The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-22
ON THE WAY
LCgBERHEy LEAVE MIME aP0LIs
FOR THE SOUND.
Ahons 200 People. Representing
HIs0soosto of Capital. to Visit
s~nsfl~-Loeal Committee Leaves
To-day to Meet Them NJ Spoka ne
"a Poss-InfeIiigeDrer Represent
Rtive tn Accompany the Party
some Neat Souvenirs.

Last night there ieft Minneapolis N
SPECIAL cars % the Great Northern rail-
way ORE CO the most important eoEnusr-
cges expeditions ever headed for the Pa
effse coast They did not start as
party. iar-d toward the Northwest II
the fabulous stories Of tire gold OF Alaska
bur 90 invest gate the wealth OF the tn
Izr resources q washington. with ~
idea 81 increasing the heSgy bulk OF trs1e
that she unstsdIefasn. yardnefz and deaf
srS and indirectly. tse rrsnfaclIre-s OF
the East are already interested IN
The mines 81 Washington ara Alaska
are great factors in the prosperity Of ,he
Northwest bat there are ths wheat crops
and the great forests that aad material
and steady benefit. that should place them
al the head Of the best OF ,hgngs that
make Washington today the mSsr pros
porous state in the union.
a few months ago the Washington
Lumber Exchange, al a Eseeting In its
rooms ia the basement CT the Dexter
Horton building. took up the matter Of
Inviting luUberuaen from the East 10
visit Puget sound for the purpose OF tn
cTeasir.g the market In the East of the
lumber products OF Washington Invita-
were extended by wire 10 several
3 Citations al that time holding meet
laaxs III states Of she Middle West in
which the Washington Lumber Exchange
was backed up by the Manufacturers
Association OF the Northwest. and The
members were urged 10 come 10 WASH
Ington TO see the forests and partake Of
the hospitality 81 those with whom they
h@id business relations. but whom they
had never seen.
Then the railroads were approached on
the subject of rates and their co-op~ra-
ton enlisted The scheme took from
the first. and after submitting the pu--
poses Of the meeting 10 the officers at
ST. Paul, the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern roads agreed upon a $50 rate
10 the Coast ard return This PROPOSE
fio1 was rendered 10 the lumber ex-
change and the manufacturers assoeia-
ton. and they told the roads that they
did not want So low a rate. The object
Of the excursion was 10 secure the visit
OF the business men. and not their clerks
and bookkeepers. The result has been
eDiinently satisfactory. and between 10
and 30 persons. including lumber deal
srs anc their families, representing
combined capital Of 81. aea.o COO. is now fair
~ on It's way To Seattle
The committee as at present named.
who viii go 10 Spokane TO meet the ex-
cursionists is follows;
From Seattie-Thomas Saunders. A. =.
McEwen. c. II. Crane. Frank Curtis. ).
e Bell G. w Ste.sor A. s Kerry V II
". Price, c. l.. Roy, George LAWYER. F.
Mitchell, c. E. Patten. Fred Stimson. A.
g Foster
From Tacoma-H. G. Foster. F. n.
Cole. +. u. Norton.
From whatcom--C. L Anderson. George
I.oggie. u. H. De Can, NJ. Earies. W. r.
Fowle.
From cosmopoiis-C F. White.
The committee Will leave this afternoon.
some going over the Great Northern and
the Tacoma members going over the
Northern Pacific.
The Itinerary.
The excursion will arrive at Spokane
tomorrow evening and will leave about
II o'clock az night for the Coast. giving
the exeursionlsfs n daylight ride across
the famous switchbaek. The itinerary
+ fer the nine days following includes
{ Everett Falrhaven. New whatcom, Sc
{ attic Ballard Port Biakeley. Port Or
chari Tacoma, the logging camps Gray's
HarboT. Portland. the Columbia river
and Bridal Veil falls.
! The local itinerary is made UP as fol-
flows:
/ July 2s-P. M-Arrive AZ Seattle
/ July "a. M.-Nisit 10 the sawFliiIs
water front. and city proper. leave for
+ Lake Washington on street cars ar II
/ city and visit 20 parks
Luncheon Al Lake Washington.
SseaTer ride q two hours on the lake.
= M O'clock. arrive at upper end of
I lake. special train rsae on Seattle and In
ternAnonsi. ssIrsins the lake
20 2 rn,-.trrive az Ballard; visit 10 the
] mills ard factories.
= nl-Rcsurn 20 Seattle
;se rooms Q. he Washington Lurnber Ex.
July s7--lo a. m.-Leave Ger Pert Blake
II a m.-Arrive At Fort Rlakelev Mil
f,a''slE pant Uhe largest cargo min
y m--CIsu, bake o4l ire hoss,s.
p na.-l.eave FOR Forl Orchard: insp~,-
/ ton United States naval station ana s~v
dock tone or The largss1 In ;he wnridl.
Reception and Entertainment.
A. all Of The places rnen.tore. s,re,-
! preparations are being made Tor the re-
cepsion and entertainment NJ Tho visit
f ors- There IS q I've 4 refre@ AinE nhse,,,a
~ fovnalIse ari the lunches and bar-
GUets are 80 be novel features of n.
midsummer outing.
The special train over the Great North
eTn VIII consist 90 Ave sleeperS. two din
'as ears. buffet ear and a baggage car.
y number - Eastern excarxlon.sts made
TIE trip from Buffalo by way 81 the
Great Lakes 20 Dulu:h.
The Indications sre TIA: The skies VIII
p clear - smoke during the trip About
stxty-flvs - tAe excursioz3sss wIl make
the trip tGtc Yellowstone park There
has been s1cA = rush IA the Yeggovv-.,s,s
thts year that tire Northern Pacific re-
fa@ci - se'i - kets 30 the park between
4..}y = ard =. The excursion VIII reach
he park Age.sst 4. and the railroads give
assurance Tft2s the aec0r7.Y1c3 sstors f8
tes Daek W.! he ample so thAt ssflA. Five
= ;he AK cttts'an sts-~Nr. ard Mrs Josech
Thomas NJ ARA MIS-, jonathan Tbou1-
rs and Mss Ftla Thotnax-w-in SAT- r.