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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1919
Page
4
Seattle grew from a frontier store banking routine to a modern financial center. Dexter Horton David Phillips and A A Denny opened Seattle’s first bank in June 1870 six months after incorporation. The Dexter Horton Bank evolved into today’s large financial sector with many institutions and substantial deposits.
The city of Seattle took over Puget Sound Traction lines for 15 million dollars last April, with 260 miles of tracks and plans to exceed 300 miles by end of 1920. Pending purchases like the North Ballard line and potential Seattle & Rainier Valley acquisitions would elevate Seattle to one of the world’s top systems. A five cent fare spans the city with free transfers, and double tracking is planned for West Seattle in 1920.
Alaska's 1918 product total reached 90.23 million dollars with two thirds from fish, led by salmon, halibut, cod and related catches. Minerals added 4.57 million, while metals and fuel contributed smaller amounts, all reflecting salmon's rise to the territory's dominant income source.
Seattle enjoys mild year round weather with 12 fair months. Average winter 35 to 46 and summer 50 to 76 degrees. Rainfall modest, air fresh, nights cool, days pleasant. Tuberculosis sanitariums noted as beneficial in pure air. City boasts pure, cheap water. death rate 7 per 1,000, among world’s lowest. Washington holds large water power. Seattle claims cheap electricity aside from Niagara.
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