The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-06
SEATTLE AND HER PEOPLE.
Mr.. Hummer Entertains His Ohio Friends
the Subject.

George w. Hummer wrote an interesting letter
recently to the Akron, o., Beacon and Republican,
of which he was formerly editor, describing
some OF the peculiarities OF Seattle, as observed
during q residence of year and q half He
says:
Seattle is truly cosmopolitan and surely metro
politan. 1t is busy city. 1t is not populated
with mossbacks. but is alive with keen, bright,
active young men, and the old inhabitants
whom many in the East would consider as relics
OF prehistoric ages, are just the same kind OF
people Ohio had when she was a young
state; good hearted, resolute men and
women who braved the forests and opened
the way for civilization. But this last word in
my preceding sentence raises a question in my
mind: Civilization, what is it?" These old
settlers tell me that when they and the Indians,
the bear and the cougars lived here in the native
wllds, unmolested by the noisy steam whistles
or the electric car. they never locked their doors
either by day or night. They lived in sort OF
what We cali 'uncivilzed way" but they got
along without stealing from each other They
never heard the rafting OF the chain gang, and
Judge and lawyer would have had 10 chop wood
for living. But civilization came along and
hit thus country ON the rapid transit order and
II am any judge the modern eiviizatoI is on
top, though Ia atrocious crimes and petty thefts
II Will need additional importatloils from the
more civilized cities of the East. TO hold up
against the progress of the older parts of this
land,
said Seattle was cosmopolitan and she is
While l was standing on Yesler square TODAY
looked about me and saw the white man in all
dil,l
the load; the Italian jabberlng in his sccus.
toned animated style; the Japanese male in
American attire, walking briskly; the Jap girls,
truly picture OF ''the three little maids from
SCHOOL, John Chinaman with his washee on
his back, and then Miss John Chinaman with
her face painted after the style OF the scarlet
woman as most OF them are; the negro IN pie
beian and swell attire; the Irishman. the Dutch
man, the Scotchmaa, the Engishman, very
pronounced; the Finlander, coming in from a
piscaiorial bout, while the Yankee
ehaf ha
the stripes, in true colorS, of Uncle sam
imprinted on his nature AMI is loyal TO
every star in the grand galaxy. Several nation
alltles got away. Tor ! know that there were
other trlbes-and many OF them-represented
here. For proof l refer you 10 the usual two
column list OF uncaIled for letters printed once
week. But then you must remember that
Seattle is port city of fully 5JO0O in
habltants, the commercial center OF the great
Northwest, far greater than those who carry
their ideas from their study Of the abridged. in
compete ana dwaried maps OF the days when
was Doy- / remember well how |
used TO wrestle with the pronunciation
OF the 'Stralts Of san Juan de Fuca" and how
II was fastened in NY mind that il was a narrow
sort OF SIekly inlet from the Pacific ocean TO q
rlu pond called Puget sound. Great horrors,
how was deceived. For, Just think of il a few
Gays ago school of whales, each measuring
ABOUT loo feet in length. was seen playing in this
mill pond" and disappeared in many fsthors
OF the orlny deep. And now have good rea-
sons Tor having more comprehensive idea OF
Iae STRAITS. You see | recently crossed this
neck OF water and for about two hours did
Involuntary homage 70 Neptune was
IN very comfortable bed in a beautiful state
room, but in this instance thing of beauty
was not JOY forever" The whole room was on
tear, ana half the time was standing on the
back OF my neck and the balance OF the time nv
stomach was pulling me down. The waves were
washing over the upper deck. aud asked hum
DIE pardon for having mad such an insignificant
opinion OF the great straits which mad on ysri-
GUS previous voyages been calm ana peaceful.