The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-25

THE PASSING THROyG.
Mr. ana Nm A. n SedTw;ek. Of Cape Town,
South Asr.cs. are stopping nj the Rainier. Iaey
are mating lesaurssy tour o! tho West ana
VII p<rhspa remain in this secfi0a fos sevefai
ncusha sxs arc parity drifting a'orE. stop.
ping wherever We ind is pleasant unsa ve ~.
Ike moving on 20 some other nice piAce. seao
Mr. sedgutck lass nignk I'VE eaus from IN
gland, Were our chiidrsn are - school. ABOUT
eve mouths EGO. and have visitsd ths Wcfios
isis. visited diAesens parts of Canada. ne Iea-
iovatcce PARK ana ere now heading fee van
eouses. B. C.. wbefo in . month OF % eome
othsr South Africa friends Will join us We
then propose 70 devote about three moatns 70
hunting big game In British Columbia, ssse!
which ws shall pass the wint.r In this city u
the eiimsfs II nos TOO severe for my vile we
both admire this city exceedingly. Nv hsaisn
b.oke down through too close aprsics6co
70 business, and I propose 70 speno
year OF eighteen months ~
eupsessing, In this country. twenty-five
years sgo visited this country and came - faf
West - Colorado Bota my vile and vese
born In South Africa. and am swine merchant
and farmer there. have always taken great IN
tensss in grape growing and wine making IN our
country and Tor several years was member q
the agricultural society there, and have oesn
very successful e q vine manufactures. since
1886 have taken about 1900 in prisss offered
by the colonial parliament as the annual expo
sitlons besides inpumesabie gold ana silver
medals as the district exhibitions In fact
have never been beaten but onco since / turned
my attention 70 this branch OF bustneos. Prior
TO about 1fty years ago Cape wine was In good
favor In England, but owing to the DIM
cuiiies Of competition with French ana
Spanish wines, our wine growers
got 70 fortifying their wines, until
they Lost their good reputs and Cape wines got
and the bad name IL then got sticks TO II still,
although undssssved Our government resolved
TO improve the grade OF wines. and brought out
. ioe Of foreign experts 70 teach the growers
how 70 make good wines, but one b. one they
dropped out and their misaion was . failure.
although the government offered inducements
to the growers in the way Of liberal priBss. Az
first was wine merchant and did not know
anything about the dner part OF wine making.
but thought could re whses thu methods Of
the growers wsso detective aud entered Into
coatrnes With farmer 70 take his wine at 80 to
100 per cent over the Prevailing market price II
he would make tho wine according 70 my direc-
tons. He did 20 and ! had good success
Next year l made similar afSangsmsn0 with
several more farmers, with increasing success,
until when left the country I had seventeen
mercantile businssa The whole secret OF the
trouble with the farmers found was want Of
cleaniinesA They allowed their casks to be
come dirty and mOuidy which disastS0usly
affected the grape juics BY inducing other
chemical changes than the ono desired. A.
went along from year TO year and one vineyard
to another, kept = close record and history OF
each great cask OF wine made, where the grapes
came from: their characier, the features
Of the season, characteristics OF the soil,
exposure and moisture. analysis Of the
wines. etc, until had acquired Q most valuar
bic fund OF practical knowiedgo shout grape
growing and wine making. Two years ago
went to England for the purpose Of reintroduc-
ing our wines there, but altar two years Of Of.
fort We find that the old prejudice existine
against ~ II too strong 70 overcome al .. ones.
although We engaged In q tasting contest
against the Australian wines, which are favored.
under the supervision Of the finest experts In
the country. the lahsls oil being covered. and
our wines were unanimously pronounced su-
perior. both red and white. We have some Of
our wines on exhibition at tho Worlds fair.
but Of course We don't expect TO compete with
your Caiifornia wines In this country. We
hope, however. to win such . position for our
wines that will compel the English people to
give US justice"
Among the tourists stopping At the Rainier
York: Mr.. and Ara r. J. PsIsss. IT,. Miss 81
Claire Pelses. Mics r d. Pe.ssr. OF Charleston.
g. c. !: h d. Smart, Miss Isabella Smart, OF Little
Rock, Ark: Mr.. and Mira Wesley c. Bush, OF
Brooklyn; Dr.. aud Mra N. C. Chamherlain, OF
Boston: Nj. aud Mrs. Oliver W. Mink, Of Brook
line. Mass. Thomas r. Btnnie. OF Scotland: r.
I. sage. George C. Stone, OF saginaw, Mich; q.
b. waterhouse. OF Engiswood. ILL.,: William J.
Rainey. of Detroit: j. II. Smith, of Milwaukee,
and Herr Won Gsrichten, OF Dresden. Germany.
william Kelly, master mechanic OF the Great
Northern railway ct Spokane, accompanied BY
his wife. his sistef, Miss Annie Kelly. Miss Ellis
the same road. and Mira McDonough, were guests
OF the Northern yesterday and Sunday.
The Seattle delegation went to Tacoma on
Sunday to celebrate tee fourth anniversary Of
the institution OF Tacoma Lodge No. l. sons OF
Hermann. An interesting programme was car
ried out followed BY sdance.
G. l. Snider, Mrs L. L. booth, Harry and Mas.
ter Leland Booth left yesterday for Chicago to
visit the Worlds fair. Mr.. Snider will 60
through to Ohio to visit relatives an expects 70
To gone about three months.
General Manager r. r. shelby. OF the Great
Northern Coast lines. accompanied BY his
daughter, Miss Rose NJ shelby, OF Cleveland,
O.. arrived home last night from his vacation OF
several weeka
General Manager W. J. Footues OF tho Great
Northern Express Company. accompanied by d.
=: Elliott aud J. r. Anterior, all Of ST. Paul,
came in on last nights train, and are stoppiug
at the Rainier
Mr. aud Mrs. J. C. Bauer and family, of San
Francisco. are stopping At ths Arlington Mr..
Bauer 10 . large brewer. and he and his family
on their way home from the Worlds fair
Leslie CulIom, special agent OF the treasury
department. who succeeded c. ]. Mulkey, came
over from Tacoma sunday, and 10 stopping q,
the Rainier.
II. c. Alien and r. n. Caldwell caught so5 trout
in CEDAR river yesterday. This 10 tho largest
ossket OF the season for q single day.
lorsn Clark, prominent atats politician oil
Albion. Seh, was CUES; at the Arlington
yesterday.
THE DISMAL. THRONE.
There's Tosstai. towering IN his place
Ger ali tho rest by head and shoulder.
Ne sunshine on that nobie face
Which Nature meant 10 charm behosders