The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-02

nev-T.se prosepcf ~zs nevsr Better wEy-
Because people kave fer two pears seea
sgEari-g I'D their debts. or have been
farerhsea- Talags have rszcsed s5ss2
haAs IN this city. TIE lesson thai Gas
been saueas u. that people rnzass practice
ecaaorsy and f-aSziEsy. The insistxoa has
ssft sae atmosphere Gear. ard already
the business pulse beats stronger. To be
sure. times are lard. bat they are 10
more hard thaa In other sections 81 the
sfasa. wnzze the prospects n thas state
for - prevail year are nuca ersg11sr
taan n many other pszces
l. r. Berry. ex-ocsssefor-Buiit the Nc
aragua canal. that's the key 20 the SIT
nation
Fen Eheeks-I<t men be honest ard
square. and fhe prospects viii be all
rsEhs- Our greatest trouble has been that
We have been evSrrun vita rasealsty-
Men WHO have considered IL good nssss-
ness 20 ges ahead Of the ether fellow II
acme deal. WHO have thought IL smart
and business 10 lie absus their property
In order that they night rrusit thereby.
are going 70 the background. and genuine
stable business principles are coming 10
shs front The prospects, are good Tor
clearing away Of srascaiity- locally, and
COED things 90 come thereafter.
r. C0gs weiI--The most encouraging
feature OF the situation - the prospect
OF innns Srsf ton. People are preparing 20
cune this way. They are talking about
n. and once sou have shena taking about
Il they are szrs 10 come soon- Our water
esnd cases ard our water front matters
should be fixed ur at once. on an eaEifa-
bic basis / do NOT believe IN the city
gettiaS anything for nothing. * Il wants
a water fFcnr doex Il should pay for IL
People seem Ia frame Of mend 20 clear
these matters up quickly. and this. to-
gesher with the bright prospects Of inEnl-
gEaiisE, causes rae 20 feel well satisfied
with the conditions
John Thomas. finaacler-Whsn the men
who have been running and running this
city ara oasted. men c. money viii begin
10 have confidence. and things VIII bright
en- Speaking as handler OF mortgages.
/ wish 10 say that ! believe the bottom
has been reached in the iiquilation pro-
cess that has been going, on for some
time. ard mat hereafter things viii be
On the mend
County Clerk Rysn-With the favorable
progress Of suits 10 raise the enormous
water front. the p aspect IN this city IS
excellent for 1855.
Couaeilman yotaw-As a single man.
DO hot look for any change IN or out Of
the city for sixty days. as Il viii take
sixty days 70 rsoFgan.ze the sAirgie mar
ket consider the lumber industry the
backbone OF cur business In this state
ani for period OF sixty days this indus
try will not. be active. Shingles taat
should sell for i-ss are selling far % cents.
The water band cases. IL fayorabiy dis
posed OF. will help us locally. The p-in-
cipal objection 10 the bonds IS that the
property they were supposed TO represent
was not worth what was paid for IL Mat
tiers are moving forward fairly satisfac-
toriIy ROW. and when the lumber Industry
revsses the outlook for the state viii De
brighter.
Major MSGregcr. who has been IN the
customs and treasury department fer over
q quarter OF 8 eentury-what is needea
in this state - more. immigration. Ar
range toe let the people come here and
settle. ana as they develop the farm and
mine prosperity In abundance Wiz follow.
The working OF the mines Of this state.
of all kinds. is an important eousidera-
ton ani should be more actively taken IN
hand.
Mayor Orr: II think tirs prospects for
the state on the whole better than for
the past SAX monks Particularly in this
city prospects are Frightening. have
had inquiries from capitalists and husi-
ness men all oyeE the East with regard 20
investments and location. and most Of
them express the Qpinaen THAI the North
west VIII be the first To feel the effect OF
the reaction. have had letters from
prominent Pennsylvania lsIrberTnen who
have investigated cur lumber industry,
both hero and IN Oregon. They express
the opinion that the value OF timber land
Will double with the opening OF the Near
aEuan canal, which they look for Ar
engagements are being made for more new
men ia the customs office here