The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
BUSINESS STREET IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.

STREET IN THE CITY OF
50 Coo 600. Two Of the other first set
tiers were named Denny, and the Denny
families are now said to have something
like $4,000 900 worth OF real estate.
While / wa In Seattle, about thirteen
years ago, Arthur Denny. one Of the
Original founders had his homo In the
center Of a big lot right in tho heart OF
Seattle. This lot Is now covered with Sbusi-
ness buildings. but at that time It WIS
devoted to his residence, and he nl-t
lowed his blooded Jersey COW to feed
upon the lawn Upon being urged to sell
the place for business purposes. he re-
piled: ri f$!s iSi 34
II can't do It, for II l sell where can
II pasture my COVE r. r.
That COW pasture OF thirteen years ago
was worth $3.50 600 What Its value Is
to-day AZ I do not pretend to say, but It
runs high Into the millions.
Henry Yesler one OF the builders Of
Seattle. $esta blished q saw mill here years
ago, and in connection with It bought
lands which were eventually WORTH -dil-
lions. 33 s.}fis8 1t M a IA
ss In addition to these there are here now
mining kings from the Klondike, the TIM
Der kings of our Northwest men VINO
have made money In grain exporting,
some who have grown rich in real es-
tate trading, and others who have maze
fortunes in merchandising Of W rlous
kinds. n NJ 2
Seattle IS fast putting on the clothes
OF big city 1t recently built a sky
iscraper called the Alaska building, which
would mot be out Of place In the heart
of Chicago. It is q steel structure, COW.
cred with Milwaukee brick. It has four
teen stories; It cost 100000. and Is said
to pay a fair interest on the Investment.
The Ups and Downs Of Seattle.
Seattle Is a city OF ups and downs. IT.
has more hills than Rome, and its best
houses stand on O. number of long ridges
which rise above Puget Sound to three
.fifths of5.tfe height Of the Washington
Monument. The hills give a diversity Of
city architecture, and also, I am told, an
enormous leg development on the part OF
the citizens. Iahave not inquired as to-
the average size Of the garter worn, but I
ventureSit SURPRISES that of any city OF
the Union. The Chicago girls are noted
for their large feet. and the Seattle
glrls-well the climate here gives them
CllechSS IKE USES ttllll lllcy VIII COlllI)tTS
favornbly in beauty and form with their
sisters Of any part Of the country. Il
am told the men measure more around
the calf and chest than any outside the
Swiss mountains. The perpetual climbing
develops the muscles and at the same time
fills the lungs with the pure ozone from
the Pacific.
City Improvements. 4,
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cred with forests. They now have some
thing like 200 miles Of graded and I'M
proved streets: and altogether there are
enough streets and avenues here to reach
from New York almost to chicago IL they
were stretched out end to end.
4 Seventy miles Of improved pAvements
have been added within the last four
years, and within that time the city has
put down twenty-five miles OF asphalt
roadway and more than 100 miles of con-
crete sidewalks. Il
Seattle owns its own water system, ana
1t has one of the best In the country, It's
water comes from tho Cedar klver. whiclt
Is fed by the Cascade Mountains. and Its
iTurty is protected by the ownership OF
vast areas Of land comprised within the
watershed. The water comes above forty
miles from the head-works to the city,
and Is carried more than twenty-eight{
iHiIGS tthlVu6ll 5NOcuCl1 IHu clSpA PiFNS'
The capacity at present is about twenty
FIVE million gallons daily, which Is little
more than half the consumption. Tho
river system Is large enough to give q
water supply for n city twenty times IS
great as Seattle is now 1t could accom-
modate Chicago and leave plenty to
spare. understand that the water
plant is operated at a profit, notwlth-
standing the consumers are supplied at
FIN,, MI nd tha tS,sn Il
ing expenses paid,
Some Western Water Power.
In connection with this water system
Seattle has nm enormous power plant,
which is furnishing electrical energy for
light and other purposes, This is fed
by the falls OF the Cedar River, near
the head-works Of the water system, and
1t has Just been completed at cost OF
$65O.000,
In addition to this there arc private
electrical plants which are furnishing
light and power here. The sealtle-Tako-
ma Company has large turbines at Sno-
n,lalme Falls, twenty-five miles away.
and the power Is carried over wires TO
the city. The falls there are 2ss feet
high, and there is enough water to gene
rate 3O,000-horse power About two-thirds
OF this is now being used.
The Puget Sound Power Company has
a power plant on the Puyallup River,
about forty miles from Seattle. which
vas put in complete operation about two
years ago. This plant can supply 10000
horse power, and the "jnice" Is carried
forty miles to Seattle It operates the
street railway systems OF Seattle and
Tacoma. and also line between the
two cities. z
Indeed, the water powers of this whole
country are being rapidly developed, Men
are going about through The mountains
prospecting for them as they formerly
prospected for gold mines and coal mines,
and the probability Is that they Will even-
5tnaly make moro out OF the water than
out OF the coal. Ono Of the shrewdest