The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-08
THE TELEGRAPH OFFICES.
Rushed With All the Business They
Can Hanale-Dig Banking
Business.

The merchants of Seattle are rot the
only people OF the city who are profiting
hy the Ciondyke excitement. and business
Places that have been marked By drawn
curtains and tarkened windows At night
are now exhibiting the presence OF an I'M
usual stir and activity. To the citizens
generally the time of closing the telegraph
ofhces has been an unopened book. but
the late man" on the Poet-Inteihgencer
has seen the shutters put up on the West
srn Union Office across the street at
o'clock In the morning. The Postal, on
account OF It's messenger gcrvice, has kept
open all night long. Now both offices are
running with increased forces and enough
messenger boys cannot be obtained TO
render effective service
AT both Offices yesterday the statement
was made that before the arrsvs! OF the
Portland business had been good owing
TO the general revival in trade circles and
the increasing sasngie, lumber and wheat
transactions, but that IN tie last two
weeks the telegraphic service had in
creased from two to three times Mer-
chants whose stocks have run low have
been heavy patrons of the wires in re-
pleBisaing for the northern trade The
press reports for special service all over
TIE country have made IL necessary TO put
on extra men, and general Geographic
business has steadily increased with the
mining excitement. TeleSraphic money
order business has increased four or I'VE
fold
The banking business has been proper
tionafeiy larger. An instance that will
snow about the increase in all banks is
that OF the Puget Sound National, where
sir. Farta said yesterday that the tele-
graphic orders on the bank for two weeks
were five times greater than for any SINH
lar period In the banks history. It's bust
ness In drafts has increased in two weeks
10 more than three times lis previous rec
ORD, and It's exchange amounted to many
times more.
AT both the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern express companies II was re-
ported yesterday that in two weeks the
business in all It's branches had more
than doubled
Another effect of the mining boom. the
timber and saingie boom and the wheat
boom in Washington. the larger part CT
tue results OF which come direct TO Sc
attle. is the showing made By Bradstreet's
IN clearing house reports. In the COM
aariscsl OK the week ending August & with
the same period or year ago the bust
ness of this city Is shown 10 have IN
erased oe.s per cent, while Taeoma.s fine
showing Is a decrease OF 2s.i per cent.
"A this report IL closely scanned m
business and financial circles In the East
ard the sources OF information are in
dispgtaois It's effect will only add 10 the
fine reputation q this city already en-
joys as a solid and substantial CONNER
clal center and place OF SAFE investment
In itst of tfty-s.x cities OF the United
states there are but twelve which show a
less amount OF check transfers than a
year sgo. and in this list Tr-onna ranks
third In falling OF. while In the same list
there are but three places that mark a
greater p.oport!oaa'e increase than Seat
tie Tacoma's showing IL a fraction more
than ssta Per cent. of Seattle's.