The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-25
THE PASSING THRONG.

II. O. Havemyer and his wife, of New York,
are at the Rainier hotel. The Havemyer family
have been famous sugar rehners in this country
for over two generations. They are not directly
engaged in the business now, but are largely in
terested in the American Sugar Refining Com
pany which has swallowed up a large number
of concerns and practically controls the
sugar industry east of the Missouri river.
"a little more than year ago."
said Mr.. Havemyer last night at
the Rainier hotel, "the sugar trust was de-
clared Illegal, SO eighteen sugar concerns got to-
gether and incorporated under the laws of New
Jersey, with a capital stock of s75,00o,o0o and
since that time three more companies have
come into the fold. Sprekels, with his PILLS.
delphia plant, is with US. but his Pacific coast
refineries are not in the company. The sugar
business has greatly developed ia the last quar-.
ter of q century. My father thought he did a
great business when in one year he refined
1,000, 600 pounds OF sugar. His profit was about
cents a pound. Last year the American
Sugar Refining Company made 900
tons of sugar and was glad to make
profit of one-ffth of cent per
pound. The Mckinley tariff limiting the duty
on refined sugar TO Is per cent has reduced the
profit greatly to the refner, but in my opinion
this will cut no figure against the Republican
party in the coming campaign. The people
wanted it so, and congress has simply aceedsd
to their wishes. We don't try TO sell to the
West The Missouri river is the boundary line
where Eastern and Western competition on
sugar meets. think Portland will probably
end in being manufacturing city, but seattle
and Tacoma will do the shipping trade of the
future on the Pacific coast north of San Fran.
cisco"
Mr.. and Mrs. C. 7. Harlan, OF ottumwa, Ia,
are at the Diller, having come to the Sound on a
vacation. Mr. Harlan is connected with the
wholesale drug firm OF J. w. Edgerly & Co.
Talking of Iowa politics, he said: "The Farm
ers' Alliance viii not cut much figure this fall,
but the Republicans are rather badly divided
on the prohibition issue. The anti prohibition
Republicans will try to get rid of the question
by joining in the movement for a repeal OF ths
law by the next legislature. Saloons run
openly in Ottumwa just as in the river towns,
and whenever the Republicans attempt to close
them, they are beaten in the city elections. We
now have q Democratic administration and it
simply fines the saloon keepers about $50
month. If they become disorderly or neglect to
pay, their houses are closed Governor B0ies is
now working 10 gain enough votes in the state
Senate 10 secure his election 10 the United
States Senate. II was with that view that he
declined TO be a candidate for the vice presi-
Dental nomination The crops are likely TO De
rather poor this year, as We have had too much
rain
Frank Ballard, wealthy sheep raiser of
Woodland, Cal, has Just returned from Mon
tanar where he sold some stock. He was at the
Grand on Saturday and left for Port Townsend
on that evening TO vsi, his daughter. He
thinks the sound country a good field for
wooden manufacture and may go into the bust
ness himself.
John N. Platt, the well-known Anacortes
banker and business man, came down from the
North last evening. "They say that Anacortes
is out of the county seat race" he said, abus
they are very much mistaken. We are in IL 10
stay, and We feel confident yet of victory"
Robert Buchanan, of India; Philip A. Cohen
and Dr. D. X. Jehs, OF London, England, tour
lists, were registered at the Northern hotel last
night They will leave for the Atlantic coas,
over the Canadian Pacific today.
Arthur Perry aud vile. of MeNel's island. are
a. the Rainier hotel Mr.. Perry is the efficient
warden of the United States prison at that
place
M and Mrs. VI. P. Morcans are at the Diller.
| having just returned from Shelton, where they
paid a visit to Mr.. Morgsns sister, Mrs. w. N.
| Beach.