Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-12-22

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 1I,-Editor
News:-On the II of November we
landed in Seattle, and although the
first few days furnished weather that
was not altogether inviting we have
found the climate very agreeable and
mild compared with that of North
Idaho. Thus far the ground has been
covered with the beautiful but once
and then it only remained few hours,
and the flowers still bloom in the open
air to remind US of departing summer.
While the future may bring fog and
rain to entitle this section to the title
of 'Web-foot" l cannot see but even
that is desirable besides the snow and
slush encountered in the higher alti-
tudes. Yesterday we went out for a
walk, the day being an ideal one, the
mercury in the shade registering about
so, and in many places along the
streets and in the yards we saw the
harder varieties Of flowers, even roses
in bloom, and we were reminded OF
the climate of Troy early in September,
except the cold at night was not so
intense, the mercury registering not
below % degrees since we arrived and
most of the time from 40 to so de-
grees. Thus far the climate appears
an ideal one, in fact great deal
better than I had expected to find.
Seattle is a wonderful city, growing
as if by magic, with prospect that its
growth will continue for several years
r at least. It is estimated that the city
has a population Of about lo5,OoO
! and is increasing at wonderful rate.
{ Being the terminus Of two great trans
= continental railroads and the objective
point for at least two more, the future
: of the city is only problematical. The
Oriental trade is developing wonder
fullv. and with its development trans
continental railroads will come to the
coast to handle it, and as Seattle is
}, located on one of the best harbors on
!, the Pacific Coast the railroads are
= hound to come here and to dump the
, immense tonnage bound for the Or
emf on the wharves or onto ships to-
transport across the ocean. While the
:, Oriental trade is only in its infancy
L L would no doubt be surprising to man,
- Of vour readers to learn the amount Q
% sonooa that is transferred to vessel
here now. Only few days ago on
:. shin carried away fourteen THOUSAND
: TONS of merchandise and within about
- week the Dakota will sail with her g
Is Is Uantic holds stuffed with no less tnal
y twentv-three thousand tons Of goods
~ :. all kinds from spool Of thread to lo
~ u. comotives and cars Of all sorts. Ihes
~ are only instances as vessels are leaN
;ng everv few days. To the averag
mind unaccustomed to weights
ouantitaes the load carried by one
- - these ships probably at first would nc
VI ottrack much attention, but when tn
~ number of car loads and the numo'
W W of trains required to load the DaKo'
Gu ;s 6gured out and it is found that It IT
us H nrires over three thousand cars
al al over one hundred train loads, the IN
NY r,snsitv of the traffic now and what
-, 20 will be in the future when iour OF OF, nv :
cs ies and probably more railroads will IL {
ieS i.s rsouired to carry the traffic ITO
In In the the mill and factory Of this coul
III trv wv 70 the Orient, will become appa
s1t While the whole country ",
benefit by the markets opened IN U
no Orient. Seattle is bound to reap "o
1o' derful benefit from the increase increase
X. x. population and the centrall1atlon 31 l.
M ~ Wealth. and its growth as city IS on on
if, +ifv mere matter Of conjecture otn
cities along the coast are bound