The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30

H~Fs F28& ara EfAAHB - *S~te~~.~r N~-s
we 10 naf hasfis any lergs anount
o. fises fsoa 81 product GssE neCzSs1-1alaF Guy
= ear A. gr.senf We bnv> ewerTtnsng
Ers fnsz Ire snat - Hea1- ard. u ferz.
~ are buying pota.nE tslat ~ can posi-
nty get along wlfacur. unfN sc aTs as
sarsd tha* ze v1ll - eese % torn down
all yea Western fanzrtes - Novsn45eT-
When tsat = eonsurnrast@a sc sfs@li Re
ia fhs ansrsst for qgtte good deal Of
stock
s-Tnst ls Only a ~aulrle % -. letters ere
gek." continued Dir. E1y. 5. zee TIE 81
ssr craze started wa receive word q that
kind nearly every Gay. and 81 many IT
stances orders have s@eu csneeisc- Deal
ers ng~ wal Unya the last zagueFsI be-
fore criering. ana II IRE order doesf !
eengs ausek rhey cancel Il. TDsy order
from hand 70 mouth. Here - snotfSs-
sefter from a firm az PlafnvisE. MIN
'Yogrs Of AggBss - IS received. and al
Is satisfactory as FAR a. your part = con
cerned. but the wfzereufsh - not a. band
win IS ard ire borrowing q money VIII
D. impossible uutil after siectR7n- Fso-
rls here don't Hike the idea Of loansns 2
huFsdress-cent dollar and being paid ~llA
3 afty-cenf dollar. an8 nc giving OF
ncte payable So gold ts dangerous 70 Us.
So We viii hzYe 20 Withhold our orders uI4-
III after election Then Ne hope 70 De aols
10 EtFe u al S&AN@ %R+ a $50
.r1s., n Ar-n returned from the East =
day or tao ngo. NJ. Aren ts a close OBJ
server. and 20 a Fsosf-Infe.iiig sneer repoT-
ter yesterday ne gave bis views Of TIE 9o-
AtGcai situation.
Il visited New YORK city an9 heard Mr.
Br~an's speech IN Madison Square Car
degl.s' he safa. sssfr Bryan was Gisappotnt-
eli az none OF the l>afinz Democrats OK
the state OF New York weTe there % greet
hlns. ard his sp@ecaa vas quite as ms3cn
disappointment 20 flis followers. a. they
were not very enthusiastic. talEeG VITA
several business men IN New York, and
they se-saea 20 think me state Eoalt 20
a. least from 1880 20 1880 ~ favor %
MoKlnlsy. Wal. street operators we're 90
ing very carefully. ami the markets N
bonds and Atoc6s se@Fsled 20 % defffoEA44<ed
- times. Money was Grm on the STOCK
exchange the day ! WAS there. being from
70 & per cent. on o1lls 1he securities were
closely .crlr:inized and Unitec states conos
befng T,relerred as collateral. On my re-
s..rn / stopped at Chicago with the Cum
ruiuxs b.oys. OF the Clifton house. VINO
were my old scnoosma;es. and 81 speaking
with them they said Mr. Bryan always
made his headquarters there when IN chi
cage but they were for gold, a11 tho1SAt
there VAS no doubt that the state would
20 for Mckinley. a. Aitgeld had 1851 MS
grip on the voters OF Illinois.
From there / went 10 Iowa 20 look
after my cold storage plant, and met
many prominent men % that state Nho
were very enthusiasts over the outlook
and who thought the silver sentiment was
81, the wane. and that Mckinley would
carry the state BY at least 5o.vo. mere
SCENE To be no doubt about the rSsuit In
Minnesota and the business men OF 81.
PAN and Minneapolis 7Aink they VIII roll
uu a nice majority Tor Mckinney
That the prostration 10 general VIII De
shown by tho forthcoming issue OF the
Pacific Lumber Trade Journal. which has
received bulletins from correspondents In
nearly every state ia the union From
Maine 10 Texas and from Florida TO Wasn-
lnrton comes the same report: We can
do nothing until the country declares
against free silver" Politics has had moth
ing 20 do with these correspondents, in
asmnch as the Pacific Lumber Trade
Journal is non-partisan and the contri0u-
lions are unbiased. From sko"hegan'
Ne. l. W Weston 4 Co. write:
Local trade is very dali. about one
third OF last year. Outside trade Is small
aud prices very low. two-thirds OF last
year. Tho principal demand IS for small
house frames and few business blocks.
No mills or factories being built As 10
future prospects. no man can tell.
Texas Is no better of than Maine. as the
following from William Cameron * Co.
indicates:
.'The lumber trade Is very dull and foots
I'D about 50 per cent. OF last years bust
ness at this time Collections are hard
10 make Prospects are for a slight in
crease IN trade and FOR better collections
as the cotton crop Is harvested. Stocks
generally are about as usual at this sea-
SON
In Bryan's own state a lumbsrnan who
stands sqaarsly for Mckinley as the REM
edy FOR hard times writes a pointed let
ter. lie is ". l.. Fries. president OF the
Nebraska Lumber Dealers Association,
and ne writes from Arcadia as follows:
Trade here Is practically dead and but
very few collections Trade Is not as good
a. Il was last year at this time. Stocks
on hand are small. There Is practically
10 residence lumber needed az all. What
li,tle Ne viii sell this fail will be 10 re-
pair sheds and pens for stock. Prospects
Tor the immediate future are very dark.
TIE small grain crop il very good, but
prices are 50 low that they hardly pay
for The expense OF raising. The only thing
that vii benefit Us here Is FOR the farmer
20 prosper first. then business IN general
vi prosper. Something must be done 20
enable TIE farmer 10 get = good price for
his product. There IS bat one Thing in
10y Judgment that VIII Do this. aad that
is 90 elect William Mckinley president a
che United States That viii restore con-
adanCe. sNs thA tlle n.cn good jobs az
e od wages. start ;hs wheels OF Industry.
create a home market AMI give the farmer
good price for the products Of bis farm.
Then traGe vii be brisk and collections
good. Cnhi that tliue comes We Bil have
nothing g. DO here bat sif and hone"
\ few moro ~ The numerous letters rub
Ished are as follows;
Hartford, Conn.--Trada never better
here un 70 August l. Hartford has been
specially favored with large building on
eratone- Mercantile and manufacturing
operations. except ~ bicycle works. not
up 30 the usual volume. There s a sha~p
advance IN money. No real estate loans
being made at any rate. Money ncnllnaily-
6 per cent, commercial paper. & Per cent
Western. " 70 pr cent. IL will surely
suut dowu Within thirty DAYS sharp We
look for more ~ less panic feeling TN the
ngar FUTURE. Collections are rloW: pros
rcs-ts bad stcrks here large. IN the state
generally. small ANDREWS & PECK
"AtCAisoD. kan.-rrade "a very quiet
here ak present, beiag somewhat poorer
than 81 ghis time last year Collections
ara very slow. bat ~ look FOR an improve
u1ent Cats fan Sjocks are very low. deal
ers buying only what thev have 20 have.
''WM. CARLISLE & co..
''Elhurn Tll-Trads Is 3eaA tn this vs.
c.alfy. There IS rot hals 90 mech as a
year 2ko Nathipg IS fu demand excent
Ser O. fitttc PATCHING. 4 few vii rchuit1
Nut there are go rev buli3ircS TO sf-a K
o. Collections have been Nery dulI Tor
she last ye8r. no worse nor hetter al.
present Therc ts M prospect for the ir,-
me8iat, fC'urc Most % car statesmen
have bssn cailea ir. ans aeaelT ala isrge
concerns are shuttIus aawn sreir uills
thts Uaouth. Thousands ~ men i'm Wis