The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-10
THE PASSING THRONG.

D. ". Douthitt, OF San Francisco, registered
yesterday at the Grand. He is the owner of the
Douthi;t block on Second street ana spends .
large portion OF his time here. "My family will
remain in San Francisco till the FIRST of the
month. said he, when they will Join me here.
and then We shall stay several months unless
We take . notion to 60 to the Worlds fair. The
growth OF Seattle Is attracting . great deal Of
attention In San Francisco, but the capitalists
OF that city are now getting to be too old to
branch out into new ventures, and they are
destitute OF enterprise. There 10 q large
amount OF money lying idle in the banks, but
the banks cannot send 1t out OF the state for In.
vestmsnt and the large amounts of money on
hand represent great many small deposits,
which the owners cannot use 70 advantage in q
distant enterprise or investment In some OF
the older savings institutions. like the Hibernia
bank, there is perhaps a million dollars for
which there are no claimants. Many OF these
deposits have lain for thirty years, and have
grown to great size by the compromising Of the
interest few years ago suit was brought by
the attorney general to have these sums es-
cheated to the state. but the suit failed"
E. H. Lewis, OF the lumber brokerage firm OF
Lewis 4 Crane, said yesterday: "Orders
for shingles are not coming in as fast - they
did at this time last year, and a. the mills all
running 1t full blast there 10 danger that the
product will pile up here and . bad state OF az
fairs arise. This slackness of orders from the
East Is due to q recent heavy suowstorm back
East for one thing, and also to the fact that
quite a quantity OF shingles bought up last
winter are stored in the Missouri river yards, al
though not enough to affect the market. The
demand for siding and finishing. both spruce
aud cedar, is strong, ana it Ii almost impossible
to fill orders for car load lots Those mills
which have this class of lumber want to hold
enough to mix with their shingle orders, Is a
great many orders come for mixed stud. In
fact. these are the mills that can work to the
best advantage and can take care OF their trade
best"
~ estimate that within twenty years Seattle
will be as large a. San Francisco now is" said
John b. Denny yesterday. ''The number Of
passengers carried by the street railways Of the
city now Is about 100000 per year. With
100000 population four of the street rail-
way lines in San Francisco now carry
100000 passengers per year. I therefore
conclude that during the entire term of
fifty years for which the street railways are ask.
Ing their franchises to be extended, the average
annual number of passengers that will be car.
ried will be 100000. This, at cents for each
passenger, amounts to $2,7QO.0O0 per year, on
which the city will get. after 1902 $4,000 year.
and. after 1907. 80 $780, and. after 1872 $4,000 per
year"
0oF. 0SoISo a OtdCK came GOWN from FAIR.
haven yesterday and is stopping at the Occiden.
tai. II am called governor by my frieads," said
he, "because while was secretary OF the terri
tory Of Utah several years ago acted - gov
ernor on many occasions during the absence OF
that official from the territory. was down In
Salt Lake City last summer, and think it one
of the most prosperous cities In the West, not
withstanding the depressed condition of silver
And. speaking of silver. Judge Goodwin. Of the
Tribune Of that city, Is perhaps its most able ad-
vocate in the country, well a. one Of the finest
editorial writers on the Pacific coast His book,
The Comstock Club 10 one that every old timer
on this Coast should read"
s. Eilbridge Smith. superintendent Of agencies
for the State Fire Insurance Company, OF Salem,
Or, is at the Arlington Said he last night:
"Our company 10 indifferent about the fate Of
the bill In the Legislature of this state prohibit
ing the pooling OF insurance companies on
rates. We are members Of the Pacific Insurance
Union, but that 10 moro for the sake OF conveu-
fence than anything else"
Mrs. J. +. Stevens. wife of the assistant chief
engineer of the Great Northern railway, accom-
panied by her two sons, 10 guest OF the Rainier
She will be Joined BY Mr. Stevens TODAY