water front exceeds 800,000 tons. Its street railway system aggregates 120 miles and its bank clearances for 1903 exceeded $206,000,000.
Climatically, the Sound is wonderfully favored. It is never very cold nor very hot. The average high temperature in July is about 74, in August, 70; and in winter the thermometer rarely ever reaches the freezing point. There is no lightning or thunder, and tornadoes and wind storms are unknown.
Scenically and touristically the region is a paradise. The Cascade range on the east and the Olympics on the west side of the Sound provide the grandest mountain views in the world. Mount Rainier (Tacoma) and Mount Baker29
