The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-09
HILLCAN'T CONE NOW.
Great Northern Celebration
Must Be Postponed.
CAPITALISTS CANNOT GET AWAY.
He Does Net want - Ce0e Without
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The celebration in this city in honor OF
the completion of the Great Northern
railway to Seattle, which was TO have
taken place some time about the middle OF
the month. will ce postponed for few
weeks owing 10 reasons stated IN sele-
gram from President Hill received yester-
day by General Manager Shelby and Judge
Burke. 1t viii be recalled that when he
was here the last time Mr.. Hill stated that
when the line was ready for regular
through traffic he intended 70 invite sew
erai hundred of his wealthiest friends to
accompany him on q grand excursion 70
Seattle and show them the incaicuiable
resources Of the Puget sound region. To
use his own words. he said he would bring
''about 300 men here who in their own
persons would represent . thousand mill
ions of money. and reveal to them virgin
field OF enterprise and investment whose
resources and reasonable expectations ex-
ceeded those Of any other section Of the
country"
The present unsettled and apprenensive
fairs throughout the world and particu-
iariy in the great centers Of this country
makes it imperative that men with large
interests liable to be affected by these con-
ditions should remain at their posts in
order to be able to protect these interests
in case Of any unfavorable tendencies in
the worlds markets. The whole financial
world IL now passing through mild crisis,
and until this is over the men whom Mr..
Hill expected would be his guests can not
leave their homes and places of business.
For this reason Mr.. Hill suggests post
ponement Of the celebration until the
crisis shall have passed in the following
dispatch to Messrs. Shelby and Burke.
To p. p SAea BY and Hon Thomas Burke: Kindly
explain to committs that. owing TO constant
personal supervision required from heads OF
banks and other large interests q number OF
those who expected to visit the Coast will be
unable to do 20, aud this number includes the
largest lumber manufacturers of Michigan,
Wisconsin and Minnesota, and the iron aud
steel interests Of the West While most deeply
regret the postponement on any account feel
ct the same time. that il will be much better to
take these people who are now anxious TO 80 at
time when they can go. should we leave
them out now, 1t would be difficult to get them
at another time, aud the chief object have In
view would be defeated. JAMES J. Hill.
The dispatch was shown to President
Graves and Secretary Goldsmith, Of the
executive committee in charge of the cele-
bratiop. and they decided to call meeting
of the entire committee for this evening at
80 O'Clock at the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Exchange to take action on the
matter, which no doubt will be in accord
with Mr.. Hills suggestion. In discussing
the matter last night 1t was urged that
even If these men could spare the time to
come with Mr.. Hill now, all the efforts
that would be made here to impress the
visitors with Washington's resources
would have but little weight. for their
minds would DO dwelling constantly ON
their affairs at home, they would be anx-
ious to get away as soon Is possible
and on returning home the unsatisfactory
state Of affairs there would 80 engross
their attention that they would forget
what they had seen and heard while here.
On the other hand, If the excursion occurs
when the crisis shall have passed. Seattle
will be the first city in the country to cell
citrate the advent of good times, her visit
ors will come with minds free from care.
buoyant with expectation of another
period Of progress. and Seattle will be
raised aloft on the crest Of the great wave
Of returning confidence. At this impor-
tant hour Seattle and Puget sound will
be the first city and section to be called to
the attention of thess great capitalists,
who. during the dark hours of danger,
gathered their gold abont them and will
then be eager to find some new field of in
vcstment for it. Far better will it be for
Seattle to come prominently into notice
on rising market than on falling mar
ket.
President Graves and Secretary Gold
smith said that the preparations for the
celebration would go on, the mineral
palace would he completed, and with the
added time for preparations an even
greater celebration could be gotten up
when the times were more suspicious.
The collections Of products for the palace
on Pioneer place could be made larger and
more complete. No money will have been
spent in vain, and a more satisfactory
celebration all around than at first pro-
posed will result from its postponement
for few weeks.
The committee on floats. which has been
doing energetic work in getting up many
attractive features for the industrial! pa
rade. will take advantage o. the postpone
ment of the celebration by increasing the
variety and magnifcence Of the display.
As yet many merchants have not been
seen and requested TO have a float in the
parade. and the additional time will allow
these firms to come in. Nearly all of the
trades unions have promised to make a
good showing, and each of the following
firms have already made arrangements for
having one or moro floats to represent
their industry:
schwahscher RIOS 4 Co Qncl. Felitz Brcs
Washington Rubber Company. O. T. Pettis &
Co, John Svenasgaard, seattle Hardware Com.
psny. 7. NJ. Rasin Clothing Company. Mac.
Doggail l. South wick Com pany, 6soids,e.u Hat
Company, l. A. Treeu & Co. Gordon Hardware
Company. Novelty Mil Company. C. II potd &
Co. Hycsnic MIX Company. Seattle Nal. and
Brewing Company. Lamont & Mcclellan. i. Lobe
Co, = Cohu Co. san Francisco Shoe store
Seattle Baxsar. II. Hershhctg. Max G. Oureu.
heiHses. psai;oa, Carte & Co. NJ Seller q,
Standard Furniture Company Crescen, Cream
erv Company. f A Macdonald, Chicago Cloth.
ing COMPANY. J. Graham & Co.
Chester Ciesry. w. s Leckie ca
W. ". Cswley. K psilir. Kaufman Bros Ia
W. kaufman. Bradeen. Perrin & Co, Mitchell
Lewis 4 staver. D>nuy Claw Comn.nv. o,e.n
City Trunk Factory. onion Mes, Gem.
psnv. facise Meat Company. Con Gen
tsrf. Wakefield & Wool. Frank Joest. Rox a
Co two aoe,sl. Cooper Levy, II y. Richmond