The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-19
THE PASSING THRONG.

of asbestos fabrics and preparations, is at the
Rainier hotel with his wife. Their trip to the
Coast IL mainly for pleasure. Mr. Johns, who
for years has been one Of the great advertisers
early dfties, when he ran the Y0nker's E10fafger.
Then he went into manufacturing. "When
began extensive advertising in 1861" said he,
''there were only 1900 periodical publications
in this country, and had q yearly contract for
space in 1.s00 Of them. Now there are about
10000 newspapers and periodicals. Yes. I've
probably given moro attention to asbestos than
any other man in this country. The claim
used to be made that this material was q yege.
table hbre, which had undergone some sort OF
petrifaction, but I think have proved con.
clusively that asbestos 10 volcanic In origin
purely mineral ] have seen some of the a..
bestos from this state but none of the finest has
yet been found here. The best comes from
Canada, and has a fibre almost a. fine and
you see on this coast is short or. at any rate.
brittle. but this Canadian asbestos can be spun
into fine strong threads and woven into almost
Any sort of cloth you please. As the asbestos is
not affected in the least by fire, most
Of the curtains for the best theaters are
now made of it We manufacture from It
clothes, gloves, mittens and shoes which are
worn by those exposed to fire. An asbestos boot
10 made with which q man can walk for Eve or
six minutes In molten iron. But since asbestos
10 not good conductor OF heat It receives heat
slowly and gives It off quite a. slowly. So
when once you do get 1t heated through 1t re-
mains hot long time. Quantities OF asbestos
are used for packing around hot pipes ana ma
chinery. A wooden post with q coating Of as
bestos cement will last In Q fire Eve times as
long ~ an iron post"
Colonel r. v. Powers and W. H. Richardson,
who have large cotton plantations near Yaxoo
City, in Mississippi, arrived at the Rainier hotel
yesterday. Colonel Powers, who is In command
Of one of the regiments OF the National Guard
In Mississippi, was in the Union army and at
the close OF the war he was mustered out in
the South, whore he settled. His friend, Mr..
Richardson, fought in the Confederate army.
In speaking OF the cotton crop Mr.. Richardson
said yesterday: "The business was rather over
done last year. and there is still on the market
part of the surplus of 1891: but this year not SO
much cotton will be raised. But We are in q
belt where the cotton is unusually long, fine
and silky. ana we can commonly get good prices
even when the market 10 dull for other cotton"
Colonel Powers. though he fought In the Union
army, is now a Democrat "After the war; said
he, "affairs were so terribly mismanaged by the
white Republicans and the negroes who
supported Thorn that the honest whites were all
forced to become Democrats for the sake
OF securing good government The negroes
form an Ignorant mass incapable OF adm mister
Ing the business of the state. There 10 40 in
timldation OF the blacks; the fact simply is that
they do not care TO vote. OF the 5000 blscks in
our county, but nine registered. No one in
terferes with them, bu: they simply srs not
interested in politics." Colonel Powers and
Mr.. Richardson join Camping party Oh hood
canal in day OF two.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Riddle. OF Cleveland, O..
who have been here some weeks visiting their
Aaf, Me-
just returned from a trip to Alaska on the
steamer Queen Mr.. Riddle Is one of the head
men in the Locke-Tayior Hardware Company OF
his city, which does an extensive wholesale
hardware business and also runs q liue Of lake
steamers. Mr.. Pennington's father Is manager
OF the steamers. The company il also heavily
interested in the Beaches Wire Nail Company
which has recently been started there aud has
one of the largest wire nail factories In the
world. The ore 10 shipped from tie M ues on
Lake Superior to their works, WHARF 1t
goes through every process OF msnu.
facture until II comes out nails.
Mr.. Riddle is also connected with several banks.
He takes q general interest In politics. bet from
the standpoint OF q manufacturer ami Rot that
OF a politician he does not think taat the
trouble in Pennsylvania will seriously affect
the Republican Majority there or in any OF the
other great Republican states. He expressed
himself as highly delighted with the trip to
Alaska. He had no notion Of making he trip
when he came here. but the general tals about
the attractions of Alaska induced him 10 make
. IL He ana Mrs. Riddle leave on their trim
home st the beginning of next week, going BY
way OF san Francisco
Among the guests nj the Rai nier hotel yes.er.
day was Colonel Albert Augustus Pope. OF Bos.
ton, the welt-known manufacturer of bicycles
He was born in Boston in 1913 and ednca;ed a,
the public schools, but even as q boy he was
compelled IN earn his own living. In. ISSs he
entered the Union army, being comnlissioned
second lieutenant In the Thirty fifth Masssehu-
sets infantry. With this regiment he remained
until the close OF the war, hen he was u, ussssed