The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-28

nnsined barren Isnd 70 this day. II seems
as If prosidence had led them TO . country
where the circumstances were such as 20
develop every faculty OF self-relia1ce.
Compared with Name this Is q land Of
pien ty, and while dearly lore California.
I cannot fail TO see that the climate and
conditions OF the Sound country are better
adapted to the promotion Of activity Is
u absolutely sure that there will be great
metropolis between San Francisco and the
British line, and the indications all point
20 Seattle as the place. The wonderful
energy of the people and their neyer-fasl-
ing confidence are the admiration Of the
Coast.
"Bat have greater faith in your agri-
cultural resources than most OF you seem
to have. Wherever the timber isAcleared
the soil il rich. / don't think Ii is very
deep and il will need dressing. You are
sending millions OF dollars out of the
state for vegetables and fruit which should
be kept at home. transportation is not
very good except on the water front, and
prices are either too high In consequence,
or you have glut which makes IL un-
profitable TO pick for the fresh market.
The canning Of fruit ought 70 be great
industry here.
This leads me 10 the subject OF curing
fish. expect to see great development
Of the dshing industry. and there is no
reason why you should not have as great
business in cod and halibut fishing as at
Gloucester and other Atlantic ports The
amount of money lying here in that in
dustry alone is immense, and before long
- -. - th~@so "a
The quantities to be had within easy
reach of fishing fieet are almost I'M
limited.
Seattle has become q marked city by its
freedom from defalcations, and during
the present stringeney from failures and
fires. see that you have some unem-
pIoyed men here, but the number il moth
ing as compared with other Coast cities.
and l find none OF the distress of Eastern
cities.
81 have seen the growth of California.
but even in that great and rich state
know of only one or two places which can
at all compare with this in buildings; and
none surpasses il in activity. Men could
not ask for better conditions. but the
growing towns will put to the test your
capacity for developing your agricultural
and mineral resources. which must
in turn foster manufactures and mari
time commerce. You cannot pillow as
easily as in the prairie states or mine as
readily as in the placer diggings of Cali
fornia. You need capital as we'll as labor.
Both of these you will get. Labor will
come at your bidding. and money always
seeks the most profitable employment.
When the present stringency passes you
may cheerfuIly and confidently look for
word TO prosperity as to which that of
the past has only been promise"
Mr.. Weston left on the steamer for Cali
fornia on Saturday, but will probably re-
turn soon to look more closely into the OPP
portunities for investment he has already
discovered.
James H. de veuve, OF San Francisco,
inspector for the London Assurance Com
pany on the Coast. and Mrs. de Veuve are
guests Of the Rainier, Mr.. de Weave, hav-
ing come here on regular inspection trip.
''The ratio of losses in this state
has been quite moderate this year, and
Seattle stands well; in fact, IL is re-
garded as one of the solid cities of the
Coast, where wo have no hesitation in tax
ing risks. Yes. one of the great problems
of our business is the detection and pun
ishment of incendiaries. From the very
nature of the crime IL is hard to detect,
and even when the guilty party has been
found it is difficult to convict him. on ac-
count Of the prevailing prejudice against
corporations. What we need in this coun-
try is a more rigid law in regard to fires.
In Germany they have provisions for slow
burning construction in the cities
and do not allow forest of timber to be
put in building, as is often done in this
country. Then when q fire does occur
there is strict examination as to its
origin by board of examiners, similar to
q coroner's jury. which calls the owner of
the building before 1t aud makes him tes-
To ordinary causes"
j. w. Troup. of Nelson, b. c.. manager
of the Columbia a. kootenai Navigation
Company. Is now visiting his brother,
Claude Troup. of this city. He is we'll
known here, having formerly been man.
ager OF the Union Pacific boats, both on
the Columbia river and the Sound. Mr.
Troup says the kootenai country, being
silver mining district, feels the depression
in business. and the silver agitation has
shut off some development work, but that
the two railroads now being built there
keep matters lively this summer. The
Nelson & Fort Sheppard. which will con-
meet the Spokane a. Northern with the
kootenai country. is progressing rapidly,
aud will, II is expected. be completed so
that trains will be run over it the coming
winter. The Nakusp & SLOGAN road is
being built TO connect the mines with the
Arrow lakes. The grade is now we'll ad-
vanced and Is covered with men. The
line will probably be finished this winter.
The steamboat business Is good in the
hootenal country.
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