Puget Sound and western Washington; cities--towns--scenery . s and advancing material im-provements. This spirit of progress extendsits influence far beyond the borders of LewisCounty. Near the city, and even within thecity limits are large coal mines in dailyoperation. Tributary is an immense amountof standing timber. The soil is very fertile,affording ideal conditions for fruit and berryraising, dairying, grain growing and hopraising, all of which activities are well de-veloped. The city has also become a manu-facturing center with saw and shingle mills,brick and tile works, ice plant, machi
Puget Sound and western Washington; cities--towns--scenery . s and advancing material im-provements. This spirit of progress extendsits influence far beyond the borders of LewisCounty. Near the city, and even within thecity limits are large coal mines in dailyoperation. Tributary is an immense amountof standing timber. The soil is very fertile,affording ideal conditions for fruit and berryraising, dairying, grain growing and hopraising, all of which activities are well de-veloped. The city has also become a manu-facturing center with saw and shingle mills,brick and tile works, ice plant, machineshops and foundries, cement block works andmattress factory. There is a branch of thePacific Coast Condensed Milk Co., whichdistributes large sums to dairymen of thevicinity. The business houses are numerous,with up-to-date structures; the businessstreets are paved and many of the residencestreets macadamized. The city has a splen-did water system, electric lights and powerplants, telephone system, and a free public Puget Sound and Western Washington 163. s c if o iO oix cH a . Ji M 3 S ( Ti-a n:z! .2 c l« Xi a > Oh H XIX! z •^ o D ^Xl O u CO ^ >> UJ 4) rt _l X ^ ??C fAl C -J .^ =S ? s *^ 1- C ^ u ^ 4J UJ ? p X ?1 H .o c ^ 5E 164 Puget Sound and Western Washington
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