The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-03

days past. He has just COM
,.s a sogr Of two months dura-
-. sfaaracsng Tire northern part of
q. United States. and especially OK
u,.1h.ngsea ard parts Of Alaska. MF.
.4asras l. prealdsnt OF che Of the
s-...s: mercantile houses OF New Haven.
- i Interested ia many projects. Ills
40 car oe counted with Eax figures.
v~s~sday in an interview with a p0s,-Iu-
1.zlxsacer reporter he sad:
.s5k;, ID n1y first visit ~ Washington. I
-. bes;s 10 San + Francisco. but never
s.ssssr sortH tasn Portland. Do you know
h1rs been agTeeaaiy surprised In the
- Of Seattle. From al have read shout
~ e;tv / imagined that ! would find a
~-s,s saoui place; instead here Is j city
- AID cut and on Z sole financial basis.
! saxkrssans that morse Of the large bank
49, sxta alIsrAEntnts vas affected III the
80 Dimes @hica speaks exceedingly well
= sAs taxa. There are very few towns
~sses car beast OF having had no fall
.res during the ia<t taree years. Hastily
tSassng over the field aere. 1 see MEN Of
sr1,ry and push lack Of most Of the Ell
ssrrrssss. / have often asked MIN who
- h.ssn In bus. ness Ii the Last and then
arrs "a IN. coast. why they did not re-
,nr. 10 the East. and IDey always replied
saas The West was the place. The climate
/, entirely different and other agencies,
.gn.ass, are different. io1. For Il Western
s.-n do not believe there is another city
sssi can boast Of az complete system CT
s,rset railways as Seattle. What struck
- - forcDly was the absence Of family
carrisxes The teams You see OK the streets
srs - commercial teams.
as city 81 attic certainly has fac
ess;s Your business is substantial. and
vita The annexation OF Hawaii ii should
be increased many fold Seattle has re-
resysd more adverthlag through the Kion-
5skx excitement than through any other
snesluus On this trip went as far north
a sSazway. and returning stopped few
ssvs IN Juneau / tell yoa Alaska IL a
great country. and the United States will
sec knew If 1t does not already, the value
- b. r,,,reaase from Russia. TIE digging
X ruId is one Of the most fascinating oc-
ensat!ous | ever witnessed, especially the
nlassr aiSgiEgs. am interested In a
small way in several mines OK British CO.
iur.hla. and know that for my part would
lie 10 see the work pushed with all posi-
NJ xueed. Most every summer l have
sgxus my vacation with my family at some
~ he Eastern resorts. but / can say that
have more thoroughly enjoyed my trip
this summer to the Western states.
q attic and the state Of Washington are
destined 10 become two OF the greatest
names Oh the Pacific slope. The natural
advantages are everywhere recognized as
shs prime factors in their promotion"
Mr. Richards will leave this morning for
Portland. and taen East, stopping at
Omaha TO spend n few days visiting the
Transmissssippi exposition.
VIC. jenkins, a Seattle man who has
bsen engaged In the saloon business ar
Dawson almost since the founding OF the
CITY and who came down on the Roanoke
/ xith big sack OF gold dust. is not an
sdmirer Of the manner in which the Can
adam government administers affairs Ia
The Yukon According 10 his story little
conflicts OF Jurisdiction between the ON
Gals of the Northwest Territory and OF
TIE Dominion. or home government. are
not uncommon and sometimes render life
scmewEa. burdensome for the gov
erned. nest Of whom are American cid-
Gems. He Instances the case or the DAWSON
siooakeepers as one in point.
He says that last spring the territorial.
officials called upon the salooakeepers 70
fayaliQnor license The saloonkeepers were
not aware that license vas necessary, oCt
rather than make complaint complied with
the request AMI pad up. The license was
G.yo and about $500 was collected in all.
A i.ttle later Maj. Walsh. representing the
Dominion government appeared on the
scene ard hearing Of the nction OF the ter
rtos.zl officers commenced an investiga-
ton After comforting with the saloon
keepers who had paid M he Informed them
TIA, the license had been collected without
authority.
Then said Mp. Jenkins In telling the
sorry I'VE said: In that case there must
b. something coming TO us?' But the m jor
vas nos caught mapping. 'oa no he said.
net necesssrily. II can't he paid back to
yea nos. tie explained how the pomin-
ion weula make the territory account for
the money M the proper time. hat ! am
iaelinea 10 think we saloon men saw the
kG OF our dust whsn We paid j; over to
Tie serrilory's agent
Yakima is one OF the best small towns
ID The state of Washington at the present
tine said Thomas Spragne yesterday 10
foSt-intehlgenccr reporter. The hGp
ard fruit crep Is thriving ard with the
Sss'ers assembling there for the fair.
scens Of activity Is everywhere presented.
rs 10 the frEit situation. I can say that
I'VE and three carloads 81 fruit leave the
pare every day. The Northern Pacific
overland IS delayed every night for at least
On aoar aad sometimes longer on account
OF uaI' shipments Those who have work
70 dc a. pressnj are leaking politics until
kler Ca
5. Tyler % RosSland. was In the
cry yesterday. and was very tubliart over
m'nsng matters Tie said. There IS
Steady ard healthy growth tn mining hus-
'-sss anG IN p shcrt slime HritIsb ColunA-
ga and Washington wiz absorb all The 4 Z
Whliaa AZ uiG.An u3an. The gold Is In tAe
mountains and What is especially wanted
mascle and capital 10 at il cat. Wild
oas days are over. and when mine
sa2ases hands nowadays one naay Know
saaf Soo>i ledge hns been discovered ana
sssaits have been itisfactory."
n $ whitacy. la- buyer tor che Port
asa6sek m!ll, w>S I'm the city yesterday.
+. sa stopped az s,ra niler When fhe Bel
aasaam Bay mills burned al Whatcem
sseisi weeks ago the ordrrs of that con-
tasf acre '0En,G ever - f5c Tart Had
Hes Mn Company The Port Hadlecs
snagasy bad net uyen running thslc mil