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THE ONLY HARpoR IN TEE VICINITY.

Utsalady is the key to the famous Skagit and
sullsguamish valleys being directly az the
mouths of tie two rivers The largest farms,
the best timber, the richest coal and mineral
fields are all there, and Uisaiady 10 the oulet
for 1t all Walt for the opening sale. Anderson
II FaeRfe agents
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Free reclining chair cars run tnrouen from
Portland 70 Cplca 20 without change wa the
Union Pacific. A c. Martin, city tickes agent
30 second street. boston block. C.. r Bald.
In. agen~ city dock
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25c fine embroidered handkerchiefs-new.
Chester Cleary.
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Spokane Globe: "wili Harry Clark deny that
his chief aim in seeking the nomination for the
Legislature ID TO assist Judge Caikins to worry
Senator Squire in his campaign for reelection"
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DEsSICArED HUMOR.

Deep Creek Falls Herald: more than
things needed here is An express office"
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H. >. HULL . CO.


tab1fahment, -
II. ]. Hull & Co. viii ceiebrste - Al
festival in their elegant new quar- !
Front and Spring streets. Their = nj
stock OF furniture. the largest and nne
the Sound. Ii drawn up in grand rex1e
serried ranks on three floors-a bas Z !
0Dxi10. the ground floor salesr0om. l..ss
tifui apartment with large show -
OF the same slxs, and the second
Dx1i0. On the ground floor IL . besustles. +
sortment Of hall racks. book cases go
ingroom tables. Up stairs. reached
elevator. one passes through long lis ..
tween rich and beautifully upholstese
Tor furniture. in Administer rugs. 49, ll.
brocattei. antique oak, mahogany. ~
cherry and sixteenth century fnisn.
firm keeps buyers in Chicago and
York. Who forward sketches Of 60 s
city - soon - IL appears Thsy
two carloads Of furniture Per month 8
Bucksys Mousn ~ the Unios - 3
Company
Cd poDGge = ennw oandlA -
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Unknown. fwenty-threo -
story buildings on the 49, 49,
South Sixth and South FuarSH ~ w.
the edge Of the line Of n Fl s: ~
wharves. readways, etc: - cSS I .| e.
lumber; cost. $4,000. ~
Benson q Rub. Main ana ~
frame. 3oxio. one-story: l5.ooo r se
Der; cost. 500. 1
Mrs. Julia Carleton. Main -.
Fifth. frame. s2x4o; 1000 Il =
cost. g. 100.
Simon veaxey, Nam near So ~ &
frame, 22xio- one story; l0,0ao 8 RS
be-; cost. 800.
Gilbert block, South Fourth -
frame. 60xs0. three stories: r. ~ 5!
lumber; cost, 5000.
G. o. Guy. Main near son,, =
frame. 25x6O. one story; 1900 r = r.
Der; cost. 81 900.
w. A. Mcpherson & Co. Thisa s.
ferson, frame. 3ox6o. one story. r.
lumber; cost. $500 "a.
E. Goodman. Third and Jefy>rIn. 3
eox4o. one story; 10000 II In -;
$3.50. Ill.,!
Mrs. d. Ellinger. Yesier -
frame. 22x22, one story; 500 B l7
cost, $500. :z
Colegrove. Jefferson near secu
4oxloo, two stories; 5000 # luznf
5000.
+. w. westhuff. Third ne,
one story, 24xA4; 10000 II lurf
$500.
II. l. Yesler. Third, James = ]
frame, 5ox2ao; one story; 81. 900 d
cost, 5000
Adams 3 Briggs. Third near
frame. lsx36, one story: 600 d
cost, s.. 500.
Conrad a Amplin. Third ~
frame. one story; 5000 Il Luz
81 900. s.3sz5l
IMPROVEMENTS BY coRronSs 3
Oregon improvement Conn
frame and corrugated iron bull
ers, depots, wharves. etc rsbol
bunkers and building north ~
approaches and wharves, "a
building track destroyed By hre
ing new track. SIS, 900; mach
roundhouses and tool houaoS
storehouse. sand house, etc,
dock. ocean dock, ETC.. $S0,o0o
2. iunsoer Ia All Improvements
S<o,u " expended % date, -
Seattle Transfer Company, So(
and Weller, frame buildings, n
houses, one story, 404xSt IT,. ~
strip; cost, $az,eD; one once
house. AxSiof III. between Firth a.
Dearborn cost, US. ooO; stockyar11
so.ooo; plilng. planking and Other
ments, Slo ODD; materials used. 3
lumber; expended 20 date, ~. ~
fuget SosSo cnose hAiroaa
railroad improvements, 0,UW ttok
and tracks, s5o.S-o; one-stofy 6ngne
and ONCE building. asx60 - IA G.
Third and Weller. N,WQ; noo4 ~
Commercial and King, s1sces c3ul
tank houses, storeroome e(es fee
scales, $i.6zS.25; reouiidme 0eek
commercial TO Columbia ~
pier to end Of city dock, %21NQo;
lumber; expended TO datss ~
ss~ e~N s8ns NAss lz.!|
machinery. wires. poles, ete.s
wire and 500 poles erected slneo
expended to date, $4,000. ;|
o0ssN0s LaAe 0nof0 . - 49, 3
~, luvay .p'ose =,
49, SUI .Ie>'ns i1v'1 81
anu pa1nAns aress so0ot 49,.
.o.y PasseaaNe ~ g ~ d ! !. t!Z3
lvos - = 1.ons 49, 49, ~
p.aolMs' .oos 2. Mao'sos 2Z
o1.lualss. 49, -, asss 49,. Isl
a'.1 ssoa M 1890
ussu. ssv'o,V - 2. isssu
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20, uessses' trac.s, .n9 49,
- cOss sooV'u" astsF'..s z.
=. iumoer expenses % 49,
south oeasNe .anao <2
meIciA rom Aine sousn
on ~ or'ues .w0 ~
i'oo''o ~ II Luuaoefs ifon' ese' = q BIZ EEL
oase. so'vV. ~;
Ssat.ae Mas ana Eecsf'c =: 5.s
On ackson oc1 rsi.n an0 49,
pipes anu wires ana exSe00M 94(
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spent O Ore Hundred Al Thirty
Br5ek Buildings. es.5ss, 800.

4Asss nnn1rs1 - NIsssy-Hivs Bsil1-
fses cssssas ei.1ee. 4se-c1ty sd
cospssssass Isprsvsasuss Asgrss.t-
- - .sss.44s n Ceet-xsasiy sev-
essy a6iIIiss Dr5eks 80 Ovss Ksghsy-
IN xhsnsand Feet ~ Lsabsr Used-
n VISA sem Usassshsa.
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road, corrugated iron. 5ox60, three stories,
completed; 1000 #. lumber; cost. 81, 100.
Isaac Parker. Railroad near Washington,
corrugate! iron. 30x60, one story; 1900 It.
lumber; cost. $i.0o0.
Il. Meyer, Railroad near Washington.
corrugated iron, 5ox60: 1900 II. lumber;
cost. 81 GEO.
Isaac Parker. Railroad near Main, CORFU
gated iron, 3ox5o. 1900 fl. lumber; cost,
81, coo
Thomas Mechanism. Railroad and Main.
corrugated iron. aDxe0. three stories: 90
ooo fl. lumber. cost. 5000.
Thomas H. Davis. Main near Railroad,
corrugated iron. two stories. 60x50; 5000
#. lumber; cost $4,000.
John Egan, Main near Railroad, CORFU
gated iron. 53x3S. three stories; 5000 II.
lumber: cost, & 900.
Brannigan & smith. Railroad near Main.
corrugated iron. 3oxi00. one story: 1000
# lumber: cost. 81 800.
]. u. Colman, Cyrus Walker and John
Collins. Railroad and Jackson, corrugated
iron. 5DxI3D. two stories, completed; 800, 900
fl lumber: cost, SIC, 600.
j. NJ. Coiman, Cyrus Walker. John Col
Inns. Railroad and Jackson. 5oxl2o. CORFU
gated iron. two stories. completed; mate
rails used. 10000 Il. lumber; cost, $6.oo.
John Z Good. Jackson near Commercial.
frame factory. Sox6o; 5000 # lumber;
cost. 8. 100.
San Francisco Bridge CO.. Jackson near
Commercial. i5x2o. one story; 5000 #.
lumber. cost 500
r. J.. Sullivan. iron factory. foot OF King.
a0xSo. one-story frame; materials used.
5000 f. lumber; coss. 81 500
stetsor Il Post. foot of Weller, wharf,
mill and tenemenfs. wharf 550x7DO f..
$a0.o00: 60x3oo f. mill bldg. cost 10000:
one-ssosy frame. 6oxloD. sl.500: two-ssery
bldg burned this spring. 1850; rebuiit,
$50; No ?. bldg on Commercial street,
burned, 1905 new cfRce bldg burned,
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mats. wharf l6xSo0 Il. and 3c0x3O: 800 OOOft
lumber; cost, $4,000.
Surber & Egan. tide Cats. wharf and
house, 3ox2a0; 5000 II. lumber: cost.
5000.
Chris Miller. tide fats, wharf and house.
25ooo fl. lumber; cost. 81 900.
Unknown. tide fats, wharf and ware.
house. io0x20o. 1900 building: 100 600 II.
lumber: cost. 5000.
Day Bros, Commercial street, tide faats.
wharf and barn; 10000 II. lumber: cost.
$500.
0'Brien. Commercial street, tide fats.
wharf and small building: 50 90 II. lum-
Der: cost. 1900.
Mckinnon & Kerr, Commercial street
tide fats, wharf and Office; 5000 f. ium.
Der: cost. 5000
Dr. J. Eugene Jordan, Commercial street
tide fats. wharf and two buildings: IS 90,
IT, lumber: cost. 81 900
Stewart & Hebron. Commercial street
wharf aud piling; cost. q. 2g0.
z. 7. Holden and others. Commercial
street. tide fats; 5000 II. lumber: cost
$1,000. S''
Washington Iron Works. Grant street.
buildings. wharves. ETC.. $4,000 n. lum-
Der; expended 10 date. al COO
Seattle Boiler Works. near Mechanics,
mill, building; 30x90 10000 II. lumber.
cost. 5000
". w. Buchanan. South Third and Lane
streets, two factory buildings, 46xloO and
1xo', wharves. etc; 10000 II. lumber:
cost, So. 600.
> Unknown, tide fats. adjacent 10 Com
merciai street, wharves. warehouses And
buildings, 10000 # Of lumber, and val
ued At $4,000.
Windsor house. Sixth and Jackson
frame. two stories. soxiao: 1880 r. e
lumber: cost, xs.ooo.
wbitschApel district, between Jackson
and King and South Third and soufb
knth. thirteen tvo. thrss and four-storv
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pleted. Materials used, 4oo, 900 brick. 500
perches stone. $4,000 It lumber, $500 IN
iron. cost. $as COO.
The A. P. Hotaling Co. Commercial near
Washington. brick. 3oxlil. three stories,
competed. Materials used. 10000 brick.
500 percses stone. $4,000 fl. lumber, $500
iron; cost. $4,000
Isaac Parker, Commercial near Jackson
brick. 3oxi1i, three stories, completed.
Materials used, 10000 brick. 500 perches
stone. $500 fl. lumber. $500 iron; ex-
pended TO date, <2i.eoa
J. g. kuyon. Commercial near Washing
ton. brick. 3oxs7. three stories and base
ment. to cost 5000. Materials used. 500
perches stone: expended TO date. 5000.
Squi-e-Lstimer, Commercial and Nam.
brick and stone. Iasxi0s, tour stories and
basement. completed. Materials used.
2.o0os0 brick. SO coo I'M stene. con orr n
lamber. Sa0o in iron; cost. siso 800
Mrs. L. NJ. Harmon. Commercial and
Main. brick. eaxl0s. three stories. com
pissed. Materials used. loo 90 brick.
$4,000 II. lumber: cost. $50 ou.
Captain +. l. Marshall and Gyms
Walker, Commercial and Main. brick and
stone, HIKE, four stories. 10 coss 500 900.
Nt~~NAsAAS arcFA. ~ tf<ItnES SEQnG- u.
pended 10 date. si0ooo.
6. Winehiii. Main and Commercial.
brick. soxlil. three stories and hasemen
completed. Materials used. $50 coo brick
go perches stone. 10000 II. lumber. 81 so,
in iron: cost. go 00
J. NJ Cosman AMI John Collins Main
and Railroad. s0xISo. three stories. 20 cass
s-sua Materials used. 10000 brick. io0.-
600 IL lumber. $500 In iron, $500 in STONE.
expended 90 date. SIS GO.
". H. Bow. Commercial near Main.
brick, texios. foar stories. 20 cost 81, on
Materials used, $500 trick; expended 20
date. $1.5u
h. Adams, Commercial bet Main ana
Jackson. brick aoxiio. three stories. com
pseted. Materials used, so 90 brscs 8, ~,
IN iron. 900 IL lumber. cost, sai 90.
Seattle National Bank. s. Seeond and
fesaer. stone. iron and brick. laoxlu sir
stories and basement 70 cost $50 90. Ma
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completed. Materials used. 5000 brick.
500 stone. 500 iron. 10000 fl. lumber;
cost, $4,000
W. T. Hall, South Third near Main, brick.
61x7O. four stories. TO cost $4,000. Ma
terials used. 100 600 brick, 5000 IT. lumber.
$3.50 in iron; first story temporarily rooted;
expended 70 date, I'll 900.
Engle q McElroy, South Third between
Main and Washington. brick. 0Dx90. three
stories and basement; completed. Ma
terials used. sc, 90 brick, 10000 Il lum-
Der, 50 900 in iron. cost, 81 900.
George Kinnear. Main and Third. brick
and stone. saxlos. fonr stories and base-
brick. 80 perches stone, CSC, 600 II. lumber,
$500 in mon. cost. $i0UU.
G. wlnehii, Third and Main, brick.
6axi0s, three stories aud basement. COM
pieted- Materials used. $4,000 brick, 500
perehes stone. l3o 900 # lumber. 81 800 in
iron: cost. $4,000.
brick. 61xi0s, foar stories and basement.
20 cost SIS. 600. Materials used. 500 perches
stone. expended 10 date. 1900.
John T. Kinnear, Third and Jackson.
6oxIos. four stories and basement, to cost
$500 Materials used. 500 perches stone;
expended to date, $7.o0o.
shanks & Nils. South Third and Jack
son. brick. tOxi0s. three stories. completed:
Der. $500 IN stone, 500 iron: cost. $50. 0oo
+. E. Hashes, Commercial near Jackson.
brick, sexIll. three stories. completed. Ma-
81 500 in iron. $50 in stone: cost. Si6oT0
II
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-16
THE USELESS CENSUS.

New York policemen have Just COM
pleted a census Of that city, listing the
names of 1,7l0,715 persons, or 1924 more
than were found by the government en-
umerators. This second census was q use
less undertaking. 1t was useless for the
reasons that it will not help New York city
in the least to publish the fact that she has
200, GOO greater population than the federal
authorities credited her with, and the gov
eminent and not the city's figures will ap-
pear in the official reports The police
have simply demonstrated the fact that the
enumeration was very carelessly made, but
that fact was well understood all along.
and understood not only as to New York
but to many other cities of the republic. 1t
is hard to believe that the omissions were
Intentional, or in accordance with a politi-
cal scheme, for if this latter were
the case why would the slight
have been so general! The census
having been taken by Republicans the
reduction of population would have been
confined to Democratic cities and states,
whereas the complaints are general; there
is scarcely city or a state in the union
which does not assert that considerable
percentage of its population was over
looked. Besides, if instructions had been
given to the enumerators to "skip'' people,
a good many of the counters would have
told of the fact The trouble comes from
the fact that too many incompetent and
untrustwerthy men were employed as
enumerators. They could not understand
the necessity of making their work thor
ough. Besides, the plan of payment was
not calculated to bring out good work. The
enumerators were paid by the name, and
in their eagerness to make money would
not spend the time that was necessary to a
complete canvass of their districts. If
they had been paid by the day, and compe-
tent, reliable men had been employed, the
census would have come much nearer
to showing the true population. There
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-16

of Republican majority Utah would have
been given statehood, notwithstanding the
fact that polygamy was openly practiced.
There has never been day since when
Republicans in Congress would have voted
against admission if they had had conf
dence that by letting the territory in the
party could have secured two Senators, a
Representative and three electoral votes.
The Messenger editor has probably not
heard how Wyoming was admitted, Nor
mons and all, because the most of the Saints
up there were Republicans and their votes
were necessary to the party control of the
new state; nor has he learned how Idaho
was taken into the union after the Demo-
cratic Mormons within her borders had
been duly deprived of the right to vote
and the state thus made certainly Republi-
can.
1t is not question of polygamy but Of
politics. When the people Of Utah get ready,
if they ever shall get ready, to promise
that they will stand in with the Republican
party, the territory will be admitted with
out protest or ado on the part of any Re-
publicans.
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1.-THE END OF P0LYGAMY.n

Under the above caption that great Jour
cusses the Mormon manifesto against
polygsmy, and does SO with greater clear
ness and more ability than the average
American editor has employed. The Times
assumes that the church has been driven to
its present attitude less by law than by the
irresistible power of modern civilization,
which has gradually crowded upon the
Isolated community and forced a compli-
ance with its sentiments and demands. Tt
is immaterial to the editor, however, how
the inhibition was brought about 1t is
enough for him and the American COM
munity to know that the practice has been
proclaimed against by the church, and he
accepts the proclamation in good faith, and
holds thatits settles the vexed question which
mas been troubling the government SO long.
Extracts from the article will be interest
ing to our readers, as showing how an
Intelligent writer who is disposed to be Just
and who cannot afford to be knowingly
unfair regards the important action re-
gently taken by the Mormon people:
There is moi much reason for distrusting the
sincerity of the remuneration Of polygamy by
.he Mormons. The declaration made at their
general conference in Salt Lake yesterday is as
comprehensive as it is explicit The official
prohibition by BRIGHAM YoUNG's successor OF
any marriages in violation or the law of the
land was ratified by a unanimous VOTE To pre-
TENT misunderstanding it was explained that
mural marriages" had been declared illegal By
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-16
MIR. BIERCE On THE HORIZONS.

That shrewd, versatile and charming
writer, AMBROSE BiERCE, of the San Fran
cisco Examiner, whose command of
language and power of expression are
phenomenal, has this to say of tue crusade
against the Mormons on account of their
faith:
1t would be interesting to know what would
satisfy the devout and holy men who run our
newspapers in the interest of angels. In as
manly, st;aightforth and definitive way as it
could have been done, the Mormons have alb
iuIe polygamy and promised to obey the law.
yet the reverend g ntlemen mentioned find in
this action provocation for new c&lumny and
fresh insult. 1t is clear that nothing will ever
safe the bovine rage of these orthofolen but
the driving forth CT this harmless people into
the desert again. the shooting o. their leaders
and the f1ogging of their women If history
ever fecome anything Tut hardy and soulle S
liar, the checks OF postsrity will yet hcll h g
holiday in that light of other daS S" The rcd
radiance of incerdiary torches VII Oh our fatht rs
brandished at Nauyo1.
Mr.. BIERCE never ridicules the defense
less, and his cutting satire is never direct
ed against the unfortunate. But he lays
hgatlng offenders and in stigmatizing Of
fepses against the right. Always graceful
and conspicuous in style, he has an eagles
eye to pierce the shams and shows of hypo-
critical pretenders. His incisive comments
and the flashes of his wit with unfailing
certainty strike to the core of the subject
in hand. In "Prattle" he displays YER
satility equaled by few American writer's,
and careless courage that excites un-
bounded admiration among his readers.
The way in which he speaks of the Nor
mons is proof enough of the latter, and the
readers of the Sunday Examiner will ties
tify as to the former assertion.
Mr.. BIERoE's insight into affairs and his
clearness of statement have been as evil
dentin the occasional mention be has made
of the Mormons as in the searching, sitting
analysis in which he often annihilates the
arguments of his opponents. Crisp and
masculine in style and fearless in expires
sion, Mr.. BIERCE is a skeptic in whom We
suspect there lives more faith than in hall
the ''unco' guide" whom he criticises.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-16
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.

The Saltwater (Mich.) Messenger closes
an editorial article on the manif este regard
ing polygamy as follows; "The blot of
polygamy being removed, there is no rea-
son why the persecution Of the Mormons
should not cease and the territory be ad-
mitted to the sisterhood of states as soon
as her citizens take the initiatory steps.
She has larger population than had the
territories Of Montana, Washington, Idaho,
Wyoming, Oregon, and Nevada at the time
they became states, the people are loyal to
the government and the republic, and are
far more honest, intelligent and thrifty
than those of most new states" All of
which is true enough, but our contempt
rary does not understand the situa-
ton. The admission of Utah into
the union has never been a
question Of polygamy, but always
one of party politics. Whether or not it
was correct we shall not pretend to say, as
no opportunity was ever given to demon
strate the fact, but the impression has pre-
vailed throughout the country that the
Mormons were largely Democratic in poll
tics, and for that reason the Republicans
would never consent 10 let the territory
into the union as a state. Twenty years
ago if the g. o. p. could have been assured
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-16
THEORY AND FACT.

The Helena Journal, controlled by Rus
SELL B. HARRISON, the son of the Presi-
dent, has this theory on the topic of the
day
Free trade and low tariffs have been tried in
this country and their effects were most disas-
trous. Under the former we had no industries
but were the helpless producers Of raw mate
rails which we had to trade fer the wares of
Europe at the price demanded by the foreign
manufacturer.
Under low tariff our industries languished
the national credit fell to zero, and the nation
was noted only for its poverty.
We hesitate to offer a counter theory to
the son of the President. Instead, we
beg leave to submit only the facts from
the Republican census for 1880 on these
points.
The valuation of the wealth taxed
property of the United States in
1850 is given by the census at
81, 1S5, 7SO,22S. In 1860 after ten years,
of low tariff the wealth OF the country had
increased to SIG, 159,616,O6S. That is the
wealth Of the country had more than doub-
led in ten years of low tariff The next
decade from 1860 to 1870 was the period
of transition from tariff for revenue to tar
if for protection. In 1870, the wealth of
the country taxed and untaxed)
was s3O,06S SIS, 5O7. In 1880, after
ten years of protection, the wealth of
country was s43, 642, OOO,o In ten years
of protection, the wealth of the country
had increased only 43 per cent. The in
crease in wealth was more than twice as
great under ten years of tariff for revenue
as it was under ten years of protection.
In the case of farm lands, the census
figures are still more startling The in
crease in the value of farm lands in the ten
years of low tariff was from So, 30
42l to S6,645, 045, o07, the yearly increase
being l019 per cent. In 1850, after twenty
years of high tariffs, the value of the farms
was Sl0 l97, O96,776, the yearly increase
under protection being 255 per cent.
The capital invested in manufactures
increased 9 per cent. yearly between 1856
and 1860, and So per cent yearly since
that time.
Either Prince RUSSELL or the Repub-
lican census is greatly in error.