Part 4

+===========+=====================================+ | | 1901-02. | | MONTHS. +------------------+------------------+ | | DWELLINGS. | TOTAL PERMITS. | +-----------+------+-----------+------+-----------+ | | _No._| _Cost._ | _No._| _Cost._ | | July | 29 | $ 35,040 | 66 | $ 66,845 | | August | 23 | 29,990 | 47 | 59,540 | | September | 38 | 52,200 | 63 | 137,741 | | October | 30 | 21,125 | 61 | 36,941 | | November | 22 | 21,290 | 34 | 24,520 | | December | 17 | 15,800 | 25 | 31,200 | | January | 33 | 34,900 | 55 | 53,340 | | February | 37 | 46,650 | 60 | 68,900 | | March | 55 | 57,075 | 84 | 109,050 | | April | 55 | 57,415 | 96 | 104,320 | | May | 72 | 73,460 | 122 | 100,280 | | June | 36 | 46,060 | 66 | 76,815 | +-----------+------+-----------+------+-----------+ | Totals | 447 | $491,005 | 779 | $869,492 | +-----------+------+-----------+------+-----------+

+===========+=====================================+ | | 1902-03. | | MONTHS. +------------------+------------------+ | | DWELLINGS. | TOTAL PERMITS. | +-----------+------+-----------+------+-----------+ | | _No._| _Cost._ | _No._| _Cost._ | | July | 38 | $ 43,955 | 73 | $ 76,945 | | August | 42 | 42,850 | 70 | 150,880 | | September | 39 | 48,660 | 69 | 113,555 | | October | 45 | 43,252 | 81 | 120,700 | | November | 42 | 39,140 | 77 | 54,095 | | December | 20 | 22,075 | 43 | 70,695 | | January | 49 | 51,130 | 77 | 84,785 | | February | 60 | 75,410 | 100 | 116,725 | | March | 71 | 72,505 | 106 | 306,012 | | April | 78 | 76,660 | 131 | 190,990 | | May | 62 | 67,595 | 99 | 111,743 | | June | 74 | 82,463 | 117 | 146,630 | +-----------+------+-----------+------+-----------+ | Totals | 620 | $665,695 | 1043 |$1,543,755 | +-----------+------+-----------+------+-----------+

+===========+=====================================+ | | 1903-04. | | MONTHS. +------------------+------------------+ | | DWELLINGS. | TOTAL PERMITS. | +-----------+------+-----------+------+-----------+ | | _No._| _Cost._ | _No._| _Cost._ | | July | 79 | $ 74,640 | 113 | $ 125,680 | | August | 90 | 96,135 | 149 | 120,401 | | September | 84 | 88,150 | 144 | 170,345 | | October | 68 | 65,720 | 117 | 148,783 | | November | 45 | 33,730 | 78 | 122,225 | | December | 44 | 35,900 | 84 | 56,015 | | January | 55 | 57,360 | 92 | 116,553 | | February | 62 | 64,485 | 105 | 121,675 | | March | 68 | 72,100 | 115 | 92,950 | | April | 83 | 100,580 | 128 | 135,600 | | May | 86 | 97,160 | 160 | 234,582 | | June | 81 | 97,108 | 144 | 246,296 | +-----------+------+-----------+------+-----------+ | Totals | 845 | $883,068 | 1429 |$1,691,105 | +-----------+------+-----------+------+-----------+

TACOMA BANK CLEARINGS.

+===========+=================+=================+=================+ | MONTHS. | 1901-02. | 1902-03. | 1903-04. | +-----------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | July | $ 4,318,153.03 | $ 5,409,206.75 | $ 7,715,579.70 | | August | 4,594,683.55 | 5,945,993.04 | 7,308,197.37 | | September | 5,252,834,60 | 6,244,709.50 | 8,330,087.33 | | October | 5,982,652.46 | 8,569,541.60 | 9,268,786.11 | | November | 5,537,297.55 | 8,460,959.94 | 8,764,691.01 | | December | 5,031,807.23 | 9,681,493.06 | 10,060,853.96 | | January | 5,414,839.63 | 8,969,399.35 | 8,719,901.12 | | February | 4,267,933.49 | 7,521,557.21 | 8,175,534.17 | | March | 5,243,385.69 | 8,639,380.86 | 9,144,338.91 | | April | 5,266,410.53 | 8,162,920.94 | 8,231,909.76 | | May | 5,508,605.51 | 7,965,403.09 | 8,299,838.70 | | June | 5,736,684.64 | 7,767,707.08 | 8,281,923.53 | +-----------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Totals | $62,155,287.91 | $93,348,272.42 | $102,301,641.67 | +-----------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

POST OFFICE RECEIPTS.

+===========+=================+=================+=================+ | MONTHS. | 1901-02. | 1902-03. | 1903-04. | +-----------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | July | $ 6,828.06 | $ 7,854.42 | $ 8,934.53 | | August | 6,036.91 | 6,603.76 | 8,708.47 | | September | 7,098.88 | 7,620.88 | 8,736.62 | | October | 7,163.26 | 8,209.68 | 10,277.23 | | November | 7,439.21 | 7,867.43 | 9,264.48 | | December | 8,498.15 | 10,269.96 | 11,837.96 | | January | 8,473.29 | 9,277.34 | 10,053.33 | | February | 7,330.70 | 9,024.62 | 9,613.01 | | March | 7,238.57 | 8,360.07 | 9,807.18 | | April | 7,592.38 | 8,357.45 | 9,021.51 | | May | 8,069.68 | 7,651.96 | 8,551.12 | | June | 6,998.30 | 8,128.26 | 8,793.22 | +-----------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Totals | $88,767.39 | $99,225.83 | $113,598.66 | +-----------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

HOW TACOMA GROWS

(Compiled from latest obtainable statistics. “1903-4” refers to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904.)

=Population of Tacoma= and environs, July 1, 1904; =67,405=. =Increase= in four years—=25,094=, or at the rate of =59.3 per cent.=

=Post Office Receipts=, 1903-4, =$113,598.66=. =Increase—14.7 per cent.= in one year; =28.2 per cent.= in two years; =53.7 per cent.= in three years; =77.4 per cent.= in four years; =132.1 per cent.= in seven years.

=Bank Clearings=, 1903-4, =$102,301,272.42=. =Increase—9.6 per cent.= in one year; =64.6 per cent.= in two years; =77.0 per cent.= in three years; =97.3 per cent.= in four years; =316.7 per cent.= in seven years.

=Building Permits=, 1903-4, =1,429=. =Increase—37.0 per cent.=, in one year; =80.8 per cent.= in two years; =134.5 per cent.= in three years; =238.6 per cent.= in four years.

=Cost of Building Improvements=, 1903-4, =$1,691,105=. =Increase—9.5 per cent.= in one year; =94.5 per cent.= in two years; =144.3 per cent.= in three years; =304.7 per cent.= in four years; =855.8 per cent.= in five years.

=Realty Transfers=, 1903-4, =$6,302,837=. =Increase—21.1 per cent.= in one year; =79.0 per cent.=, in two years.

=Customs Receipts=, 1903-4, =$301,039.32=. =Increase—148.3 per cent.= in four years; =356.7 per cent.= in six years.

=Ocean Commerce=, 1903-4, =$37,362,782=. =Increase—2.2 per cent.= in one year; =28.0 per cent.= in three years; =63.8 per cent.= in four years.

=Cut of Lumber Mills=, 1903, =361,522,766 feet=. =Increase—19.0 per cent.= in one year; =65.0 per cent.= in two years; =96.6 per cent.= in three years.

=Product of Shingle Mills=, 1903, =376,935,500= shingles. =Increase—94.0 per cent.= in three years.

=Output of Tacoma Smelter=, 1903, =$7,059,397.30=. =Increase—188.7 per cent.= in three years.

=Daily Capacity of Flouring Mills=, 1904, =5,550 barrels=. =Increase—146.7 per cent.= in four years.

=Number of Telephones in use=, July 1, 1904, =6,192=. =Increase—250.4 per cent.= since Jan. 1, 1900.

=Miles of Electric Railway=—Urban, Suburban and Interurban—in operation, 1904, =138¼=. =Increase—100 per cent.= in three years.