The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-23
THE cIrY's GROWTH.

The issue of a new directory IL al
ways a matter OF interest To a growing
ea,y and that for 1898 for Seattle which
b just out. Is no exception. First. the
citizens will turn To that page which
shows population. and the directory re-
spends by showing that by the appiica-
ton Of the ordinary hales of estimate
lhe city OF Seattle must have a popu-
1ation Of 1907. an increase Of 1900 In
one year. Some Of this is no doubt q
noeting population; not the transient
who II passing through day by day. but
. transient In the sense that he has
come 10 live here for more or less de-
fined time In connection with some OF
The Alaskan enterprises whose head
Qusrters are here. This directory COLI
tains by actual count 2s.737 names.
which. by using the usual multiple OF
~ to represent women and children.
would give a population of 1907.
1t viii be evident to anybody that the
multiple must be nearly correct. 1t
would not be Difficult, matter to run
over the names OF LOCO or 1000 fami-
lies having two. three. four and even
more children. yet this multiple would
allow each couple less than one. The
number of names in the previous years
directory was 24.5oo. but 1t was admit
tedly published earlier. and between the
time OF Its compilation and the final
computation Of results. 30 many people
had left the city that the preface gent
~ apoiogized for the falling Off and said
that lin times OF general and wide-
spread unrest. and In view Of the de-
preston In business which has pre-
vailed throughout the country during
the past three or four years. and from
which Seattle has not escaped. no great
accessions TO our population could be
expected"
Besides the usual good features OF
directory, that issued for this year
gives some very valuable statistics
which may be turned 10 with advantage
by the citizen when he wants to readily
present 20 visitor from abroad the
growth Of Seattie's business and the
new fields into which its trade is ex-
tending Railroad receipts, postoffice
business. clearing house returns. ship
ping statistics, the fish industry. flour
mills. shiphuildng and the coal trade
oil come In for fair review and a con-
cise statement.
A good share Of space is devoted 10
The government OF the city and the
greatly improved conditions with which
tina, body has 10 deal 1, recites. with
renewed pride. that every dollar Of the
floating warrants handed down from
previous administrations has been paid
and the warrants retired: interest on
It's bonded debt has been fully paid up:
not dollars additional Indebtedness
has been incurred: the first installment
Of Grant street bonds 10 mature was
promptly paid. and. 1t may he added,
Its business was never mere economi-
cally conducted. Al the beginning OF
iSs; the city carried over as Il cash bal
ance from the previous year Just SIS
SEss: the treasarers books showed Il
net cash balance 90 be carried over
from iss. to tsas OF siea, 0Salr.
The books Will show reduction in
the rate ~ taxation from 1eE mills 20
ii mills. The public schools are shown
20 have considerable accesslons. and
during the past year more church debts
have been wiped cut and more improve
nlents added 10 church buildings than
for several years before