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OUR POINT OF VIEW 46

which 1903 will give perfected to the world! We have the flying machine almost within our grasp, and men are reaching out, as never before, for the great unknown truths and forces of the universe. The impossible is rapidly being eliminated. Buildings forty stories high are being planned for New York, where upwards of two hundred millions of dollars are being spent upon civic improvements. An attempt is to be made, with every promise of success. to make Washington the most beautiful city in the world, and as a conse- quence a movement along similar lines has begun among other municipalities. These things are indicative of the progress that is being made in some lines. One of the most encouraging signs, however, is the movement for civic right- eousness that has spread across the continent. It means that proeress is being made in high living and right thinking as well as along material lines. From whatever standpoint, therefore, we may consider the outlook for 1903, we find that it is remarkably promising and suggestive. In religion, politics, science, art, literature, education, there is the expectancy that great things will be accom- plished, and optimism breathes its fair spirit upon the world and mankind.

Among Otirselves

The publishers of the Pacific Monthly present this number to their readers with a feeling of more or less justifiable pride. The magazine is increased per- manently 32 pages with this month's issue and its scope correspondingly en- larged. A new department, ** Progress," also begins in this number. The object of this deoartment is to keep a high-grade, bona fide record of the growth, prog^ress and development that is takinp- place in the great and virile west. For the present the work along these lines will be confined largely to the Pacific Northwest, but it is expected to cover eventually the whole coast. It is not now, and never has been, the intention of the publishers of this magazine to imitate other publications. We are blazing a trail for ourselves, and it has not been easy work. This new department is, we believe, something new and unique and in keeping with our idea of the making of a magazine. It is grati- fying to be able to state that the circulation of The Pacific Monthly is jumping higher and higher with leaps and bounds, the average being very nearly 1000 new subscribers per month. This means in unmistakable terms that magic word Success! It means that advertisers will come to us, and they are coming. They must come if they want to reach this coast, and it's a pretty poor business man who would neglect the most prosperous and the most remarkable portion of the whole globe, and one that is increasing in power and population faster than any other portion. These are facts. We all know them. There's a whole lot more we could sav about this coast, but some other time will do. A man can't see much of it without burning with enthusiasm and energy. There's one more point in this connection that we wish to make. It is in your power, reader, to do us a great favor. Now the question is, will you do it, or will you forget all about it? The favor is to mention The Pacific Monthly to any ad- vertiser in the magazine with whom you do business. Simply say you saw the advertisement in The Pacific Monthly, and you will please him tremendous- ly (we'll vouch for that), and you'll make the birds sing sweeter and the sun shine brighter for us. (Both of these things happen in winter on the Pa- cific Coast. This explanation is for the benefit of our eastern fni^nds).