The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

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Our party. nov incrsased 70 about -
spent the 18th IN . most delightful WISH
II Seattle This place - destined. IN my
Judgment. 10 be the Chiczgp Of the PACING
No sooner had we left Tacoma than did the
p<opae Of that magutfcent city hegin -
put themselves In evidence. They arranged
. programme for our ensersaiument.s pro-
viied NJ with literature to prpperiy set
forth the future great" and maintained
al our disposal intelligent specialists TO
answer questions snd picture the advan-
tages resources. Developments and acaui-
sitions Of their splendid metropolis u was
easy TO see and feed that Seattle n the
most enserprsssng city In the Northwest.
sne claims se,eoe population. Tacoma G.aoo
ana Portland so,0ea These figures. we pre-
sume. are nearly correct. But there In .
breexiness, . push. an enterprise and hope
falueap there that - did not observe -
fully shared by other places. The city tee
On the east shore OF the bay. an arm OF
Puget sound. and II creepe up the high HIN
tops to the north and extends over several
ridges OF these hills, They have the best
system Of cable and electric cars I have
N.
date. ON wednesday evening We were In
vitrd 10 q fine entertainment at Lake
washington This lake lies on the eastern
borders Of the city. and 10 four to fve miles
wide and tweusy-seven long. Our party
vent down on the electric cars. and Ne
were carried across the lake on q convoy
OF flne steamers. some OF them double
deeked and carrying barEes with them.
There was martial music by the hand ma
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the boats. A. the grounds we're approached
II was seen that II contained grand pavii-
ions. boat houses, toboggan slides into the
lake. lunch houses. etc. ana these were
Handsomely Illuminated and presented
most attractive and brilliant appearance.
There was Q hue reception at the grand pa
vilion, plain ana spiked lemonade and eata-
hles, oratory and q general GOOD time.
When we returned We took In the city,
which was Respondent with oriInant con-
cepticns Of illumination worked out In the
highest style Of the art by electricity. Here
We say a waving nag OF red white and
blue, the man In the moon. the owl ana
ouin (,ake-off on the editors). and one fell
iow who has fad Of advertising. III you
love your wife buy gas stove" who had
this up In q fame Of light. There was an
arching sheen Of refuigence empowering
the streets ropes and stars and garters OF
ELECTRIC tfun0tU0tion 0ieu - ~ ef>sSss>ss~
taste and with consummAte artistic eject
Yesterday. Thursday. was spent about the
city. Mr. III. l.. Wilhelm. bright young
lawyer formerly Of Newark. o.. but now
the superintendent Of the Presbyterian
sunday school here and most estimabie
gentleman. plotted us about. Our people
all rode free on all the street car lines. and
we went over the city and up to the park.
high over the city. and bay. where there
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scene. There. on the west. the Olympic
mountain range rises in innumerable peaks
above the snow line throughout the year
and their sheen Of white, with barred
brown ridges. II always N enchanting
spectacle Then on tho east stretches out
the Cascade range In very similar man
ner north and south and eliminating In
Mount Rainier. A. u u called here. which
described In my previous letter. Mount
Rainier, or Tacoma. seems almost AZ close
here as Il does to the city OF Tacoma II
Is truly q magnificent mountain. its great
size making II Z landmark for 100 miles on
this coast. Our party visited the
city park. and found II most cxquisitely
kept Here are number OF the ma
drona trees which have the Australian
habit OF retaining their leaves and she'd
ding their bark, and many other objects
Of interest The bay Hes at the base OF
!
a splendid view Of both bay and city. II
ID here where rich eastern men are al
ways brought. as the city shows Of best
from this position. The afternoon was de-
voted TO Q great excursion. In which our
people and hundreds Of citizens went NJ
, teen miles out In the bay to the great ma
tional dry docks and TO visit the mighty
Iowa battIeship. which is anchored there
the great ship having the appearance Of .
frowning fortress. The dry docks are huge
recep,acles into which the vessels are noat-
ed and the gates are closed water tight.
Then the water II pumped out. and the
sides OF the vessel exposed.
At night We left on the hne steamer City
OF Puebia. for this place. the guests Of
glorious Seattle.
The products Of Seattle and Washington
are lumber. hsh. shingles. wrought Iron.
-four. hops. gold. silver. COAL copper. lead.
fruits etc. Here are = few statistics On
Seattle. CStatistics are given).