The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-18
THE PACIFIC COAST.
Carpenters Opinion Of It From
Seattle to Los Angeles.
WONDERFUL CITIES OF THE WEST
Seattle Hes Better Street Cars Thon
DeOtsa-The 1ass Ne LsngoR the
Sest Of Culture.

Seat Of Culture.
Los ANGLES. June H.-rSpecial Core
spondence. Within the pass three weeks
] have travelled almost the whole length
of our Pacific slope. ! visited Tacoma
and Seattle. the future great seaports Of
the Northwest. two months ago. and now,
amid the orange groves, nearly I 800 miles
southward, I write from the metropolis Of
the Southern Pacific, the booming town of
Los Angeles. You people Of the rest Of
the United States cannot understand how
these cities Of the West spring into being.
You imagine them crude, and you look
upon their people as semi-barbarians.
The truth is. the center of real culture to-
day is in the West. and the best element
of true Americanism is west of the Ale
ghenies. The Old method of chopping
ont town with the Ak and the handsaw
has long since passed away. The
new cities which are growing up here to-
day carry with them the best of sanitary
regulations and modern street improve
ments. Tacoma is hardly six years old,
bat 1t has asphalt streets which are as
good as those of Washington City, and
some Of its restaurants actually cook
their beefsteak by electricity. Seattle has
cable cars and electric cars which run
foster and better than any I have ever
seen in Boston. and the San Francisco
cables are the wonder of the world. They
CIT mountains down to mole hills with
their iron grip. and have made what were
once worthless sand hills. so valuable as
residence sites that they may be called
mounds Of gold.
One of the best cities of the Pacific slope
Is Portland. Or. 1t 10 full Of wealth and
business, and it is growing like q green
bay tree. 1t is q center of great intel
lectual culture as we'll as of business grit,
and it boasts, / am told. more millionaires
in proportion to its population than any
other town in the country. 1t is spread
ing out on both sides of the Willamette
river. and it already has a population Of
about 1J 200. Its banks are noted for their
stability, and they represent a business Of
SD 600, 600 year, while the wholesale and
iobbing trade Of the city foots up more
than 500. 900, COG. Portland looks more
like an Eastern than a Western city. Its
houses are older. It's streets are wide and
well paved, and its business men have the
substantial fronts on their persons as we'll
as their houses which are indications of
prosperity. The state Of Oregon. as you
will see from its Worlds fair exhibit at
Chicago. has become one of the great farm
ing states of the Union. and Portland
claims the whole state as her meat. She
has water lines and railway lines which
reach to every corner of 1t. and travelling
over Oregon is like travel in Massachu-
setts-to reach any place in the one you
have to find Boston. and in the other you
have to go to Portland to start.
San Francisco, which other parts of the
country state 10 bound TO suffer by the
growth Of the cities on the Pacific slope
above and below it, has A. yet not changed
its pace. There 10 moro life in it today
than in any other city Of the Union except
New York or Chicago, and its people rush
~ rapidly along rs ever. They are like no
people in the United States and thew ara
among the most cosmopolitan people in
the world. The greed Of gold still sticks
to them. but they do their business in a
royal way. They don't like greenback,.
ana gold is the common currency of the
Pacific. You get little service of any kind
for less than quarter and you can't offer
a beggar less than nickel. Pennies won't
costs quarter TO get shave. San Fran
cisco dresses more gaiiy than any other
town in the Union. Every young BUSH
ness man has creases in his pantaloons
and almost all wear diamond studs. The
women blaze with diamonds and seal
SKIN sac1ues are more common here
,han gingham aprons in New Eng
iand. Tho climate is such that furs
can be worn all the year round. and the la
san Francisco show the wealth Of the peo-
pie. The art shops are fine. The
Jeweiry stores are hettsr by far
than those of Washington CITY. and the
costiiest OF goods command ready sale. The
average OF wealth is over 81 900 per head,
or more than $500 per family. San Fran
cisco Is said to have fifty men in il whose
checks are good for million or more any
day. and the hundred-thou.and dollar
men are no more noticed in il than i'm
New York or In London. Among the
worst men IN IL are its rich meu, who are
always giving the city bad name by their
law suits about their mIs,resses or their
wives The general average OF mortality.
however. Is not low. The city has about
10 odd churches. and IL has score of
academies and places of art 1t has. like
ali OF these Western cities number of
fine clubs, and its Press Club will compar.
iayorably with any in the Union.
Speaking OF club lite i'm the West, I have
tod you something of the magnificent
ciae houses OF Minneapolis and of Helena
AMI lutte City. ! found at Seattle as GOOD
cub mouse. owned by the Rainier Club.
As You could wish Tor, amt a. Tacoma the
leading men OF the town have built a great
frame mansion which overlooks Puce,
sound Tor miles either way and which i,
as comfortable a bachelors home a. any
have seen in the East. 1t was bujIt very
chear'y, IT. rrst cost being only So 600
ana lis 20 members chipping in slI1
apiece. Portland has also A magnificent,
club avtlsticaily furnished. and some of the
smaller Ut these Western towns have So
Ciat Organizations with homes OF their
own. tub ute IS ias; growing in the
nIied states and there Is more real broth
cry iuNe today among the workers of the
world than ever before
los Angeles itself is ono IF TIA hos,
towns OF the West f. is growing steadily
anu IS now n substantial city Of 65ns,
made NJ Tor the CREATES; part OF Colorado
bhlo aad New England men. |, has
e'eNca railroads and IS the SHIPPING center
"i ttle southwest /. no. reio.ces in being
the home u tAlifornia's new senator NJ
" hlte. the only senator California ia.
fad Ter years who has not heen n million.
are AZ the time o: his e.ec.ion. Mr
" hlte - wei.-tc-'ie. bGt not rlch. He
yves mere IN = frame house which could he
CA'l tor 1.t'". and he is sal! TO make
>-AsAss year ~ The law. UeISa man 20
sterling ability, and md that thn al.
iofaians as over the state exuect him IN
create name Cor himself and Them in to
senate. Ms Agte = North Caro.inau
"bo Nas educated IN fasladel-hic Sac
Is an accomplished lady AMI will lie
SFeat aa9itlon 10 ne senatorial circle