The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-14
PASSING THRONG.

Clerk Charles stapletou. OF Cenastota, Madison
county, n " passed through the city last week
on a pleasure tour Of the West and Southwest
While here they called on their old friend Ma
than Todtman. of the Union Ice Company, who
used to be in business In Cauastota Mr. Dc.
lano was Q member of the Fiftieth and Fifty.
first congress, and in the last was chairman CT
the pensions committee. and Nj. stapleton has
held the position Of county clerk for the last
ten years. Madison county 10 the banner hop
county OF New York and one OF the richest ag.
ricultural sections in shat stata The average
hop crop there 10 from 700 to 500 pounds, and
the gentlemen were astounded to learn that the
average crop here IL 1,6OO pounds. and that in
one special case 5000 pounds have been raised
on single acre. But when told of the fertility
OF our bottom lands and the large financial re-
suits attending intelligent farming here, they
had Roland for Mr.. Todtman's Oliver. "Upto
few years ago." said Mr.. Delsno, ''thero was in
our country large marsh covering q couple OF
thousand acres. the only use for which was to
breed malaria and furnish the New York mar
ket with frog lego. Within q few years it has
been drained and the land 1t once embraced IL
now under cultivation. own some of this
land and twelve acres Of it set out in onions
last year. 1t cost me just $500 to market my
crop, which amounted to 1900 bushels at 81 25
per bushel. or q clean $500 profit Beat that il
you can. I have . neighbor who had eighty
acres In onions, but he did not realize Is much
per acre rs did, because he couldn't get chill
dren enough TO keep the weeds down How.
ever, am profoundly impressed with the fer
tiiity OF your soil. the stupendous wealth of
your forests and your grand commercial pros
poets. The city of Seattle 10 the finest city in
the West, with the single exception of Denver.
There IL more lifes enterprise and business sp-
parent here than in any other Coast city, and
the fine business blocks you have erected are
amazing. They would be credit to any city in
the country"
A. v. Hunter, vice president Of the Carbonate
National bank. of Leadville, il Q guest of the
Occidental He 10 . large property owner in
and about this city. George W. Trimble and C.
7. Lmberg two more wealthy bankers, mine
owners and smelling men, being associated
with him In his transactions out here, - they
also are In business in Lesdvilla 1--WE have
been coming out here once or twice year for
several years now, and every time We come we
are more pleased with Seattle than ever" said
ha "Messrs Trimbls and Amberg were ont
here about three months ago. but they were un.
able to come this trip Al wea somewhat
familiar with the mining business, We view with
great interest the probable development of the
mining resources of this region. am very
anxious to get up to Monte Cristo to So the de-
posits there. and may be able to do 20 before
I return home. None of VI have been in the
mining districts out here yet but We hope
we'll The low price of silver has depressed the
industry in our section, and while none of the
mines have shut down, they have all curtailed
their production and are principally engaged in
doing development work. II. however, the
Sherman act should be repealed 1t would have
the effect to close down most of our silver
mines. In that case the miners would not be
tho only ones who would suffer- but the entire
West would share in the depression The trou.
bic 10 the country hasn't enough money to do its
business with. We now have only $2a 40 per
capita. when We should have $50"
The irrepressible Jim" wardner, of Fair.
haven. was at the Grand yesterday and left for
the eastern part OF the state last night II am
in on a new scheme" said he, "beside which
the Standard Oil COMPANY can't be seen. I'll
tell you about it when como back. am going
now TO give 1t q crucial test, and II she stands it
shall organize . company with . capital as big
as the Standard Oil, the Pullman and all the
Edison companies combined. because there 10
millions in 1t every year for untold years."
Thomas Cranney, OF Coupeville, is stopping at
the Arlington. "Things are rather slow up our
way, as becomes an agricultural district" said
he: "still our farmers are doing pretty we'll with
their potatoes, which 10 one OF our staple crops
They are now selling them very freely all over
the Sound for SIS to SIS per ton, and one boat
load sold at Victoria for SIS per ton less the
Is duty. The average price though Is about so
cents bushel, and as they raise from 900 to SO
bushels per acre, spuds are pretty good crop
after ALL"
Hon. and Mrs r. J. Neergaard. OF Ritzville,
are stopping at the Arlington. Mr.. Neergaard
was the able representative of the people Of the
Fourteenth district in the legislature, and 10 a
man of more than usual ability. He was born
in Eastern Tennessee in 1862: came to Washing.
ton territory ten years ago, and 10 at present q
resident of Ritzville. Besides being a success.
full lawyer Mr.. Neeryaard served q assessor of
Adams county In 1855, and as auditor OF the
same county thereafter until lS9l
v. smaley. editor OF the Northuest Magazine,
OF st. Paul, who 10 making a tour of ashingion
for the purpose of obtaining material for q
series OF illustrated articles on the resources OF
the state. returned TO the city yesterday and il
stopping u; the Arlington.