The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-22
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r = sarbor coE1nlissio eTs, ana
80 elf russ's staff, bearing FAe ute
~ Z sos. ~s-sral. Is In the eity. and
4 5zS. 80 rno-usng or Ire steamer
Is ksse r..sa ard sksguay. erecting
eses ~ -, Same steamer.
4 fstsfs =. IS stopping ~ ICE Raj
n s.ssl and IN coaveEza % yes
rElsfsn,a --,or vtta a reprssen i've OF
xtzy Sl,s.as,sre-cer ne said that Re was
~ pss'.s sa srsn IN the interest q Nsw
- ssa Francisco oai'l-ziss -. ~l.o'
IF ria himself. nave 80 - 49,
ps-s-4,.s Of nssn VIC are oo..L'~ -. -
a W Claiborne stales ~fldt ne
5lsr II TIE difficulty ef.eol eco n
- - ~ passes. and that ne = SIMPLY
cs<s r. reader such azsis' ace as
ss1lx = NECESSARY in order 70 peoite
pxA by bis naen. Dir. Chs 4sonffie
- = sszttle's best frseuds, ana has
sss = ss,es h.s frrt visit here, 70 S'z'
rst 80 - rslud as 10 the ultimate com
$50 = rortsnee Of this city.
S<rI@i er.f came here. raid Mr.
- astse rush 70 Puget s. md had
fsssas. - spnpstus. and men were sleep
seass -. ssr,ess. with their bass 1ge, be-
:. - rossld.'t find any ether place
So - limited hotel accommodations
- taxed 10 the utrnost.
- * ,r.l 40 Mr. ChsdbouTne vas
To- .s e. a large furniture hoase IN
S $500. which had branches All the
:. 49, Tlog Angeles 70 Puget sound II
~ ..,rrsercsai traveller for furniture
~ 60. came 10 Seattle 10 1872 There
y. 49,. = hoteI. he says. from Lover Cal
= slasxs. that he has not helped
-. 80 vsen he retired from tho furni-
-. ss,sneSs. To 1858. 4 was oWi'.g 70 a
-. h lis factory. Since that tisne ne
- ss~n an important factor In lie poll
= Il Inc Golden state
I. ..x.rd 10 matters Ia his own c1ice IN
:. rrsnogzco. Mr. Chsdbourns stated
n. sss member Of the board % hsrbor
= --s.aasers are appointed by the gov
- .nd confirmed BY the legislature.
p rrsncisco Is now carrying cn extern
ssrhor improvements. the most i'm
100 N which Is the building OF COM
- f-nson ferry and railway station.
- ,Iis cost. when completed. $50. 900.
sssnv put In upon the largest con-
=. foundations ever built for similar
ss,,Is ard San Francisco are bound 10
- tnifiaI points for sea voyages 10
80 and the coast places from which
1900 Is made into the Northwest terri
~ In this statement Mr.. ChadbouTne
=. .ha, geattles advantage II t-lat OF
..ssssn and the shorter distance. bat that
:. Francisco has. from its long occu-
s.sss Of the position of the mos iupor-
=. r.zcs on the Pacific coast, established
.lstionship with the East that cannot
: sssrrone People who have known OF
: .ho have dealt with San Francisco are
r.tsrslly going there to start for the fu-
- and as the price OF goods Is the same
"a ne freight rates are the same 70 both
e. Francisco and Seattle, the advantage
4 css place over the other. he believes,
"a = snail He comedies, however, the
"a, amount Of advertising that Seattle
Is sasoyed In connection with the open
Ia ID Of the gold fields TO the north.
IL Cnadbogrne, while interested in a
sxiasss house here until 1893. has not Wis
gea SEATTLE for ten years. he was rot sur
rsstd at the appearance Of the city as he
la been kept alive 10 its growth ard BUSH
- Development by what he bad read
al heard Of lts strides forward. t4e WAS,
zxessr. gratlfied 10 ind that the build
- ssse as substantial and handsome as
j had heard they were, as It wss IN line
VA his predictions OF more than iwenty-
ire years ago that Seattle would some
az b the best town On the Pacific coast
WI Benham returned yesterday morn
~ .Fem Z trip TO Eastern gton,
sssFe be has been looking over tn wheat
station n relation TO his road. ar. Ben
ssz describes one Of the places he visited.
~ Ear from Wilson's creek, as one OF the
<sl naturally irrigated farms he 3 d ever
va 1t Is owned BY q man VINO in ais own
a1ghborh0od Is known as Portuguese
fssa" Ten years ago Pete drove in
tsAy head OF cattle and settled Gown to
> deposition Of more cattle. lie raises d
Fsat deal OF wheat, bat he cuts il green
~ iced. and the result tho has pro-
sassd on the cattle Is that he has a herd
Hundreds Of head Of the finest stc>k that
ss's eyer seen anywhere. The only reason
Aai Pete raises wheat az all is To convert
ln,o beef.
~ a ne head OF valley. the stream d.
naaas On rock and running down either
s's q TIE valley. which Is half a milo
saa Tbs valley Is the farm OF ''Portu-
tsse feie.' and II given up 80 crops IN
gao q stock, II would be an ideal farm.
- bsaaam argues from the STA adpolnt
ni' crop would have 20 be mot q. and
81 would give work 20 the r. lroads.
rs hewevcr. believes IN beef, and ex-
aiAis With pride his hundreds Of head OF
sosA which are worth so each. Ia spite
- wealth the cid Portuguese. Who f. a
Nlssscf' eccks FOR the hired m.u. and
We noi employed In his kitchen he ia
ae nssds working as hard as anyone.
- EsHaam does not think uat the
~ 80 Ner'heTn Is 90 have a car famine
- sssf provision against such a confin-
- hAflhg been made In an allotment Of
- !ef Ire state OF washlnrtc4 when
bard '''' - % "p-
saFdin. manager for / q Assu,s a
hack from A trip along the ~ -
- sFesf Northern railway A ,,.,,ser,,s,-
49, $3.50. al. on the amount 81 ~ year :
es. : = ssAihgton. according TO r. Car
i. . sa'eS woaid oe -. oV 900 fashels
nv 'aAi the farmers Will net seli
~ ,4s' SAVING thar they are holding
s-..sH higher ngure. which +. prob
!. 80. y may 50 higher. or ~ re may
rar s on as there has been la the
=. ~ ~ bringing Of million solis-e from,
a. '.N.'alSc. said Mr. Cara!n ~ s.r8av
yssne,, people Wild bat here 81 a, faaet
t. -, ana Il Is attrarHrv les. affon-
a,sv 80 = 'han L has elsewnsre as-4l-l-
49,. haSt where wheat 81 selling