The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
THE PASSING THRONG.

J. E. Smith. of Tilton. N. H., and George T.
| Crufi, OF Bethlehem, n. H., are tourists stopping
| at the Rainier. They are both wealthy capital
| lists and prominent Republican politicians in
their state. Mr.. Smith is an ex-railroad con-
tractor, while Mr.. Cruft has many widely-scat-
tered interests. They are both members of the
Republican state central committee Of New
Hampshire and Mr.. Cruft was delegate to the
Minneapolis convention. "You recolecr there
was one vote cast for Robert 7. Lincoln in that
convention; well, I'm the man who cast that
VOTE" said Mr.. Cruft, "and I'm ready to predict
now that Lincoln will be the next Republican
candidate for president. My home is in the
heart OF the White mountains, Bethlehem being
only sixteen miles distant from Mount Wash
lngton and the place whence the cog-wheel rail-
way goes up that mountain. I own a couple
OF hotels up there one of them being the
Maplewood, and also own the san Marco hotel
at san Augustine. Fla. Yes, have some real
estate interests in the West, but my principal
holdings are in New Hampshire and Boston.
NO, never invested on the Coast, but have
some lots in Spokane have never seen, and as
the taxes have doubled up in the past year,
suppose the value OF the property has increased
In proportion. / also own some bank stock, and
my position as director has given me a great
chance to size up lot of my people. Nearly
every farmer down in our section has money in
DaHk or loaned out at interest In q little town
OF 5000 Inhabitants We have savings bank
which has 81 100000 on deposit Not even their
own neighbors can tell what these people are
worth By appearances or by what they say. And
yet farming in that country is dying out But Ir.
smith. who Is largely engaged in the real estate
business in that country. can tell you more
about that than can" ayes, It is hard to dis
pose OF farms at any distance from town."
said Mr.. Smith, "aud whenever q farm house
burns up 1t is never replaced, but farms within
mile or TWO o. town find ready sale. I'll give
you an extreme instance OF how farms sell in
that country. 1t is not fair sample, but it
indicates their standing. / recently closed up
the estate of some deceased relatives, who lived
on a farm Of 100 acres seven miles from a
village, but one mile from a disused railroad
Depot The land consisted OF fifty acres
OF pasture and pine woodland, the balance be.
| Ing arabic land. The owners had lived on the
land and had saved up $4,000 during their life
| time. The buildings were worth today about
| $3.50 or $1,000 and could not be replaced for
| that sum. Now, what do you suppose that farm
sold for? Twelve hundred dol ars. can find
| you any number of farms in that country which
can be bought for less than the buildings are
worth. Dairy1ng is about the only kind of farm
| ing which pays, although we raise some of the
| finest apples"
81 don't think the public generally fully ap-
preclate the advantage to this state of develop
| ment OF the mining resources of this REGION"
! said John Hopp, of snohomish, at the Airing
ton last iaiSEt. Lane the MOHtt CtiStO mines,
| for instance They will give employment to
| hundreds of men, who will consume the pro-
| ducts OF other hundreds of men In Agriculture
horticulture, numbering, etc. It will create
| home markets for our products, and thereby
| save to the producers the cost of carrying them
| TO foreign market for sale. Snohomish county
| Is particularly we'll favored in this re-
| spect. and will in time become one of
! the weRthiest in the state Yes there
| has been some talk to the town Of
| Everett some time attempting to take away
| from US the county seat But snohomish
| county, unlike other counties on the Sound ia
| not having "A lop-sded development. With the
| Great Northern and Everett & Monte Cristo
| roads running through the county Ieugthwise
| aud both diverging from Snohomish, and the
| development OF the agricultural resources in the
| interior of the county, well as that OF tn.
mineral resources in the eastern part, the growth
| OF Everett Is IN a measure being Offset by the
| corresponding growth OF all the other sections
| And Tor all sections of the county Snohomish ia
| moro convenient. No. think it will be q great
! many years before Everett will even attempt to
| make a change"
| MI and Mrs. NJ f. Downs, of Fairhaven, are
| stopping at the Rainier or their way south for a
| few days pleasure trip. Mr. Downs is president
| OF tho Blue Canyon Coal Company. which is
owned principally by Helena, Mont, capitalists
| said he last night: "The company has been
| spending considerable money DEVELOPING its
| property. We have gone down 30 feet on tue
| vein and are now working out the bodies ex.
| posed. We have shipped two cargoes to san
| Francisco and expect to become regular shin.
| pers soon. Our coal IL an excellent steam, and
| cosking coal and resembles the Nanaimo coal
| somewhat"
| Elmer +. Heg, OF Portland, Pacific coast man.
| ager of tie business OF the Equitable Mortgage
| Company OF New York, is guest of the Raj
| nier. He has been doing special work for the
| company in this state for the past three vesrs
| and his business up here is to start agencies In
| tie principal cities.
The Calhoun Opera Company passed through
| the city yesterday on their way from SuohornIsh
70 Tacoma, where they opened an engagement
last night From there they will go to po-.
| Townsend aud Victoria, after which they will
| return 10 this city to play al engagement hera
Senator Frank Fl. Richards and Representation
| NJ. Anderson, ot Whaicom. are in the city on
| their way 70 Olympia The other Yuembers of
the legislature from Whatcom county VIII FOL.
low in lew days.
Judge George Turner, F. H. Graves. and san
| ators c. Van Houten and & W Ide of sno-
KANE, are IL The city, stopping NJ the Occidental
7. q. NicsliO, Of Whatcom. chief clerk OF the
! house in the last legislature Is n ,ae CITY on
| his way 10 olympia
Representative c. 7. Roscoe. of snohornish :.
stopping st the 1rsni. on his way tn Olympia.
THE fiRkS AND BOULKyARDs.