The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-20


A CANDIDATES FOR BUSINESS MEN.
Governor Squire rs candidate for
United States senator, nav reasonably ex-
peet. and shoaid receive, the support of
conservative business men. He IL himself
business man OF unqHestloaed ability,
and Is therefore fairly entitled To ne re-
garded a. business mans candidate.
Though be vas educated for the law and
admitted TO the bar when a young man,
Governor Squire has never actively prac-
tIced bis profession. preferring rather TO
devote bis time to the business pursuits for
which be Is so well qualified By nature and
training.
Immediately after the war Colonel Squire
entered the employ o. the Remington
Arms Company, and bis connection with
that great enterprise continued without i'm
terrurtion for eleven years. during Eve OF
which he vas the agent OF the company at
New York. and during the remaining six
IS general manager. II was he who estab-
hshed the Remington agency at New York,
and To hini is due in q very large measure
The phenomenal success of the company
using The fifteen years succeeding the close
the Rebellion.
might be presumed that as an officer
h4Fpsliooters who had served with dis
tim in this peculiar branch OF the ser
oienel squire would have pretty
BaloBeh knowledge of firearms in general
asid hreech- loading arms In particular. As
ise himself declares, however, he found
when he entered the employ OF the Rem
ing'on company that be knew compare
lively nothing OF the mechanism OF the
gun he found himself compelled to enter
upon thorough study OF the subject, mas
tering IL 50 that he could appear before ex-
aiming boards and experts from oil coun-
tries and dwell upon 1t, even 10 its minutest
details. He was compelled TO meet
experts representing other arms and 20
demonstrate in face OF their criticisms the
superiority OF the Remington rife. That
he was remarkably successful In mastering
this intricate subject is sbundantly demon
strated by the success OF his efforts in be-
half of his employer.
lie made large contracts with the gov
ernments of Mexico. the Argentine Repub-
lie. the United States OF Columbia, Dem
mark. France, Spain, Sweden, Egypt, and
other countries of Europe and South Amer
lea, A. we'll A. with ths United States and
the state of New York. He armed the en-
tire Spanish army with Remington rifles,
besides furnishing two hundred thousand
for use in Cuba. personally visiting Madrid
In connection with this contract His deal
iass with other governments were on q
similarly large scale.
The browning achievement OF this por-
tioa OF Colonel Squire's career. however.
was bis great transaction with the French
government. This was the largest trans.
action oi the kind tina. had ever taken
place pr 10 that time and il Is probably the
largest that has ever taken place. when
the rspidity with which the arms and mn-
nitions were furnished is taken into con.
slderatien. the value OF she purchases Of
The French government was about fourteen
million dollars. Among the articles par
chased in this country and shipped 10
France by Colonel Squire being liftv six.
gun batteries. with harness. caissons and
all accoutremsnts complete After the
successful performance OF this great work
Colonel Squire met the committee on con.
tracts OF the French chamber OF deputies
al Versailles and received their thanks fer
the manner In which ths contract had been
fuIalled
In iSsT Colonel Squires failing health
warmed him that the duties OF his position
we're too ariuoa> 90 lie longer horne. lie
accordingly severed his connection with the
Remington company and went 20 Europe.
where be remained for tao wears. en- re-
turning 10 the United States he visited the
fasiiIo coast. lie had already made large
investments "a seattle. though he bsa
never visited The city. tie now saw Il for
tie FIRST ,ime and FOR the Grst time realised
the full value Of his investments. lie was
50 pleased sith Seattle. 50
pleased with iss prospects. 50 pIessea
with the possibilities of tac country around
is. that be determined 20 make it his home
HIS career since that time is well known Ia
all cur citizens he EirSt devoted himself
stli aevoses much OF his tine and atten.
toa to hts farm property at that place.
soon, however. he e~rsn 20 liza.
prove his Seattle property. and since
that time he has heca recognized
IS one % the foremost and most public
spirited Of Scsstle's business men. lie has
bad unalseraele faith in the future u The
city. and has shown his faith by the man.
ner in which be has pushed forward us
improvements. striving always ~ Re aheza
rather thar ahreas; u The business demands
q. the growing city.
These roiats la What j. distinctly Gov
error Squirv's career Is a private citizen
are referred 90 not reczase a. their owa
Importance. but in order that the high
standing which be has ocegPsssi a. basi-