Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-14
PACIFIC COAST HAS HAD
PHENOMENAL GROWTH
It's Cities Are Aggressive, Clean and
Up to Date In Every
Detail.
POINTS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Panorama Of Prosperous Commune
ties Spreads Along Western Coast
from Vancouver to San Diego.
Many Attractions for Visitors.

t'' oIuer clNlliZaton OF Eastern Amer I
lea.
Vancouver. the terminal Of tho Ca
madam Pacific ranscontincntal rail
lines and its transpaclfic steamship
routes. is the largest commercial cen
ter In British Columbia with n popula
ton OF about 100000
Vancouver resi-. Oh til. chores az
Hurrard Inlet. and has an excellent
harhor nearly landlocked and fully
sheltered II faces n beautiful range
of mountains that are tipped with snow
me year round Two peaks. silhouettcd
.sains, the sky. remarkably resembling
Two couchaut lions. are visible from al
most any point in the city or OH The
harror.
In and around Vancouver are i'm
inense lumber ana shiugle mills hay
lag big pay roofs and tremendous out,
pnis Mining, numbering, farming. and
shipping form the bulwark of the citys
phenomenal growth and prosperity.
All kinds OF water sports are pos.
sibls ut Vancouver, and are encouraged
through a mild climate and extensive
nodics OF water. There are many bath
ing beaches. parks. boulevards auto.
monte roads and paved streets Stan
10y Park. one Of the largest natural
, parks in the world is cxcellentlv main
tatnai by the CITY
Ho'el Vancouve; Is conveniently To-
- an' s'"S u h'sn reputation for
rul ,i.m. @ VIC. p" ohref-
jhis great hotel
w ''hiA \ TRANSPORTED
SECTION or OLD ENGLAND
tharmlnrly situated on Vancouver
sand. overlooking the straits of Juan
d. Fuca Victoria has beer anrIy dc.
scribcd as being a TRANSMITTED scotia,
oi old England. II is distinctly a home
ny. although its crterprising business
"lstrlct composed OF imposing stores
Lei, r ,"tn ".net nui!d'nss. SPEAK OF
III -, y. i'"" rom territory
,ti'."i a"u "sr'cnilurii re-
'H. NiS'"riH bcautE Hes In her
80. 80 i'ti oou!eNarus' hHr
"n' uei puohc cummings The
it r,,'i VI nihish ,oiu!n-
,,; "n ~ ""''"s'"'tst IN
M,
I'm tt"'e' gives me guest
~ no -, ~ eHu" ne" ohtE
% ~ t i 80 ga. ''h". "NeriooNS
~. o., III - MINI a stone
VI ~ al i'"!heH' bu''dihEs
~ ~" "."Sht!ui excursions
i"H " 49,, ,."I 'Hiu nv LHter!"E OF van
' s, t't"ti ~ "uto'hooiie or
w., rhn M.ia,s, ~ Sa.ai mo ,'a
,,ns, ,,,,,,,,asn,n 49, "I, ~ 'ne
rs,, ~. u'o.'' .o'us ~ 't"'f'
,., "'e 70 W. i"uil"
n..,,b a,d - d,,i,,h,,,, ,t,,io 49, a.; ~,
a, ,,nuerop Lake Nom, Arrowvmi,i
nroycsone or The host ciin,hs 49,, en-
tenn, ro,c;, ,ar , Good e,nr,i,r, 80,
course There is M bct,er tehjnr M,
INC Pacific coast than thar which one
finds on the Campbell River reached
hv motor from Courtcnay, the north
crn terminus Of the Esquimali and
Nanaiuo Railway. The immense Doug
las m forests or this beautiful island
and the baliny climate make II wonder
fl!lH attractive 10 III" tourist
SEATTLE BOASTS or
FORTf-TWO STORY BUILDING
s,,cnd,d,v located ON puget sound
mountain cirt and frinued with lakes
Seattle is the metropolis of tho district
she dominates Situated on seven hills,
MANY Of which have been greatly al
tered by means of the steam shovel
5. and the hydraulic plant 10 make high
ways for traffic Seattle overlooks a
beautiful harbor.
The gold fields or Alaska hitter their
treasure through her industries and her
stores INC iu'l"cI 'a,"ps an" VIZ
farms OF ashihs'or "dd 10 hcr pros
peru III ";ii no.
.i,y - skvscraners The tallest Of
go hui,dtnos is fortv-,wo stories OK
ceedcd only By those OF New York
city.
Her parks and hculeva"ds. her play
grounds, libraries ana educational IN
stitu,ions have been patterned AFTER
the Wor'c pest. 'Iood ROADS 'hrouEh-
out the state or WASHINGTON supple >
ment tho hfty-ionr in'lcS OF ponieVarhs
and tie huhureds G hheS OF pave
men,s: street cars ie"n W cset> CO...
ner or her many SQUARE h'ines OF Yer
ritory the University OF "aSh'hs Ton
is Located mere
Tacoma Is to-oa% 'hc Sctoh" GU! III
population IN inc STATE OF Wns'I"s'oi'
situated on hhe iaroor "i'h'h easy
access OF many '"hes ai, , ll'uu' ,,,
Tacoma is many times olcss'u. NOUN
Rainier IS virtually vi het o"or E'fu'
This 'soia'eo pea Is l4'7f4 'ce' III
height perpetuail9 sho" -Gappe" an" "
dominating hsure on 'he lahuscaPe'
Tacoma mas one Oh .nc pes' n"'h,l
car an" Eoo'os ~ 80 ""
cine COAST. AuJ"'"'hE "Si MAJ" M"
school ~ s'aai"in "h'cn mas seat
ing capacity OF 4o,""u. III inns huge