The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-13
IN THE NICK OF TIME.
Mayor DeLashmutt on Great
Fires Good Work.
He TALKS ON CURRENT TOPICS.
Portlspd's Executive Discusses Seattie's
Greatness. Mining, Horses, Silver
and Census.

Van B. de Lashmutt, mayor of Portland.
left for Tacoma last evening after stay of
several days at the Rainier hotel. Mr.. de
Lashmutt is simply taking look around
the Sound country. after an interval OF
four or five years, to keep posted on how
matters are going and IS much impressed
with the progress which has been made in
that interval. This was particularly so
with regard to Seattle, for the first words
he said when approached by the PosT-IS-
TELLIGEScER representative, were:
well, you have got a splendid city here.
The change is wonderful since was here
last. The fire happened just at the right
time for you. The tide of immigration had
set in this direction and the town was
ready to be transferred from frontier viii
lege of shanties and narrow streets into q
|. city Of broad. straight streets and hand
some brick buildings. The tide of immi-
grafton warranted the change Had the
fire occurred four or five years earlier, 1t is
question whether the city would have re-
covered from the blow. As it is. only
year has elapsed since the fire and you
have already fully recovered from its Ell
fects, while it has brought about in single
year improvements which would otherwise
havs taken ten or fifteen years to make"
Mr.. De Lsshmutt inquired where all the
money came from to erect the new build
ings, and was interested to learn that it
came from the East. and on the authority
OF Mr.. Sage. the trustee of Cornell. that
money could be borrowed on Seattle se-
curity at as low rates of interest as were
paid in the great Eastern cities.
what is the latest in mining matters p"
was asked.
II don't know of any new developments
in this section other than those which
hare been published. SHELTERS are in
course of erection at Portland, Spokane
and Tacoma. with the intention of smelt-
ing the ores from the Corr 'Alene and
the Okanogan and Oregon mines on the
Coast, and drawing that business away
frem Helena. Omaha and Kansas City.
But don't think this is dry ore section
and doubt the success of the movement"
What do you think of the prospects of
this section in regard to the mining of
precious metals ?"
This state has great wealth IN that d.
rection, which, however, has been only i'm
perfectly developed. The mines have been
found, but have for some reason not been
developed Only placer and hydraulic
mining has been carried on to any extent
SO far, quartz mining having been
neglected. 1t would require large capital
to carry it on. and no doubt the capital
will come before long. The reason why it
has not been attracted to mining before is
probably that the state has so
many other resources to the de-
| velopment of which it is diverted.
| If such mineral wealth had existed in any
state such as Colorado, Utah or Nevada,
Washington would by this time have been
the great mining district of the country.
| But believe the Northwestern states, in
Guiding Eastern Oregon. Washington Idaho
and Montana. will be the mining states of
| the future, Just as Colorado, Utah, Nevada
and California have been in the past. The
mining industry is moving northwards.
How is money here? Is there plenty
of it?" asked Mr.. de Lashmutt. On being
told that there was said to be q slight
| stringency, he remarked:
| ut is SO all along the Coast. If congress
does not do something on the silver ques-
ton l am afraid we may see bad times
| within year. 1t is all right at present
and everything is moving along smoothly.
though this strIngency exists, but let some
|
| afraid we shall see serious trouble While
the national banks are Withdrawing their
| circulation and contracting the currency,
| the business of the country is expanding so
as to require more money instead of less.
The East is determined to keep control
| over the money of the country, for so long
as it has control it has its thumb on the
| West. 1t does not intend to lose that con-
tro..''
Are you bringing any new racing stock
| out this year,"
well, have Palatina in Spokane, in
charge of Newt Lindsay. She has a record
| of 2:224. have Blonde. the best Swear
| old on the Coast, with record of 2:27.
| shall bring S,emwinder 2:2515 Hamlin, a
| green horse, Lutte L. and 2-year-old Ham,
betonian on the turf this year. Alto
| gether, shall have good string and, if
the purses are large enough, shall bring
| them to the fall meeting at Seattle"
do you know what became of w. s.
Ladd's proposition to build Touring mill
| at Scatter
81 think he only contemplated putting a
| mill here because the grain rates to this
| point were equalized with those to Tacoma.
| and because of the discrimination against
| Portland, where he owns mill, in towage
| and pilotage up the Columbia river The
| legislature has removed the latter evil and
suppose he has dropped the scheme. As
to making this milling center, the
| flour has mostly to be exported, and the
| price depends on the fluctuations of the
| Liverpool market. If the market is un-
favorable. man needs large capital to
carry his stock over, in order to avoid SELL
| ing at loss. Where the rate of interest is
high, this involves heavy expense and
| great risks.
How did you settle the census trouble
in Portlandi''
| 1T is pot settled yet. When we de-
agent out 20 investigate. We gave him a
list of l, 100 names of people who were not
| coun.ed and he simply added them TO his
original count, but refused to tell
US anything about them We had
another list of 1900 and he wanted
those, too. but We refused to give
them to him until We knew what he had
| done with the first list Then the day be-
fore we went TO meet him he sent report
to Washington City that there was no need
| of a recount. though we can prove that
there was shortage of 25 per cent. After
that We refused to have any more TO do
with him. We shall have another meeting
| of the Chamber of Commerce on Monday,
and / shall recommend that the city take
| a census of its own"
!
EteyH Republican oTes 10 TO himself 10 the
city and 10 has party 10 90 to The polls tomorrow
and rofe The party ticket An issue has beea
forced apon the party and IL mast be met Nth