The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-07
THE PASSING THRONG.

James ". Lyrd. of Philadelphia. 10 stopping
at the Arlington. He Is member OF the firm OF
Thomas L. Leedom & Co., proprietors OF the
Bristol carpet mills at Bristol, suburb OF Phil
adeip hia. "This is my first visit to this section
OF the country" said he, "and am out on a
business trip. The outlook for trade in our line
throughout the country looks very bright. and
think that il is good index of the general
prosperity OF the country. because carpets may
be considered q luxury in & certain sense. In
every other country but this they are decided
luxury, and one which the masses dispense
with entirely, but in this country q man deems
himself very poor indeed If ne cannot afford at
least one carpet. In fact the United States uses
more carpet woods than all the rest OF the world.
And yet not more than per cent OF them are
produced il this country. The reason s this
Coarse dry woods are used in carpets. Where
ever sheep cared for or bred TO fine their wool
becomes fine, and in addition to that they be-
come heavy with animal grease. In m any cases
this grease amounts to 50 per cent of the fleece.
Even II we did not require a coarse stiff fibre,
we could not afford to pay the prices quoted Tor
line WOODS, Which are made By the demands OF
the cloth manufacturers. Very little OF the
wool produced IN this country is of the coarse
dry variety, although some coarse ColOrados
are used i'll the manufacture of Moquettes and
Brussels. Nearly all the carpet woods are i'm
ported from Russia, Asia Minor and the
Mediterranean countries generally, although
some come from South America Now from
this fact 1t will be that this country is tho
great market of the world for limited supply
OF this quality OF wool, and hence / do not think
1t will make any difference to the carpet buyers
OF this country whether the present duty on
these woods is lowered or not. II it is reduced
am sure that the prices OF the wool will be adj
vanced in equal proportion, and while the car
pet buyer viii pay the same price, the for
eign producers instead of our government viii
be benefited by reduction o! the duty. AS to
the demands OF the trade in our line / can say
that there is great and growing demand, and
especially for the large ones. Instead Of
tirely covering floor with a single carpet the
best taste seems to prefer a large rug in the
ter with wide border outside of another piece,
or that part left bare to display a parQuetrie
floor. or wooden mosaic arranged in beautiful
designs"
Mr. and Mrs. FL b. Lovejoy and f. o. Loveioy
OF Coupeville. are guests OF the Arlington. The
Messrs. Loyejoy are pioneers OF WILDLY Island
and are engaged in the contracting business
"Whidby island was one of the first places in
Washington to be brought under cultivation,
said they, land although the soil there has been
producing for over forty years, it Shows no sign
OF impoverishment The soil consists OF a deep
ailuyiai deposit. with good subdrainage. Last
years crops were all good, but, while large crops
OF cereals are produced. they do not repay the
farmers as well As some other crops, and lately
they are setting out more fruit than formerly
Old apple orchards which have never received
any cultivation or care whatever net their own
ers from 1900 TO 500 an acre. Many ranchers are
planting prunes which DO well up there, as al
DO pears and cherries. Potatoes OF excellent
quality grow III wonderful prousion aud. in
iact, more are produced than can be marketed
1t is not al uncommon taing to see crops OF 500
bushels OF spuds 10 the acre, and one of our
rafs halls
Notwithstanding such wonderful fertility, how
ever, this man actually lost money on his crop,
Tor the reason that he couldn't sell it,"
q. H. Ando the well known japanese mer-
chant, starts today for his native home, going 10
Vancouver, where be VIII take the steamer for
Yokohama Mr. Ando makes the trip for both
business ana pleasure He owns large dry
goods store in Japan, and he wishes to give it
his personal attention for IA time. Bu; the mo (
pleasant part OF his trip will be the celebration
ot wedding ceremonies. When he visited Japan
last August he was married to the only dsrch-
ter of wealthy family. HIS business affairs
here required hi, Immediate return, he post
poned the festivities incident TO n welding in
high life iii tina, country until he cold return
later on The parties given in honor OF his
nup;ials will extend over maay days and VIII
be on very fine scale. Mr. Ando has become
thoroughly American:zsd during his life here
and while he il away will keep well posted on
what happens in his adopted country
Julius Potter, OF fjds!gp city. Just returned
| from the East yestcriay. having gone back to
bring uu. his family. They are guests AZ the.
Arlington, and viii .eaye for fida.co City I'm a
day 0. so.
Adolph Behrens. formerly of Mount Vernon.
wA, registered nj the y Her Inst night Mr.
Behrens mas locate! pc: mAneally in Seattle