The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-09

cashier ard manager OF the
Bank % HaywsFds. In registered
al the Hotel Northern. He IL
W travelling through The North
western states for the benefit OF his health
and in a few days will leave for Alaska
with II. Clark. a prominent citizen Of
Haywards, ard Louis wineman. Of San
Francisco, assistant secretary Of the Fire
mems Fund Insurance. Company. Dir.
wineman will also accompany the party.
The observations made by Mr.. Crooks Of
Seattle are quite interesting He believes
that the Queen City II more progressive
and snterprtsins than any city ne ever Wis.,
tied in the Western states To POST
Inieiligeneer reporter he said:
II an certainly well pleased with Sc
attic. White my visit TO Washington Is
purely for the benefit Of my health. |
could not refrain from mas.ng some 80 90
tson In Seattle there seems 20 be
decided air of activity and enterprise
about almost everybody and everything.
Eeariy every person seems 10 act rs
though ,aey were about TO catch boat
or a train. and the streets have declt-
eddy metropolitan appearance ! am well
pleased with the character OF the business
blocks and stores. and ! believe that they
are the finest and in many eases the larg-
est TO be found In any city In the West.
Il believe that the people Of Washington
are maIen more entsfprisifg and energetic
Than the people Of California. and there
= no doubt In my mind thai Seattle -
destined TO become one OF the largest and
most prosperous cities In the United
advantageous. il In generally conceded In
California that Seattle Ia the beat outfit
ting point Ia Alaska. and the natural
gateway 10 the gold fields. which Tact.
x.sSsI. A. nj aA--ay sa1
makes Its future one Of undeniaoie pros
periiy."
Mr.. Crooks remarked that while the
crops In the interior Of California suffered
almost complete destruction by the droutb,
he believed that the financial injury sus-
tanned by tne state from this source would
be largely coanteracted by the large
amount OF money which was expended
there by the government and United states
troops as a consequence OF the war.
1.-The run of salmon. while decidedly
light early I'm the season. is now larger
than we expected IT would be-" said John
s. McMi..in. OF Roche Harbor. president
Of the Roche Harbor Lime Company, to
Po~t-InteIiigencer reporter at the Hotel
Seattle yesterday afternoon. Mr.. MeMil-
lin In interested in enterprises other than
the Roche HArbor lime works. and takes
much interes. in all Industries which have
a tendency to benefit Washington. He
said:
I'VE are interested In the run OF fsh at
Roche Harbor. as the fishing industry Is
gradually improving. and I believe. viii
some day he the most important In the
Etatc The traps are doing very nicely
ard are making good catches every day.
All other industries In our part % the
state are kept very busy. and everybody
who Is DESTROYS OF working has no dlfii-
Guilty In securing employment at good
wages. The crops are very good The hay
has been cut. and the grain IL ready for
the threshers. II would be impossible 90
state the yield per acre until after harvest,
The lime Industry Is also looking UP. and
We are manufacturing more lime than We
have for several years past. Prices are
satisfactory"
In speaking about politics Mr.. McMiliin.
who II an active Republican, said:
II bell re that there Is not the slightest
doub, tn the Republican party viii carry
every county In the northwestern part OF
the state Our opponents are gradually
announcing themselves as having been
converted TO the doctrines OF the c. Q. r.,
while all the Sisve~ Republicans are again
back into the ranks. While this class OF
Republicans still retains the same opinion
regarding the money problem. they realize
that the currency question Is no longer an
issue. and have therefore decided 70 ge,
back into the band wagon. Judging from
observations ! have made and from con-
versations l have had with people from
nearly every quarter of the state be-
lieve that Washington will go Republican
this fall by an overwhelming majority,
Many other people who have studied the
political situation closely have come to the
sane conclusion"
II win soon make visit to skagway ana
juneau for The purpose Of organizing a
post OF the @. A. X. at each place" said
Assistant Adjutaflt General < W Clark.
who IL better known In Seattle as Mai
Clark Mai Clark is the right-hand man
OF MAI Tfhhetis, department commander
s the @. A. II. for the districts % Wash
ing'on and Alaska. Continuing. Maj.
Clark said:
"A large number az veterans of The late
war have gone To Alaska. and many OF
them have located In either skagway Or
juneau. II Is the policy OF tho e. A. r.
TO extend the work ~ the organization 20
al Districts whore reasonable number
OF ex-soldiers are located ana establish
posts there. l understand that about TWEEN
~ veterans have recently gone 20 skax-
way, and that Number Of Others have
been there Tor some time past believe,
that post In Skasvay. as well as juneau.
where there axe also number ~ veterans.
would be essential 10 their comfort and
general welfare. and for that reason, this
step ~ br'rs taken. A. one time there was
q pcs' AT Juneau with good membership.
but the gold excitement had the effect o.
scattering the veterans throug bout ths,
various parts Of Alaska and the 1rgangra-
ton was therefore abandoned Many 81
THE members have since returned, and (;
Is our Intention 20 rearsanixe the post -
MAI Clark said that he would not 20
10 Alaska on this important mission until
after the Adjournment of the national en-
canpnien, which VIII ne held soon a. Gin
cinnat. He Will likely attend g.
Among tho passengers ~ Portland s-,-
fefaaS afternoon We're ASS sfant General
Passenger Agent Smith. ~ the burlington
route. with headquarters al Omaha AMI J
Sheldon. general agent. with headquarters
at Portland. These twa officials rAsus77e,i
from Victoria yesterday eRh NJ J. Rem
tor. Puget sound agent ~ = = same road
Mr. Smith In an interview said:
Passenger and freight business has
really improved. both coming 20 ard