The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 15, 1917, Page 9

STAR—SATURDAY, SEPT. 15, 1917, PAGE 9 City Owns Splendid Parks and Boulevards, Bathing Beach, Golf Links, Playgrounds and Field Houses: Seattle has the distinction of being the foremost city of the United States, weat of Chicago, In the matter of public recrea- tlon places, All parks, playgrounds, boule- varde and pubilc equares are under the jurisdiction of a rk commission, which, dur Ing the last 12 years, hae can ried out a comprehensive pian Involving the oxpenditure of approximately $6,000,000 for land and Improvements, $4,000,- 000 of which has been voted by the people in the form of epe- clal bonds and the remainder by annual tax levy appropria- The annual cost of maintenance of the Seattle rec- gg system is about $200, Parke, Golf, Bathing The result of this investment has been to provide Seattle with an extensive and diversified recreation system, embracing approximately 2,000 acres of land area and tn: eluding practically every feature of & modefn recreation system, such as bathing beaches, public golf course, recreation pier, social cen- ters, gymnasia, equipped and super vised playgrounds and a. connected | System of park and parkways. Seattle parks are distinctive, in it they are practically al! natural parks, the wealth of natural scenery tn and about Seattle afford Deauty and the more {mportant of these have been secured and pre served. ‘The small park tdea has been earried out by the location of com- munity parks or playfields tn prac- tically every section o: e city, with several large parks for gen- eral use. There are 40 parks which re more or.less improved and of service to the community, and 24 Playgrounds, not including chil- @ren’s playgrounds in parks. Twelve of the playgrounds have Modern outdoor gymnasium appar- etus and are provided with trained supervisors during the summer months. Four of them are provided with social center buildings or field houses, for the carrying on of winter work, with reading and rooms, club rooms, assembly for social functions, gym- Basium, baths, etc. In the matter of playground fa- Great Boulevards Seattle boulevards and parkways @re unique, tn that they are almost entirely constructed thru wooded @reas, serpentine fashion, follow- is the high ridges, overlook- es or sound, leading from to park and presenting an changing panoramic view of ocean or mountains. drtveways, 31 miles in crowning feature the viewpoint of PTE BS u ae numerous water courses on hand, Seattle has unusual and boating facilities, and Picture taken from the water to |the muntetpality provides five bath-! ing resorts, four on the lake and & salt water bathing beach and modern bathhouse on the harbor of | Elifott Bay, Inasmuch as Seattle is blessed with a climate which does not include long, hot summers, the bathing season is comparative ly short, being of but three months duration, but the record shows that approximately 250,000 bathers were lregistered at the public bath houses during the past season, | 80,000 yed Golf Another rather distinctive fea- }ture of the Seattle system, ts the municipal golf course tn Jefferson park, where an 18-hole link is oper. jof operation. Last year approxi- mately 50,000 players availed them selves of this recreation feature. On account of its scenic setting, on a high ridge, with water and moun- | |tains on elther side, and yet only a 15-minute ride from the heart of the rleity, the Seattle public links are regarded as the most unique in the | country. Seattle has every reason to be! proud of its recreation system, and} it is quite generally conceded that |the abundance of outdoor Iife and recreation factlities, with the pure mountain water from Cedar river, {a the answer to why Seattle holds the record as the healthiest city | in the United States. | ‘The largest dry docks on the! Pacific Coast are located tn Seat-| tle. There are 649 miles of water mains in Seattle. i t Volunteer park, showing one of the beauty spots of the BANIFOIRD CO. Lithographers Bank Insurance and Commercial W ork—All Kinds of Labels— Blank Book Makers Telephone Queen Anne 840, Office and Pactory: 703 Westlake Ave. North, Seattle Hofius Steel & Equipment Company Agents in the Pacific Northwest for SHAY GEARED LOCOMOTIVES Manufactured by the Lima Locomotive Works, Inc. of Lima, Ohio. Structural Steel Plain and Fabricated Saw Mill Machinery Rails and Track Fastenings Locomotives and Cars Switch Machinery OFFICES 1319-1325 L. C. SMITH BUILDING Warehouse and Plant First Avenue South and Spokane Street SEATTLE elty. } THE RAINIER| - VALLEY Certain to be the scene of Great Activities in the, Near Future. Much has already been done in the Valley by way of improvement and development—yet nothing as compared with what is now under way. This section of the city is undeniably one on which Nature has been most lavish of her gifts. Here you will find choice factory sites at extremely low, prices, and desirable residence tracts of such great variety as to meet the de- mands of all good people. The causes which have combined in the past to retard the growth of this section have now been swept aside and the awakening has been a revelation even to those who have been in closest touch with conditions. The general activity now prevailing proclaims the fact that the Rainier Valley is destined to be one of the choicest sections of our great city. é The management of the SEATTLE & RAINIER VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY desires to go permanently of record as pledged to spare no effort to upbuild the Rainier Valley and furnish to the residents of the Valley a service to which its patrons may point with pride. The Dearborn Street line is now rapidly nearing completion, which means the elimination, in the near future, of all heavy grades and a number of curves, To the record already established by the company since it acquired owner- ship and assumed control and management of the road the attention of the public is invited as an evidence’ of the company’s good faith. It has met the City of Seattle and its people fairly and squarely on all issues, and, though considerably handicapped by the general scarcity of railroad material and un- avoidable delays in securing same, will complete, as soon as possible, all prom ised extensions and additions to its lines. 25 Years in the Pacific Northwest M. FURUYA CO. SEATTLE “The Gateway to the Orient” IMPORTERS of Japanese Food stuff— Finest Rice on the Market. Canned Crab Meat; Lobsters and fish of all kinds. Celebrated Japanese Tea, IMPORTERS of Manufactured and Natural products; Safety Matches, Paper Napkins, Soap, Toilet Ar- ticles, Potash, Sulphur, Manga- nesé@, etc., etc. IMPORTERS) of Oriental Fine Arts, Silks, Embroideries and Curios of all kinds, ‘tn EXPORTERS of Machinery, Hardware and General Merchandise ~ eee SEATTLE ADDRESSES 216 SECOND AVE. SOUTH 1304 SECOND AVE. BRANCHES TACOMA, VANCOUVER, B. C. KOBE, PORTLAND, YOKOHAMA, e