The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03
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SEATTLE, SUNDAY, JUNE 3.
Seattie's Solid Growth.

Seattie's Solid Growth.
The resume which the Post-Intelli-
gencer prints this morning Of building
operations in Seattle during the cur
rent year Is inspiring reading. Envious
rivals have spoken of the acknowl-
edged prosperity OF this city as
boom" q temporary thing child OF
the Alaskan movement, conditioned up
on the presence and purchases OF TRAN
slent and floating population. destined
70 diminution u not TO collapse. Here
we have the material evidence that
even were the Alaska trade to decrease
although the fact IL that IT Is but in
its infancy--the development Of Seattle
acknowledges Il only as one incident In
a great career one drop In the swelling
tide of prosperity that Is pouring in
upon US.
visitors and spectators do not put
solid cash into permanent improve
mcnts. The people going to Nome do
not build houses In Seattle. In fact,
the tendency Ii In the exactly opposite
direction. Among the gold-seekers who
have departed for the North are hun
drsds of people whose residence is here.
Seattle has contributed large quota to
the Alaska passenger list, because our
nearness to the scene OF operations and
the excitement OF this passage through
have spread the Alaskan fever thor
ouwhly. Homes have been sold or rent
cd The columns OF the Post -Inteil-
ges,cer have carried Tor months a body
OF Acknowledgements which displayed the
proportions OF the local emigration to
Alaska. II this were all. while our bust
ness houses might stlli have been doing
a great trade. there would have been a
growing list OF vacant dwellings and no
new business buildings would be rising
to grace our streets and accommodate
the demands OF commerce.
Instead OF this. we find that 1900 Is
out OF all comparison the banner year
for building In Seattle's history. apart
from the era OF universal construction
that followed necessarily the great are
Last year We thought that the highest
rate II progress had been reached. This
year will distance II completely, For the
Of ta h,.tt
permits numbered 56i aud the value rep
resented WAS s3a1.s67. For the same
months OF 1900 the permits are 40 and
the value In ssiss2i, There are l5S more
buildings begun In these four months
an increase 81 iS3, or - per cent, over
last year The increase in the capital
so invested 10 stSsSt5. or nearly its pc,
cent THE number of residences 10,
which permits were taken out Is SOS
or more than two per day. oountins
Sundays
This DOES not cover perhaps the most
active portion 81 the building season
For the next three months the sound OF
the hammer and saw viii be heard ir
almost every block In the city. and IN,
number ~ residences already uudrt
way will be sweilcd 20 great proper,
tions by those which are only ahou. e
lie begun In answer % the pgvss ug Je
manas Of our crowdtng population
Fos. as every newcomer is painfully
aware. not al that has been done or car
be done this >car viii accommodate ouI
needs Every house Is rcatvd before b
Is tinished. visitors Invade the PREMISE
wherever work Is going on ana inquir,
the name Of the owner that they ma,
set first chance. and business quarter
are under contract t. tenants before IN
nrst stone is laid In their foundations
Colncident With these Improvement
there Is eolng forward stupendou
amount Of work that adds 10 the cit,
ia no less material particulars. We hay,
referred In our summary 10 some II tn
larger structures under way in the bus
ness section. Several more have bee
decided upon. though the owners Of tn