the world, and the largest smelter west
of Butte City, with one of the tallest cement smokestacks in the world.
Tacoma is also the largest flour milling center west of Minneapolis and
the fifth city in exports and imports on the coast. Miles of unsurpassed
highway lead south through a vast natural park consisting of broad
prairies dotted with lakes and covered with groves of oak trees; or
southeast into the famous Puyallup Valley fruit and berry district. Its
improved parks comprise 1,120 acres, 640 of which constitute Point
Defiance park at northern extremity of peninsula, and 30 acres, Wright
Park in center of city, having 3,000 trees and shrubs in 350 different
varieties.

Other remarkable features are a natural amphitheater or stadium, seating
38,000 people; the highest lift bridge in the world and the only one on
a grade; the Northern Pacific shops and a Union passenger depot, model
of its kind; and a speedway of 2 1/10 miles where the motor races of the
northwest are run. A rose carnival is held annually.

Suggested trips outside of city:

Mt. Rainier-Tacoma in Rainier National Park--see
page 49.

Puyallup and Sumner to see large berry and dairy
farms.

American Lake, camping headquarters for the
National Guard.

Lake Spanaway, Lake Steilacoom and Country Club,
summer resorts on southern outskirts of city. Some
of the best natural roads in the world.

Olympia, Grays Harbor, Shelton, Hood Canal, Lake
Cushman and the Olympic Mountains--excellent
roads.

Electron, Le Grande and Dieringer--immense water
power plants.

Eatonville, Ohop Lake, Little Marshall Falls, Wild
Cat Falls.

Kapowsin Lake, Twin Lake Farm--dozens of lakes in
vicinity.

Parkland, Fawcett Lake, Melville Springs, Clover
Creek.

Vashon Island Points; Bay Island points on Fox,
McNeils, Anderson and other islands.

See also descriptions of other Puget Sound cities.

=OLYMPIA:= "The Pearl of Puget Sound," the "Salem of the Northwest," and
seat of state government. Three railroads and four state highways
converge here. The waters of Puget Sound reflect the low verdure covered
hills protecting the city and extending out along the shores. The
mountains are seen on every side. At the edge of city, on the nor