The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-17
THE PASSING THRONG.

George ". Vanderbilt, who has been visiting
his cousin, Mrs. 7. V. Caesar, OF Tacoma came
over 20 Seattle yesterday and spent the day in
this city He was accompanied by Mr.. Casar
and l. +. Post. The party was entertained BY
George n. Hebron at lunch ut tho Rainier, the
other guests being Judge H. G. Bond, ID. II.
Gilman and f. A. Strout. After viewing the
city from the street cars the party took sail on
the Sound. Mr.. Vanderbilt returning to Tacoma
in the evening. Mr.. Vanderbilt is a great trav.
eisr and he is now on his way TO Japan, where
he will remain until November He leaves for
Victoria this morning, whore he will take
the steamer, ana on his return will meot
his private car and then go East over
the Canadian Pacific. Mr.. Vanderbilt 10 an
interesting personality. He is the youngest son
Of the late William II. Vanderbilt being
20 years of age, and reputed to be worth $780,
ooo.ooo He is darx-skinned. black haired,
brown-eyed, slim youn. man, about S feet s
inches, aud weighs probably 100 pounds
Though ia her reserved in manner, his bearing
Is quiet and unassuming, and in conversation
evinces a serious turn OF mind with q literary
taste. He is self-reliant. practical fellow and
little inclined toward sporting. finding his chief
amusement in travelling, literature and in the
building OF his princely palace in North Caro-.
Ina
T.. K. DGrkee, OF New York, II stopping
at the Northern. He 10 the founder OF the cele-
lrated house of E. r. Durkee & Co. which for
forty years has been at the head of the spice
trade in this country. Speaking OF his career
he said: "My success has been won by the
hardest kind of work. l began work at 10 years
OF age. and kept hard at 1t until eight years ago
when in order to save my health was obliged
to retire from business. Ny son now manages
the business. l have q nice place on the Hud-
son eighty miles above new York, where have
river view of sixteen miles Ny wife and
spend our summers there and the rest of
the time we travel around This 10 not
my first visit to Seattle. ! was hero before
the fire and invested some money then. i re-
turned again just after the fire and invested
some more, aud my present trip 10 in connection
with my Investments, with which am greatly
pleased, and to observe the growth of the city.
and must say am amsxed / think this ia q
grand and wonderful country. The wealth Of
your resources is so vast, their variety ia an
great, and with such an eausole climate ana
upeolaied transportation facilities on the Pa
ciac coast this region must in q short time con-
tain a very great population Your climate
reminds me OF that of England. AMI this great
inland sea recalls to me the fords OF NORWAY"
Jacob Fur,h, cashier OF the Puget Sound
National bank. returned late on THURSDAY
night from the bankers' convention 1t Ssn
Francisco TO which ho was delegate. Speak
ing of what was said and Gone there, he said
YESTERDAY: Money IN the East 10 plentiful And
the banks are well supplied, but the demand 10
greater At present than for month. past osa &C.
count If the movement OF the crops. In eonss-
eaance tie feeling Is that money Is going 10 be
lighter. bu, this Will he only tenn porary. The
teop.ss patty Aaa Tie seat u tie suYsx men u