The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-21

100000 feet. so the bicycle makers have
10 treble their product before they can
til the mills with orders.
The total shipments from Washington by
the various railroads for the eight months
Of 1896 were: OF lumber, 4,Sh2 cars, rs
against 1856 In a like period OF 1895; or
shns s9 fafs s. s ssoWne s f fa1s
fer 20 be the banner year in the history
OF this country.
The Great Northern has put into effect
a special tariff between Great Falls and a
large number Of stations in the vicinity.
a reduction Of neary 80 per cent. has been
made In the rates. which VIII make II pos
SHE for Great Fal Is merchants and who g.
salers TO compete with Helena and other
distributing points.
The total product of cigars for tho
United SAFES for the month of June,
1895. was 3Na 1i7,i60, showing an increase
OF -. 726. 100 over the Corresponding month
of last year. The total product for the
fiscal year ending June 30 was i,2S7, .94S.
showing an Increase OF 70, 1Si,004 over the
last preceding fiscal year
The latest annual report of the Cigar
makers International Union shows the
sum OF $iSl. 56s was paid out In 1895. and
have been distributed Last year I4.039
went out for strikes. $1i2-567 for sick bene-
its. Se6,1al for death benefits. Al,e57 for
trave.ing benefits and Slss.37T for out-of-
work benefits. In he 5Sl local lodges there
are $3.50 members
A blanket mortgage to secure an issue
OF $4,000 OF bonds on the Astoria &.
Columbia River railroad. was filed In the
reoorder's ONCE at Astoria last Thurs
day- the issue IS al the rate of $4,000 a
ME- The whole being limited 10 200 mics
OF road. the bonds to be issued pro rata
rs the line IS constructed The main line
IS TO extend from Astoria 10 Portland
VA VIA doble. and Is 70 ,nc.ude the conslruc-
and 10 TE.amook bay. The document il
signed by \. y. Hammond. president, and
Ih9Inas y strong, secretary Of the As
N - Fsnra
woes Tor The ptymen; Of semi-annuai
interest Al | Der cent. on the bonds as
named. which run for 100 years.
Travelling Freight Agent T.. A. Hackett.
or the Northern Pacific. with hea4uuar-
ters "a Spokane. has iate.y visited pull
man. CARRIED. oakesiaie. Pa.ouse and
oener oig waeat-shlpp.ng points, and re-
poFis q favorable outlook. although m rs
which commenced a few days ago viii do
more or Jess damage 10 the grain stiil
standing. lie estimates THAI; in most OF
the sections he visited about one-thlTd
OF the crop was st!a unharves,ed uD 10
ne middle OF last week. He says the
loss from the hot winds early in the sea,
son Is falling very FAR short OF the fit-s,
estimates. Cool weather came on before
me grain had had time 10 shrivel ard tho
Nheat mas since hled out finely. 50 thar
IN MANY places where 40 per cent loss
~as estimated from this cause. there win
be scarcely Is per cent.
Z. G. Stevens. general Western mas
senger agent of the Great Northern. re-
tnTned yesterday morning from Spokane.
WHITTIER he accompanied a special party az
tTenty-Slx oregon students from port
and bound Tor various Eastern ores
and universities. The party left Formed
at oc+oek Thur slay evening via the q
=, X y ana the Great Northern IN the
Great northern CIR osakis. and was in
charge OF a. u. G. Dennastou. cltv MS
senser ana ticket agent OF the Great
Northern. who accompanied the .+tlFey,ss
as far East as s.. Paul. They are rrs,ro
" al wel-known young men OF Portland
800 800 afe returning 70 College after their