The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-25

ton il killing Iowa." said Mr. Hammer "You
may not believe IL, but It il fact that in every
city IN the West that we have visited have
seen far less drunkenness than In Des Moines,
where there are no saloons. have met Q great
many Iowa people in the West, and cannot
help but think IL . misfortune for that state
that they should have left Whether prohibit
ton had anything to do with their leaving lows
1dont know, but very few of those have met
are ProhibitionistS"
Theo Plummef, secretary ana treasurer Of
the Northern. He II inspecting the lumber and
shingle business of this section and will stay
several days. 1--WE are too far away to use your
shfngle. and We use the cypress altogether In
our country. Our pine comes mostly from
Georgia and Alabama, and we use considerable
soft yellow poplar. We are in the heart OF the
hard wood country and do considerable business
In shipping ash and oak. Black walnut il al
most thing Of the past While the supply OF
hard wood 10 constantly diminishing, the prices
seem to remain about stationary. Speaking OF
your cedar shingle, while was in Omaha few
days ago, asked the dealers about il, and they
said the only trouble they had was that they
couldn't get enough OF them"
A. B. Funk. editor Of the Spirit Lake, Ia,
Beacon, and Q member OF the state senate, was
in the city few hours yesterday. Touching
the political situation in Iowa he said: "Elimi-
mating the question of prohibition, Iowa is Re-
publican by about $1,000 majority, and a. this
vexatious question Is not an issue this year, as
our people are reasonably prosperous, see no
reason why we should not have majority nearly
II not quite equal 70 Harrison's majority foar
years ago, which was about $1,000 What the
policy of the party toward the prohibition
question win b In the future cannot tell, but
1t il safe to assume that it will favor the en-
forcement OF existing laws. When found by
experience that they are not to the best interests
OF the many. believe the party will bs found
equal to the occasion"
John Barrett, associate editor Of the Portland
kuensng Telegram 10 . guest Of the Rainier. He
10 making . combined pleasure and business
trip, and will remain on the Sound several days
Mr.. Barrett was formerly connected with the
New York World, and made . protracted tour Of
the country in 1889 a correspondent for that
paper. During the year and Q half he has been
connected with the Telegram he has achieved .
dattering success, having been chosen as one OF
the delegates to the last Democratic national
convention.
A Raymond excursion party came In over the
Northern Pacific yesterday and registered at the
Rainier. They were: Mira william H. Ander.
SON and Miss F. w. Anderson, of Lowell. Mass. !:
Miss 8. J. Ballard, Portland, Me-; Daniel G.
Evans, Miss Fannie Evans, Miss E. D. Gates and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wolstencroft, of Phila-
delphia; Miss Jane Hunt, Newport, Z. l.; Mrs.
Fannie B. Knapp, Milford, Mass; Miss DIVISION
and Miss E. N. DIVISION, of England.
c. J. Smith, general manager of the Oregon
Improvement Company, returned yesterday
from Walls Walia, and says that the wheat crop
In Eastern Washington is . fair one and ID all
harvested. Not great deal of It has been sold,
as the farmers are hoping for better prices, but
there are plenty Of buyers.
Louis Hosmer. Of Hosmer d Cass, wholesale
lumbermen of Minneapolis, was in the city yes
terday. and left for homo in the evening. He
has been on the Sound for some time making
contracts for cedar shingles. His firm alone
will use fifty Car loads month.