The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-29
Take the Train for seattle.
THE PASSING IHRONG,

In the eddying, on-rushing. swirlng tide
OF humanity which has set In from every
section OF the country. driven by the logic
or geography to Seattle. there are many
Interesting phases some pathetic, others
humorous, but all permeated with that
quality which appeals to the average
newspaper man.
Into the ail-embracing net of The daily
newspaper there come daily from this
prolific stream Of mankind all kinds OF
Interesting stories. Many of them are OF
the same general tenor. In all of the ac-
counts brought by men from the East
there Is the same glowing recital OF Seat
ties fame as the great city on the Pacific
coast. There Is such A uniformity about
these accounts OF the prominence enjoyed
by Seattle everywhere in the East as
leaves 10 doubt but that on this city Is
now focused the attention of the whole
country. to such an extent as was per-
haps never before enjoyed 10y any city
in America. unless il was Chicago during
the Worlds fair.
Here IS specimen Of the unvarying in
terNiews given by men who have come 10
Seattle during the past six months. II
was had with a recent arrival from New
York at the Butler hotel yesterday.
''Whereve. ! stopped on the way 10 Sc
attic at Montreal. Canada, at Chicago.
ST Paul and other cities In the Middle
west l ftaEd on every one illi% the
word Seattle. The same thing is true IN
New York. in Maine. in Connecticut and
other New England states. The adver
tisement this city * receiving now Is
simply wonderful and without parallel.
The kiondike ia the rage
But yon would mistake the feeling in
the East If you thought that Seattle was
known only al the Yukon QUILTING poin:
and trade center. | have talked with
numbers OF people in the big cities Of the
Atlantic coast. IN the places ! have
named. on the read between the East and
Seattle. and lastly with travellers on the
train-iu the smoking parior OF the Pull
man car and in the day coaches. l have
onlv been IN Seattle r.. hours. - I
could not possibly have heard here what
I am telling yog. that Washington is the
NEST prosperous state in the West: that
- has Just reaped the greatest wheat crop
in lis history thar II has mafchleSS re
sources In lumber. coal. mineral fish. fruit
and other agricultural products. that II
is q great farming country, and that Sc
attic. lts principal city was just emery
ing from the long period 81 depression and
had started an the upward road 10 pros
ps.Yftv when the klon,iike rush regau ard
lifted every one in busiu = here well an
on the road 10 better times. These are
things that beard discussed - the cx-
c.u@ion Of almost every other topic Of co0-
4Fr~atfan. IN the F.sSt AMI on the train
.uring my tourney West Ne. the people
~ the country know thar while Seattle is
praHung wonderfully IN the rush 70 thr
gold fields. vet there is substance ard per
rnamencs 20 her prosperity. and that when
tie tide ~ humanity now heading for the
klondfka shalt have subsidized for ume
her real growth viii have become apUar-
eut iu al its Soljfiity ard strength"
Mrs. James J. Mckay. who leaped into
prominence almost national lay the faVt
thAt she IS the first white woman Ia
serse oat f~asn Dawson over the lee. vii
leave ia a few days Oh pleasure tip
ta the E8st Mrs. Mckay has beer lex
sls ssa With leelsie wha have asked her Ia
tell them sN about eTr experiences in the
esa.tsl &c tho golden fsid0Faaa q the
North. " ho haVa lss~esehsvi her for aa-
xEsss a. 10 watcher fhay should attempt
the tourney 90 not aud lastly 81 letter
wysserS y SO have oeeSea her tc give ,hem
fhe neneslg az her kuowlsdge os conditions
i, pawson IN Grabbing fhem ID decide
"a hssher 20 embark ia tats or 'hst bGsi-
~sSS In gee N1onA,kc-
IN. s-tste}l}ge ace~ s. ps~'arr - Me-
Mckay sa her Ai&-ka eostunte aaa ta@
= e-raans et her trs9 aNe~ tne eafxx 7a-
~ g-r- aels}s ~ :he -1Tta ~s@ wlleis
eentts in 3Ne Eastern pagers, ore week
~ faper la s SwaaH coaatry tenn te ghe
fsAxt n3a5e avite a gefsrencc - Mrs NJ