The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-10

rnan Charles w Stone. OF Penn
-...a 1. I'm Seattle, visiting his BROTH
.s,ornsy George F. Stone, At the lat
=. ..rdsane residence on Seventeenth
esssus. :.
crrrsasman Stone il held, as he should
!. !, soecial remembrance BY Seattle peo-
4. a, the active interest he took in the
...nse Of the bin establishing an assay
-. in this city. His position as chair
IN ss the committee OH coinage. weights
- sneasures gave him commanding In
H,.sce in this matter, and II was ne who
a,.iasd recognition from Speaker Reed
.asr.by a suspension of the rules rem
49, 2os<b.e the introduction and pass
q, Of the Seattle assay office bin ahead
= seme thousands Of other bills which
-.re then upon the calendar. II the inner
-n~resAonal history OF that bill could 30
sysn 10 the public. II would make very
s,sres.ing reading. This. however. liz for
n63en BY professional courtesy.
asnce his arrival in Seattle Mr.. Stone has
ssfsraly taken an interest in the assay
eGee. 10 which he was visitor yesterday
afternoon. Escorted by Assayer In Charge
IA Wing. he made a tour Of the various
nens. showing everywhere the most intel
resnt and appreciatlve interest in the va
nous processes and in the general re-
asosx and showing OF the office.
Congress Made No Mistake.
4 an well satisfied he said at the con-
eAton Of his visit. TO a Ipet-Intelligencer
reporter. that congress made no mistake
b lscating the assay office at Seattle. In
pain fact the office itself with the work
tAai II has already done. Is It's own vindi-
csiisn. When We were discussing I'm conn
eitiss the establishment OF the Office. I
~ bold enough 10 say that / believed
tsat IL such an office were placed In Seat
u !, would within a year ouistrip all sim
Esf Offices save the one in New York. On
Visiting the office / lind that but for an
Esxpecied run on the office at Denver NV
rsclction would already be fulfilled. That
wnl be In the long run / am stu conf
tnt | have not been ignorant OF the con-
Gssns In Seattle. nor OF the connec ton OF
~ city with the Klondike and Alaska
nade. and 1t was the knowledge of these
0ndions which led me 10 advocate "a
u the establishment OF an assay office
Ans.
AZ you may know. some OF the mint pec-
pc we're not favorable 10 the assay office.
tney seen 10 think THAI II merely puts the
government 10 an unnecessary expense
1hs View could not adopt. especially in
sew OF the fact that we are wanting
ia. and that this city is 80 near the
eivding line between Canada and the
United States. I have learned already
tom Mr., Wing that the Bank OF Canada
las sent several hundred thousand dol
his here
Yes. OF course there was sharp compe-
uuon from other cities for the ASSAY office
eeioeably from juneau and from Port
ma. The latter city. even at the las,
wanted TO have two offices. one At Seat
y and one at Portland. This. OF course
Va cut OF the question. We settled the
sassr as believed then. and as | believe
~, on Its merits.
What is more. | believe that the force
The Seattle office will have 20 be in
ERASED In order to handle the business
sniea II aireadr has. TO say nothing OF the
prospective business which Is yet To come.
ithak your congressman was entirely toe
modest In fixing his estimate for the estab-
asnment and Inauguration OF the office.
saa snail favor further increase OF at
isssl sllvHa In The appropriation
ftankiy | may say that my visit today
ass aeilghted me with the office In every
respect | find that we were none too
prompt In passing the hill. since the office
vas established and put I'm running order
as IN time Ia meet what has been owl
s'h'iy an Imperative demand Probably
90 other ASSAY Office ever established in
iae country has been able 10 make so good
sssowing In so short A time.
As to seattle.
rs 70 the city Itself. I can hardly find
s''as adequate TO express my admiration.
near IN mind tina; II IS now about fifteen
sa's since | was In Seattle. So far as
nsnsifying anything here now Is concern
20 II misht Just as we'll have been some
ssueF city that ! visited. Everything then
-, -, sEaoA provincial nasCent There was
.as'ness here then. ard business men. bu,
lamps were growing I'm the middle OF
- u the principal streets. and Seattle
- frontier town. To-day she ia one Of
.se great cities Of the Union and vttt; =
, .s,"re shead of her which challenges the
s.,ssA Her railroad and shipping IA
80 combined are almost absolutely uu-
a'e"' since ! WAS on her streets afteea
-, ago she has passed through the
e. e. gauntlet ~ adversely and prosper
60. great fire ana 4 great boom. As src-
sssrNHy happens tn mnrtals. the apparent
XIV was blessing in disguise: the
a.. 81 was curse. hut through good and
!, - efti report Seattle has gone stcadt-
~. ware, and today she stands before
-. american people as city OF which
~. S'oh Is proud look confidently 70
he
Ms .s or American municipalities
~, command ot tho Alaskan trade
~s, make her The perpetual gate
s,., ,nr that trade with the
- n The innate resources OF the state
n, ~, S.ilston give her abundant hacking
49,. ' Kinds - agricultural and Industrial
s-.. VftSes. Her maritime facilities are
0.,uV.ie5. aiai with her proximity - the
e,sa So and the start which SIZE has already
- N The difrc''-u ~ cu.tivasinx trade
, .n ShN quarter. she is hoGnd ~ exercise
s.s.,Nr. voice - disposinE 81 ;he rapidly
''pias commerce ~ the Pacific ocean
commerce ON the Pacific.
.VaSinE ~ HAT commerce. : an, re
60 'e say taa' believe .tS Develop
-. VIII he ore 90 the most significant r,.-
- u sae "sr wJ,A Spain. l thsnk ore
49,. ae 9; the Wa Viii De the upbulllsn<
As e.. .A'''''r!'-ia -'-vy. ;hgak another iuSt
h, ,i.at - .orne VIII be the ,subnii,i-
- % The i~ts~.,a.-