The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29

and ali-around best town in the West.
The showed them their manufactures
and industries. and incidentally. their
city, and today Tacoma stands high In
the estimation Of The Fasteners IL II
were an excursion OF investors instead ot
one of substantial business men on a va
cation. Tacoma would pront by the tact
ful manner In which the idea OF enter
tainuaent was handled.
They have not yet seen nor win many
Of thern ever see. anything Of Seattle. A
few individuals took themselves out Of
the hands Of the committee men yester-
day and returned 20 Seattle. which they
have booked over today. These men will
prost by their discretion. The rest only
know cf Seattle by having pa assad through
IL and meeting some ot the hus,ling bust
ness men.
Up 70 today II has been all mills and
logs. eating and drinking. and the soci-
ablity thai goes with II. hu; no exhibs-
ton II the parks and business districts
Of the Queen City has been Included In
the entertainment provided for the hum
hervraen OF the East That Is why some
of he Iurnoermen think that Tacoma is
the better built place Of the two.
The first Mill TO be visited this morning
was that of Wheeler Osgood & Co.
where unique souvenirs were dissrbutea
The tTsning memento consisted OK hef-
low bali turned from cedar, which is the
wood employed by the firm in Its manu-
faetaro OF doors. n1onldlags and interior
fnssh. Inside the hollow bah was "A
smaller one also OF cedar about which
was 3 satin ribbon appropriately inxcr3b-
ed our trade" The balls were sux~snefed
~ yellow satin ribbon. on which the
name of the flrn was printed The firms
work presented a new feature In The
growing lst % things that have been
trough, - the visitors attention In the
Northwest.
FrcTa Wheeler. Csgood & Co q plaxe thu
visitors were taken 50 the St Pant nna
TRcosGa Lumber Company. where the
output % the gSesf mill 81 principally
handled hy sha railroads to IT'S yards in
the East. The possibilities os rail- ship
r7ents werc fully showa. and the guests
were presented with souvenirs in the
shape II realty turned cups % f.r. Rfth
s lo-nSe ring about the stem. There
were asxo miniature pol3ceu1en's clubs
anA other ODDS ans ends OF. the wood
turner's art decorated wtfh tiue satin
rtbnou. with the firms name printed In
ga,d.
A. tAe g. Paul ard Tacoma Lumber
Corupany's wharf the party. wiEh the 10
ca1 committee headed hy r. y. Norton.
was taken aEaa-d a barge over whsca
a canopy oF seen rad h1er huils sra tn
vhica seats had hsen arranged Tie
barge aAs srs tow of the steamer Zep1T-.
&ae vgsth every body IN ths highest spsrtts.
covered vith rzhsso-ss badges ard snsvs-
ni~s - as kinds the aquatic marcn ~ss
taken up ,he ws'er trort. from waica
FIRE view ef sh- city was obtained 20
tre sr4eafer wh~~e n landing sax n9aa@.
Ess committee esi Fse Visitors
sssroexa the hsg plans. wnsre :asT IL
sFssetsa samples a< AL klnas % ore. ore
mates ard the TesGG.s ~ saa reduction
ard sr1@sttrr operations TFE-e we're
sam pi~s of gold. silver. corr<r and had
ssswn 70 tfgsFu. ard sfsEr values @1s sh~
process - tses~ eztractson explained, IL
~a@ sr Interesting break tn tne pro-
g~sraTm@ ~ sa@ rails zTs4 sA4Ggf~ fsit1s-
4a set back - tie original Sgcss4-t.01.