, 1890-07-17
4 BETTER SERVICE.
General Clarkson says That He
Will Recommend Several
improvements.
Three Daily Mail Deliveries In the
Business Portion of
the City.

DAY, ana after spending the
entire day with friends let for the
east on the 1l:30 o'clock train at
night. The party consisted of MIR.
and Mrs. Clarkson, Mr., and Mrs.
Clarksou and Mr.. and Mrs. +. c.
Meek.
In the morning Mr.. John /.
Booge, Postmaster Warren and MIR.
j. Kennedy stout, accompanied by
Mrs. Booge and the Misses Booge,
drove the visitors about the city.
After taking lunch mt the Hotel
Spokane, the entire party attended
the circus. In the evening an
informal reception was rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarkson in the
parlors of the Hotel Spokane, and II
large number of prominent citizens
and their wives called aud paid
their respects.
General Clarkson arrived ON the
Coast over n month ago, coming
chiefly ON business connected with
his official position, that of first as
sistant postmaster general, but un-
der circumstances which gave him
time to visit the country ut large.
He spent about two weeks wholly
in Seattle, made complete tour Of
he sound, visiting all of the princi-
pal cities and towns, atterwurd go.
ing south as far as san Francisco,
visiting the leading cities. During
his stay he made many changes in
the postal service of incalcunhle
benefit to the people of the Coast,
and more particularly of the sound
COUNTRY, aud ordered many others,
lie will visit Yellowstone park and
IT. Paul and Minneapolis and then
return to Washington.
The board of trade would have
made preparations to entertain Mr.,
Ilarksou, but the movements of
that gentleman were so uncertain
that he was unable to tell Just what
day lac would arrive here.
\ BrTTER MAIL SERVICE.
Late In the afternoon Mr., Clark
son was interviewed by a REVIEW
reporter, whose first question was:
els there going to be any change
In postmasters here"
81 had not thought anything
about that; is there very much COM
plaint?' said Mr.. Clarkson, and
with "a laugh he added: "Well, you
YOU need not answer that question.
| knew Mr.. Warreu's father very
we'll in Iowa; he was fine man,
but | never saw the boy until met
him to-day"
"What improvements do you
think Spokane needs2n asked the
reporter.
"Iou ought to have three deliver.
les n day in the business portion OF
the city and two among the resi-
dences, and shall recommend that
they be established. The service
ought To extended to Ross Park and
Denver, with delivery 10y mounted
carriers. found the Office here in
pretty good shape; the accommoCla-
tiOus are better than the average |
shall recommend that extra clerk
hire he granted and that four or Ii We
more carriers bc allowed. II will
take two clerks to handle the transit
matter, which Is very large here.
The Spokane office Is peculiarly sit
uatcd also, on account of the num-
Der of railroads Ccntering in the city.
This viii nccessitatc n ~lperIntend-
ent of mails. Thomas .StOddard,
assistant superintendent of the rail-
way uIuil service, will he here in II
few days and will arrange that Iuat-
ter, So that the mails viii get in and
out more quickly.
agI'hA dana ,,,.n,.t .,.-
no contingency fund, and it is very
difficult to get any appropriations.
The government Is slow and con-
servative in all things aud only
geared for the ordinary growth Of
cities and Is not prepared to cope
with 2 problem such as the magical
growth Of your city presents.
"Iour city Is wonder, and the
rebuilding Of the city alter the fire
shows the Tremendous energy of
your people, and the government
ought To Keep pace with you. Your
business men are like New York
business Inon-of Il high order of
intelligence and business capacity,
"i went to the circus this after
noon and we expected To see lot of
cowboys with their trousers tucked
in boots, and thought we should
have more of u circus with the audi
cnce than with the Performance;
but | was never more surprised n
my life than to find such q well.
dressed, intelligent class of men and
women rs we saw
"Whut do you think OF the
chances In Washington for people
coming here to go into business or
tomake living In city or coun-
try?'
"As ] was "a pioneer In Iowa, going
to that state with my father when a
lad, before an inch ofrailway had
been built In the state, living where
everything we raised had to 20
with OK teams 100 miles to find
market, and ~ | have seen that
great state develop into n COM
mon wealth of 1000, 900 pcopIe,
have some qualifications To Judge
of a. new country. know
10y personal eXpcricl ce Of the hard
ships of pioneer life, and | know
how to form IN estimate of coun-
try In the rough and of the ex-
perlcnces oil newcomers. A man
should always speak gunrdedly
when his words will influence other
people in selecting homes. Thought
lessness or speaking without reason
for opinion are both ineXcusable
when your words are apt 10 bo
taken and acted upon by people
Wishing To better their fortunes, but
with this SENSE of conscience /
speak of this country. When 1 say
I think IL affords the best chan ccs
now remaining In America for
people wanting TO work aud
establish themselves, feel | am
warranted by Incls as they eXisL.