The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-14
A LOOK AT SEATTLE.
What Frank G. Carpenter Saw
in Washington's Metropolis.
A GREAT AND LIVELY CITY
Princess Anseline. Mr.. Denny's Pasture
Field. senator Squire's New Block,
and Bustlins Young Men.

Frank C. Carpenters syndicate letter 30. thu
current week Is dated iTora seattle and deals al
moss entirely with this city. Much OF its
tents are nos new to readers OF the fosr-iSrsL-
iIeENCEg~!cr instance. the history of the Yes
ier will case-and sgca portions have hcca
omitted The letter Is illustrated by portraits
OF Hon. Arthu: n Denny. senator squire snd
Princess Ansslise, and pictures Of the biggest
mop yard in the world. AT saoaualaie. and oi q
typical Indian hop picker.
have been travelling for some time
through the new state OF Washington. IL is
destined To be one of the wealthiest and
most ropuious states of the Union, and it
has already been called the Ohio and Penn
sylvania nj the West. Ii has some of tho
richest lands on the face of the gohc, and
In this Puget sound region the land is as
black as your hat and as rich as guano.
Between Tacoma and Seattle. a distance
OF about forty miles. the railroad passes
through wilderness of hop fields which
net their owners. am told. something like
500 per acre profit each year. and which
IN some cases produce 1000 pounds of hops
10 the acre. Hops are selling now for -
cents pound; but they have, l am told,
been sold as high as 81 q pound. and q man
with ten-acre hop farm is well off, Sen.
ator Squire told me short time ago that
he had made good deal Of money oil Of
his hop raising. and some men here have
made fortunes in hops. The Washington
hops are among the finest raised. and they
are put up in bales and shipped from hero
all over the world. The biggest hop ranch
of the world is not far from Seattle. 1t con-
tains I $40 acres and has more than 400 acres
IN hops. This belongs In the Seattle Hop
Growers Association. who are the largest
.af hc ,x.ft h.s
land produces 1000 pounds 10 the acre,
and they are increasing their acreargc SO
that they will eventually have the whole
ranch one big hop field. Ii costs cents
pound TO raise. pick and market hops,
| and even at - cents the business is q good
one. The picking is done largely by In
dians, and this company employs 1880
Indians during :he picking season and
about 300 whites. \ good deal of work is
required to bring the land into shape for
the planting, but there are large valleys in
this part of Washington which are being
turned into hop fields. and there is enough
good hop land here, am told, to mako
the beer Tor the world.
Speaking of tho Indians. they do not
amount to much in this part Ct the United
States. They are mostly beggnrs and scav-
engers. This city Of Seattle was named
after an Indian, old Chief Seattle. This
man was the Napoleon Bonaparte Of the
Indians Of the Northwest. He was chief
OF many tribes and had a completes organ
ization Of them. and formed a common LAM
guage for them. Ito was man Of great
strength and character. lie was Catho-
lie and tried to convert his people. His
daughter lives here in Seattle, and Is kept
by the voluntary gifts Of the people, Her
name is Princess Angelina. and she is about
the ugliest piece of hIman flesh which has
ever been wrapped about royal blood.
She has more wrinkles than washboard,
and is now very old. She lives in a little
wooden cottage here and is considered
one of the institutions Of the city. She
dresses in bright colors. walks with u
cane and always has bright handker-
chief about her queen-like head.
One of the brightest young men of tho
northwest is Samuel l.. Crawford. lie was
for years on the staff Of the Seattle Posr-
ISrELLtoEScER, when he and another re-
porter decided TO leave journalism tor real
estate They had between them $780, and
the first thing they did was to spend this
in newspaper advertising. The day il was
oil gone they had not received dollar in
return. but Immediately after the tide
turned and they made $50 go during their
first years business. / was walking with
Mr.. Crawford through the city when We
passed 4 lot Of men excavating for large
building and he said:
THAT is where Senator Squire Is putting
up q new building. lie owns nearly q
million dollars in Seattle property and he
will be a very wealthy man. lie has fine
farm near here. and he is interested in
many business enterprises. This new
building of his will be made more valuable
by the building of Jim Illus Great North.
ern depot. 1t will be an immense affair.
covered with glass roof, and its site cost
Hill a quarter of million.
How did Senator Squire get 80 much
real estaie?"
''Oh, it was largely through his father.
in-law. Mr.. Remington, the firearms and
typewriter man. Squire married q Rem
ingfon, and ne was connected with tho
firm. Remington came out here years
ago, and thinking Seattle was going To
grow 10 big city. he bought 50, 90 worth
of property. /, did not develop rs fast 40
he expected. and Squire came out to look
at it. He found the boom had started and
he went back. l am told. and offered his
father-in-iaw his interest in the Remng-
ton works for his Seattle property. HIS
offer was accepted, and Squire thus be-
came q millionaire.
You must have a 10. Of rich men here. -
said !.
Eyes" replied Mr. Crawford. Two have
quite lot Of milIionaires here in Seattle.
Tacoma has goodiy number. and there
are many Young men who have made for
tunes on Puget sound. One of the richest
men of Seattle today is Arthur Denny.
who founded Seattle. aud who. at the age
OF 80 still lives. lie Is worth several mil
lions. lie Vas. you know. In congress
some years ago. lie lives here in the CEN
ter Of big lot ia the heart Of the city. and
his ward is worth about $1,000. He
keeps q blooded Jersey COW. and he lets
this feed upon the lawn. Not long ago
when he was urged To sell the block Tor
business purposes, he replied 4 cana
do it, for il sell where can pasture my
COW 2
Mr. Denny came TO Seattle about forty
years ago. He has q great fortune in pros
p-ct from his iron mines, and he owns
some Of the best aron mines in the world.
IL is the same in Tacoma. Seat:.e's rival
city. which IS only forty miles farther IN
the sound. and which is Tiled with the
homes Of rich men. Daring my visit there
] met number Of them and / heard of
others What surprises Inc most 10 the
number oi young men who have grown
rich. Allen &. Mason. one OF the big mill
| loDaires OF Tacoma, Is under ~. Mason's
| wealth illustrates the value Of newspaper
| advertising. JUS, ten years ngo he was
| teaching school in Jacksonville, III. He
| borrowed 5000 for three years TO come 10
/ Puget sound. settled az Tacoma and went
into the real estate and loan business.