The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-05

/ TIE New York Mai and Express, In re-
cert Issue. introduces TO the public new
character from the great Northwest in the
r,ersou Of s'CoI s. A. Perkins" who has
been II Washington, d. C., talking 70 the
Newspaper men. Just who Col. Perkins
is the Mall ard Express makes partially
clear b. describing MIN As the assistant
secretary of the National Republican
committee and private secretary TO Sena-
tor Hanna" which almost enables the
Post-IuteIllgence- 70 identify the colonel"
as young man OF slender mold and nerv-
Gus manner who once resided in Tacoma
The gentleman. while living IN this state.
was famous as an able conversationalist.
and from the easy, oft-hand manner in
which he describes things seen and IN
seen IN the great Northwest. We think ne
recognize in the colonel the Tacoma Per-
kins. But there Is one great change. Our
Perkins was known as Sammy Perkins,
Esquire. while the Washington. D. c.. Per-
kins is mentioned as Col. Perkins. Now,
had the Mai and Express mentioned him
as Sammy Perkins. or Sammy Perkins.
Esquire, il would have been more clear.
but 10 refer TO him as Col. S. A Perkins,
and thus wholly wipe out his old title. is
too much.
However. Il is more in reference 10 what
Col. Sammy Perkins Esquire, says OF the
Northwest that attention Is called, than TO
the real title that gentleman is entitled to-
which the Pozt-Intelligencer in its desire
for fairness. is willing TO concede in full.
Here f. portion Of the interview in which
he refers to the Klondike rush:
Tacoma. especially. is reaplng a rich
harvest from this exodus. and her fac
tories are running night and day. AS an
example on the Saturday before he left
for the East one well known firm Of Klon-
dixie outftters took I'm SOC, go on that day
alone IL fitting out pTespectors. Tacoma
Is especially fitted for this purpose. be-
cause she has one of the largest wooden
mills in the country. where the blankets,
mlttens. caps and underwear are made.
while her canning factories are putting
UP meats and fish and other provisions at
the rate Of hundreds OF thousands Of cans
day. These factories. together with the
other industries interested in the Klon-
dixie outfits. are new running with three
shifts Of men, all working at high wages
Win pAEHA% OI places more. III IdcLr
IL is hard 10 get labor on the Coast at
present. because II seems as though every
one had the gold fever.
Speaking In this regard Mr. Perkins
says that all along the wharves can be
seen signs reading, Men Wanted and
there is no need for any one to be out OF
work
Tacoma is catching the boom both
ways. The greatest shipping to Alaska
IL being carried on In that port, while the
returning crowds are landing there. Be
sides this. nearly all the wheat of that
great region is being exported from Ia
coma. and all OF this naturally makes
money plentiful and business brisk
With all OF the other facts before the
public, this is sufficient to make out
case as TO the identity of the Washington
City statesman. II is. however, TO be
regretted that for the moment Col. Sam
my Perkins. Esquire. assistant secretary
OF the national Republican committee and
private secretary to Senator Mark Han
IA. forgot Seattle ia his little talk and
sldetraeked this city so completely. OF
course Il Is just possible that Col. Sammy
visited Seattle while The great crowds OF
outntters were here. that he saw the
Portland treasury ship unload her wealth
at our docks and witnessed the ship loads
Of miners coming and going from this
port. hut later became mixed IN his facts,
or It may be that he was just engaged In
one OF his old-tine fsats of linguistic
ledgerdemain. Al any rate. ne has proven
that Col. sammy Perkins. Esquire. OF Ia
coma and Washington City. is no mean
shakes OF a boomer. Pasco is greatly in
need OF mis- services.