The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-08
THE PASSING THRONG.

N. d. Grover, general solicitor Of tho Great
Northern, who accompanied President fill on
his trip to this city, said willis here: 'Tuere 10
bound to Be . great city at the head Of the
Great Lakes Tho iron mines in that vicinity
are very rich, and II they are adapted fog max
Ing Bessemer steel . great industry wib arise
there. Yes. I defended the action OF ou5 road
in the Minneapolis case before the interstate
com merce commission. The case IL just this:
There 10 . point on the Northern Pacific,
Aodena, where that road forks. one Sranch
going south to st Paul, the other going east to
Duluth. These two arms are of equal length.
and the Northern Pacific has made the gate to
Duluth and St Paul or Minneapolis the ssme on
grain from points west OF this junction point
Hitherto Minneapolis has enjoyed an ssivsnt-
age. The Great Northern also runs to duluth
and st. Paul, but its branch to the lattef point
IL shorter than the one to Duluth. But ik order
to get its share Of the lake trade it had t., make
the same rates a. the Northern Pacific. Several
other questions are involved In the m5laint,
and the decision Of the commission gill be
handed down In . month or two, but think
Minneapolis will not got the redress she keeks."
Mr. aud Mira william Macmaster, of Postland,
arc stopping ct the Rainier. Mr.. Macmasssr 10
the American loan agent for several Eaglish
and Scottish financial Institutions, and j. COM
bining pleasure with business on this trit. He
says that real estate loans ON this portion of the
Pacific coast have been rapidly growing in
favor with foreign investors, and several OF his
clients who have visited this section declare IL
the finest part of the United Statea ''H'e are
lending money only on improved properly, al
though there 10 really no good reason why loans
should not be made ON timber lands, except the
unwillingness OF foreigners to own unp1oduc-
tive real estate in this country. From the pas.
sage OF laws in several states" said he, '.aimed
to prevent aliens from acquiring real estate, one
would suppose that they were desiroukof ac-
quiring holdings in this country, but from my ex-
perience can say that every expedient IL resort-
ed to before lenders will foreclose mortgages In
this country for the reason that they don't want
the land"
Albert Slower, lumberman from Kirstners.
vile, Pa, was guest OF the Arlington sester-
He was very much interested in the smber
wealth of this country, and said: cit ktrikes
me you folks are very extravagant with your
lumber out here. The time II soon canning
when you will regret 1t, for you will hkve to
supply the whole country with lumber ina few
years. ! like your cedar shingles very Jmuch
and bought some over q year ago. No1with.
standing the difference In quality had % pay
then the same price for the pine shingle-zo per
1000"
Prof. W. w. Payne, of Carleton college, Forth.
Heiu, MILL, Was one OF frealUent dlii0 guests
on his recent tour. He 10 the astronomer In
charge of the observatory at that place, xhich
furnishes the correct time for the Great sorth-
ern and Northern Pacific systema Hs ia Q
warm admirer and an old acquaintance OF Prof.
Barnard, OF Lick observatory, in California. and
naturally very much interested in his scent
discoveries. "Prof Barnard's feat Is O harder
one, one requiring a better eye, than that Of
Prot. Hall when in 1877 he discovered thu two
satellites of Mars"
James F. Wardner, of Fairhaven, was Il the
Northern last night on his way home from the
SLOGAN mining district He says most Il the
prospectors are now coming out OF the ssoun.
tains. owing to snow preventing further explor.
alton work. "Half dozen Of tho SLOGAN raines,
however, will work all winter. heard OF big
strike about the middle Of September N the
Lardo country, about twenty-five miles noSth of
the SLOGAN country. II Was made by E man
named Hawkins, living in Revelstoke, ansl tho
ore Is very rich galena and gray "copper""