The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-12
THE PASSING THRoSG.

JOAN c. Ten Eyck, of New York, - in
the city renewing old acguaintances
formed ten years ago when he VAS = Law
partner Of I. NJ. Reed. ir.. at Olympia He
is DOW one Of the counsel for the Man
haitian Trust Company in New York city.
Yes, this IL the first time have been out
here since I left. ten years ago. and she
changes which have taken place since
then are very great Seattle
stands very high among the
fInanciers OF the East, largely be-
cause Of her seif-resiant disposition.
| understand that of the severa. million
dollars pat into the buildings to replace
those destroyed by the FIRE, all but "
0oo,1no wss local capital / have been
spending some time this summer az Dn-
luth. and have been led to think Of these
two cities as very similar in size. business
and enterprise, with rather the advantage
in favor of Duluth. But I find that the
reverse is true and that Seattle il more
metropolitan than Duluth, and attribute
the reason to the fact that this Is more
pleasant place TO build homes. In fact.
have always liked the climate of this sec
ton OF the country and have not alto
gether given up the idea Of coming back
here to live"
Mr. and Mrs. John Gillig, Miss Bessie
Crouch, Frank L. Unger and III. II. Giliig,
of San Francisco. are party of tourists
stopping at the Rainier. Mr.. Giliig senior
was for great many years hardware
merchant at Virginia City. New, but has
practically retired from business. and he
has been spending several months in New
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are now on their way to California, where
Mr.. Giliig expects 10 reside in
future. YES, what was once the
greatest mining camp on earth is
now a deserted village" said he, land the
great Comstoek lode has changed from a
bonanza almost into a white elephant.
The cost of extracting the ore from it now
almost amounts to its entire value. This
is the first time have ever been here. and
think it is mighty fine city with great
future before it. All you want is popula-
ton, and it would seem that your great
resources would soon supply this defi-
cheney"
Mr. and Mrs. w. Gruswhagen, of San
Francisco. are Worlds fair tourists return
ing home. II was so much impressed by
the Washington exhibit at the fair. said
he, "that determined to see something of
the state on my way home. and must say
that the exhibit, fine as it is. does not do
your state Justice. The Western states, L
think. have much finer exhibits than the
Eastern states, whose buildings are mere
club houses.
j. G.. Rothwell, secretary of the
Hawaiian postofiice department., is in the
city, the guest of Nelson C. Haley, 1910
Harrison street. Mr.. Rothwell is spend
ing his vacation in tins country, I'D Incl
dentally came here for the purpose of in
vestigating the feasibility of sending and
receiving the Hawaiian mails to and from
this section of the country by way Of the
new Canadian Pacific Australian mail
line.
Mrs. F. C. Kilbourne. Mrs. o. c. Shorey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burwell. Mr.. and Mrs. w. e.
Boone. Mr.. and Mrs. Maddocks, o. c..
White and two sons. Mrs. III. Wilcox and
two children, Mrs. Rose Davis. Mrs. J. g.
Wright, f. f. Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs George
Hopp, Miss Bonney, Mrs. Wickes and
daughter, Mr.. Jones, wife and mother and
several others left yesterday for the
Worlds fair over the Great Northern.
Capt. o. w. Farenholt, u. s. NJ, in COM
mand of the United States ship Columbine,
visited Seattle on Friday last on his way
to inspect the lighthouses in this vicinity.
As guests during the three days trip he
most delightfully."- entertained q party Of
friends, among whom were Mrs. George G.
Lyon. Mrs. Edwin B. Webster, Mrs.
Thomas Burke, Mrs. Z. A. Sirout and Miss
Struye.
Ex-Congressman Thomas J. Clunie, the
welI-known San Francisco Democratic
politician. accompanied by his wife. wa.
in the city for few hours yesterday on
their way East via the Canadian Pacific.
They took lunch at the Northern and rode
about the city. leaving for Whatcom in
the evening.