The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-19
THE PASSING THRONG.

A. W. Jackson, manager at San Francis co for
the Puget Mill Company, is stopping at the
Rainier hotel. He has been spending about two
weeks on Puget sound looking over the situa-
alton here. "The truth is" said he, "that the
lumber market is overstocked. The natural de-
velopment of California is making a gradual
increase in the demand for lumber there, and
there is in the same way increase in Central
America On the South coast, too, the business
will probably pick up somewhat, for the
war in Chile being over, production
and trade will begin again. Australia
is dull, for it had been overdone. and there is a
reaction there. In Hawaii there is depression
from the fact that the planters cannot get
market for their sugar But in spite of the IA
vorabie features which have mentioned, the
market is overstocked. The mills Oh Puget
sound can supply 1000 feet OF lumber, and per-
haps 5000. for every 1000 feet that the market
calls for. In short, there are too many mills,
The shingle trade is just now very lively and
the demand cannot be supplied. The mills can
dispose of every single for which they can
and transportation and in consequence new
mills are being erected right and left. In the
same way that the lumber market has been
overstocked the single market win be- over
done"
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Caute, of MINNEAPOLIS
are at the Rainier hotel on their way home from
California, where they have been spending g
number OF months. There is probably no man
now living who has seen more of the develop
ment OF the Middle West than Mr.. Chute He
Is now man ~ years Old, but he looks fully ten
years younger In the early days-as early as
1881, he was at Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the fur
trade with the firm of Ewing, Chute & Co,
which then did business through the west from
Ohio to Minnesota. 'At that time" said he
last night, Indiana was divided between the
Pottawattamies aud Miamis, and all OF North
sfi IIaI nit Lat
recall the breaking out of the Black Hawk war.
when we thought the little settlement OF Fort
Dearborn now Chicago, would be destroyed BY
the hostiles." In the line OF his trade Mr. Chute
Travelled through Western Virginia, Ohio, indi-
ana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and
IN 1874 he built house where Minneapolis now
stands. Ten years later he settled there per.
manently. Mr.. Chute amassed a fortune and re-
tired from business ten years ago. and much of
the time since he has spent in travelling.
Colonel William F. Prosser, of North Yakima
chairman OF the state harbor line commission.
was at the Northern hotel yesterday with his
daughter, Miss Margaret Prosser. He ia now ON
MS way TO sSaglt county to take look at the
haroors OF Anacortes and La Conner. The only
field woTk now being done for the commission
IS a. Anacortes, and as soon the surveyors
are zone there they will go to La Conner. The
case deciding the validity of the Seattle harbor
lines will come up before the supreme conrt NJ
the I nlted States about the middle of October
ana Colonel frosser said yesterday that he en-
peeted speedy decision. In speaking of the
political situation, Colonel Prosser said; 81 he
iieVe mat, take II all in all, Harrison is the
strongest candidate who could be putun Ha
will steadily increase IN popularity until tbe
day OF the election. Certainly he will get the
iniL Republican vote Of Washington" Colonel
PtosseT lett the city yesterday afternoon. bnt
Mics frosser remained as the guest OF her grand.
father, II. q. Thornton.
Kew. ). B. "orral, Of Keokuk, "a. one Of the
commissioners 70 the PRESBYTERIAN general
ssselho y recently convened at Portland. hiss
since the adjournment OF that body been visit.
4 ing tAe various points of interest On the sound.
ana mas taken trip 10 Alaska. He was guest
Oh ny ana Mrs. B. II. Houyz. South Twelfth and
DEARBORN streets, for several DAYS. and returned
nome yesterday Via the Canadian Pacific rail
way, much impressed with seattle and the
Sound country
MI and Mrs. Jacob Furth and Miss Furth re-
turned late on Thursday night from q three
mohlAs tour through the East Curiousiv
enough IBIS was Mr. Furths frs. visit to the east
GIL e4'1sS' de came to California when q boy,