The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-06

President HILL OF ets Great Northern
and his party, including Vice Pressdens
Newman. Mr. Samuel Hill, General Sup
er.nsenSent Barr ard Division Supertn-
tencen. Rston, left Seattle yesterday ATT
ernoon for Spokane There. as has ale
ready been stated IN the Post-Intesligen'
GER q meeting has been arranged between
Mr. Hi and Mr. Winter. and The ,wo
presidents viii probably take short trip
together into the Palouse country. I, -
fair 10 assume that the freight rate troll
bic at Spokane and the suits fled in con-
sequence aZa:ns. the two roads by 500
kane merchants. viii form one topic At
the conference between Presiden. Winter.
OF thu Northern Pacific. and President
Hi. Of the Great Northern.
Mr. Hi was as busy yesterday as he
usually II during his visits to this city.
Accom- panied by Vice Pres.3en: Newman
he looked over the various improvements
now under construction by the Great
Northern in this city, including the freight
cepo, Just finished. the switch tower
which Is now in the Anal stages OF ADJUST
ment. the filled ground at jackson street
and along Railroad avenue. and the ex-
tension and enlargement of the Airing on
dock.
Mr.. Newman spent part OF the forenoon
at the Offices OF the company. getting ac-
qaainted with the men. and with the BUSH
ness which Will come specially within his
province. He had q thousand questions
10 ask. and every office man was I'M
pressed favorably with his pleasant man
ner and his thorough and business-liks
methods.
This Is my first visit TO Seattle since
ISIS" said Mr.. Newman 10 a reporter,
and have been delighted and surprised
al the solid and substantial growth OF the
city. In my 5ldSmsnt 1t has all ths es-
sential foundations for a great city.
~ look for an especial development OF
Oriental trade from this Do.nt. There can
be no doubt that Seattle is more favorab.y
situated than either Tacoma or Portland
as between the North Pacific and South
Pacific American coast the trend
q the future is pretty Panty
ter has practically but two lines 20 the
Orie.1t-viz-. the Pacific Mai and the Orr
eEgal and Observation-Disclosures the North
Pacific coast now has four-yiz. the sam
ueis. the Northern Pacific. the Canadian
Pacific and our own connection. the Nip
pom Yusen kaisha-
The fact that this oreat commercial
and sh.ppng company, tho Nippon Yusen
kaisha. threads the Orient with It's own
lines, giving immediate connection under
It's own proprietorsh.p from Yokohama 10
Korea. Russia. the Straits. India and the
sandwich Islands, gives 20 the new mari
tine connection OF the Great Northern
$50 far as the object OF my present
visit here is concerned. Il IS Just what one
would naturally suppose Il TO be-viZ.. 20
famiihar.ze myself with the business of the
road. It's property. its traffic. it's connec-
tons, and 10 gel acquainted with the men
with whom am 10 be associated. I .1-l We
visit. 1"''1' 'HosA unnecessarily 0''s'
President Hi had set the hour OF 8
O'Clock yesterday afternoon for starting
on his return trip. and that part OF the
programme was pretty closely adhered TO.
For a while ae hes,tated as to whether he
would await the arrival Of the Yamagu-
Chi Mar7i. but the uncertainty of the hour
at which she would arrive finally decided
INN rot 20 walt In the meantime. West
ern Freight Manager Benham, OF the
Great Northern. and Local Manager Grit
fths. OF the Nippon YuSen kaisha- had
como Up from Port Townsend. wisther
they had gone last Friday afternoon to
meet the Yamaguchi. as 4 was supposed
she would enter the straits that night
Mr.. Benham was with Mr.. Newman al
most constantly during the morning. Mr.
Grifflths arrived IN Seattle only a shor.
while before the presidents tran pulled
out. He came at once 10 the station,
whore he met Mr.. Newman and had a
short conference with Mr.. Hill
AT O'Clock the train stood IN front
OF - Great Northern freight Office. the
IL lfp3lkSfEl 10 get OH.
The other members OF the party had as
senhled at he train and waited only the
coming OF Mr.. HiH. At length he came.
The latest news he could get from the
Yamaguchi was that she had been sighted
at $50 O'Clock a. m. and the break m tho
wire 10 Port Townsend rendered II In
possible 10 learn whether size had vet
reached that point. So the train stool
waiting. whiie Mr.. Hi made up his mind
The few minutes of GsIay were eace,sv
utilized By men who wished to see the
president on various matters Of business
In fifteen minutes he decided that II WIS
best 10 wait no longer. Superintendent
Riton waved his hand and the train went
northward.