The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-30
THE PASSING THROyG.


talist. who is largely interested in Seattle,
is again at the Arlington. after an absence
of several months, which he has spent
with his family in Southern California, at
the Worlds fair and at his home in Iowa
A few months ago Mr.. Biunck disposed of
his interests in the Consolidated Street
Railway Company, of which he was presi-
dent, but he still retains large interests
in the city and still has undimin-
ished confidence in her future. II
am proud of Seattle's financial rec
ord" said he, ''tecause, although I
reside in Davenport, / think / can call
myself Seattle man. She certainly is
the most prosperous, go-ahead city in the
West today. But now, as Seattle man,
l sometimes think We ought to pay more
attention to developing our out-of-town
resources. For instance, there is no sense
in Seattle's importing vegetables and fruits
from California which could be raised
here, and the money for which could be
kept at home. Now commercial enter
prise and public spirit are all right, but
individual industry and thrift are not to
despised. God helps the man who helps
himself. and there is much latent wealth
In the surrounding country which could
be developed with little more capital
than such as willing hands always possess.
i hope something may be done to induce
the location near here of those colonies
OF Mennonites of which your paper spoke
the other day. They are wealth producers
par excellence. They have been successful
wherever they have gone, and they have
taken the worst and made the best
OF il. Their secret lay in untiring
industry and close economy, and al
most without exception the close of
every year found them richer than
the beginning no matter what the hard
conditions or the adverse circumstances.
This country needs just such a class of
wealth developers and Seattle needs them
The cities must depend upon the surround
ing country and it is to their interest to
develop il. Now, I come from a city
which, like Seattle, has had no bank fail
ures. and am connected with one of the
banks there. and in a recent conversation
with our cashier | told him that now was
the time for our bank to make friends by
lending money and not to lose good friends
and make trouble by calling in loans. The
business of a bank is to lend money and to
discount the future. What good does it
do bank to hoard lot of money in its
vaults7 Ii it does this can il find fault
with the masses of small depositors for
doing the same thing? What the banks
should do is to lend out the money in its
vaults, but lend it TO that sort of men
who are close, careful, prudent, industri-
GUS and thrifty. aud who want money not
to gamble with but to work with, and who.
if they earn but dollar day, will live
on 30 cents"
Several Seattleites are now in Guate-
mala city, and news has been received of
them by Maj. w. V. Rinehart In q letter
from his son-in-law, ]. Z. Chilberg. Mr..
Chilberg, who is accompanied by his wife,
went there to sell flour for Spokane mill
company IN the Central American repub-
lies. and is doing well. He was shortly
followed by George X. Beede, who went
with the intention of establishing an
American opera company, but Is not de-
lighted with the outlook. and talks of re-
turning. John +. Woodward, who for
merly ran a restaurant here. is engaged in
the same business in Guatemala City. and
is prospering,
W. III. Pyott. night clerk at the Airing
ton, left yesterday for Lake Cushman, to
take two weeks vacation. lie took with
him gun, rifle, revolver knife, a
fishing rod and large bottle OF bait so as
20 he prepared for any kind of game he
meets, whether 1t be deer. bear. birds, fish,
CLANS or snakes.
Mrs. 7. u. Parkinson, of San Francisco.
joined her husband here Yesterday, Mr.
Parkinson has been making the Northern
his headquarters for the past week, during
which time he has been making excur-
s!ons into the surrounding country.
Mt and Mrs. IL. T.. Bigelow, their chill
dren, Miss Lillian and Master Claire. and
Mr.. and Mrs. ". II. Davis and family rs-
turned yesterday from their camp near
Long Lake, in kltsap county, where they
have spent the last four weeks.
Terry Chambers. who has fine string
Of well-hred tsotting horses al Tacoma. i.
in this city consulting with lovers of fast
horses about the necessity FOR a good race
track here.
r. W. Hawkins. John Brady. C. II.
kiehl and Arthur l.. Piper leave this
morning for q camping trip TO Bear lake.
10 he absent ten days or two weeks
Mrs. \. SehmitE, wife of the landlord of
the Arlington, with her children have
gone on ten days visit to friend. in
Victoria
VIII l. Church, one Of the enterprising
young business men Of Dungeness, has
been IN the city for the pas, two days.