Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-24
INTERESTING INTERVIEW.
susEe >. T. Lewis TELLS q Repsrse,
ahsat HIS Eaaiern Trfn.


engaged 10 opening and reading busi
ness letters which had accumulsset
during his absence. The Judge VA
looking well. and said be vas fselin,
well. When asked for brief accouni
Of his Eastsra trip. the Jules shoveG
hiH work aside. squared himself for
ward. and said;
'-On the lsth of last February Ief
Seattle IN Company with Mrs- Lsxi.
and our youngest son, ToOdles, for a trig
thro1Rh the Eastern States. We vent
by the Oregon Short Line. Onion Pacific
and Rock Island roads, Oar first stoy
vas at Newton, little town in oeatrsl
lows, where my wife's brother resides
After remaining there q few days, VI
went 70 Chicago. shere We remained
only long enoagh 10 eat breakfast, when
We tsok the train for Philadelphia. a
which place We remained tive weeks
The eroand vescoyered With snow al
the say from Portland, Oregon, te
Philadelphia While at tbs last named
city Mrs. Lewis vent under treatment
with Doctor g. w. Mitchell, celebrstsd
for the treatment of nervous diseases
Throngh the Doctors skill Mrs. Lesis
general heslt1 has greatly improved
Philadelphia, like all the large Eastern
cities, was very dirty, owing 20 the long
ooatiDued cold weather, and while
was here the City Council appropriated
100000 to clean up the streets and
alleys. This city covers N Gre ground
than any city in the world. From Phil.
adelphia We went over TO Washington,
TO Wait some sf Mrs. Lewis relatives
WIN we're preparing to move 10 Florida
We got to the National Capital ten days
aftaf the Inauguration of President
Cleveland. and found the city full Of
Democratic Office seekers, principally
from the south, and rivers Of tobacco
spit fairly ran down Pennsylvauia
Avenue. I met Joe Kuhn, Of Port
Townsend. He is an old acquaintance
and fsiend of Sam Randall, who is
backing Joe for Collector Of Customs At
Pert Townsend. Beecher il the only
perBon In Klhn's way, and he is q most
formidable opponent.
II also met Judge Harris. he seems
70 be an old acquaintance and friend
Of both Garland and Lamar, and seem
cd 10 stand very wall among the people
not be O candidate for the Chief jus
ticeahip Of Washington Territory, be-
eaute Of the charge made against him
that his mission East was to aid in the
removal Of Judge Greene IN order 10 get
she place for himself. He tod me be
liked the Sound country very much, and
said he thought perhaps he would re-
tarn. sm rather OF the opinion, how
ever, that his friends will find some
thing pretty good for him ia one Of the
Departments at Washington after q
while.
II also saw Metcalfe. He appeared
10 he very busy about something, I
don't exactly know what. l inferred
that he was more anxious to get some
body turned out Of offioe than he vas 20
get In himself. He seemed much orc
voked over the report that he came Esst
on q free pass, and showed me bis regu-
lar coupon tiekst 70 New Orleans and
back 90 Seattle.
Il vas my intention 10 make an oral
Argument before the Secretary OF the
lnteeior on the attempted steal Of the
school lands near this city by Robert
Wingste and others. on the pretense
that they are coal lands, bat found
that the case ooaId not be reached until
sona time IN June, when MIR. III. Board,
e,unsal for King County, will make tho
argument. He says be has no doubt
che lands will BE- saved for the schools.
He II 4 salid, standard man. not bril-.
liant, bui able.
Erern Washington I went to Ne
York, and spent ten dass In looking
= A. -
inalicial neu of the city. met Geo
w. Harris, President OF she First Ma
kionaI hank of Seattle. He has bsen
segotiatine loan Of considerable pro
portions for parties who are geing b
asks some substantial improvements
In Seattle. He teieRraphed me On the
Sch Of this month that he had been sue
oessful, and that he would ba home
about the first Of May.
w. ID. Scott was there sndeavoring 10
interest capital In 4 lime pfoieot be has
in view, and ! Judge he feels cneour-
aged from what be ssid TO me.
II made it my basiness wherever
wens 70 talk up Washington Territory
in general and Seattle in particular. In
several places had fsodies distribute
copies OF the Poar inTnLLlaEScEa. and
other reading matter relative 70 the Ter.
rifory, and | found Il eagerly sought
after evorywhers. found the people
wholly ienerans Of our climate They
snink Il 10 similar 10 that Of Nsa Eng
land- When | woald read portions OF
letters from friends 10 Seattle telling OF
the haautifnl weather, fhey would
hardly believe the statements.
-Aiter leaving New York we went
back 20 Philadelphia. lswould take Z
volume 10 publish all the stranRs and
Interesting thiugs we saw in our travels,
Whiia at Phiiadeiphia Ue called on an
old Quaker, who 10 noted for the fins
hutter be MAKES. He miiks 80 Jersey
COWS. The milk, while still warm, Il
poured inte sort Of hopper OF reeep-
tsrle, where Il 10 strained BY mschin.
cry. From the receptacle there are two
spsntA TIE stirring separatss The
croam from the milk. From ons Of
these spouis rams the pure cream, and
from the other the skinned ruiik. lbs
cream IL then put into q ehurn which
runa by steam. and half an hosr Alta
the cows are milksd. the cream has been
extracted. ehnrised and converted into
gilt edged batter. which brings ths
maker 50 censs per pound the year
round IN Phiiadelphia. While 81 his
house. We eaw the whole performance
from the milking Of The coss TO the
packing OF tke butter for market
Told the cid nsAn that believed he Was
. Yankee. He said be vas Quaker,
and that Was next thing 30 Yankee.
We VISITED the beautiful coantrs hcme
IL Geo. w. Childs ef the Pablic Ledger,
He has about eighty acres sf land u
lsis euslosurs. whieh 10 laid oas besuti.
ttuiiy. His sprihg house alone cosi
ik7t06. Streams OF water flowing
ihrsugh the areands are walled up %
,sitheF side with ssone. Ths residence Z
lIise v.,ry ane.
We Ian Philadelphia % the hrst dsy
IN APRIL, intending % 80 10 New Orleans
bui us heard sauA dtsconraxine -
ssounfs In regard fai the sceommdaiian'
In thai city that we eonciuded Nos 10 s
ihere. eus 10 st once come West Va
ipant 1--we days in Glneinnati, which aiss
Il very dirty piaess bet foiloMfng ~
sxampla Of The AashRFitiess 81 PhilAdea
,shia. the city Resssnmoat has apFfopFl
isfsd cue hundred tno1sNnd dozjArs q
ilieAn il ap. and hy slie end Of ths pres
sIas month Il will unduahtedly ieos
t,ieln.
Again reauminR cus jnuFney ws step
,,sd Il ~. Icnis ~ henFA . short tims
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