The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-15
N CEDAR AND MAHOGANY.
HANDSOMELY FITTED Up QUAR-
TIERS OF THE y. 4. r. a r. co.
Formerly 0ccnpsed by the seattle
National Bank at Corner OF Yeslef
and senth second Street-A Pros

perhars the naost influential Of all the
conarna rcfai cornpa nses on the Yukon today,
N posnt o. capital plant ard experience,
Is s5ow recognized TO be the North American
TIA nsy,orta.i0n and Trading Company.
which has Seattle fer i:s trafflc department.
tina p0.ns 70 which the volume or It's
rapidly growing business now all centers
The enormous volume % this traffic. oased
or a capital Ct sl.eao,,o invested IN four
teen trading posts. one ocean steamship
four sailing vessels seven river steam
beats and inrunerabie barges, has 50
6warfed me capacity o. the old ofaces
formerly occupied by the company on First
avenue that building and set Of offices. n
size number and arrangements ccfnnleE1-
sura-e with the immensely Of the business
healteA and 10 De handled was found 10
have finally become a necessity and 10 max
end tte company secured the quarters
formerly occupied by the Seattle National
bank in the building OF the same name.
corner Of Iesier way and south Seconl
street. No mere suitable quarters co1id
nave been found in the city, both IN points
OF locations. size and adapta5iiity. and as
the company spared no means in the ac-
compiishment OF its purpose the results
have been q Set OF Handsome cfhces some
81 by 10 feet. as attractive as they are
rconv ana convenient. The fixtures ana
furniture are new throughout, made spec
iaIy FOR the purpose. the hxtures being OF
Spanish cedar and he furniture or poIlsaed
ms hcgany. the latter having been manufac-
turea by Freder ck. Nelson Munro. OF
this city. While no particular style OF arch.
itecture seems 10 have been followed OUT
In the construction o. the fixtures 1t verses
something on the Moorish the beauty OF
which ali being enhanced by the great
height of the ceilings
office. TO the right OF the entrance. IL In
keeD5ng with the rest OF the office. large
end elegantly furnished. The cashier mas
his room and window facing he entrance
he iafs rt~fftt
ranged in his rear in the north end OF the
Offices A counter In the center divided into
two sections furnishes facilities for trans
acting freight and passenger business, the
section TO the left adjoining the cashier
room being the freight, and the enc 10 the
right for passengers. A suite Of rooms IN
the rear furnish accomrn odauons Tor the
corps OF clerks and stenographers.
The officers of the company al present
are: President. Ely Weare: vice pres dent
and and sfnern w. 'o ~ ware
tary. &. Il Hamilton: treasurer, G. A.
Weare; auditor. +. ]. Buchanan; traffic
manager. A. \. Gray; general passenger
agent. NJ j. Bissell general freight agent,
While Seattle Is the headquarters OF the
traffic department of the company. the
Chicago. with sub offices in New YORK.
Minneapolis, Omaha. Dies Moines and San
Francisco The executive officers are also
scattered SO as to do more efhcient WORK
Healy are In Dawson. n. w. t.; W. w.
Weare and L. A. Weare are In Chicago:
while the Seattle office is in charge or
Secretary Hamilton.
Tho fourteen trading stores OF the com
pany on the Yukon are: Healy, on ST
McbaeVs island then up the Yukon in
order 5 follows: Hamilton. Keltag. Anvick,
II gnute. Peavey Tozikakat, WeaTe. Ram
part city, Fort Yukon. Circle City, Eagie
civ. Fort Cudahy, Dawson.
The seven boats or the Yukon are the
r. y. Weare, ]. ]. Healy. G II. HAMILTON,
John Cudahy. T. G. Power. j. {. BARI
IIlondlke. and a large tow boat AT st.
Michael. The Roanoke is the company's
ocean steamer.
Great efforts are making by the company
70 extend lis business and the policy viii
h.. 10 put down prices as low az will he
consistent with existing conditions. The
company which never before carried other
than its own freight vii. next year com
pete for any and ali freight in the market.