western Central Labor
Union 10 carry the people who will attend the
picnic from Seattle 10 Saunders point on Labor
day. The first visitors who reach the grounds
upon that day will find that the preparations
now going on 80 extensively have been well
the reception and accommodation OF q crowd OF
from 700 TO 1000 people As the beach is
gently sioping and the water is not deep near
the shore, wide, floating wharf is being made
to reach the steamers This wharf will have
substantial railing along either side, and will
convey the visitor to point just north OF the
grounds around the sharp point Around this
point the first improvement that will be reached
is the speakers stand and beyond that the plat
form on which will be exhibited the trades con-
tests. wide, level and grassy common in
front OF the stand will be large enough for $4,000
people to congregste. West of the speakers
staId Is being laid out race track, 100 yards
long, TO be protected by rails on either side I'm
mediateiy adjoining will be several large open
buildings for reireshment stands where lemon
ade, ice cream, etc, will be served. few rods
further along the beach are the baseball and
football grounds-the best in the state. Along
the west end of the grounds Is a fringe OF trees
overhanging shady arcbway, which Will be
served for family style pieniekers to spread out
their dinners upon the long tables that are 70 be
put in.
Leading up to the top of the low BLUFF are sub
stantial. wide steps. At the top of these steps
the visitors will find park, in which are trees
from 80 to 200 feet high Near the top of the
steps, overlooking the entire lower picnic
grounds, is The mammoth covered dancing
platform. nearly twice as large as the Armory,
and without doubt the largest dancing hall in
the West Near by viii be ice cream and lemon
ade stands and a comfortable restaurant. capable
OF seating 40 people at one time. The orchestra
staud, in which there will be fifteen pieces, will
be at the north side of the dancing platform.
Among the lofty fir trees will be three swings
the highest in the world. They will be made
OF rope two and half inches thick and will
carry at one time eight or ten passengers. These
swings will be one OF the best attractions OF the
grounds. On all sides Of the grand dancing hall
save one-that overlooking the baseball grounds
and the sound-are leafy. shady paths and de-
lightiul rustic hooks that cannot fail TO be at
tractiye 10 the visitors. Over on the extreme
| point of the high land is the club house OF Mr.
| Josiah Collins. which Mr.. Collins has promised
| the use OF 10 the Western Central Labor Union
| for the comfort OF women and children on Labor
| day.
| Owing TO the fact that the grounds are all
! covered with luxuriant growth of grass and
| that they we'll drained, no amount of rain
/ will make them muddy and they cannot be
| dusty. This VIII make il impossible for the
| visitors to encounter any of the usual annoy
| ances found at picnies. No intoxicating liquors
| will be allowed on the grounds in any form, and
| fifteen deputy sheTiifs viii be sworn in by the
| sheriff OF kitsap county TO insure the preserya-
| ton of the peace.
| Mr.. John b. Connolly. chair man OF the Labor
| day committee Of the Western Central Labor
| Union, speaking yesterday OF the coming picnic,
| said:
"The Labor day committee has made every
preparation for big crowd and Will see to it
| that every one who attends Will be comfortably
and safely taken care OF. No gambling, no
| liquor and no rough characters will be allowed
on the grounds, aud further tnan that the re-
freshments that will be sold Will be put down
! to the lowest prices, SO that one can live there
| on the day of the picnic as chcaply as in town.
| And the fact that the restaurant is in the
| hands OF the Cooks and Waters Union is
enough to insure its popularity with the
| public"
Mr. H. Leland is out doing good work for the
/ general committee He reports progress through
! Snohom.sh county as follows:
| From Snohomsh journeyed to MarysyiIic on
! horseback. distance OF twelve miles, over one
| OF the toughest roads TO be imagined. Though
| the town IS very quiet at present, the people
| seem contented and sangulue as to the future of
! Aafysville, which IS admirably located on q
! level plat OF ground IN close proximity TO the
| Snoholnish rIyer. Endeavors 10 enthuse the
! boys in regard to Labor day celebration in
| seattle resulted in some interest being taken in
the matter by them, aud IL is safe 10 say that
Marysvliie will send delegation.
| lie next place visited was Lowell, where q
| large number OF men are employed erecting
| new buildings ami in aud about The large saw
| mill located there. From this place il NAV be
| expected that many Will ''knocA or to go to
| Seattle on Labor day. The recent order from
| New York TO suspend operations on the Port
Gardner townslte may somewh hat Interfere nut
! many of the boys intend TO ''take in the day
and enjoy Its pleasures we'll as the day fol-
! lowing. The matter was left III the hands of
/ Mr.. h. Bird, To whom those who intend to par
ocipate viii report and arrangements will be
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