The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-21
THE PASSING THRONG.


Gardner Colby. OF New YORK. treasurer OF the
Everett Land ard Improvement Company, OF
the Paper Mii Company. the Nail WORKS COM
pany and the Everett Timber and investments
Company. was IN the city for short time IasI
evening on his way from Everett 20 New YORK.
Mr.. Colby, who 10 q grandson OF the late distin-
| guished Gardner Colby, and a nephew OF Charles
/. Colby. 10 yet young man, having been graz
uated from Brown university as late as the class
OF 1857. He is largely interested in the various
enterprises ceuterfug at Everett, ana he mas
| made flying trip from New YORK
to LOOK over the ground here. LAST
Saturday he arrived at Tacoma. and most OF his
time since has been spent there and Mt Everett.
Yesterday he came TO Seattle WITH George ).
Brown, presiden: OF the Everett & Monte Cristo
railroad. and at IL O'Clock last evening ne iefe
by the Northern Pacific for the East. While at
the Northern hotel he said that this, his nFst,
visit to Washington his expectations had more
than been fulfilled al found everything going
along well. with nearly 1900 men at WORK on the
Everett & Monte CrIsto railroad said Mr.. Colby,
al expect to see the line completed late IN the
fall. The contractors say they will have 1t done
By the lst of NovsIn ber and certainly nothing
but very serious accidents can delay the COM
pletion for E month after that period. The nail
works running and tho paper mill will start
soon. We have been waiting for the chemicals,
but SIX car loads of them now st seattle and
several car loads more have come over the Can
sdan Pacific and are at Whstcon- Much of our
chemicals win come by sailing vessels. We
have pu; good deal of money into this coun-
try. but feel sure it Will increase many fold"
Mr. and Mrs. ". 9. Meeks and 2. NJ Winship,
OF Sprague. are at the Grand hotel, having come
from Tacoma, where they have been attending
the meeting of the Grand Lodge of the knights
of Pythias. Mr. Winship, the past chancellor OF
the Spragus lodge, is editor OF the Sprague
Advertiser, and prominent Republican of Esst-
ern Washington. At the state convention held
in this city April H. he Was chosen one o: the
alternate delegate TO the national convention at
Minneapolis. Mr. Meeks, the Northern Pacific
agent a, sprauge, is now chsncery commander
OF the Sprague lodge of the Knights. Last night
he said: tine wheat crop and sii others have
never looked better than now. and there is
prospect OF the largest yield Washington has
ever seem"
staff Captain Hapin, OF the Salvation Army,
leaves today for Oregon. The work OF the army
in Washington. Oregon, Idaho and Montana Is
in his charge, and from his headquarters here
he makes trips through these states He said
last night that the head OF the whole order,
General william Booth, OF London, author OF
"In Darkest England" would visit America
this summer. ale will certainly come as far IS
winnipeg ana We hope TO get him out hare"
continued Captain Haipin. eff he comes We
shall have big time"
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Burbridge, OF Spo
kane, are stopping at the Rainier hotel. Mr..
Burbridge Is interested in some mines UP in tho
C0lvilie district. 1--WE are now employing
about fifty men," said he yesterday, sand we
are convinced that there are in the Colville re-
gion many mining properties which II carefully
aud systematically worked would pay we'll The
IN nss ia no part o. The state have as yet been
much developed. Part of ray business in West
ern Washington is to find out about the Monte
Cristo mines"
Henry F. UmbseB, of q. Fl. Umbsen Il Co,
prominent real estate brokers OF san Francisco,
was IN the city several days this week. Mr.
Cmbsen Is a leading member Of the Native Sons
OF California, and be found In Seattle several Of
his boyhood's friends, among them being John
u. NiRgle. OF the Mcknight Land and Invest
ment Company. This leads to the remark that
the Native Sons Of California In Seattle number
some OF the brightest young men in business
and politics.
Frank Daniels and Miss SAMSON, of the "Little
Puck" company, are stopping at the Rainier
hotel. Mr.. Daniels has with him az a pet an
animal rarely seen here, a Chinese 'chow' dog
which he procured from the steward OF the
steamer Empress OF China. The dog is about
fifteen inches high and has straight light
brown hair, rather long. and as soft a. the finest
fleece. tail tightly CURED lies on its back,
and its muzze is shaped somew hat like that OF
a iox.
Jacob Hopp, OF Clifton. who Is now at the Ar
Ington hotel, says that large flocks of pigeons
are now around Clifton. A good many were
there last year, but This season the focks seem
larger than ever before They are busy picking
up grain wherever they can find 1t. but as get
they have done no very great damage
PhiIo Rutherford, OF Fall City, was at tn,
Di.ler hotel last night. He ana his brother have
about twenty acres Of hops in which he says the
lice have not yet appeared. But" he added,
"the fly from which this louise comes is now on
the vines"
!. W. Getchel has returned from two months
visit to the Atlantic coast, and while in New
YORK buried his father. He looks for a grea; In
crease In the investment of Eastern capital In
Washington mines this season.
Joseph T. Mcknight, L. F. Whittier, Fred z.
Sander and II. II. Young have gone for cruise
down the Sound in Mr.. McNaught's zach.
Aqui!a. They were at Everett yesterday.
Mrs. George Donworth her mother. Mrs.