The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-02
SSING THRONG.

80 ~ wlelI-propoFts0ued man with
SiSsst ~ Il ore who has Seen mtch
-: .sss571 v1azke6 into the lobby Of the
7SssS7cv - fsight and IN . fgnn buzt-
H. lS11bed his name On the seg1s-
lzS ~ esSceefry. He was dressed In a
:. - e brown and wore . soft
!Zzs ;st ~ ~ weIi-shaped he2d-A typ
.3 r - d syery serEs-
- S1T21nP 8W no stranger 20 Seattle.
RS - not been seen in thes,
s1re tinne, II WIS Fred R. Reed,
s5S f Yakima, OK which city he was
.ss 1,r4ne The period OF excessive
,1fs'n. z = Z. ". 6maliey would say.
15e 1oo6 vas the head promoter Of
4 - -. 61nfion scherne in Prosser Falls,
.3 ~ sS - f.ssued his versatile talents
.Sss.zSslin hepmtn9 and the efttinx and
~ ~ S71V e 4 weekly newspSs sr. Dur
z:S2S 80 ttmes lfr. Reefs s.Ame was
- hefcrs the public ~ being
IN various enterprises of a
-. II 1874 he was elected major
~ $1,000 regiment. *. g. w. About
b s,ss1rs 10 III. Reed associated himself
~ ventures with some capitalists
800 neans IN New England, and
Esss 80 time his former haunts in the
Ssis p Vaehingfon have seen but little Of
- fa1ne assigned q room. Mr. Reed.
1917 seated In an easy chair and
nuay at q fragrant Havana. talked
~ tninefv 81 his experiences az a
= Is tie West The Prosser IrYs-
0oeepany was the last TO go into =
q hnnd1. said Mr. Reed In REM
Sak ocef Of 4 way. st was q big
nl,d Il echulxs bad come up there
RI lltch Wsd have put = big stretch
nlxf urd4r water, and the spier :
- q The Prosser falls could have
RI u mArss uses In bringing ter
= plestiye garden cut Of the sage
~ aand OF the Prosser country
- mis- pill be done, and instead
- 16ok rabbits and aage hens inhaiit-
~ Country viii be . prosperous and
people.
unGv IT a. = hard lick. II war only
- fellows who sassealed. and they
~ ehe soa5dext. The men whom
re hur6est never said a word;
1So e them, and they nsver muir
Hnt down in Tacoma the little
- WOeo cCileti up like rattlers. and
1gnuGht 10 turn. 6chuIxesa wac a
& r. he6d for large schemes, and If
N1oeo country had not fattened cut
G10N havs pulled out Of the depths
0<1nn 1is peculiar dealings led him.
{ ~ 3 defender Of his ways OF doing
{ hat there are lots Of fellows In
~ who were helped along by
u1o received loans from hs.u and
80 Into good positions. and / be-
! = bfs9ng him credit Tor what he aid
8 y ~ rad"
H1edsH interests nave taken him
~ continent hundreds OF times
Me last eistt years. He was nj
1ne during the Worlds fair. and Hast
( 1elnAn4 - incident connected with
- ~ IN the career Of ex-Mayor s.
yneo44raght, OF Tacoma. whose efforts
NJ headquarters for Washing
$3.50 = Chicago ended 50
saas he took q doae
u4e1H1 after spologlzing to
n4A1y TOR troubling her by
1lnE sut-Ssle In her house. II met
3lghf about two days before hs
Nutelf.' said Nr. Reed. 'sft waz In
~ BIT hotels Of the city. and srx
nk Up 70 me. intent upon S......sxssag
MM tenn. knew Of tho straits into
- III katlts Of living had led him
1efere be could say anything I handed
- With the remark: .WhecIwrfghf.
~ partner told mo to buy a membership
{oW aneociation. here's the money
- old fellow broke down. He said.
nice way Of helping fellow Out.
~ and appreciate t. Two DAYS later
i ~ troubling people with his schemes
eecoesities and shun!ed or"
~ saying. "You cam keep q good
eeNn !" Aptly Illustrated In the ex-
1ak9ma, cx-townslte boomer
.. ez'irrikAtion manager. whose ener-
~ now engaged In building up a
q 81 !! which some day viii put him on
q III Inere are not many men In the
pnosc experiences have been SO
ana diverse a. Mr.. Reeds. who
6! - - many Of the ups and downs
U Nkeee career has been filled with In
+ - enough to form the basis for a
- Aevels. He left New York twenty
~ 50. and shedding his fsne clothes
cowboy In the Snake river
Many man has started to make
81 esune . COW puncher. and Mr.. Reed
Qxen that rough life on the plains
West hts man to grappse with
b d sef problems In business His ex-
- - miner and prospector In the
eays Of the Black Hills equipped
Z. wa knowledge which IL invaiu-
- am IN his present UNDERTAKINGS.
SuEo ne LETT Boise. Idaho, on horse
Ss ysM , party OF four others and
the unknown end unexpsored
sSs1usy y Northern and Central Idaho,
~ esepin9 under roof till his return
q ! y the following October. He rode 80,
On horseback through some OF the
~ shd toughest country on the Amer
cootinsnt. He has examined the min
egtriss of Cripple Greek. Col: Trail
- N British Columbia: the coiVljle
sTvauon. as well as several districts in
INV ana this summer he Intends
IAsne trip through the olympics.
= ~ g it, ventures In Idaho the COM
VIA which Mr.. Reed Is identified
: Placer property covering so acres,
YIN b worked on a large scale.
company n also acquiring interests
q mining districts of Washington ana
l7daA Columbia
49, Sargent. of Toronto. secretary af
Nommsfslai Travellers Association OF
B was In the city yesterday. AZ the
& et~ssrand hotel. and left In thu. after
iof spokane over the Great .Sorth-
~ Sargent IL an old friend Of w. l..
sssns having known him in the earlier
~ 49, g Ms sccresaryshsp OF the organize
~ Win which he IL connected. "The
Z ~ 1. tessi Travellers Association OF Cam
~. aad Mr.. Sargent. just as Re was
- q take the train yesterday. .has
- % existence for twenty-five years.
: peoa It's secretary for twenty years.
memhership % 40 and
80. surplus ON hand Of quarter Of a
p. ~, =. collars. ! have just returned. from
Aeeaenai country. whera / have been
~~e into the u2tter of steamer and
S...s rates. Our system of conducting
s-s~ss - 10 obtain for our association
49, s.l eos en- transportation that Is q PER
S- = - than tariff and allows each srav-
- pounds of baggage The merchants
~. mem hershir OF $40 per year for each
$3.50 ., and the merchant makes by the
ss..sstaeHs about sies per wear On each
=. s.E nan In hts employ by sharing g,
s.s. - which We obtain for him by our
~ We Insure ttr members ft,r