The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-21
VIIL ARRIVE TO-DAY.
p,.s;dent Hill, OF the Great
Northern, Coming.
.oee PARTY or RAILROAD MEN
-rtaent Departmental ofrlcer- From
a.. PaaI and Eastern Capitalists
Are on the special.

80. Northern railway circles IN this
"a indeed along the entire western
~ the 1tne weFe thrown into a rutfer
<s.xrss.rseaf few days ago b. the an
s.--osrusns that President Hill proposed
- slssxn a visit. followed quickly b.
~ewrs snat he had left ST. Paul in a
- train. accompanied by a party 81
.xs~sersis1 gentlemen. many OF them the
s~sss az various departments In the Great
xs~sbern. No Geographic herald has
go ahsad % them TO ten Of their prog
-. from one station 70 another. except
- nafsf. baelness-Ilke official bulletins
=. haxe come 20 train sispatchers ami
80 ossscers 81 the road. They have been
: - great haste. but. as befstted gentle
- 81 their dignity. have JouFneyed from
-rarf % roinf, doubtless with a view TO
so~~fan4ng business and pleasure.
rEe rreclss object OF President Hill In
.~rsrg 20 Seattle f4st now. accompanied
= - many men OF high standing in the
v.nzsv and commercial world. can only
= surrnlsed for he has made no official
t~ze;a7safton concerning a.. There ear De
- hossht. however. that he intends looking
sxer the ground here in connection with
a. terminal tracks and depot which have
rrsssd the source Of 50 much talk in the
sssy for sofg.e time past. and that the great
xslayess 70 await his arrival
ne PARTY consists OF the following
r.sssers President. J. j. Hill. Mr.. Bar
.aps Of New York: Mr.. Wareban=er. OF
q Paul. General Manager G. II Warren:
" Dahlgren. ~ the Minneapolis Trust
rau,paHy: General Traffic Manager H. r..
esnte. Comptroller X. l. Harrington. Gen
ssal Solicitor If. D. Grover. A. Guthrie.
.srs president Of the Kasio q SLOGAN road
IN Egan. telegraph superintendent Of
he Sc Louis 4 San Francisco. J. r. Stew
ts.. chief engineer of the Great Northern.
President Hsil is also accompanied by his
son. Louis fiili and several other guests
sef Included IN the foregoing list
Nearly every man IN the party has some
rain 10 distinction. President HHl him
s,l.. Of cours.. needs no introduction TO the
ssople Of this section. where bis movements
have for so long been regarded with pro-
fszssd interest. and where the great syB-
sem OF which he Is the head is looked upon
d home road. identified 70 a great ex-
tsns with the interests Of this city and
s.aie Mr. Bafnum II a prominent lawyer
sEd capitalist Of New York. who came 20
lkaf city from Connecticut. where his faith
n, the late Hon. w H. Barnufn. served "A
l,ng and brilliant; term OF public service
ss congressional representative. United
ftslss senator and chairman OF the Demo
sratsr national committee. Mr.. Ware
tagser Is The largest owner Of standing
timber IN the world. Mr.. pahlgren IL the
~ Of Admiral Dahlgren. whose career In
she navy as commander. chief OF ordnance.
rsAr admiral and admiral. won for him the
ADMIRATION and confidence OF his country
nen. while his scientific and inventive
genias Obtained recognition from the world.
The members OF the party who are direct
II connected with the Great Northern
are we'll known. several OF them having
Waited this city before. Among railway
sea bone Of them perhaps. i more popu-
lar than General Traffic Manager Shute.
whose kindly bearing toward his men has
made or. rather, kept them his firm
friends He has risen from a elerkshIp
which paid him So a month 10 a position
which pays him $4,000 year. but his
Promotion has not turned his head. and tho
han1blest Subordinate IN his employ Is
sure OF conslderate treatment at his hands.
Presdent I'M and his party left 81.
Pau Sunday night. going 20 Great Falls.
Butte. Anaconda. Helena and possibly one
or two other points. The special train
bearing them left Spokane at fo.so o'clock
yesterday morning. and reached Leaven-
verih yesterday evening Ifp 10 That time
Il was Uncertain whether the train would
b At Leaveuworth for the night. giving
ne party the dement, OF tahHSht on the
beautiful portion or the road between that
pant and Seattle. or whether It would run
= for an early morning arrival IN this
sity But i, was finally decided 10 pur-
pc the former course. ana the train viii
have i.caysnworth at $50 o'clock this
morning.
General Superintendent j. VI. Barr. OF
The Great Northern. came In from Spo-
k4ne yesterday afternoon. bur leaves THIS
morning for New Westminster. whence he
experts % return in day or two.