The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-12

cifle Coast Steamship Company stia ak
list"
General Manager Peabody. Of ire
washington ard Alaska Steamship Com
parly. sat1. when shown tse story 81 the
alleged var between Alaska trade co-s-
p2niezs The story has 10 foun1ztsoz
whatever. * IL absurd"
one o. Tire arrivals at The Ra.nler-Crzna
asr evening Was Prof J. W. gra1imzr- %
TIE agricultural college. AZ Pullman Ire
professor ts an enthusiasts In his lire ara
he makes the subject 90 Agriculture trter-
eattng 20 every one 70 whom he talks
about u. When the professor has held a.
institute a. = place he h ever aft@rxard
IN demand tor other similar engagements
IN the same town TIE professor has beer
ever AZ Tacoma 5uegzrg TIE agricultural
products and i've stock Of the Pierce coun-
y far. he - going from acre % stan
wood 20 hold o ~wo days tnstffute Non-
day ene TsestNy next. together vfth
Prof. BasneT. professor o. horticulture al
the college. Taey so 20 Auburn for the
cay. and tie last institute Of the series vii
be held AZ EnUrclaw on Friday and sat-
ur1ay next
Being asked ~ the receu. wet weather
had nart the wheat any. Prof. splllnan
sad.
wheat n the stack. Some Of II VIII be
spronting and some viii have q hAd color.
This win hurt the price.
We have tha biggest crop ever expert
ence6 fn the Palonse country" he contfnu-
ued. ard the biggest prices too. both OF
which facts are making the farmers 5ubgi-
LIANT This means also ar increased at
tendance ~ the college. Last year. with
the hard times. we had an attendance OF
BIS But already the cormitorsss are al
engaged for the coming term and we shall
probably have an attendance OF 4s. The
prospects are bright for the best year the
college ever had"
Division Superintendent p A Rlton. OF
the Great Northern. was f. the city yes
terday, having come IN from q short trip
UP the coast line Wheat Is Just con
Y encing 20 move over the line" he said.
sand IL will Increase right along. now I"
The funneI7 Well Ne are working
about seventy-1ve men az each end az
present, and getting along very vel. ThA
approaches were finished some time age"
Is 4; 50 thar you lost a great many
men. ar. Riton. as q result OF the kloa-
dixie exclfemeEt2"
why yes few went 20 the gold
feds from our division headquarters
Our chief clerk. train dispatcher. s.eno-
grspher, the road masters clerk, a time
keeper. TIRES carpenters. one conductor
and a few frernen quit and started for
the KlondIke.'
Mr.. Elton's private car was attached 10
the overland train last evening, and went
out at O'Clock
THE farmers OF Eastern Washington
feel very much encouraged over the I'M
proved weather Of the last few days"
said General Agent Sadsau. OF the
Northern Pacific. yesterday. Mr. Ma
deau had Just returned from e trip in
that Tart Of the state The rain would
have done immense Damage e II had con-
tiaued. bat luckily 81 stopped. ana the
damage s slight The crop Is so large
that Il viii take q long time 70 set IL
all ~. and every days good weather
means much 70 the farmers"
p. A Eebrtnx. editor Of the Record, ~
Mount Vernon. was In the city yesterday.
The report that am goin9 TO move MY
plant TO skax<av 20 run paper there u
a mistake hA said II have no intention
whatever o. doing such thing. Prosper
ity Is upon rs n Skagit country. for there
Il a boom "a the single business. with
prices up TO sa-E per thousand"
c r Adams. general superintendent of
the Great Northern railway telegraph
ilne OF 81 Paul was IN the city yesterday.
Ee - looking over the rne ana VIII be In
and about Seattle for several days.
Mrs. J. c. Horr. % Olympia. who has
been the guest OF Mrs. ". A Harrington,
VIII remain Q couple Of weeks longer.