The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-21
THE PASSING THRONG.

H. J. Rahnsen, of Amsterdam, and O. Ger.
lings, Of Leyden, Holland, are guests of the
Rainier. They are young men, whose families
are largely interested in American securities,
and are making pleasure tour OF Canada and
the Northwestern states. sour people are inter-
ested more in the Canadian Pacific road than
any other on this side OF the ocean, sad Mr..
Rahnsen, "although we have some OF tie Great
Northern bonds. Our people prefer investment
securities to anything else. They keep the
bonds and sell the shares, but what they like
best IS FIRST mortgage real estate bonds. Money
is abundant in Holland; but the people are very
conservative investors, and while weak enter
prises are hard to foat strong ones can get
money very cheap We are not over here to
look for Investments. although there may be-
some good ones in this country. but Wa don't
know about that" The young men lease today
for Canada over the Canadian Prcifc
"Yes, 1t looks well for a region when capital
takes the trouble to send agents out to look over
IL as ield for Investment" said Mr. E F. Mer.
ritt OF the bank ng firm OF Spencer, Trash & Co,
OF Boston and New York. sand may sag tha, Ia
what Is now being. done in this regio1. This
stats has been drummed up and down sy bond
buyers, and Eastern capital is becoming posted
about Washington. After thoroughly looking
over your city and talking with some OF your
principal business men. / have come TO she con.
clusion that you have great future lore you
here. and think you will get cheap nogey hero
u put up fine buildings" Mr.. and Mrs Merritt
leave today Tor tour of the Puget sound towns.
Henry Boyle, of San Francisco. says that a.
soon as the lease expires on the block Of build
ings recently bought by him at Second and
Marion streets he intends to tear them out and
erect block. Il thiuk." said he las night
"soTne OF the large land owners OF tnis city
shou "a sell some of their holdings aud With tina
n &EFk 4a I,
get al they think their property Is worta. it will
Keep Things moving Money will circu ate, end
thst Is what 5 needed in this city, Ii strikes me-
There Is p.enJy 81 money here in the banks bu:
u should Circulate freely in business transac-
Tons Better low prices and pleutv OF creula-
IoH than high prices aud siagnant bas ness"
u. Mel Brown, general passenger agent OF the
Canadian Pacific at Vancouver, said at the
Northern last night; "So, really do..'. know
what move the Rock Island people have on foo.
IN this territory. know they have oee-l chang.
Ing passenger agents at Portland, Nj f. Waugh
OF Omaha, succeeding Mr.. f. keppIec. Oh I
think the present ID faculties of the trsusconti
Mental lines VIII be patched up pretty s9on."
Mr. and Mrs w Z. Forbes and Mr. and Mrs
john D. Potter OF Boston, are stopping at the
Arlington. Both families are making pleasure
tour OF the Coast and are on their way TO Cali.
fornia, having come over the Canadian Pacific
Nj Potter is an evangelist, and VIII In all liza
hhood give series OF revivals in Ca ifsynia
The following Washington people wcs-e 3, thu
Auditorium hotel at Chicago on Oetober l2, AZ.
iofney General Jones, state Aud tor Reef. Jufga
H. u BOND AMI Ma! James K, Hayden. Of seat.
te' Gen IAT-e, OF Iaeoms, ana I. Z..eler. al
Spokane -
q. B. Edwards, second vice p,esiden. of the
nefmania Fire Insurance Company, Of New
io'k' Is guest OF the Rainier. He j. raaktng.
.o1r % 'Ae northwest, and especially Washing
ton. inYes;gailng the outlook for bus!uass.
NJ and MIS- W. A. stesrns and daughter, of
DeiEoii who have bean spending SONS time IN
tAis section, ssturned To the Rainisr YESTERDAY
N~ai s4ctoEsa- 81 think Seattle and Portland