The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-07
YES OPINION OF US.
4, Reports a Meeting Of the
pryallup Board Of Trade.
,oxe ON PETER JACKSON.
:. .Hsmorist" Says Moan Things
a,.utT Towns Whose People Didn't
Consider Him Funny.
,cs.yr:ghs, 1893, BY Edgar ". Nye.l

fcopyY.ght, lS93, py Edgef W. Nye.l
r.rs Just entering Oregon, with q fond
~ 70 California and q pang of regret.
=. Chinese pheasant Is noticeable now
-, the road in Southern Oregon as We
.o,.h. 1t IL a beautiful bird, as the
.;tbologist knows, with rich ground
~, Of doye-colored feathers on the
n royal crayat of changeable blue
n. long. graceful full dress tail of the
-, color. You would naturally as soon
~ Of shooting one of your own brides
Ids .: the altar, and yet this is a game
"a and hard to kill, but very delicious
AR cooked. l ordered one cold .or
1seh q. Roseburg, but finally took cold
rr,sge With leaf lard la Fairbanks In.
Esead.
rro Chinese pheasants were planted 1t
,. soot Of lone hill near rs seven years
- and now there are many millions OF
a.m. They multiply here and then die
|, de You find each bird flocking by him
Ia saw eight between Roseburg and
rageue. but no two together. They eat
!, f.rmer's wheat and are going to be a.
IA Is the English sparrow some day.
! Aev say. The English sparrow and
[-.nuser son seem to twitter along to-
.sher toward the West. The sparrow
- no. move in good society, but he 10
ErIf.supporting. He does not go to dinner
md eat his custard pie with a pair of
[lggiugs. He may use his crop, but that
sdlferent.
Vancouver is . good place to meet this
49, uA ~
Eseamer for Japan, carrying their crops.
EnOrs than the Ohio boy could stand at the
E7nd of his class after an enemy had re.
Eroyed the knothoie IN the floor which the
- boy used to stick his great American
! be in while he considered.
Is we go northward We miss the pepper
{fre, the camphor tree, the baobab tree, tho
eucalyptus tree and the family tree. Ore
eon has few tropical plants. but is . con-
ervs.ive state. 1t never had . boom, but
n.hsr steady. healthful growth.
The mossback has been all the time re.
roached by the younger and more pro-
ressve business man. In RoseburE .
Maine man said that unless the mossback
|nmetery showed more enterprise the ice
|eup around Bath. Me-, would soon be
worth more than the entire products Of
Southern Oregon"
Still, he may have been . pessimist.
Oregon. however, is undoubtedly Q re-
|na,Kably good state as regards resources,
90. a slight shower continuing from the
ha Of August to May keeps a great many
people indoors. The patter of the rain
crop on the roof is feature of life on the
Pacific coast, and especially Of Oregon and
lAe Sound. People have q more aquatic
nd hni
specially at hotels.
Portland is one Of the most stable cities
d the West and is growing rapidly. That
i, 1t is healthy growth. of course-noth-
lDg in the nature of a boom. She has .
pod hotel. which she did not have when
visited her eight years ago under the able
Management of dramatic impressario and
aale sheer of Walla Walla.
An interesting feature OF the younger
swns is the board of trade.
The proceedings OF the Puyailup (pro-
bounced Poo-yai-lup) Board Of Trade
Eakes interesting reading. AS . deliber-
te body IL marks an era in our civiliza-
Bon
The board meets pursuant to agreement
enc proceeds to deliberate. Moved that
VI ask the Pennsylvania railroad TO con-
naet its line to Puyaliup and compete
VIA bhntOQNcT IoI ZIG AulucSc 0uQ y 6p0~
sese trade. Adopted.
Moved that this motion be spread upon
tie pages of the proceedings and become
apart OF the moments of this body; also
Us, 1t he published In the Puyallup
Idgr.
Moved that Mr.. Depew be also asked
during the rainy season to come and be
Entertained by means Of q buggy ride
ant tuttl frutti ice cream" in order to give
Eastern people q better idea of our re-
Sarces; also that he be asked to make q
XIV remarks suitable for q brochure here
rler TO he published relative to the re-
sources of Puyailup. Passed.
Committee appointed to arrange menu
hr the said dinner. General discussion
BOARDING the use of native wines at same.
Resolved 10 take three o: four large drinks
kiore dinner instead Of having wine at
a0le
1eneral discussion as to whether Mr..
pspew would object to watfies before or
rter the ice cream. Secretary asked to
SF'ie Mr.. Depew regarding same and at
sane time dexterously to outline the
atnd OF The matters to be touched upon
In speech.
Resolved that marked copies of the
thFistnas number of the Puyailup Yelper
'ag the resources of our town. Resolution
passed and another armful of wood brought
u ~ the vice president.
Moved thai the Puyallup band be per-
hssIed TO practice in the Board of Trade
eaiiding II it will furnish Its own kero-
Nhe Referred to committee on enter
ainment for visit Of Standard Oil Com
lsny
GENERAL discussion regarding street car