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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30
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W. r. Trimble-wharf and building for machine
shop and warehouse. 500 Railroad avenue. 5000.
Pacific Coast Company--Oue-story and basement
brick building. $4,000.
Pacific Coast Company-ThIee story brick
house. Seattle tide lands. $1,000
Vulcan Iron works-Two-story frame warehouse.
Oils Lane street. 200.
Mrs. Sarah Moses-Fiye-story brick and stone
building for wholesale business 3l2-14i6 Second
enue south. $4,000.
N, Habhs-Threestory brick. su Railroad avenue
south. $500
W. L. smith-Four-story and basement brick build
Ing for wholesale business. s222 Occidental avenue.
John corrist- Three-story brick zses-n Main
J.. c. Smith -Four-stoy and basement stone and
brick building. aIa2l23 First avenue south, 49, Co.,
Cascade Laundry Threestory brick building for
laundry plant, 2l5-221 Main street. $1,000
Samuel squires. fcur-story brick. 81 First ave-
nue. south, $1,000
NJ ]. Dickson Threestory and basement brick
building. 2l3 Jackson street. $500.
Brick Buildings.
r. Z, Jacobson-Two-story and basement brick.
713-i5H Seventh avenue. $4,000.
Moore Investment Company Five-story brick
apartment nouse. 31i-N Madison street, y16oooo.
r. 8 Lippy- 0ne-story brick. 7i2lils Third
ssimson Bros. --rhrs.story bnch. inax First sv.-
nue.. $3o.oW.
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owners and purchasers of Seattle property.
Values have shown an upward tendency
with a steady movement throughout the
wear. making. total advance OF about ~
ner cent. as compared with the figures
Of 1899.
The flow of Eastern capital into Seattle,
which vns so marked a feature OF the real
estate business of 1899, has continued our
ing, the past year in a constantly increas-
ing volume Eastern investors, thorough
ly convinced of the substantial future OF
Seattle, have acquired during the past
twelve months a long list of high grade
business buildings and locations ana large
blocks of residence property. A conser-
yative estimate places the amount OF
Eastern capital invested here during the
year at 81, 500 coo, and 1T is probably much
nearer s3,o00,000.
The most gratifying feature about the
years realty record is the large increase
in the amount of local capital invested in
Seattle. The people of this city have been
wary OF real estate ever since the excite
ment of the boom and the crash that fol-
lowed They have been more difficult TO
convince than outsiders that property Is
still far below its true value, and that
the present upward movement Is sub
stantial Conviction has at last come.
however, and most of the investments
during the last part of the year were OF
local money. This fact is also COM
mentary upon the present remarkable
prosperity of Seattle.
The result Of these favorable movements
of capital has been good increase In the
amount Of transfers, as compared with
1899. A detailed comparison of the two
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Seattle has been steadily growing IN
building activity for several years past,
but this growth did not attain any re-
markable proportions until the latter part
OF 1899. The last seven months all ran
over the 5000 mark. and one, December,
reached s256,053. and established new
monthly record.
II was expected that 1900 would show an
Increase over these figures. but the great
ness OF this increase has been surprise
to even persons best informed In local
building conditions. The year opened with
permits to the amount OF $3.50. 1853, in what
Il regularly the poorest month. January,
and the monthly total has at no time
dropped below that figure. Month after
month the record was steadily raised, ana
the 1892 figures became small and insig-
nincAnt.
what was generally considered tho high
mark was reached in August. when new
record was established. with . total OF
S29293S September, however, raised the
record to .O7S. a gain OF % per cent,
and II did not seem possible. In view Of
the already enormous figures and tho
nearness OF winter, that the record could
again be broken In 1900. And yet Octo-
Der, with q total OF S616.52s showed a gain
OF almost 30 per cent over the previous
record. and more than 10 per cent. above
the August figures. Bad weather pre-
vented further record breaking, but re-
markRbly high amounts were recorded In
both November ana December. The fol-
lowing II . comparison Of 1889 and 1900
by months. both the number Of permits
ana the amount being given. with De-
cember. 1900. estimated:
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Totals ..2.ois N.57o,o@ 2sS ss.ssAoea

IoAHfs ..I,Vl2 *i,oV,uD L-sfo $1,StoOo1
Water.Fr ana Wholesale District
During the past year most OF the build
Ing In the business section has been
along the water front and In tho whole
sale district The principal portion of the
city's water front Is under process OF re-
construction. The Northern Pacific built
two large docks during the year. and has
other work now In progress. The Pacific
Coast Company in demonstrating Its
wharfage facilities at an expense OF sew
eral hundred thousand dollars, although
most OF this work viii be done during the
coming year, In the wholesale district
over twenty-five large buildings we're con-
structed during 1900,
Tho great building record of 1900 was not
made, however. by few large structures:
n IL nm accumulation OF many small
amounts. the result or an era OF residence
building that reaches every portion OF the
city During the year over /, 600 residences
were erected In the city. Involving an ex-
pendisure OF more than sisa.000 The
greatest residence building activity was
In the district east OF Broadway and
north on Madison street and on Queen
Anne hill, but no part OF Seattle escaped
the general home-huliing movement. The
most gratifying feature about the move
ment Is the fact that most of the houses
have been built for occupation by their
constructors
The following Is statement of build
nsa erected and other classes OF work
done during the past year. as shown by
the permit books OF tho city engineer:
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Permits
Principal Buiiaiax. Erected.

The following Is a list of the principsl
buildings erected dnrtug the year. the cost
given In each ease being the amount that
appears upon the permit books No resi-.
dences costing less than 5000 are in
sinaed
hsrts Lumber ccmpsns- Sseyaun hafains s.a
what Saeifis tide lsaa,. SNAsa
ff}s bteha ranpa1y thysessosy ,Fame packing
sni aapstter hooss Seattle tids lands sSeso
Nry hiimtgy and Saiagis Compaas-- Iarsnet aud
shlutie ulil ana dry siia, uuriat,ed tract, Nea n
Nsuannnd fatktns CenNang~ Snekehnuxe rs sE
1scAsan street. N@N,
fncine icpngc aaA Mattress Coenp&ny 1rwastpty
sud esssueut factory hakiiug. ioalS= Seventh az.
sugv scith, NnW.
Ssa'sis steam Heat ana pOwss Ccnpxny- Exea
vaurg aud dnrsug piles ter tcerfsuon toe new
rpsss hnase. MSil Poet street. s1 wc
AfusoNg 4 Go Two stoTy and hAseneat taick and
ti0ne hliiss ior eaid storage plant . EishsA
sfrrNe a1fh, NcaN
, nsH ~ ops-s,ory frame warehouse. Sc.
btilc tiir i3uds. SlSoc
yacac Noasl Coupaay- rwo-ssary ard basement
hrisk naFaa0tse aud Cald stcuase buildux and
wharf, or Railroad aVcugs SiaHel
a. Kerry Mhan ard seal bunker Ttssi And
~ N&NroAA avenue. SA1p
T $. Lppy-rwu stogy frame building fer uattre,,
fsetsry, First avenue south, sg0s.
$500 s'-''e u's iAn'''
SSRssct Miiliny Company -Four stSsy ssA1s ual
GeA ues9 Ninth SsASs ssutA AsA
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, HE Seattle building boom has at
tanned such remarkable proportions
. that the building average for the

- HE Seattle building boom has az
tanned such remarkable proportions
that the building average for the
entire year 1900 is at the rate OF over
1900 a day. including Sundays and legai
holidays. The actual average for the nrst
eleven months was ss.a9102 a day, and
conservative estimate on December raises
this amount to $1,000
This Is the greatest amount Of building
ever In progress at any time in the city's
history II exceeds BY good margin the
activity that followed the great IRE; "
Is seven times the amount of building done
in 1894; eleven times the record OF 1876;
sixteen times the total for 1896; nine
times that for 1897: almost four times the
building OF 1885, and IL more than double
what was considered to be q great build
Ing boom IN 1899.
The following table, giving q compari-
son or the Seattle building totals for the
past seven years, with the figures present.
ed in the shape of daily averages. shows
how rapid has been the growth OF the
city and how unprecedented Is the record
OF 1900.
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SEATTLE'S BUILDING AND REAL
ESTATE RECORD FOR 1900.

oHE
Seattle realty Property
building that
record Of the city
Deeds recorded showed transfers
Of business and residence Of $524s The
amounted Ss574s65 100000
Much remarkable stands the building record.
permits calling
Of s3oo5o3 conservative estimate twelfth
the
@6ooee issued 1892 indication
esattss present growth.
January building
bned totals Of Portland Spokane Tacoma.
Of the building
eleven months ending follows:
No. Permits
Amount
Tacoma
Portland
Spokane
San Francisco
Seattle $3.50 30o5,083
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Ann Deal with seattle.

These places vary in population from
tho settlement of fifteen or twenty people
to towns of 500 to 1000 people. and Taco-
ma, with nearly 1000. They all have
business with Seattle. Commercial tray
elers and agents of Seattle wholesalers
visit them regularly. taking their orders
for goods. while the trading and Transport
tation companies bring their agricultural
and other products. given commercially
In exchange. Hundreds of tons OF pota-
toes alone. grown in the Puget sound
country, are sent TO this city and reship-
ped to the markets OF the East. TO say
nothing of local consumption. The same
is true, too. of hay. oats and other feed
the product of the rich bottom land Of
the Sound. Also very large percentage
of the catch OF the Beliingham bay fish
cries Is sent TO Seattle in Sound steamers
and here transferred to rail shipment
East.
The vessels composing the mosquito feet
are:
State q Washington. sehoms Dod-. George y
starr, Fairheyen. Advance. Eagle. Hattie Hansen
Greyhound. CITY q Denser. Olympic. rAdy 81 the
per- MARY F. Periey, Alhlon Pilgrim. Skaglt
Thief, Lydia Thompson. Victorian, Rvsaio. utnuia
skagit Queen, FLYER. Dauntisss. Clara Brown Ssn.
finei North Pacific, Tstouah Tyee. wanderer Holy.
oke, Sea Lion, Pioneer, Magic Dolphin, RAPID
Transit Doctor, Mystic. Queen City J. Y Bovden
kst.'na. Wailows. Crawling. Black Cat, Resnlate
Union. T. ". Lake. la Conner. y. d smith
Transport. DTedxe.
The foregoing list. while including some
fifteen tugs, docs not take into account
from nifty to sixty fishing craft owned
and operated from Seattle and all In Pm
get sound waters.
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The state university Is located on a re-
serve just outside tho city limits and
Is reached BY an electric line. II il the
best literary school IN the Northwest,
with corps Of able instructors and an
enrolment Of about 800 students. both
sexes being admitted. Standing as II
does upon special reserve, no LIQUOR is
sold within two miles OF the buildings,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30

Every department OF the federal gov
eminent. with tho exception OF the de-
partrnent Of state. has a representative In
seattle. This city has more federal OH
GERS than any other city on the Pacific
coast, with the possible exception OF San
Francisco.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30
/" Seattle the
Gateway"

With the above caption we have pub
lished an illustrated New Years Soul
venir setting forth Seattle's unrivaled
claim as the natural gateway for the
going and the coming of the flood of
transpacitic trade that is sure to bring
Unreasonable greatness to this city. This
little booklet is unlike anything in print,
and will be found both interesting and
reliable. We will mail a copy free on APP
pIication. Send for one.
Below we offer Seattle real estate for
sale, which, from a conservative stand
point. is safe and viii make big money
for the investor They are
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30
MONEY MAKERS.
8 PER CENT.

8 PER CENT.
$40. 600 4 recently ool improved ed
x120. has four new efght-room houses on
brick foundations, on a good street. Now
first advertised.
~ PER CENT.
$OsOUO With Sil-e good f0i houses 0sr pro-
ducing an, annual rental Of sl,s75. The
premises have just been thoroughly re-
paired at an expense of $4,000.
II PER CENT.
1900 ing TOR s% p psr mG 5s9s.
newly renovated, connected with sewer,
few steps from one car line and near
another. Good buy for home-certainly
IS PER CENT.
$500 Aro sDrDer f 1senso on bs lexs
alone are worth the ss5oo. Surely I no risk
to invest In this propositions; 10 per cent.
net; improvements worth the purchase
price, and the land thrown in for snap
9 PER CENT.
9k4yUUU stantial ass as we'll ELIAS as most most
attractive improved corners between
James and Madison streets, now offered
for the first time. This investment will
pay right adong per cent. net on S2i,-
900. 1t is one of those investments that
will prove at all times satisfactory.
10 PER CENT.
= 4g5UU business mess property pr pgspee with
two new flats. Located on Second ave-
nue.. on the level portion of North Sc
attic. and in line for good value as a
business lot. Just the thing to buy to
get the revenue and at the same time
to secure a fine speculation.
16 PER CENT.
QA0 Small one. but good,
~ neOVV consisting OF a fraction
al lot and two-story frame In local
business center. 1t fact 1t will pay a
great deal more. We have pared the
actual figures down, lest the story seem
too much of fairy tale" III you have
the sum. It's worth your while to in
vestigate
8 PER CENT.
SD nfln Good business property
business street and paying per cent.
net, Is good to have. Then when the
particular piece Is located Just right to
catch an important cross-t town travel. in
other words. a strategic corner. the REC
ommendatfon to buy 1t is well based
The rents on this property should In
crease In three years to an extent war
ranting valuation of $4,000 or $50. 0Oo
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Homeseekers viii find ali the news OF
Washington Alaska ami the Northwest
IN the Seattle Weekly Post-Intelligencer.
Subscription price. 81 per year.
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A bonded warehouse 10 maintained by
the government at the Great Northern
decln " thia city, tor thu eonvsnasnos a.
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~ UGET sound and coastwise ship
ping as regards Seattle has con-
tributed materially to the remark
able commercial development of
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The finest train on earth- - .1...
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For california literature, rates. u<1T~
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Tickets for Honolulu and the - :,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-09
CHINESE RELIEF WORK.
Rice for 1900 People--Branch Society
Additional Donations.

Passersby on lower King street yes
terday were attracted by a very large
crowd OF Chinese around the head
quarters Of the Relief Society. There
were men, women and children, each
one bearing ticket and either a pail
or sack. Upon enquiry il was found
that they were there to get their al
lowance of rice, which the society is
providing for them.
After the fire when sufferers were
liberated from the detention camps, IL
was found necessary for their mainte-
nance that some action should be TAX
en-; so the United Chinese Society and
outside merchants formed the
Relief Society as a branch. The
committees got to work Immediately
and soon were in a position TO care
for their destitute countrymen. Mon
days and Thursdays are distribution
days and rice sufficient to last till the
next issue OF rations is given out twice
week. A pound of rice per day for
each adult and one-half pound for a
child is the quantity issued. About
fifteen hundred men, women and chill
dren are kept provided with food and
will be looked after until such time as
they are in positions to help them
selves.
The white merchants of the town
have contributed very generously to
the aid fund and Vim Quon, the treas
urer of the society, wishes to acknowl-
edge his thanks and those of his fell
low-workers to all who have contribu-
ted. 1t is hoped that further assist
ance will be received from the other
Islands from the plantations. The
following additional subscriptions are
gratefully acknowledged by the treas
urer: Henry May & Co, Ltd, $3.50;
Henry Warehouse & Co., 800; Jas. 4.
Hopper, 800; NJ. Phillips e Co., 800;
Wilder e. Co, Ltd, 800; First Ameri-
can Bank of Hawaii, $3.50; Pacific
Hardware Co., Ltd, 1925; Levers &
Cooke, $3.50; Benson, Smith & Co.,
Ltd, $50; Lewis e Co, $50, HOLSTER
Drug Co.. Ltd, SOS; NJ. McInerny, $40;
NJ. S. Grinbaum & Co, Ltd, $50; Hy-
man Brothers, $3.50; L. b. Kerr, $50;
Jas. F. Morgan, 800; Fred. Twaedran,
S.; w. G. Peacock &c Co., Ltd, 800;
w. F.. Allen, $50; Mark p. Robinson,
800; w. G. Achi, $50; Union Feed Co.,
Ltd, $3.50; NJ. w. McChesney & Sons,
$50. Total, $2,275.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-09
Mr.. and Mrs. .Jeek- MeGulre

Jock" J. Mcclure was married 10
Miss Emma Al last evening at 1880
o'clock at KawIiahao church by the
Rev n. a. Parker W. Johnson was
best man and Miss Lizzie Eahanu was
bridesmaid d.. J.. Naouo gave the
bride away. The church was crowded
with friends of both parties. After
Rev. Parker had pronounced the words
man and wife" the couple adjourned
20 another room, where they received
congratulations 8 reception followed.
There were quite a number Of presents.
Among them was q silver pitcher, the
gift Of Mr., and Mrs. \. Ahrens. Mr..
and Mrs Mcclure will reside at IA
lihi.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-09

Every man who knows good whiskey
likes Jesse Moore "AA," a gentleman's
drink at all times.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-09

A canary bird was lost February 80
For reward, etc, see Lost" ad.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-09
LADIES' BELTS.

We Mention a Few Leaders:
Ladies' Black and Tan, Steel
Buckles .l5 cts.
Ladies'. all Colors, Assorted
Buckles .................... 10 cts.
Ladies'. Dog Collar Effects, Steel
Nail-Head Trimmings .......25 cts.
Ladies' White Kid, Several Styles
White Buckles ...............25 cts.
Ladies' White Pique Belts, Col
ored Edges ..................25 cts.
Ladies' Engraved Patterns, all
ColorS ................... 20 cts.
Ladies' Mexican Belts, Burned
Leather Effects ..............50 cts.
Ladies' Seal Leather, Dog-Collar
Trimmings, Paddock and Key so cts.
Ladies' Patent Leather, Turned
Edges, Highly Polished, Steel
Buckles .................... 10 cts.
Mems Black and Tan Belts, Self
and Steel Buckles ...25 and so Gets.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-09

Embraces all the Latest Ornaments
and Novelties requisite to correct dress.
Special attention is invited to a very
large assortment Of
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-05
SPEED OF OCEAN LINERS.
German Boats Now the Fastest on
the SEES.

From the London Daily NaiLl
Will British shipbuilders ever attempt
to regain the blue ribbon" of the trans
Atlantic service. which they held for over
half a century? They lost it three years
ago, when that magnificent North German
Lloyd boat, Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
beat the fastest times made by either of
those British cracks of the Cunard Line.
the Lucania and Campania-- Now the
Kaiser Wilhelm has taken second place to
the Hamburg American liner Deutschland.
which, within the last few days. averaged
a speed ef 23.02 knots from Cherbourg to
New York, and broke all previous records,
including her own, by five hours.
To the people of the greatest maritime
nation this is not very pleasant reading;
but experts say We need not be very deep
ly concerned. We do not now possess the
fastest boats: but. although the pick of
cur mercantile marine have been left be-
hind by German competitors We have they
say one consolation-we could build fast
er boats IL they were wanted.
For about sixty years before the advent
of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. British.
built steamers comfortably held their own
against all corners. In 1893 the Royal Will
liam. with her unwieldly paddle boxes, ar
rived in London from Quebec and secured
the honor of being the first ship to cross
the Atlantic under steam. She left Que
bee on August 5. and reached Gravesend
on Septen ger II. What a mighty change
has b en wrought since that memorable
VOYAGE
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-05
The Truth About the Row at Victor


An eyewitness OF the disturbance at Victor
attributes the fighting solely TO misunderstand-
ing of memt srs Of the reception committee. lie
saws: ..Gove-nor Roosevelt and party were com
ing from the hall, headed by band. Al eithe-
side Of the hand and slightly in the lead were I
lot of boys carrying roughly linproNiSed banners
which they waved about while cheering for
BRYAN When within one hundred yards of the
,pnot at which the special train Of the party
was Standing Lyman White. prominent NINE
manager and member of the local reception com
mittee snatched banner from the hands Of a
bow who had made himself particularly obnoN-
ions and threw it TO the ground. II was an
irregular procession OF probably three Thousand
neople tumbling up the hill o. the train. In i,
we're Rough Riders and Philippine veterans on
horseback. The band was playing, the horses
prancing about and all confusion. 4 man
ing party, saw Whites action, and at made
grab for 4 banner which was being carried By
a boy on his side Of the band. At the same time
another OF the esccrting party, who was riding
a black hose, made grab for the same banner.
The horse plunged and the two escorts and the
banner bOv came together in a scramble. White
being on the oppor tie side OF the street getting
banners from the boys, observed the scramble.
and quickly interpreting il as an attack on the
man on horseback rushed across the street IN
front of the band whirling banner staff tor
club and cut the man in uniform Il vicious
blow across the shoulder. Believing himself at
tackled by a Bryante the man in uniform swung
the banner staff which he had succeeded in wrest
ing from the boy. and retaliated by raining blows
upon White. TLereupon a fight started. Guns
were drawn but returned: clubs were hrandish-
cd and rocks hurled. Ii was a free fight for
a moment and all grew out of the misunderstand-
ing which ] have described. | feel sure but fer
il the party would have reached its train unmo-
Tested except for the cries and cheers of the
ubiquitous small boy"