The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-20

as soSocztec Dy J. II Wise. IS ATTRACTING
wide attention Without doubt steps VIII
be taken in The near future looking 70 the
institution and operation % such a plant
Many lrGutrse. OF TIE matter have been
received In this Office. and IN talking os
this yesterday with Mr.. Wise. ne said:
= am glad to hear yoa say tAat many
have spoken about the public sanp.ing
works mentioned some few days ago ii
the Post-lntslILgencer. as many have also
spoken TO me on the sane subject They
were surprised. when the matter OF COST
was investigated. AZ the small expense
i also notice your Chamber o. Com
rns-ce Is taking proper interest III trying
10 secure government assay Office. This
VIII be Of great benefit An old mining
friend Of mine senf me paper published
in British Columbia containing an &dver-
tissnsenf of the state samplins works az
Denver. Col This ls significant II the
state sanpling works at Denver did not
expect 70 receive benefit from an adver-
tlsement inserted in q newspaper pub
lshed ia British Columbia, such an ex-
travaxance would not be INDUCED IN. and
II there was not a demand for ali the ores
that the different Denver sampIing works.
think four In number. could procure from
every part OF the mining region. adver-
tisements would be inserted TO very lin
tied degree
seattle the Place.
This helps TO bear out my FIRST asser-
ton in your intervie~ on sampltng works
Seattle is the place. Why should ore be
shipped from British Columbia, Alaska.
Idaho Oregon or any part OF Washing
ton TO Denver or any other section before
first passing through a sampler 81 Seattle,
and getting It's value from bidders here7
II also bears out another assertion. The
miner will have competitive bid. even
though he ships his ore past smeiters 10
a public market. hundreds Of miles away.
Mine owners call on me almost daily.
exhibiting ali classes Of fine ore milling,
concentrating and smelling All tell the
same story. They have good bodies or ore
with pay streak OF high grade shipping
ore. while the larger bulk Of their ore
requires concentrating on the ground be-
fore IL will stand shipment They also
ask where is the most likely market 10
ship 20. saying agents from different
smelling plants have talked with them.
soliciting their ores when they are in po-
sition 10 market their product. If Seattle
could say 10 these men. ship 20 our sam
ping works we have buyers from all
points there Is no question as 10 the
result.
Not a Matter of Charity.
This il not a matter OF charity. II Il n
matter of convenience 10 the miner. Seat
tie Il nearer than Denver or salt Lake.
1T Is a matter OF business for profit 10
the company that establishes and fosters
such a plant. The miner VII! be just as
willing and. naturally, more SO. 20 pay
company here as 20 ship hundreds q
miles further and pay the same charges
for hts sampling. From some remarks
dropped. I infer that not few have the
impression that donations entered largely
into such an enterprise Nothing was fuF-
Their from my thoughts. II is matter OF
business company of ten. twelve or
fifteen men, by subscribing and forming
company, can buy the machinery and put
up a plant capable of samplirg no tons
daily without expending many thousands
OF dollars. This is not guesswork- The
facts and figures can be demonstrated.
II understand there are some sixty min
ing corporations In Seattle. with capital
ization OF from S1n.ooo to 100000 each.
aside from many close corporations IL Is
true these companies will rot all. in the
next few years. declare millions In diVi-
denas IL that were possible. J. Pierpont
Morgan would look upon Seattle with more
longing eyes than upon the United States
treasury Nor will they all fail. But the
fact cannot Ne gainssid that a large out
put OF ore will BE- continually mined In
Washington FOR years 70 come. ana Seat
tie can AFFORD 20 take steps toward max
ing this place where the miner can dis
poee OF his harvested ore and receive i's
equivalent in cash and commodities. en-
rlching ~. city as 4 whole and many In
dtviduais-
The Crisis Passed.
eft /. true. Seattle had not yet recover
"a from her great FIRE disaster when the
hard times which swept the entire eoun-
try came on. and for years tbs citizens
have been wsainE through a stagns;ion
In business national distress ard eiscour-
k.- fsras 4
II the crisis had been passed and an era
OF better and more prosperous times en-
tered upon II. same spirit IN business
which marks tire Chicago citizen - awak-
salng One can see this from the interest
taken tn any enterprise worthy 81 atten-
ton You may observe II by the IRE dis
PLAYS OF goods in the windows 81 Seattle
merchants. In the enthusiasm for good
roads and hlcycie paths, IN the help and
good wishes given In every intsmGticn az
rev factories 20 be started: IN the selling
OF mining stocks and in many other WAYS
I need not mention.
with an due respect 20 the peSstmist.
II he is entitled 20 any. firmly believe Sc
sttle wifi not only Be the Qusen CRY ~
the Sound bat 81 the Pacific coast There
"a no question about her natural atvsu-
tarss and don't think there car - any
question about the enterprise % her citi-
gems. Every o.. feels the importance OF
THIS MfNsE Japan sEe4El&@fstW Aks@r san
Francisco wcssid 40 anything 70 - called
IN. terminal q iris Oriental line. but. IN
fortunately San Francisco = not located
right gnugra rhicRliy. for many railroad
transportation Hines. Seattle y and wtth
future spirit something Ike TIE past
~ill satrfxal hss Jealous neiEhbor IN com
ruerrial importance. But Notwithstanding
her natural location. she must nEht for
IRE commercial supremacy II will take
but a small >SoTt on her part 20 take
from al these mining csnters a large per
s.s9,Ara ~ the trade already growing IN
Them Ones secures . can u held IN ;hs
future.
Plat Quickly Butit-
II two or three citizens vfll take the
sr.frgatfve ard look carefully fnto re
sauarisnx works proposition 7 feel tosli-
eea in saying tom the interest mani
sas.ss ere wli} ~ b9sif Tire plant Is
sfrnrEe ard quickly hallt. no, requiring
bong months o. slow tedious work Ike
srnelfsr Or large =ssllins p}art 81 ear
- n operation, - properly pushing ths
rxark II tire 20 get ne sSrns1er ship
r.~rt= ~ ores thzs are rOw snow bound
AZ rhe ufnsS 81 The mountains
Fonrth OF Jniy susg~-sisn.
In veur Fourth - July c~iee-atfe7 a
e~n ~car coal3 ha raas oy calling urea
.Na ~~oSrectorx sn3 ursnsr$ sor specimens
~ orr frorr thssr mines II circulars sent