The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29


Appropriated 300 10 meet the expenses
Of the congress-. and In addition the Gift
zsrs OF Salt Lake have undertaken 10
preElde sl.5G for the extra expenses OF
the entertainment incident to such gath
erii1gs- Mayor Gisndennsug has scnouur-
ed bis committees which are 70 handle
the affairs. and the various wornen's
clubs will appoint auxiliary committees,
which ale 20 SEE that the ladies accom-
panylng the delegates are entertained
while the men are at work IA their busi-
Dess session.
he committee on entertainment OF the
delegates has not completed lis pro-
gfsfnrne. but the festivities of the session
viii Include a big reception. an afternoon
or evening az the lake resorts, trip to
,hs Ontario mine at Park city--the sarg-
est silver mine in this eonntry-and prob
aby visit 70 the Ogden power works
where the biggest electrical installation
In this country. except Niagara, is being
put In.
lac meetings will be held In the assg-n-
big hall Of the Mormon church. and
among the other diversions to which the
delegates VIII be treated is an organ re
cital or the great organ in the Mormon
tabernacle.
lie Southern Pacific has not yet an
nounced any rate TO the convention.
Another sign on the outside CO the Sc
attle Il International general of!.cs build
ina. stating that iaborers are wanted is
al artestatlon Of The scarcity OF that es-
sst:tial eie ment Ia tie economy OF the
city. Lao0rErs are scarce. not only In
Seattle. but IN the entire Northwest w
H. Armstrong. superintendent of the Sun
Sc. Telephone Company. stated a day or
50 ago that II was hard work for him TO
n GfsrT HHG
Blaine IL Point Roberts. When he did
secure men, II vas by picking up these
that he could IN Seattle and New what
cam and putting them 10 work When
the line was completed he did not ma 70
to bring back single man, although his
agreement was 10 return them at his
coEnpanya expense TO the place he secur-
I'd them. Every one Of them" said Mr..
Armstrong. found work On the Point.
The cannerlss are running fgl sine. with
orders ahead, and couple more are
building up at Blaine"
+. W. Parker. commercial agent Of the
Northwestern. returned from Spokane
sunday While In the Eastern Washing
ton metropolis Mr.. Parker states that
be heard many inquiries concerning the
celebration Of the Fourth Of July In Sc
attic, and says further that consider
able showing Of Eastern Washington
people will be In attendance during the
festivities this week. They will take adj
vantage Of the low rates Of fare offered
by ths railroads. the limits OF which ex-
tend $40 miles from Seattle. The differ
cree Will be purchased in round-trip
ticket from Spokane TO the limits estab-
llHhed whore another round-trfp ticket
a. reduced rates may be bought TO this
city and return to the place OF starting.
II Is several years since Capt. A. j. Bail
ltet was one OF Yale's great oarsmen. but
his memory stiii lives. Scribners' maya
zine for July has a long article on I'm
dergraduate Life AT Yale" and in one OF
the pictures of her crews viii be found
Ballet, looking just the same as he does
to-day.
The captain is at present living on
r;lnch In Pierce county and says that
while he would be glad to do anything
he could to make the celebration OF the
Fourth OF July In Seattle success. he
desires II understood thai he Is not
II ember of any committee. and that he
is not taking part in tho arrangements.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
Fred Allen. OF the Seattle & Information
a.. said yesterday that his road IS making
Preparations TO hs ndle $50 passengers
during the three days OF celebration this
week. Reports from along the line JUS
tify the calculation that as many as that
Imher win be handled and undoubtedly
m ore in the event OF good weather which
a. OF the signs now promise The local
isness OF the Great Northern North
ein Pacific and Columbia & Puget Sound
roads promises 20 be good. and the ex-
citrSion business OF the many steamer
hnes entering the city bids fair 10 be
larger than at any time in years.
II r. Wagner. Of the Denver smeiter,
IL in the city and vii remain several
days It's trip s principally one Of recre-
81 lon, bur incidentally he viii lock out Tor
some business that he has 4; Everett
lie expressed himself yesterday as being
much interested IN the prospects Of a
sinelier being soon built III Seattle
Supt l.. Z Smith was out yesterday
oyer the line OF the Columbia & Puget
Sound with the pay car distributing doll
lars so that the roads employees may
properly celebrate the nations holiday
Bert Taylar. who left this city several
months ago 10 attend the funeral Of his
father IN California. returned yesterday
20 Seattle.
George +. McDonnaugh. - Philadelphia,
era pscific railway. was ia the city yes
teEday.