The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-05
THE PASSING THRO1G.

Mayor Sorrnaa r Smith. 4 II. Eowe.ls, edi-
tof o! tie Lnoce-. and Philip Clnef. son OF u
D. Timer. editor of tae Tr1use- 3.nses all OF
PORT Angeles. are stopping ct To Grand on
taeif way 70 Olympia While II Sc cIEy M
cnitn VIII obtain estimates on machinery for
extending the sectric light p!an. q lbs. city
I'VE have the option o: parc,asins sae
franchise and worxs OF the local COMPANY there
for $500, and am happy 10 say ia; tue cisy
u IN good shape 10 make the p1rchss>- We also
propose TO spead about 5000 in extending the
system and In developing power !oe> nanuiacr-
uriu1 purposes Several mountasn streams
empty into chs Straits 10 the III n late viciu-
ity Of Port Angeles, and from there we ear Cd
tain several hundred thousand bose power
Bat a. preseo. We only con emp plate $ieysiopius
$500 horse power, which We can iesce 70 manu-.
Lecturers at cost Of $40 per horss p.-wer year,
less than the cost Of an ere>user, and
from this source the city &ll derive
very handsome revenue Am Ct 81 engineer
~ profession, aud as such have hsa occasion
to travel ore! most OF Clailam co>ntJ, aud
say. without any wish 70 overrsts>t actual
facts, that We have the finest boiy c; .imeer in
that section on this continent Cur timber will
run from 50 to 80 per cent clsar z. against 20
per cent. On this side OF the sOunS Beneath
this tim Der Is one OF the rnost fertile coils in the
country, and the way settlers and Investors are
cominE into that section shows Ihae its merits
are becoming widely known. OK city has
SkV"H hD2u oAS eQaatS E1AAs 10 tStSS ~
miles within the past year; and by tie develop
msns OF on. great water power tie cyst OF msn-
ufacturfng will be rendered so sr>al. that .
great many Industries will dSk there
echwarts? No, We haven't heard from him
since he go, away, an1 We don't VIZ, TO. It's
my private opinion, however, thas heels in I,aly.
An old scnooimate OF his went to Ma les several
years ago and prospered, aud schws.ts used to
talk great deaf about him. think he Is the
only one he would go to In his p,ese>t troubles
with any hope of getting any sssissa>ce"
Col George II. Mecquier il stopping at the
Grand. He came down 10 show EHis patent
method OF punching shingles 70 railroad men.
aud he says they are pleased with IL s'I can get
10 Der cent more shingles In q car Fan by the
Old way OF punching, and one nam can pack
twice a. many shingles in . day. Tia bunch Is
wedge-shapsd and forty-seven iaches long, the
butts ali lying together. The buucha, viii dry
out in half the time required for the ol1-fasn-
Toned kind. ami whea placed ca sie market
they are neater, in better shade apd aogreat 6sal
handler for caTpeuters II, no doAot, seems
queer that lawyer should baconle az inventor,
and the way became interested IN .he sringie
business was IN connection with the>establish-
ment OF one OF the finest shing!e nj Is IN the
state without dollar OF capital E.lt that is
encther story. Having got into th- business.
and all the processes being new, Fcriticised
everything which seemed crude. ,The ugly
she pc OF the punches struck me. ara I got to
experimenting on different SHAPED punches.
andnfnaliy studied out . little russchine by
which packer can do at least twies much
work In a Gay a. by the old method- Such of
the shiugle manufacturers a. have shown my
paten. 10 say thar il Is good thin aad will
revoiutionizs the packing OF shinglss
Hon. G. r. Roscoe, of suohomish. VAS At the
Grand last night having come Up froA Olympia
to spend sunday. II think Lud1en q 'spokane
has done the right thing in votIrg t.r Alien
said he "He has been an Allen mat at heart
q the time. and since tHere is no Chance to
elect Turner be al last voted eccordt~g 70 his
convictions. ike 10 see man - what be
thinks is right and believe Luddsn = sincere
in what he has done. IL looks es II .he dead
lock may last until the close OF tho session, al
though Allen nav be elected next wt~k- re-
greet very much Turner's row with Cog McGraw,
because the governor has Kept out ofAthe fight
so far. The senatorial ntest, hoveTeer, Is not
interfering very much with the s,auS,ction OF
business. have made a canvass Of cie house
on my anti-cigarette bill. and l an su>s it will
pass. Representatives Webb and Gilman, of
this city. say they will vote for IL, although it
will knock $4,000 out of webb's busir<<ss."
Mr.. A. II. Howeils, of Port Augeles.chaxma
Of the local board OF tide land Appraisers, says
thu. the appraisemelt will be compiesd about
the latter par: OF February. eve hop to get q
bill passed by the legislature delayi@. the as.
Sessment this year until after this spy~aisement
Is made" said he, switch would -seatiy In
crease the revenue o: the city. We feel consid-
cradle pride in the record Representative Hoole
Is making in the legislature, and es :ecially in
his stauuch support OF Senator Allen. II haven't
been able to fnd single Repu blican - Claiiam
county who favors the election of rufier."