From Grandeurs of the West to Mysteries of the East

barley , $ 2,500,000 of oats and $500,000 of Columbia River . Along

its
north bank new

a
potatoes and hops transcontinental line has just entered the city

,
.
Of and the Canadian Pacific Railway
all
the great Pacific North preparing

, is
of
the cities

its

as
of
west that possibly the extend line into Portland well as

to
Portland Oregon

is
,

,
most ideal city from both residential and several others

.
Tacoma shares the advantages Puget

of
commercial standpoints ninety four miles

is
it
,

-
the Columbia River and Sound with Seattle has but one transconti

of
from the mouth

,
,
nental railway system the present time

at
the only important fresh water harbor

on

is
,
is

-
two more each having acquired

of
the Pacific Coast With three transcontinen assured

In ,
the fiscal year
.
extensive terminals

of
1907
tal railway systems safe harbor with advan

.
, a,
an 1,827 steam vessels and 336 sailing vessels

of
tage
of

fresh water economic transfer Puget Sound ports

entered and cleared

in
freight between car and ship the city has
foreign trade

of
The commerce Seattle and
long enjoyed

.
steady increasing commerce

by
leaps and bounds
a

Tacoma has increased

.
Its

commerce during

few
foreign the fiscal year during the past years and there

is
;
1907 exceeded 16,000,000 value Inland nothing indicate any diminution
in

the

ofto
,
$

in
.
, of

Portland has the advantage open door rapidity its growth

an

The Alaskan trade

is
-

a
.
by
low grade gateway the East made very valuable asset
to

the

.
-

SA
forts they
by

Copyright 1908 Romans

Photographic Co. MORNING'S CATCH
A

Information Concerning Seattle

HE metropolis the Pacific Northwest and the largest city Washington
of

of

of

the state
,
\

at

Puget Sound
47

54
an of

35

situated the head latitude North

in
,
T

'
°

.
"

Seattle named from Indian Chief was founded remained village until
It

1852.
in
,

important episode
An

the early history was the protection vigilance

by
of

1880. the Chinese

in

league The city early became the central commercial point for the Puget Sound region On
.

June 6th 1889 conflagration destroyed property valued 15,000,000

at
,

$
a

Seattle has had the most wonderful growth any

of

POPULATION city the western

in
-
.

world was 3,533 1890 42,837 1900 80,671 1909 260,000

it

1880
in
;

;
,

RAILWAY CONNECTIONS Seattle has four transcontinental railways connecting the

—

,
.

all

Atlantic with the Pacific seaboard and points throughout the United States and Canada
.

Fast trains across the continent depart three times daily for local and coast points almost
;

hourly
.

The elegance and equipment various trains are among

of

these the finest the world

in

.
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