The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-21
Secretary Tracy May Cause the Up
building Of Another Sound CITY.

Word comes from Port Washington the navy
yard city on Port Washington bay, that the new
motel is completed, and from all accounts ii will
speedily become the rendezvous of not only the
investor in Port Washington property, but the
home OF the plcasure-seeker and tourist as well.
The Fort Washington TOWNSHIP is located on a
beautiful plateau, rising gently as it stretches
back from one OF the handsofnest sheets of water
on Puget sound or the Pacific coast. The hotel
Is located on the second block back from the
beach, oyeriooks the bay and commands a fine
view OF Mount Rainier, the Olympic range and
other surrounding scenery such as would charm
the eye oil every traveller in European climes.
The building contains thirty rooms, all neatly
furnished with new furniture. and complete
system OF water-works supplies the house with
pure spring water, fresh from the bowels Of the
earth. miniature mountain rises up at the
rear or east side oil the townsitc, and from near
It's summit there ilows spring of water in vol
ume sufficient to operate factory. A
which iron weter pipes conduct the fluid
to the hotel, aflording pressure
upon the faucets greater than that of any sys
TEN oil artificial water works in the state. From
a fountain Oh the lawn water is thrown sky
ward to u considerable height perhaps forty
feet. An immense tank in the building supplies
guests wits boiling hot water ut aliy hour OF the
day or night. so !, viii be seen that the Port
Washington hotel is not merely country tay-
ern, but the abiding place of comfort and lux
ury. Every room in the hon e has hard
finished wall and being entirely new are as
white as the driven snow. The landlord came
from Portland, and until recently was one of
tue pEoptlctOFe Ui tnc popular tfifnan house OF
that city. he beach OF the bay ut this point is
composed OF pebbles and shells, and is very
pretty to the eye.
But while Port Washington is destined to be-
come iavorite summer resort the city will
never content itself with this distinction. 1t
has the location and the resources To make of
itself thriving business center. Before it lies
the magnificent bay with the linny tribe to draw
from. At its back lies a fertile stretch of
country b,rterei on the west by Hoods
c si NJ. arm Of the Sound.
and nnrroaiess. At its elbow ON the south is
located the government dry dock and the visit
OF Secretary frsiry 70 The sound with the presi-
denfiai party, soon after the adjournment OF
congress. Is for the purpose OF inspecting the
coal and iron fields oi Washington with a view
OF locating gun factory there II will be re-
meinberei thst tue United states Senate has
made an appropriation FOR the purchase OF 200
acres OF land for the government works and
$Iw.p00 for the construction of dry dock. If
the gun factory IS located at the same place,
millions ~ dollars viii tie expended by the gov
eminent before the enterprise is completed, and
forever after small army Of men will ind en-
pioynent there. Soother spot on the Pacific
coast has been launched into eXistence with SO
munitieent backing from the national govern
ment In this respect the new city has abupd-
ant cause for self congratulation. To the west
ana north al Port Washington lies a fine arri-
cultural. fruit and timber region. bnt The
crowning stroke OF enterprise, and the one that
VIII attract business hen, home-seekers,
capitalists and speculative investors 10 This
candidate for public favor is the fact that n rail-
road Is soon To De constructed from Port Wash
ington to Hocds canal, thus giving to that com
parativeIy isolated region east of Hoods canal
an outlet to the business centers of the state that
Will convey 10 Port Washington almost their en-
tire trade. The road Will also be of incalcuab!e
dement, to seattle. At present it is an entire
day S journey, via steamer up Hoods canal and
back to Seattle, distance OF eighty miles The
completion Of the Port Washington & Seabeck
1 1ai,road VIII shorten the distance to twenty
elRnt miles and the time To not more than two
hc'irs al most seattle should take a lively in
tercst IN this new enterprise. While it will
dement, Fort Washington most OF all, Seattle will
reap certain reward from the enterprise of our
neighbors across the bay The distance from
Fort Washington TO Seabeck is but nine miles
and the road will cross very fertile region
East OF Hoods canal. mp to the Olympic
range. are extensive settlements and new Set
tiers are constantly pouring in The Port Wash.
ington d seabcck railroad Will be their line of
travel ana the road that will carry their pro-
duets to the markets OF the world
fost Washington's natural townsite should
nave long since been improved, and it is singu-
lar that 1t has not Other towns, without an an
parent natural advantage, have sprung into
SPECIFY prominence. yet il remained Tor Port
Washington, seemingly the mos. favored of
tnein an, 70 slumper Tor years unknown. The
Fort Washington Land Improvement Company
property is under the management OF Mr. s. s.
baileF, whom olG-tlmers OF eight years ago will
remember as the proprietor of a very popular
notei III TINS city. He is capable and ener-
getic gentleman. who has habit of making n
success OF everything he undertakes In this in
stance he could scarcely fail if he tried 10 do so
because nature, the hand of the government
anu the work OF man Is on his side II is conf
IDENTIFY predicted that should he now display a
1.-THE of his past energy and perseverance,. be-
lore the end OF two years his Will be one OF the
great and thrifty cities of the state.
Fast steamers make daily trips between Seat
tie and Port Washington. The fare is but 50