The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-13
HOW THECITY GROWS
The New Directory Shows a
Population of 53,787.
INCLUDING SUBURBS. 90. 900.
An Increase of Nearly 10000 Since the
Census-where the Growth Has
Come From.

Inc third annual directory OF Seattle was
t lu yesterday by Folks Seattle Directory
S'mpsny, and By il greater bulk than It's prede-
cessof bears practical testimony, both to the
conHnued growth Of the city and the thorough
nsss OF the work done in preparing IL. 1t con-
eans Lu more pages than that of 1880, and 3,es1
more narnes A decided useful new feature has
oeen sooed In the inclusion in the general di-
reeeory OF the names of ali adults who died dur
Is Inc past year, with their ages and the dates
% .nelr death; also of former residents OF Sc
sue who have left the city, with their present
residences
Dsducting 10 per cent for these deaths and
IeMovais and for firm names, the directory con-
l.ias zo.1Z names, an increase OF % per cent
oset lsy0 In this list are included the suburbs.
some OF which have been annexed since the
canvass was made-Ballard, Boulevard, Ross,
fremont, Green Lake, Edgewater, Latona,
nasenna, Yesler, Kirkland, Houghton, East Sc
stAe, south Seattle and West Seattle. To these
nSlong 1857 names, leaving 2l,5l5 in the city
nnib before the recent annexation. On the
OASIS OF two and one half persons 20 each name,
"nien Il very moderate ratio, there are 6S,t05
persons in the city and suburbs OF these,
s,zs reside in the suburbs, leaving 53,7s7 in the
city limits - they were before the recent an
nexaoon. This indicates an increase OF nearly
iooOo over the United States census of last June,
which showed population o. q, s47.
In regard to these figures, Dr. c. B. Stanley,
msnager OF the directory company, said to a
PosT-lsTELLIeEscER reporter: 1.-The ratio Of
TWO and one-half persons TO each name lie even
more conservative than last year, for as the
population settles down, the proportion OF men
OF family increases. Hundreds OF dwellings
have been built during the last year, and are
mostly occupied by families. Men who came
OUT here alone year or more ago have since
brought out their families We have found
that very large number OF mechanics--briek-
layers, masons, carpenters, etc.-haye LETT the
CITY since last year, but others must have come
and taken their places, for the boarding houses
and lodging houses are Just as full as they
were Q year ago. There is also
great increase OF population in the new districts
OF the city which have been developed by the
street railways, and which were practically in
accessible q year ago. Many sections where q
year ago our canvassers had difficulty in locat-
Ing the streets, and had 10 go through the tim
Der TO reach the houses, have now been cleared
and graded and had streets graded through
them. The directory has been made TO cover
the territory as lar out as people reside who do
business in Seattle and properly belong to the
city"
The directory is made the more complete by
being accompanied by q new map Of Seattle,
which win be Joy 10 the seeker for unknown
streets. II Is clearly printed in plain black and
white, and has a street index by which any
street can be found in q second. The miscel-
laneous Information given at the beginn ing of
the volume includes state, city and county
officers, and all other matter of general ma
ture which has been given in previous direc-
tories, with the addition of members of the
legislature.
The book itself is clearly printed on good
paper, and is well and neatly bound in cloth
and leather.