The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

in two years It paid them back the entire
purchase price.
AT this time the Intelllgencer had for
midable rival in the Post. which was
owned by John Leary and George w. Har-
ris, and conducted by an able newspaper.
man named Kirk c. Ward. The Post.
started in 1878. was a losing venture from
the beginning, and was running behind at
the rate of $1,000 per year II had. how
ever. secured a valuable Geographic fran
chise, and when its owners proposed 10
consolidate Il with the fntelllgeacer on a
favorable basis the proposition was ac-
cepted and the two papers we're CONSOLE
dated under the name OF the Post-Tntelii-
gencer. The plant Of The Intelligeneer.
which had been in a two-stofy wooden
building al the foot Of Cherry street on
First avenue, and the plant ~ the Post.
which was In the Butler huil ilng on
James street between First and Second
avenues, were moved into the Post build
ing. a three-story brick specially con-
structed for a newspaper Office ~ John
Leary and located on Yesler avenue and
Post street.. After the consolidation Mr..
Prosch assumed entire control " the pa
per, Mr.. Crawford having sold him hts in
terest. Mr.. Crawford however. accepted
employment on the Post-fntelIigencer and
remained with II for many years.
For few days after the consolidation
the Post-Intelligencer was the only news
paper In Seattle bat this state OF affairs
did not continue long. Under the man.
agement OF Mr.. Prosch the paper made
rapid strides in popular favor and soon
became recognized as the most influential
Journal in the territory. both east and
west OF the Cascades In 1856. after this
journal had become a paper Of no small
magnitude TN moulding and directing the
sentiments OF the people. II was sold TO a
Joint stock company under the manage
Grant. who had come 70 Seattle IN 1Ss3 re-
tanned the interest IN the paper which he
had purchased previous 20 the transfer.
II was largely through Mr.. Grants ability
as a writer and journalist that the POST
1ntelHgenccr had reached the position in
the state that enabled Mr. Prosch TO make
50 advantageous disposition OF the
plant
In the summer OF lsss Mr. Leigh 8. j.
Hunt who had recently arrived from
Iowa, bought the stock Of the paper and
assumed personal management OF It's az
fairs He was bold and fearless and
stopped at no expense 10 Increase the pies
ttge and influence % the paper. He
bought modern machinery added to tho
editorial and local staf. Increased the tel
eRraphic news service, established and
maintained bureaus at Tacoma and Port
Townsend. also having special corre-
spondents az Washington City and else
NDAre- AlulHE his neaitn breaking down
under the nervous strain incident 10 news
paper work, Sir. Hunt sold an interest In
the paper 10 Mr. X. G.. Was lburn. who
assumed the Management during Mr.
Hunts trip TO the Sandwich Islands. on
his return 70 Seattle Mr. Hunt bought
back Mr. Washbura's interest and re-
manned sole proprietor OF the paper for
several years. although he gave the man
aEeUeut 70 Mr.. Alfred Holman and did
uof again devote mucn Of his time 10 the
paper Mr.. r. J. Grant was en-
pi9ved on the paper ne editorial writer up
70 "A short time before Mr. Holman severed
his connection WITH Sc. and on the latfer'a
departure for California ga December
1871. Mr. Grant ass3n~aa EDITORIAL control.
retaining it ant4 his Gesta
Al the sine o. the great Ere. June 6,
1ss4 aIuast fhe en-iFe sut ~ tas pae.-
Tutellfgencer was destroyed \ pr9cf
press aHd q Few cases % -era vere saved
ard taken -a Mr. Hs '4an.a on tes
corner % F7gzfh ageH ~ aed l9.lra8a
street. Here ur Ser au sr1.s .rse . ee-
sndrr press was "a up sn3 prgpA. ed ~
a nlladFfFsr engine. AID .ar a2t=e was
converted into q printing 3fle=. Tse pager
vas printed oy h.s in nf1rnntu p ans w3ea-
aeg missing single tss5e eHtN quarters
we're scared in a. ! - Lgwmae's on. a.
lar or CHERRY srvee-. L.2ter, rev aad
HH8~rn nsealsuaFv w4~ b. reaAsed ard
2.a 20 en- the present. oasrlsrs ana ire
pgaat was removed thner Te wrt-sr
takes a certain p8r8ouab.e pride IN ire
fact that, although not connected With