Puget Sound and western Washington; cities--towns--scenery . her a picturesque water setting,with scenic home and boulevard possibilities,already creditably utilized, nowhere elseequalled. In no other city of the Northwestare the streets and thoroughfares so gener-ously planned for a great increase in rxjpu-lation; nowhere have the hills been so gen-erally removed from the grades that trade and the populace must travel for all time tocome. While the same si)irit of enterprisepervades ^Vestern Washington, and theNorthwest, nowhere else is there the samemeasure of accomiilishment! The last fivey
Puget Sound and western Washington; cities--towns--scenery . her a picturesque water setting,with scenic home and boulevard possibilities,already creditably utilized, nowhere elseequalled. In no other city of the Northwestare the streets and thoroughfares so gener-ously planned for a great increase in rxjpu-lation; nowhere have the hills been so gen-erally removed from the grades that trade and the populace must travel for all time tocome. While the same si)irit of enterprisepervades ^Vestern Washington, and theNorthwest, nowhere else is there the samemeasure of accomiilishment! The last fiveyears has, perhaps, been the period of themost apparent changes. In that time thebusiness centre, previously confined to afew blocks in the vicinity of Pioneer Square,has expanded a mile north and a mile southof that historic spot. Hills have been lev-eled, tide fiats filled, new streets laid there-on, and throughout the city new thorough-fares have been paved and brilliantly light-ed. Massive business blocks have been 62 Pugat Sound and Western Washington. •^ — ? —-TW -li-if ^.^jgaaiai^ ri il: 1-amous sllai tle toteivi pole The Totem Hole stands upon Iioneer Place, n theoldest part of Seattle. It is a cedar pole sixty feet high,one of the finest specimens of totems in existence, anilis a striking feature standing upon the triangular grassplot. Each figure carved upon it has a genealogicalmeaning well understood by native It wasbrought to Seattle in \H97 from Tongas Island, where itis said to have stood for over one hundred years. reared in all directions. Home sections ofthe city have kept pace with the businessportion. The hills and valleys have beenterraced and inclined paths and walks con-structed, giving artistic surroundings tothousands of dwellings of the people. Incommon with other favored cities on thesound, Seattle is situated so that her peo-ple may enjoy the surrounding scenic wonders. The Olympics, the Cascades, and
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