The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-06
THE PASSING rHRoNG.
Visitors Of Note Seen in the Hotel
Hobbies.

visitors Of Note Seen in the Hotel
Hobbies.
Mr.. and Mn. J. J. Callaghan, of Stevens
Point Wis, are at the Rainier hotel. Mr.. Cal
laghau, who will be in Seattle several days. IL
the superintendent Of buildings ana bridges for
the Wisconsin Central road. ~ have noticed
she great activity In railroad building in WASH
fngton. !" said he last night "There IL . good
deal Of railroad activity in Wisconsin, but It 10
mostly In the way Of consolidating roads into
larger systems. For some time the Chicago, 81.
Paul 4 Omaha and the Chicago North western
have been practically one. the Chicago. Mil
waukee 4 st. Paul has just gained control OF
the Milwaukee 4 Northern, piece Of road
about 400 miles long. and you know that the
Northern Pacific and the Wisconsin Central are
very close to each other, and in many respects
operated ~ one road, and 50 they go on combin-
Ing. These cancellations result In greater
economy Of management In almost every
branch Of the service; for the cost Of running
two roads under one management II less than
that Of running the two roads independently.
Then rate wars and all that surt Of thing are
done away with
II DO not think these consultations injurs
the public, for there IL always enough competi.
ton between the principal points to keep rates
down and the trafac in healthy condition.
The composition mas been oftsn 20 severe - to
ruin roads engaged in ik aud / do not know
ing.
~ am great believer In wisconsin. We have
good deal of timber yet standing and enor-
nous mineral wealth. believe wisconsin will
rank among the foremost mineral producing
states Of the country Take iron for example.
Many OF the Gogebic mines are stocked away up.
and yet you cannot bay in except at Z heavy
premium. remember when Aurora stock was
selling At cents; 1t 10 now $500 When min
ing stock sells ~ that rate there II something
back Of it,
Mr.. W. s. Sharpneck, Of Chicago, il 1t the
Rainier hotel with his daughter. Mr. sharp
neck. who has lived for number of yean in
Denver, where he has been interested not only
in the manufacture Of mining machinery, bat
in the gold and silver mines themselves has
come to Washington to look into the gold and
silver mining about the state. 81 lived here for
one summer eleven years ago." said he last
evening. "and there was more or less talk of
your mines then. When left fully intended
to come back here to live. but one interest ana
another has kept me away until now. Bat I'm
afraid am too much tied up with business at
Chicago 70 settle here permanently. Eleven
years ago Seattle was little Western city of
houses which could scarcely b. called anything
more than shantiea when look ct your
brick blocks today ! can scarcely believe the
evidence Of my eyeA
81 have not noticed that the silver bill passed
by congress has ~ yet stimulated the silver pro-
ducing communities but there il no doubt that
the effect win very soon b felt Such an In
crease in the value OF the white metal cannot
help sharpening the activity of the silver
miners"
Mr.. sharpneck 10 the inventor Of the sharp
neck anti-friction roller bearing now in use ON
the Rock Island railroad. ''Our factory in Chi
cago has heen running some ume," said he:
1--WE hsve Just arranged to start one in Rhode
Island. and should like 70 start one on the Pa
chic coast You see, the goods are heavy, and
we want 10 save freight by manufacturing them
near the centsrs of distrihation. shall use
what influence have TO get our Pacific coast
establishment at Seattle. for believe in the city
and In the country"
Mr.. wallace Atherton and wife, nee Miss Annie
L shefle d. Of North Yakima, arrived In the city
from Tacoma last evening. and are registered st
the Rainier. They were married as North
Yakima last Sunday afternoon. and started ON
their honeymoon By taking the train west the
same evening. Accompanied By his bride. Mr.
Atherton will leave for Victoria tomorrow, and
will be ct home 1t North Yakima by the 18th
inst Mr. Atnerton 10 = promising young bust.
ness man, being proprietor OF tho Hotel Yakima.
the principal hostelrv Of that city. Ma Atner-
ton IL one OF the leading young ladies Of North
Yakima. and 10 . lister Of Mrs Dr. O. n. Graves
Of the same place.
Mr. n. B. Chambeflin. Of Deyonshire. Eng
land, u at the Rainier hotel with his family
He IL business man who has come to Seattle to
settle
A. sherman, Mr.. G. Eddy ana Mr. G. T. John
son, was at the Rainier hotel yssterday.e
Chamber Of Commerce.