The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-24
THE PASSING IHROHG.
h UIs 4. MARTINEZ. a rerv usalthr

II us A. MARTINEZ. a very wealthy
II merchant and lumber dealer OF
LIZ Guyarnas. Mexico. accompanied by
A. c. Leaiza and c. Chichester. commits
sion merchants ani shipping brokers q
San Francisco. is IL Seattle on a visis in
which pleasure and business are mixed in
about equal proportions. MIR. Martinez is
q tall well built and handsome Mexican
az pure Castilian blood. He is A very
heavy purchaser Of Washington timber.
and besides doing a general importing
business operates a steamship line on the
coast Of Mexico. 1t is his purpose 10
have new steamers built for line con-
Meeting Guyamas and other ports on the
coast OF Mexico with San Francisco and
Central America.
"Our imports of Puget sound lumber
keep up pretty well. and even show an in
crease every year" said Mr.. Martinez
yesterday al the Hotel Butler. He spoke
through Mr.. Loaiza, who acted as inter-
prefer. Lumber is the principal product
which We receive from this section of the
country. l am enc who believes tina, the
very cordial relations now existing between
Mexico and the United States Will con-
iinue We are satisfied in cur country
with the existing trade with your coun-
try upon tie Pacific coast, and We are
anxious to see IL ipcrea.Sd by every pos
shie means"
Mr. Loaiza is the son OF the head OF the
firm Of w Loaiza g. Co, of New York
and San Francisco. The firm is the San
Francisco correspondent of Mr.. Martinez.
Mr.. Chichester Is also associated with Mr..
Martinez in San Francisco business enter
pr;ses. The party will visit the lumber
mills on the Sound. and after short stay
a, Tacoma and Victoria will go 10 New
York
Judge James Powers, of La Conner. one
of the pioneers OF that section. is at the
Hotel Seattle. The judge is ore CT the ex-
tensive hep growers OF the state, maintain
ing his acreage in this crop during the
depressed market for several years prior
to 1891, when SO MANY growers piowed up
their fields and substituted other products.
Speaking yesterday of hop conditions he
said: We are we'll satisfied WITH the price
this year. choice hops bringing as nigh as
16 cents, and as ii Is possible 10 raise hops
pro1tably at 10 cents, the growers feel they
are in the band wagon of prosperity. The
state of Washington yields the heaviest
crop per acre in the world One ton being
the average. The lice. which were brought
10 this state eight years ago with Imported
New York state fruit trees. continue 10
give us trouble, but we have learned to
combat the pest, and by constant vigilance
neatralize the danger.
Judge Powers Is influential in politics
down the Sound and feels particularly
proud of Skagit countys achievement in
the recent election.
Valiant de La Croix is the rather IN
teresting autograph that appeared yester-
day on the register of the Northern hotel.
The owner is a tall, heavily built gentle
man OF middle age. with very prominent
nose and generally striking facial make
up. He is a wealthy Frenchnan. who
travels the greater part OF the year ip this
country and In crossing the Atlantic be-
tween New York and Paris o II IT; am on
relatives" said Mr.. De La Croix last
night. II assure you that [ am of no
Importance to the newspapers l spend
that l am very much in love with your
Western country. This is my first visit
to Seattle. and l nope not my last"
Charles p. ChamberlIn. formerly re-
ceiver OF the Central Washington railway,
is a the Northern from Spokane. He
comes to Seattle once or twice every quar-
ter. He said yesterday that In common
with all Republicans he was rejoicing at
the result of the election. Eastern WASH
ingtoh. he said is as prosperous as ii ever
has been. Mr.. Chamberlin will be occu-
ped with several business matters In
George T. ouinhy. who was engaged in
the practice of law in Seattle and was
on the Post-Intellgencer editorial staff
for several years has settled cited. IN New
Van Schaick and Eliot Norton under the
firm name Of Van Schaick. Norton 4 GUN
by. Mr. and Mrs. Quinby left many
luck in the larger field he has entered.
Capt. A. Larson, one of the expert pilots
of these waters. will depart for Dawson
the latter part of the week to operate a
claim on Dominion creek in which he owns
a valuable interest.
Personal.
Dr. ". c. Alexander of New Zealand,
Is a guest at the Butler.
james Roach. OF Philadelphia. registered
yesterday at the RainierGrand
Vincent l.. Tissera, the Ceylon tea mer-
chant. has returned from a trip 10 Tacoma
George H. Hlgbee, manager OF the En-
pire transportation Company, with his