The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-21

IL IS DeyOnQ DelleI IN the lace Oh WHAT
now exists to gladden. the eye.
1t is not intended to convey the i'm
preston to those at distance that
| all of the hills and wales have been
erased, and that Seattle covers a mo-
notonous land site. If such a change
could be wrought-which Is beyond
the bounds of possibility-it would
rob Seattle of all its charm. There is
still very much up and down hill in
Seattle, and some of the elevations.
| over which the streets are ribbOned,
are very steep, strain on the legs
and lngs of those who negotiate them.
The city spreads up and over and
down these rolling hills that fringe
Elliott bay, an indentation of the
sound so slight that the name of bay
seems to be straining point for eff
feet. One follows up an inclined
street expecting to be able to LOOK
over into the country only to be con-
fronted by more town, and another
| elevation beyond that promises to end
the paved way. And at the crown or
pinnacle of every elevation the pedes-
trian is delighted with the new view
| spread out before his eyes. A trip
around Seattle requires the consump-
ton of much time and extensive trav.
ell, and constantly unfOlds fresh sur
prises in the shape of charming pano-
ramas, with countless houses in the
foreground, the bay or Lake Washing
ton in the middle distance with a sky
line, when the atmosphere is clear
enough to see any distance, of snow
capped ranges, the Cascades to the
east and the magnificent and ever fas-
cinating Olympics to the west. The
aquatic and mountain features are a
great scenic setting, and one never
becomes surfeited by the glorious and
ever changing views
To the visitor, excursions on the
street cars are sources of never end
ing pleasure. Probably a better, more
satisfying and satisfactory way of do
ing the town would be by auto, but
| there are visitors even to Seattle to
whom an auto at five plunks the hour
seems verging on the extravagant,
and the street car Is substituted, even
If more plebian. The street car is a
blessd mode of transportation to those
without pride and shy gold NINE
For the insignificant sum of five cents.
by judiciously working the transfer
| system, one can ride dozen miles or
more, and every mile is conducive OF
pleasure that can not be measured by
the common medium of exchange.
Probably there is no city of the same
| size extant that can boast of a more
thorough and comprehensive street
railroad system than Seattle. Lines
radiate in every direction from the
business center, reaching out to the
inhabited extremity of the corporate
limits at every point of the compass.
The service is excellent, and cars pass
any given point frequently. They are
an indispensable convenience, and
have been an important factor in
pushing residents further and further
out into the suburbs. 1t is simply
astounding the number of people that
are carried on these cars from day to
I day. Notwithstanding that cars run
every few minutes, there is hardly a
car coming into or going out of the
business district that is not crowded
beyond the limit Of comfort A street
car is never overloaded, however, I r
we have yet to see conductor refuse
to stop and take on another passen-
ger, even when there did not seem to
be another inch of standing room. As
stated before, the fare Is comparative
ly inflnitesimal, as one can buy TWEEN
ty-fve tickets for dollar; but even
at that low figure a family dependent
upon the car service for getting
around finds that the transportation
tax foots up to no inconsiderable sum,
take it month in and month out.
Few of our readers ever visit Seat
tie, and hence we can convey an idea
of its size only by comparison. While,
according to the census figures. it is
only two and half times larger than
Spokane, probably not quite that. yet
in comparing the extent of the bust
ness section Seattle seems so many
times larger that in the mind Spokane
appears like village in comparison.
This is not rejecting on Spokane, but
the difference in size is forced upon
one after long excursions via the
street car route. In some respects,
however, Spokane has advantages
over Seattle. Only two or three in
stances will be cited. There may be
others that will become apparent after
further investigation. The street car
service, while not nearly 80 extensive
as that of Seattle, Is more modern, in
asmuch as the cars are more comfort
able in cold weather, and they are all
supplied with electric call buttons, so
that the passenger can notify the mo-
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