The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-27
THE PER9IaG THRONG.

'ssattie II by sozg ODDS ne busiest and
nsogt prosperous appearing etEy nave
struck n my travels tArerga The West l
was amazed = tEe evidences On essry
hand of csszt sp.r.t % enterprise ana 5t.si-
ness push which g characteristic O. the
successful business community. ~ well
as Seattle IL known IN the East, ] was
not prepared for such magnificent build
sngs ard such busy. traffic-!4ned streets
as are here To my mind this = at once
the most prosperous and the most prou4s-
ing city on the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Samuel Bailey, a wealthy retired
WOODEN manufacturer Of Woonsockef, X
l. gave this as his first impression OF Sc
attic 20 a Post-IrteI hgencer reporter YES
.erday Mr.. Bailey. accompanied by his
wife IL touring the West for health and
recreation. He spent several weeks IN
California. bat believes that the Puget
sound country offers advantages TO the
tourist not Possessed oy California
There are plenty of evidences in your
city 10 show tha, an aggressive, progress
sive and enterpris.ng class Of people IN
.abst this section OF the state, said Mr..
Bailey, and continued: There L no
no doubt that this city viii continue 10
prosper for many years TO come, ana taat
its commerce and jobbing trade. partcu-
larry with Alaska viii increase in volume
and in profit TO the merchants OF this
city.
.sThe wool business In the Eas. has new
er recovered from the blow dealt II o5 the
Wilson tariff bill" Mr.. Bailey SAID. Inc
conversation being changed 20 that SUB
taet. 1T is true that the wooden business
has rot suffered as has the cotton Indus
try. bat IL Is not in the condition X was
az the close of Harrtsons administration
This Is due, as ] have said. 10 the INJURY
inflicted by the low duties In the wilson
bill Before the industry began TO re-
ton. the war broke out. and of course
this has had a dsnloralizing effect On all
business. The wool manufacturers are
satisfied that had they bought American
wool. instead of going abroad waen the
tariff was lessened. they would &c muca
better off today. They sent money out OF
the country, instead OF sending X 10 the
wool growers OF the West. The low duty
on the manufactured products hurt the
Industry, so that IL was badly Crippled by
both operations
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey viii remain on 'he
Sound several days
George W. Addison Is registered at the
Seattle hotel He has just come down
from Sheep Camp To a Poss-lntealigencer
reporter last night he said: Il was run
ming a lodging house. Yes, i knew the
man Gregg who was murdered py faooy
Malone, and a. far as l could Judge No
Was quiet, peacsaoie man. peaes@
however, that there Is some truth IN the
story that ne incurred the enmity or the
tough element Of the camp by espousinS
reform measures though l was not aware
that he had taken any really active part
against them. / lived at Sheep Camp
from February until a few weeks ago,
and the murder OF Gregg was the only
considerable crime committed there during
that time. Very many persons have the
idea that Sheep Camp is an unusually
,awless place. That IS wrong. 1t has its
share OF shell men and saloons, but the
former are not doing any too much busi-
ness for the good OF their health and the
latter are having an exceedingly quiet
time OF II. What has probably given the
camp a bad name with some people Is the
manner In which some of the more IN
prime Piled shell men conducted their games
People don't mind 50 much being made
fools Of but they do object usually 10
being robbed too openly. No, / have no
Ga ms or mining interests in Alaska, and
whether / shall return or not l have not
we, decided