The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-31
TaE PASSING THRONG.

THE / AOClNU IuRUNU.
sonaeor Frank J. Cannon, 81 Csais. and
-. aen4sAr Fred Dubois Of Tdano. are IN
- e1ty en- route 20 Japan ana China. taese
- andy thu financial systems OF the two
~..rnfrS~s In their relations TO their Indus
s~sel system The two disting Gssssef BE
.rS4aIissts arc registered at the Hasnaef-
nssod. add were xsen last evening ~
ssr,esegtafsve Of the Post-Inseiligefscsr
- fhesr return from a walk through the
s.ssness section OF The csfy.
While neither man had much 20 say Tor
.selicatson, both were nnost sffas8e ard
ssIkee entertsiningly OF affairs IN the
E1es a. they found them and OF their
respective journey through orfen,ai
S.hs. Senator Cannon is wsla-nu'!t
-. about medium height. with DARK
nosptaci1e shading frm mouth, ana
~4fh hair brushed straight BACK
frna q wels-shaped forehead. nn
AZ Is slightly streakei with gray.
- 10 no other respect does ne
49, the effect OF his years Of active
~ first IL Journalism and aftefvard IN
.xsional affairs. Sixteen years ago Ben
80 Cannon vas the coast and news
ss1ster OF the San Francisco Chronicle He
srnotice typesetter at the age OF years
= has sees all sides OF journalism. and
nNs career on tho Pacific coast became
noughiy posted on this section.
a DO rot believe we nave anything In
x<Dtinx to say tn an interview" said
nssoY Cannon. I'VE are bound for ia
- and China. and viii study the none
- systsrns Of both countries wi.h re-
~ekt n their relation 20 their industrial
Greesus. How long we will be absent il
natter OF conjecture. We do not repre-
~ anybody nor eny convention. but
nuvly 70 IA BIZ mstailizts. believing tssat
eAss We may learn viii be OF value 10 Us
- to thu cauSs Of bi-rne.aIiis-n. sHcn
% Inquiry and investigation has long beer
le,sred by bl-mctafiis.a. We will be join
= IL vsncoaver by Senator petttgrew. Of
e6atf1 Dakota, who will accompany US
~No Ne are not interested in the Ciou-
&yke sxcitement Neither of US Ia .ea-
eaeee IN the mining business You peon1e
ca The Sound eeefp to have made a treat
tssi q stir all over the country with yGhr
CJoodyks discoveries. / can ses that IL
hss materially Iivsned matters up, nfsd
that X will result In q great benefit 10 oe-
sttjs and the found country. YOU are d4S-
fnst 70 have splendid city hero IN -
effs"
Senator Cannon declined TO talk Of aa-
tional politics. saying that ne believed the
time was ripe for long pause and that
tie people should be given 4 chance to
mink "w.,iian Mckinley Is president OF
this country He Las a tariff bill and a
monetary commission. | do not believe
that aaythinK nigh, say on national top
.rs would be CT interest now"
Er Duboss also asked &c be excused
from discussing national affairs. and both
asked the reporter 10 refrain from asking
them II NJ. Bryan would be the nominee
Cor president Of the silver forces tn 1850.
Senator Duteis 10 Il tall well built man
Of about y years His face ID dark. with q
r1ddy glow. q II he took plenty OF out
doR 0secise- 4 heavy dark mustachs
covers be uppsr ~. During the intsrvie 9
with Senator Cannon. he sat beside the
latter lIstsnsne TO what Was said. but Of
ftrtns nc comments Both expressed their
niessgrs at being AFFORDED an opportunity
10 vidt etattle and the Sound, and ex-
pretped interest I'm tho political affairs OF
this state. They vii: probably take time
70 visit the many points Of interest In
Washington on their ietu.n from the ORR
eat. They VII. leave August on one of
The nmaesss steamers from Vancouver
l. r. Searles. cf Now York. one OF the
argest hop buyers in the country, and
sho was at one time heavily Interested
Win Ezra Meeker In hop farms in this
ounty. In at the Hotel Northern.
To q Post-inteiligencer reporter Mr..
earies said he had seen no reason 10
aodify tina hopeful views which he ex-
ressed In his circular Issued few weeks
go. copy OF Which appeared in the
'slumns Of this paper. There was one
poant In that circular which. since mis-
a.. ~ -
rect. From what he saw in passing
through the valley from Puyallup TO Sc
lltis. he believes Washington hops are in
xtter shape and will bring . higher price
han his advices had led him 10 expect.
The hops looked In fine shape, and
aafe seemed to be no appearance OF ver-
"a on the vines, Or course. have not
IN opportunity To go into the yards
~ make a close inspection, hut from
STATIONS from the car window l
nd judge that the hop crop is In bet
Keond!tion than IL has been for some
IN past. I was much pleased 70 soc
~ the fields showed evidences OF thor
Nh cultivation. and that the hop grow
- are apparently doing their hest 10
Mlss An article up % the old standard"
the general depression which has ex-
ssed for 80 long wss. In Mr.. sesries'
Hdgmen,, to a considerable extent re-
sfehsible Tor the low price OF hops There
vas less demand for beer. for one thing.
ee.sscl!ons were also slower, and brewers
cid not carry as heavy stocks as formerly
I am particularly pleased" said Mr..
searles, "te zee that the banks are again
msains advances 30 hop growers This
VIII save them from relying on the deal
ees Tor advances and consequently from
contracting 20 sell their hops 10 the DEAL
~ low price. Such contracts have
pries"
ar seasles at one time was interested
- 80 81 ne largest farms in the neigh.
ahooo et Kent. the one which Is now
s .slasa Aseker's place. He believes the
ne river valley "a have the finest agri-
. ..s.s,I ard % earth. and further thinks
80 Nsa1 VII some day become a very
s.s "s ara important little town An
s sas. thihg which impressed him most
Ya"S on this trip. as compared with
.sas'usns which prevailed on former Wis.,
- se tbs section. IL that the farmers
q. .assxec more extensively II d.versI-
ssd farming.
Few years eso hops and hay. with
~, seasonal field OF potatoes. was all
- =, appesFed 20 oe grown. New crops
s,s. a. s'aos can be seen growing also
sa'n that dalryiny has Increased ,arre}v
tae past few years. The farms ians
thrifty and are better ken, m than
were. aud the farmers themselves
m more hopeful"
=. s'.eiss'cn' Mr., Scaries said: "Ya,,
q.s'e me as saying sat IN my }udg-
~. 'aess VII! be money In hops this
a,r,.. saa;es PASCAL an Iowa farmer.
ss,.s 10 shis city Yesterday and regis
A. s,,' AZ we Ssinier~Grahd Within hal.