The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-08
Leading Men Of the Mississippi
VALLEY in Seattle.
they REPRESENT MILLIONS.
Prepared to Stake Their Wealth on
Sesttle's Development.
us~ds ~ sAs Great EfasselsI sad Bssi-
ssss Issaitntfsss Of -. Lsnis SD an
Eseinssx Of Essssnsi seputs Com
psss ths fsrsy-Fssstsd - asisna
ana Warmly wefeonasa n seattle
The frSgsamsns To-day.

TEs party Of ST. Louis capitalists who
e-1 interested ID tie building OF the
South Lake wasfsngtoa canal and the
faIIfug In OF tbs tide fats. are row
guests Of the city, having srrtveti last
evening from fhe last over the EBrtifsg-
ton ard Northern Pacific roads via Bsf-
linxs The party Is composed OF twelve
or s.. LotiIx u1ost substantial and emf
nsnf citizens, sosne of xnoni are known
fhrougssout the length assd bEsadtA 81
the unssel States. All OF the visitors
are suthsszsasfie as 10 tins bs:iiiing Of the
canal and ranzf Of them are subscribers
50 che bombs OF the Seattle 4 Lake Nssh-
ington Waterway Company. Wien they,
look over the safe OF the improvements
and are thus eoayaisssa Of their wisdom
by q personal lnspeelLon.. they VIII back
the scheme with Their money and make
tie construction OF The canal assured
wAo sns visitors are.
The visitors were accompanied ~ J: +.
Hale, Who met tssen ID Helena. and BY
ID. A. 1iakenxle and Capt. Thomas W.
3sym5as. OF the United States engineering
corps. wEs ME; taen AZ Prosser Fails
yesterday moFnaig. and are a fine-looksng
nes % men. The party IL composed OF
Col Henry I9aai, one OF the asost emil
nens civil englneers In the United States;
Julius 3 Walsh. Charles Clark. William
Grey, George II. pasehaiI Donald Brad
fSsa Henry SeHnpge Ainee and Edgar
Amhs. sAay u. II. Bradford, S. r. Hoffman.
Thomas Dunn. Carl s1hsaiIbstsrlIer and
yssIga " r. Boyle. All OF them are very
wealthy and several havo retire1 from
aessge business pursuits AMI are enjoying
the frwks os sesss 81 work.
toI. siadl is president of the Mississippi
rss1r commission. For twelve years he
wss rrssiden. Of the board OF public Inn
psosaiaenss and resigned 20 accept the APP
pointHseas to his present posItscc under
pFassssHt Harrison. He IL a prominent
member Of the Mechanical Engineers So
eiesy and has a worldwide reputation.
He wzs chef engineer In the construction
or the Esads bridge at st. Loslis which Is
one Of t}e finest structures or It's kind
anywhere. and has been identified with
numerous improvements.
Mr. walsh Is a nafiva OF st. Louis and
has been identified with great many In
Atitntians In the city. NJ ono time being
president OF the ST. Louis Agricultural
aaa Mechanical Association and president
of the St. Louis street car system lie
sold out his interests in the street car
company to q Chicago capitalist and then
interested himself in the organization OF
the Mississippi Valley Trust Company. OF
which concern he IL now president.
AIR. Clark Is a director of the Mississippi
Valley Trust Company and large owner
In the Granite Mountain mine and the
BI-nletassss mine. OF Montana. lie also
has okhor isrg. interests in the mfsale
West and Is live. energetic citizen.
. Mr.. pasehail Is a capitalist ana Is pronsl-
nent In severai moneyef concerns His
father was editor OF the 81 Louis Repub-
&c from 1870 until his death la 1868. and
since that time the pasehalls have had an
intanest in the publication.
Judge Boyle VIII be remembered by
mary people in tflls- city as ono Of the
leading lawyers OF Missouri and at one
tina was member Of the careuit bench.
He has been pracsic.ng law for % years
AL Il man OF great prominence. lie Is
at tie present time q mafnher Of the firm
OF Adams & Boyle.
Mr.. Dunn has Tong been a resident OF
ST. Louis and Is everywhere recognized
as live. energetic business man. He
has been a heavy and successful real es-
tate operator.
siat. Goddard IL a gallant Southcrner
and Was a member OF the Confederate
army. At the close OF the war he moved
Sfnsn Georgia and took up his residence
lin st, Louis, where he engaged IN the
mercantile business. He has now re-
tired frosa active business pursuits and is
ewe 81 the most popular men In the big
city,
AR, Hoffman went 20 81. Louis frem
the Middle West and engaged In bank
t;S. lie mas becn the head OF Number
~ banking concerns. and was until the
FIRST OF the year president az the f.aclede
hank. y position which ne vas forced 10
resign on account ef al hsaita
AIR. sehraubstaestar has also retired
from active Business He WIS for a long
tigss connected with tire 81. Louis type
fclaarS rs its president. and in isas sold
ON 10 the American Tyre Foundry. a
trust created about that tine. lie now
seyoiev much of his time 10 travelling
naa has been all over this soantry ard
Europe,
Henry Sempie Ames api Edgar Afrcs
are nsphews of -Gov. sesnple, 81 tbfs
CITY, The former IS snanager Of the
.Auses estate. a dut. whlch, with the as,
sistaace er his brother. occupies all 81
his tisfse. as the estate Is very extensive
oak. fss<na are graduates OF Yale college.
asv yours yaen OF splendid appearance
ana STAINS hlgh fn business circles TAe
elder Brother Il a lawyer ny profession
Bath are active IN psssrsoslas the algEius
ct the Saasa canal ard her the vers
ssrnmenesS the brothers Will Slena q good
sssssl ar tha4r s;~--e IN Seattle. Essgar Ames
y an enthusiastic yaehtsnian ana IL ceu1.
snatsrc az tas Illinois Yacht Clah, OF s..
s~aea.
sis Bradford Is a resident % Yeleus
ard BE sne his brother oscar arss eouslns
81 es~esov scntrls They are hats
wesssky snra ard are largely Interested
u ssraoas enterprises IN ana assoa; Hes.
eaa.
Mr. Grey Is the assistant general freight
akeae ~ the Rurltnxsoa al ST. Louis ard
has charge or ire PARTY. He IS one ~
re best Known railreaa rasa in sac MID.
de West
ffeasing ,saarnss.
The trip westward has beer a sol,v
one. especially fresn gslega. ar rlale.
~ae went frcsa fais cssy to gha Mon,ana
rsesssa so maeet their. Arrived = asv IN
aayanss and was treated royalty ~ 80
feoEAe, heiFg driven aAeut the city asa
hasaaesei whes the train hsArsnx re
Visitors rvaehei reyaE9ssrs ,asf svssrsnx
IRE capitalists were nsst hv a eesnsaEstpe