The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01
THE CITY OF Cent?,
A Year Of Exceptional A,s,,s
Prosperity.
Construction Operations A.
roads-257 gusldin~s. Ca.
ooo--PabIie Inprsven~.s'
CESrHArra. Wash n.

CESTRALfA, Wash, Dee Il
No inland city in Western -
has made more rapid progress s. =
past twelve months than tbs IS:
young city Of Centralia. Durirs 4
isss3 there were erected III h,s;,1:.
ing, with improvements 10 osbs.s =
During lseo as many hGidinex &.
erected, at cost far in exeess =
last year, notable among vA;,k
brick blocks, a theater, a Turnvs.':
a number Of costly residences ~.
schoolhouse.
The population given BY the go.
3.47s, but, estimating from The ra.-
the general election, the numbs, (
dren enrolled in our public schaas..
Grace seminary, we are eersaiuIr !.
10 not less than 600. which xos,s
en- increase OF % per cent
Among the important events AZ i.
was the completion and openIss
Grace seminary, a Baptist edue,te.
stitute of high character.
Electric lights have been intrr3z..
are now in general use BY nerchsr.'
for lighting the city.
4 system Of water-works i :.
process OF construction. and win 4
pleted by spring. The pipes. mains !,
etc, are on the ground, and the 81
eeeding as rapidly a. the weasher +
NIT.
Early in the spring . subsidy a
was raised by the city for the coux,.
of a railroad from centraIia ID a
fields east of the city. The nrst sect;as|
road has been completed, and Is aov
for the use for which it was intend,
connection with this road the =
coal mine has been opened and 3
tons made for mining coal on an
sive scale. Much of this coal
shipped to San Francisco, By war #
harbor, as soon as the railroad, 3
point are completed. The coal Is a
quality, and there is an untold ana
it within q few miles Of Csnus1
must prove Of the greatest value
manufacturing and commercial Il
view.
The most important feature Of al
terial development during the yu
undoubtedly been the building 4
Gray's Harbor road from CentraHA
road is now nearly completed 10
Here it viii strike twelve miles 4
pleted road, bought by the Norhka
cine, running from Elma TO Monid
This wifi practically give Us q line
Harbor. It Is safe TO say that TIE
line VIII be completed and trains 4
both TO Gray's harbor and Olympus
a few weeks.
The Hunt road has been graded
Centralia a distance of about forsy
toward Gray's harhor, but work n
pended early In November, owing
weather. Two mills are kept "a
however, getting ont ties and timber
it Is confidently believed that va
be resumed in the spring, and ~
pushed to completion At an early 81
The Union Pacific has done spln
within the city limits. and has gsd
tween Centralia and Chehalis. IL
will be from Seattle 70 Olympia
Olympia to Centralia, and from
Vancouver and Portland It's coal
during 1s9l is confidently looked f6t
The Great Northern has suryey2
through Centralia, and has Mh
right-of-way. Should It's projected
Portland be built it viii pass throg
city.
Among the other Improvements =
tralia has been the erection Of . Fuf
factory, with a capacity for employin
hands. 1t is now in successful cpc
and is shipping its product 70 nazl
tons of Washington and Oregon
A stock company with capital
600 is now erecting an iron and bras
dry. The building is up and maca
machinery In place 1t Is iniens
manufacture shelf hardware and 90
new process, and bids fair to be q
benefit to the city.
An additional sawmill, with
of 5000 feet per day, has been q
our manufacturing enterprises, gE'a
total of seven sawmills, In addIEE
sash and door factory. A number Q
industries have been established
the year, such as bottling works
laundry, two cigar factories, csnal
ufactery. etc, which, though NOS
tant in themselves, tend to show
march of the city is steadily onEAa
Centralia Is rapidly assuming
ance as an educational center.
fine seminary, beautifully ioca1e1
manding q view of the city, capan
eommodating large number 2
and It's two large public school 2
with . capacity of 100 children'
Sill, 600, it possesses advantages eq
few places of its size in the stai<
six church ediEces, and several
that contemplate building in tne
ture. The Baptists are now e.
building which viii cost 8MM
Presbyterians only recently g
one which cost about $500.
The year opens auspicicusiy, =
is every reason to hope and net's
1S9i wiz prove the most suees
growth and development in tnsa
Centrala. K n e
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