The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-03
THE PASSING THRON6.

SbmeS ctioSOus Oh CnlcoKO, accompanied
by his daughter. Miss NJ. Stinson, 10
guest ut the Rainier. He 10 on. pleasure
tour Of the Coast. but the sensations he
experienced ON the trip are not those Of
the ordinary tourist mo. this il not the
first time have been here, but IL has
bean twenty years since I vas last here.
At the time I made that trip was
director Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, and = member Of the first CON-
mittss appointed to como to the Pacific
coast and select . terminus for the line. I
forget who were IN the party, but among
them we're Gen. Cas-. Capt Ainsworth
and vics President Rice. We came up 70
Seattle BY boat. and We hired wagon and
made the diflicult journey 70 Lake Wash.
ington through the gulliss and over the
hillA We went Ill along the shore Of
Puget Sound - far - Vancouver. OF
course you know the history Of tho
selection Of Tacoma a. tho terminus. I
then conceived most favorable impress
sion Of this section OF country and thought
IL would be . delightful place to live. But
IL was then too far away from civilization,
and did not come. remained with the
road until about the time Willard came in.
Yes, still have sone interests in Tacoma,
but have larger ones ct the head Of the
lakes. II don't know how to express to you
what now think Of this country with
out seeming to flattsr. And this city OF
Seattie-why, 1t il q perfect wonder. When
think Of what you have had to struggle
against. the enormous load Of debt you 90
braveiy incurred to build up this splendid
city after its destruction by fire, the strain
you have labored under. and then note the
present strength Of your financial and COM
mercial condition, am amazed. Iexpected
to find something different. thought You
were conservative community, one which
lays back and lets the world grow ND
around II, but on talking with your people.
noting the life, business activity and vigor
% manifest. see that you are fully q en-
terprising a. strong. Oh. yes. some day
one Of the great cities Of the
world will be found here upon
the shores Of Puget sound. The
resources OF the state are SO many. so
varied and so rich that it cannot help be-
ing prosperous. Most Of them are so OBJ
vious thatthey only need TO be mentioned.
but think one of them will be found in
your climate. II is 50 varied that it will
yet be found to be peculiarly adapted for
But this requires time. accident and OK.
perimenting to develop. The prevalence
Of certain winds. certain hillside expos-
ures. certain peculiarities of soil will all in
tame be made special use of Just as in GER
tain se ctions OF the world a peculiar grape
is found In q nearer state to perfection
than in others; little difference in cii-
mate. moisture and sunshine wonderfully
he tf,h II nap
climate may make Of this section a great
linen center II ~ known that in cotton
manufacturing moist climate is prefer
able. And so it win be found with MANY
other industries in which the peculiar
varies so much within such short dis
tances. will some time in the future be
found to be not one OF the least among the
many advantages this Puget sound coun-
try possesses"
large Raymond Whitcomb excursion
party. in charge of {. ]. Harding. from all
parts of New England returned from
Alaska yesterday ard is at the Rainier.
The party goes 10 Tacoma TODAY and
thence goes Eas, by way of Portland. II
consists of Miss Annie H. Dyer. Mr.. and
Mrs Francis Dslaheli. Miss E. Della
held, Miss Julia be.aiieid. Miss Cor
nelia Desatield. Master Edward Della
field. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Screven.
Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN F. Dyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Healy, Miss Mary
Healy, Mrs. f. Burgess. Miss Mabel
burgess. Miss IL. blanchard, Miss NJ.
blanchard. Miss A. b. Blackstone. Mrs.
W. Hudson. Master Robert Rudson.
Miss Maud Heaton, Miss Anna Maddox.
DIR. and Mrs. {. F. La,imer Rev. and Mira
{. ii. Buck. Miss l.. ii. Bnck, Mis-, r. L.
Waldo. Mr.. Stewart Wilson, Miss r. q.
Wilson. Miss Jane Wilson, Miss N. Miller.
Miss J. Miller. Mr.. and Mra II. l. Ire
land. Mr.. ana Mrs A. A. s.ren, q
Benson, j.. Miss {. T. Morris. Miss NJ
Morris, Mr.. u. Z. Lee. Mr.. and Mrs. g. c.
fFeesorn. Mrs. Thomas Freedom. Miss
Agnes Repiicr, Mis-, Agnes Roone, Miss
Sarah Boone. Miss Marie TrostraH. Miss
;. T. Russell, Mr.. William Fotseali, Miss
; A. Banks. Mr.. /. 4. Soale, DR.. c. NJ
Howe. Mrs. F. ". Chauvet. Mr.. Alfred
Aorrii! and DIR. Ogden Backua
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Love and thu
Misses Love. o. New York. have returned
from saoaaalrnl.. where they have been
rastieasing. amusing themselves with
boating and trout hshing. and are again
qaar'ered u the Rainier.
Among the tourists stopping At the
RAINIER are George w Dornall. o. Lexing-
ten, Nv. Eugene +, Caviar. Of Boston:
oeorge Il Edgssy. Of Cincinnati.
A eseseSsam from PARA announces the death
Of Tie great f.ereA dynusaaxe usyso r.h~,A