The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-26

1t In really not a matter OF very
serious import whether the census fig
ures show that Seattle has a popula-
ton OF $1,000. as the conservatives es-
innate, or whether II will run over
1000 according to the figures Of the
more sanguine. In the one case 1t will
mean simply that II Is twice as large
as any other city in the state. and In
cent greater Whether the census
showing gives II a few thousand more
population than Portland. or whether
Portland has few thousand more
than Seattle. liz u matter which ap-
peais to sentiment alone.
Tho important matters, In which II
has right to take pride, are that what
ever Its population In In actual figures,
there is work here In abundance for
every individual unit In the mass. That
every business location in the town Is
occupied and that new structures are
foundations are laid That after the
busiest season OF building which the
town has ever seen. Their, are no va
cant houses to rent. and that the new
ones which are being completed every
day are occupied almost as soon as the
contractors are ready To turn them
over. That every mandatory Is run
ming on full time. with orders ahead.
That instead of looking for markets
for the products of the state, the sole
dltiiculty Is In procuring sufficient
transportation facilities to land those
products In the markets where there
Is n clamorous demand for them That
while the city has doubled It's popula-
ton In ten years. its growth in popula-
ton has not been as great as its In
crease In business OF every kind and
character. That commerce and man.
ufacturing have both kept far In ad-
vance Of the influx Of immigration. and
that Il has neither TO face congested
labor market nor an oVersupply az
local products. THAT. in short, Il Is
the busiest, thrIttest and most pros
porous city IN the United states. bar
none, and that In these respects Il has
left all az its former competitors even
further behind than II has In the mere
matter OF population although tts gain
In the latter respect has been phcuom-
enaL
The result ot tho present census Is
interesting simply as marking a mile
stone In the clty's progress hut Scat
ties interest IN the past is not Excess
alive, II Is 10 the present and the IA
taro that she hooks Her people are
engaged more in Anticipating ana pre-
pairing f5r what the next ten years
viii brius to the city. than they ar-
Ia congratulatipg themselves on What
they have accomplished In the de adr
which has some t, The present CEN
sus ia the official record % show e.
all Of the Seattle pcoplc. that this IS
the great city q the pactac North
vest, that Il has PASSED It's embryonic
reriod. ANA has taken ia place as ono
ot the commercial, cities % the United
states and Il the world
VITA their Sangulue anticipation 81
the development and growth which the
future has ia store for this city the
people 81 Seattle have time gor bu,
very brief gratulatlons on the sp,en-
did record of the past
American wines seem 10 have made
quite an impression at the Paris ex
position. The French are jealous Of
them and say they viii not judge any
foreign wine that hears the name O.
any French product. They were not
% particular at the exposition eleven