The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21

oay. directly opposite Ballard. viii make
& large permanent Increase "a It's traffic.
es2ec-ia Isy after the !g:ea3ed extenescE sas
been butt
; The seattle u Rainsex ne~ah.
The seattle L Rainier Beach Electric
sauway affords delightful tide through
Ole os TIE uaoss 5eaQtifr- suburbs Of the
city. ~. tosAl length being thirteen miles
Starting from Railroad avenue and WASH
iaxton street. il runs np the latter .sAe~-
c'1ghsars 20 the crest q Beacon hfn. and
then southwark down the RAsDser valley
After passing q string % r.csl-g productive
market gardena. IL enters = stretch % .or-
est and enaeEgs1 \. ,he pretty village Of
Columbia Il runs on by way os Brighton
Beach. which In = lakeside summer acme
half mile over the hill trcn the road.
past farms and fruitful orchards and
through the town OF Dunlap to Rainier
Beach. where IL strikes the shore OF Lake
washington. Thence g .gns FOR ahou;
Tour miles along tae Lake cnore with me
pF'fseVa- forest or the right And tAe
lanss.d wasrIs So csose 90 tie lat thai Gee
can look down INTO taem from the car.
while aaea1. 10 the southeast Mount Ka!-
n'er stands our IL all his grandeur 10 The
unoostEgIcted view. Tbls whole stretch ..
the road is bsAI.asted with rock. - that
there h 10 dust 10 cas-He annoyance. The
track crosses the mouth Of Black river at
the southern end IT the lake and runs
along Cedar river 20 The pretty town o.
ksnton- Tia town n one or the Oldest
settlements In King co1nty. and Is the
CHOSEN sunurban home CT a number 0. the
leading citizens Of SEATTLE A large coal
mine. employing sevefa! hun3red men Is
near the Town and tire miners make I'D q
large part Of the population. Renton IL
also the starting point for fishermen going
up Cecar river. where trout afford gsa;
sport. and the marshss at the head O. TIE
lake are a favorite for duck hunters In
TIE fan II the year. The country along
this road il admirably adapted for pretty
suburban. ho;'sss with large gardens the
lake shores being within easy distance for
seVera. miles or tts length. and some fine
Residences are being erected at Brighton
beaeh ana other Places. Cars run from
the city every hour until late al nlzht and
more frequent servtce will be rendered an
the population grows
The Grant street Line
The Grant Street Electric railway la. It's
city terminus at Second avenue south and
feSler way, and runs with q single track
Tor distance OF five and one-ha,f miles
thT"ugh the manufacturing section OF
south Seattle AID through the broad rica
Dawan-sh valley TO River park, crossing
the Du~aInish river by its OWE drawDridge
10 South Park. II has tho must modern
equipment OF open ears for summer and
close cars Tor winter. ana has is own pow
or hoiSs, with an up-to-tate plant at
Georgetown. Tho company hrs The con-
tract for carrying the mails to the South
Seattle. Duwamian and South Park post
OFFICES, ana runs cara every twenty min
ntes. making the trip in forty minutes
The suburbs OF South Park. Georgetown
and River Park. where many fine houses
are going up, offer people OF moderate
means the only opportunity near the city
or acquiring acre tracts and making homes
With gardens around them. So many have
awaited themselves OF thss fact that the
business 30 far. In 1888. shows an increase
OF ~ per cent over the same period OF
1857
The First Avenue Cable Line.
The E1rs. avenue cable road. which eon-
asts OF three miles Of double track from
First avenue south and Jackson street 10
the crest of Queen Anne HILL with a power
house at Second avenue and Denny way
was sold under foreclosure last January
to the First Avenue railway co<rpanv.
which has since been occupied In placing
the road and equipment I'm gooe condition
mo new trustees are: Maurice McM.cker
president; a. b. Stewart, Woe pressdeut:
u. X strive. secretary and treasurer: O.
9. Colvin. general manager. ana n. r.
Hecht. OF San Francisco. During the last
Six months The new company has spen.
U5@ In demonstrating and replank.ng the
track on First avenue south. ana changing
the turntab.e 1t Jackson street and II is
now changing the track on Pine stree.
and First avenue 10 conform 10 the new
grade. this work costing $3.50 The cars
and trucks are also being overhaulea. re-
painted and pat in first class condition.
EAis being the only hire which goes 10 the
crest OF Queen Anne hill which ~ the
u FsaSt tract az hirh. leve. land available
'"e suburban residences. Il has a large.
growing and lucrative source OF traffic
lts business has shown the healthy Ia
crease OF n per cent during the frs. five
months Of 1898 as compared with the same
period Of 1897.