The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-22
Mr. IVES ON THE sTRIkE.
Doubts Whether II Can Saeeeed-Fol
ruer Industrial Armfes-

President Charles J. Ives. Of the Bur-
Hngscu. Cedar Rapids * Northern road,
who vas in the city yesterday with party
Of friends. Is y typical railroad manager.
having teen in active railway service since
Isss2 ana risen from the aoxess branches
Of the service by force Of individual merit.
TIE Burlington. Cedar Rapids & North
ern is the mos. important local railroad IN
the state Of lows. srxEersing The most fer
tile sections OF that STATE. Minnesotz and
South Dakota. and being the p-incadai
feeder Of the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy and Chicago. Rock Island & Pa-
cafe roads. by whom il Is principally
owned. 1r. Charles u. Ives, the son Of
President Ives, is IN the coal business az
Cedar Rapids. ard is . prosperous young
zsaa. His slfe Is the daughter OF Louis
/ Haraach. o=- Of the weslshies. ana most
en.erpsisang merchants % that state
whose home IS in nss MoInes- Before her
marriage Mrs Ives vas 3 social belle In
the capital CITY ana the entertainments a..
her home were noted Tor their elegance
and spIen5or Mr.. Brown, another Is1z-
ber Of tie party. IS prominent citizen Of
Sioux Falls, and an influential politician
IN MS state The party has been srend-
ing month in q pleasure toar Of the
Coast. stopping a. al, TIE priacipa. points
OF interest en- roote. ard Will remain IN
this cisy day or Two longer. expressing
themselves As being perfectly charmed
by the weather. scenery and appearance CT
she city.
Mr.. Ives visited SEATTLE hsto-e the Ere,
and. OF coarse. Was greatly asteaished q:
5ts present appearance. b@ing loud in his
praise Of the prosperous. businsss-liks as
pses is presents Speaking Of the strike
GA the Great Northern read, he said:
III IL we-e not tor the inssre.. charges
whacA ns must meet ! fancv Mr.. Hin
Soala BE in 4 good position 20 wear the
SIR kerx out. aud. ia fact. he wogsd per-
Asys make money By letting his road lie
Idle IA these times. The situation - quite
complicated owiaE 20 the unknown
st-s1Eia 81 shIs hes order. TIE American
Railway [ aloa. Ii il were as ~1ae.y ex-
tended a-n a. thoroughly Organized as
the cd hr0:hsrhossix which Is apparently
seeks "a supp snf. Tia contest would bs q
SERIOUS one Bet If II - coGaaed mostly
I. 70 tie Great Northern system. and the
men DO not have tlSe financial support n
the arOsherhcois. IL Will simply De gaes-
tsCa Of endurance, and goa know railroad
men s-e DO. Usually class sho have
much gaoaey lad Up fer s1ca e-aerssn-
e2es-"
On The GENERAL conditions 0. TIE country
/ M Ives SAID.
i Go 20: ioox for sny rsry -2arxs3 tw-
rroYement IN The condition OF Affairs sais
season, act 81 any rate ansll another good
crop snsu be harvested. and the dis
taraancss 20 trade sai manufacturing e.
isypvasss caused ov he I~sao-rAtsc threat
q tsee trade have been settled Nessi
hare - Eros aai offhe present condition e
Affair." We generally ovesao things n tbs
/ rapidly crossing ana developing country
aud Fern2ps Ee have anticipated tas
/ future tco nGsh- As f5r tAlz Corsv sray
oZssness aavsga't pad nanea atssatson 70
u 81 late, Il tIrle Asvsag been taken zq
~'th otAer tAlngs Wien Lefs Ioss se
had Ros beea bothered mach wssh traEaps.
bat Oh o9F way ID here from southern
CA11o-alA sc .aw > great Tasny. AID s0ras
o. tAera rode toaS say on the bake
beams Under or car. In ISIS &e had
heg-a Q. tEaZrs thrcGeh Iowa and il ae-
came greai nuisance. Iaer wess fellows
whose trade was eating ice n SIMMER
and harvesting IN winter A tie sasls>.
wST OF arAl.ns xish tAsn ws ses gAsna ride
&C Cur freight rains, Eatll 81 sae towns
o. sur line negAa 10 CON plain thai sc
we're - Glcssag nuisance Ggan them and
Se BAD - ~; ssor % g. Ia 1cs.x 50
oas .! e4- scG1a essss s4ss As3 k..e8