The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-12
THE PASSING IHRONG.

J. ]. Richardson. OF Davenport. Ia, the
principal owner Of the Davenport Demo-
c-at, the leading newspaper Of that city.
and sound money Democrat Of national
reputation is guest AT the RainierGrand
hotel while in Seattle on an extended west
ern trip During the eight years from 1873
| 10 isss Mr.. Richardson was Democratic
national committeeman from his state. ana
was the trusted friend and adviser OF ex-
President Cleveland during his second ac-
ministra,ion. While not visiting the Pa
cffic coast on a strictly business trip. MI
Richardson has kept weather eye out for
Investments. especially IN timber LANDS
He IS a man OF wealth and is a heavy
stakeholder IN large Iowa lumber COM
pany He says he win probably not make
any purchases of timber lands in WASH
ingtcn al the present time. but Is natur-
ally much impressed with the resources OK
the state In that direction. He says that
his and other large numbering companies
In Iowa, foreseeing the speedy exhaustion
OF the timber supply in the middle West,
are looking about for new fields. but have
been heretofore directing their attention
chiefly TO the Southern states. Mr.. Rich
aroson leaves today for Spokane. on his
way home.
I While in Portland a few days ago Mr..
Richardson was the guest OF DR.. ID. C.
Garrett formerly rector Of ST. Marks
church in this city and now rector of one
OF the large Episcopal churches OF Port
land. Mr.. Richardson is old friend and
ardent admirer of DR.. Garrett. Yesterday
Mr. Richardson was the guest of W. F.
Hays. who spent the day in showing his
visitor about the city. Mr.. Richardson
was particularly impressed with the splen-
did business blocks and cable railway sys-
TENS Of Seattle and had not ceased to won
der a. them when seen At his hotel by
/ Post-Inteliigencer reporter last night.
Il was to tell the truth. astonished be-
yond measure at the fine buildings here"
he said. ''for there are many Of them
worthy Of Broadway I'm New York. And
the ca BILE cars, What business nerve the
capitalists who projected the line on Madi-
son street TO the lake must have had.
Your cable roads are marvels indeed. But
I cannot but feel that they must be dam
gerous though / am assured TO the con-
trary
What do | have to say about politics?
Well that Maine disaster occupies public
attention 10 such extent now that we
haven't any politics to speak OF for the
time being. I am glad to see that this
city has repudiated Populism. 1t shows
healthy sentiment here. In fact, Populism
Is only an outgrowth of hard times. was
forced 10 smile when in California last
week I heard one Populist in conversation
with another say that he sincerely hoped
IL wouldn't rain, for upon the failure OF
crops depended the fate OF the Popuiist
party In the fall elections. 1t was typi-
cal Popuist sentiment.
Mr. Richardson is eager for information
on all subjects concerning Seattle, and
thinks this one of the finest cities he has
seen on his trip. Especially WAS he i'm
pressed with the enormous ALASKA trade
here. AS a newspaper man he also took
a lively interest in the Post-1ntelligencer,
and remarked that he heard Ii cried on the
of almost the exclusion
of the local papers.
II was considerably bothered at both
Dyea and Skagway by the scarcity OF
American postage stamps" said a ruddy-
faced man in the corridor of the Hotel
Butler last night. The postal authorities
there seldom or never have any, and very
few people think 10 bring any up / have
had to pay cents apiece for stamps and
was glad to get them My advice to
everybody going up there Is to take
quantity They are always good and there
Will be plenty of use for them. Besides
all that, ii VIII help the Seattle postof1ce
pass the $4,000 mark. Take my advice.
take stamps"
L. w. Storrer. superintendent OF the Pa
cific Coast Telegraph Company with
headquarters at San Francisco. will be IN
Seattle today. He will be accompanied by
Mrs Storrer. Miss Davies. l. ID. Parker
and wife Mr.. Baker, wife and daughter.
all OF San Francisco.
party of twelve Port Townsend men
under the leadership Of Capt. II. w. Bens.
IL completing arrangements in Seattle for
an expedition to Kotzebue sound In the
little steam schooner Elk. The party will
prospect for gold. quartz and placers.
Personal.
D. j. Cain. OF Woolley. Is at the Butler.
j. D. Moody. Of Everett, Is registered at
the Stevens.
A. r. Coleman, of Port Townsend. Is at
the Stevens.
w. l. Reed OF Oakland. Cal. IL stopping
al the Butler.
A c. Jones. president Of vashon college.
Is guest at the Diller.
John Otter a merchant of North Yak
ina. Is stopping at the Dfller.
George c. BENJAMIN, OF the Hartford,
Wash, Single Mills. is In the city.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. English. Of Mount
Vernon, are registered al the Diller.
E. l.. Terrence of Santa Barbara. and