The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-02

A New Year Picture In
Tacoma Fifty Years Ago
Tourist Hotel That Is Now
Stadium High School
Frank c. Ross, Henry Drum,
Frank II. Gloyd There
Holiday News Told OF
indian War
WHAT was Tacoma thinking
W about this day fifty years
ago
The answer is found n The
New Year edition. Jan l. 1891.
Of The Tacoma Morning Globe.
a paper started by Tacoma
boss gambler. Harry Morgan,
and purchased by the late Ralph
Metcalf and {. II. Boynton VINO
had come here from ST. Paul
10 grow up with the country.
They brought for the business
office young fellow named
Arthur Grafton. Several others
also came here from Minnesota.
or a notable staff. Grafton alone
remains.
The Globe New Year edition
was something usual for that
period. II lacked the srlash and
color Of the modern magazine
special edition but told the story
Of Tacoma graphically and IN
convincing detail.
In the record of notable
events of the year there was the
figures telling that the Tacoma
jobbing trade had developed in
year TO a total Of 100000.
Biggest project in the build
ing record of S1,96i.045 was
the S55O.OOO Tourist hotel
being built by the Tacoma
Land company. and the
Northern Pacific railroad on
the bluff overlooking Puget
SouEd at North First and r
streets. Before the building
was completed a fire destroy
ed the interior. What was
left became Stadium high
school.
Worthy Of comment was the
progress being made by the
University NOW College, of
Puget Sound. established in
1889 and opened in the fall Of
1890.
Extended reference also was
made to the Tacoma theater.
one of the finest on the coast.
Among those who financed the
project were Theodore Hosmer.
Isaac Anderson, Nelson Bennett,
W. II. Fife, ". ID. Tyler, George
Browne, John g. Baker. 6. VI.
Nolan. c. r. Nasterson. Y. r.
Zabriske and W. u. Blackwell.
This was the crowd that always
came 10 the front when some
worthwhile civic improvement
was concerned.
The theater was under the
management Of John H Hanna.
The assistant treasurer was a
young followed named :. Calvin
Heilig. Olof Bull was director
of the theater orchestra known
far and wide for the high char
acter Of its musicianship.
A few days later there APP
peareC under the caption. "A
Deserved Promotion, announce
ment that the assistant trea-
surer had been promoted to the
position Of manager Of the thea
ter. II was. saiC The Globe. A
recognition Of the young mans
business qualifications" and it
was predicted that he would en-
JOY "a fun measure Of success
as manager" He held that posi-
ton many years. This was the
same Calvin Heilig whose pres
ent address is Tacoma Country
club.
Biggest social event was the
coming out party OF Miss
Ella Paddock. daughter Of Bis
hop John Paddock. 1t was held
at the Paddock home on Tacoma
ave. and No. LIST. 1t was a bril-
liant event" attended ~ Taco
mas social and church leaders.
Leading citizens Of Tacoma
whose pictures appeared in the
special edition and who are still
living include Frank {. Ross.
with N utton chop whiskers.
" white tie and traditional
ooutonnaire. associated viii
Allen c. Mason and {. A. T..
Naubert In real estate and rail-
road promotion; Henry Drum,
cashier associated with the late
Walter J. Thompson in the
Merchants National bank and