The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-06
THE PASSING THRONG.

j. H. Brewster, OF Hartford, Conn, is a guest
of the Rainier. He is the American manager of
the Scottish Union and National Fire Insurance
Company, OF Edinburgh, aud also the Lion, OF
London. Concentration is the order of the
day." said he, sin all branches of business and
so it is in ours. Competition has become so
keen that the little companies cannot stand the
pressure and are constantly dropping out of the
business, while the big companies are absorb
ing their business and even some of them are
consolidating. The solidity and strength OF the
big companies gives them the call among bust.
ness men and they get the cream of the bust.
ness, while the little fellows have to rustic
pretty hard. No. think the foreign companies
are in no wise afraid of any danger to their
business in this country due to hostile legisla-
ton or national prejudice in juries. We have
great many friends in this country, and none of
our companies have ever scaled loss, which
cannot be said OF every American company"
r. Z. Lemon, merchant OF Nelson and New
Denver, b. c., is registered at the Occidental
He says that the upper Columbia closed up q
week ago last Thursday. 1.-THE Kootenai re-
gion,' said he, "is having a great boom this
year and viii have greater one next year. All
the districts show up good prospects, and
great many mines will be worked steadily all
winter. ID. G.. Corbin, manager of the Spokane
Northern, the other day bought u quarter in
terest in SLOGAN property for 1880 cash TIE
ing the extension of the spokane North
ern from Nocthport and Nelson have
been let aad work on the grading will com.
mence early IN the spring. 1t is expected that
cars will be running to Nelson by the first of
next September"
Col. Henry Landes. OF Port Townsend WAS in
the city yesterday, registered at the Northern.
"No, don't think the Democratic members of
the Legislature from our county will vote for BEN
nett or any other Republican for senator" said
he. II think they viii vote for some Democrat,
We father slipped up in trying to carry our own
county for the Republican ticket this wear. Int
IN ~ O years from now We will redeem Jefferson
don't think the Pacific Coast Steamship Com.
pany's support o: V.bballs will help his candi
dacy any for the coilectorship, although wo1,ld
like TO see Port Townsend man appointed to
the position"
F. r. BIackmau. OF Chicago. and H V. Burner
OF Victoria. wore registered yesterday at tina
Rainier. They are interested in the Canada
Western railway project, which proposes 10
build line from Nictoria up TO Seymour psr.
rows and thence eastward scross the Continent
Lyman f. Knapp, governor OF Alaska. ia.
guest OF the Arlington. He is on his way back
20 his post sitter leave OF absence II revisit his
home in Vermont, aud to lay before Secretary
Noble his views regarding the territory he
governs
senator Squire has been confined to his apart
uent at the Rainier. with an attack Of bron.
chitls, since last Tuesday. but had recovered
sufficiently to be about Yesterday. tie Will star,
ior Washington City IN a few DAYS.
Mr.. anf Mrs. p. '. Cesar. Miss Little and NJ
". A. Bnll are party from Tacoma who cane
over - attend the opening OF the new thesta-
last night Mrs. Caesar IS grand daughter OF
Old Commodore Vanderbilt
NJ. Dan Bush. editor Of thu Chehalis Bee was
IN the city yesterday to attend the opening of
the new Seattle theater
NJ. SAT Mrs. W. J. Bernard have inst retu-nes
from trip IN san Francisco, aud are sroppinp
81 .ae Arlington.