The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-08

Whs4her the remaining portion Of the
snnsnsse was executed the record doss
80 lIscloss-
q =. Arthur A. Denny. ths founder ~
&fn1f1A was also lts 0rxt merchant.
&n1neeeial Interests began 1T Seattle In
- moee natural manner. being but IN
1uowth q TIE trading from the vessels
X&2 en0e 10 The harbor for pfling ana
- timhers for the San Francisco mar
81 While thus taking on cargo the
moenin carried on trade with the settlers
- hard the vessel II was found 10 b
81 Innlabie 70 leave the remaining stock BE-
500 q the village, to be sold OF on COM
go r taking such goods and dtspostng Of
-. 4 store Was built. one story high,
10y By thirty fest In sire. on the north
nt eosnog Of Commercial and WANING.
- sfyness where Dexter Horton = Cos
k6otful hank building now stands and
|k lhis rnpretentious structure Mr.. Denny
<ti al sorts OF goods on commission
3sDds Increased rapidly. and he soon
E1snepaffer associated with himself Mr..
|;5o1rter Horton and Mr.. Phillips. rh4y
e1eYisd provisions. hardware. cloths. cut
III and notions. II was not long before
81 Denny and his partners were able to
$500 themselves on IN independent basis.
800 lounder OF the house visiting Ian
RVfnacieco 70 purchase his annual stock
~ tbs Indian var broke cut. Mr. Dem
E5ny hisposed OF his interest In the business
- enter the volunteer service. Horton
Esnnd Phillips continued business at the old
Sean6 for . number Of years. until the In
6s5tusion Of the hank by Horton and the
%laaah about the same time Of Phillips
Athdnn Z shoudy succeeded to the mer-
Eonoffe department.. arad they In turn ooid
HSuf r - TO Crawford 4 Harrington. Aft
E1uonb transformed to Harrington Z
>nnflA ur. Smith diaA In San FfAnclDco
kzn ~ years ago. and owing to compticA-
800 the Affairs Of the partnership we're
E0oond up. Mr.. Denny. the founder. and
IN. harrington for many years tie man
800 proprietor Of the first store started
4 ~ city. are both sttu residents of the
81 n second eakahiinhment Was that Of
&c e Terry. who had previously located
J ~ An point In Isl. bat sinding Seattle .
61{tor location. he purchased site from
EfM MAYNARD and built . store on Com
Em9glal street. where he carried on bush
- up 10 the day OF his death. 1t was
t<not I'll smooth sailing with him. however.
/ IL hnsinass way. II we are 20 judge
5Ikum ~ following entry found n . small
fnemeenndun book lsft BY him: III. But
kEke. dlDuty marshal. took possession ct
zSmy STORE. lands ana tensments under .
INIT a attaehment from y. A. Clark o.
~. November -. Delivered the same -
- Deoember 1 "a"
n JAe mall and postofYice facilities IN
mes early days were far different from
zpAat the people OF Seattle enjoy ut the
[s3peoeent time. Mr. Arthur A. Denny. who
fE~ae the FIRST postmaster In Seattle. thus
1peaks Of the disadvantages under which
he pioneers iahored: We obtained our
nsa from Olympia. tho nearest postof-
~ b. canoe express, for which serv-
- ws hired Robert Moxlio 10 make
esokly trips between Olympia and Seat
ls. Al were required to ray 5 cents {
ktsR. and nearly all subscribed some
lhinx IN addition to support the express
IN this service gave the lot now owned
II r. AAddocks. on the corner Of
yinf avenue and Madison street. Our
sh4 cypress was received August Is. 1SSS
90 brought u twenty-five letters and
le91een newspapers August q. HAVING
~ appointed postmaster. received ths
1N cnited States mall ever delivered n
N0tse. and opened the ofIice IN q boz
asln where tho stevens hotel now
ands !. however. was not permitted
sAjoy the distinguished honors and TN
ease emolamsnts Of the position long
NAyaard and two or three kindred
40 s0ry secretly represented TO ths
OFaftment that I was not In sympathy
vHA the administration: IN fact that
vss not Only whig. but Al offensive
ARTISAN. and got ne relieved October II
~ ~ the appointment Of w. J. Wright
ustie drunken doctor. THIS intrigue wa
discovered rot long after the petition ha'
soee on. ard George ". McCornaha an
ssnsr friends Of the Administrations,
saef words. pcmocrats--forwarsied q pro
seN and on May l. 1854 I was recon
sassoned by Horasic King. first assist
al postmaster general. bur decline
as appointment About this time wrtgh
~. ~ the country. forgetting 70 pay hi
ssiis BEFORE starting or settle with II
MFsment Mr. Charles P!ur,mer wa
~ appointed postmaster"
Aae pioneers who settled On the SCUM
w. 81. -.