The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-11
MEN OF THE RAIL.
Northern Pacific Ticket Agents
Visit the Sound.
HAVE HAD 4 GLORIOUS TIME.
a sfemases Or the Party Describes Their
Trip and speaks Of It's Adj
xanta<es.

A psrty Of yarthern Pacific railroad division
PASSENGER s<ents. VINO have charge 81 eireEent
divisions thFaeghanR the Eastern states ard
Canada arrived In The city Yesterday aad reg
iss4ged * fae Rainier. The following gentle
saen eourose the parsss
3fs Ihesass RI5geeaie Canadian passenger
agent - fsie Wisconsin Central End Northern
pss . saiss0aas. With headquarters Il Montreal
a1sd Qnaaee. ~. Eidseaags = accompanied ty
his wife.
NE. r. L shoTsei. Northern Pacific passenger
agent, with hga sauarseEs Is 81, Louis.
sfsfr w r sAerwsn. district r. sseuges and
iaaa agent, S9rthera Pacific railroad Of Elnira.
NY
sg. gohn y Robinson. NerfheTn Pacific rsii-
real passenger ard land agens. AMI Wisconsin
Central tray Ing passenger agent. win head
quarters at Mllsankse. VS.
Mr. g. G. LeRlos., passenger and land agen; al
the Northern Pacific r4flru2d for district sur
rounding Peoria. III.
Mr.. r p. campbcll. Northern Pzciae passsn-
ger representative. with headquarters Al cleve-
land, 0.
Mr. j. W. Janowsz. Northera Fsciac passan-
ger and land agent, with headquarters at Indi-
anApo s
Nj S II. Mfus, Northern Pacific representa-
tive passenger agent Il Cincinnati.
Mr.. l. l. BlIlineslsa, Northern Pacific and
Wisconsin Central roads. representative pasScn-
ger agent At Phfssdeiphia-
Mr. W. f. Whitaker. district travelling passen-
ger sgeRt 81 TIE Northern Pacific, with head
quarters al *. Paul
Mr. William y Mears. Northern Pacific travel
ilg passenger agent. OF Tacoma
These gentlemen arc only few Of the many
district passenger sgents OF the Northern Pacific
who have headquarters IN the principal Eastern
cities Their duties are TO keep careful look
ont. Wits tbs aid oil assistants. for all persons
and pasfies VINO anticipate trip West. and 70
induce them Z travel over the lines they rep
resent For instance. II a psrty is formed ut any
point TO make 3 Western trip, representative
Of tue road soon 6nds them and points out the
advantages OF their road. and the Disadvantages
OF eompe tive lines. In q great many instances
they meet With red hot competition. and as a
rule, the railroad line thai has the most wide
awake representative, generally carries or the
perSimmon.
The present party was formed at Chicago.
where an annual meeting OF Northern Pacific
district passenger agents was held December
80 and 81. The trip is made merely 70 seek in
formation in tie Western states that win be of
advantage TO them in their coming summer
work.
Ia conversation with sT~INTEiETGENcER
reporter yesterday afternoon Mr.. Ridgedale,
member OF the party, said. Eve have had
| glorious Time since we lett Chicago. Our trip.
I although one of pleasure Will be OF great sd-
vantage to as in convincing fasteners that
NAes3iuH totl SfSabcSt stare IN tic UA2is
/ Heretofore We have worked IN the dark. you
might call il. None OF us hal. ever been out
here and our knowledge Of the country, in cor
sequence, was gained second hand. Now we
/ viii know Whist we are talking asout aud VIII
be able TO tell more about this country than all
the magazines Encyclopedias. histories and rail-
road guides combined.
Probably more questions are pat 70 as con
+ corning the West by Eastern people than all the
other sources of Information. aud in eense-
! quence we are better able to judge of the mag
nitude OF the immigration than any one. / ain
certain that every railroad line that carries pas
sengers 10 the Pacific coast viii have al the
business they can attend to ibis year. / am
satisfied when spring opens that Fasteners will
begin 10 pour into Washington so fast that her
citizens wko are used 10 rapid increase in popu-
lstion. viii open their eyes in amazement
I'VE LETT Chicago on New Years day on tine
| Wisconsin Central lire. We had Especial car.
ana before We reached Eankesha, our hrzt stop
ping place, verni!lion hue cast It's reflections
| all around. We stopped q few hours at Nan
kesha. Fon du lac, Oshkosh. Neenah. Meuasna
1 and stevens Point, and upon arriving at Ash
land, the Misconsin Central officials treated Us
90 very fms sleigh ride. and ia other ways
/ made our stay pleasant one. They then gave
I Us q special train 20 ST. Paul. where we arrived
( on the evening of the "a. Friday night we
I started for Tacoma, in special car, and went
through without stop, arriving there Tuesday
I morning OF AatS week AlteT FtStNGE different
1 points OF Interest IN that city Tuesday and
( Wednesday aud exchanging ''aiehas" with the
I officials and employees OF our road there we left
1 ) steamer for Nictoria
eve came here today os the Victoria boat
leave this evening for Tacoma, sud sat
/ ufs,ay morning viii go % Portland. We viii
! leave there Monday merning for home stop
/ ping ~ spokane Falls, Butte City, Helena and
1 Anaconda on our way"
/ During the afternoon the party Was driven all
1 over the city. saa the trip WAS souree Of great
pleasure 20 the gentemeR who. after returning
/ to the hotel. sfoSe ia praise 81 what they had
seen, The members of the party said they would
+ feel no hesisaney IN recommending seatlie 70
+ tourists on account OF its excellent hote} the
I Rainier, which they pronounce the best ina
1 they had found on the North west coast.
/ The party left last nignt for Tacoma. where
/ they VIII leave this morning For Portland.
Ice by the hundreds OF tons. in cakes
eight inches thick, and as clear as crystal,
I i being qaarFied and housed 81 Lake Pad