The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17
THE PASSING IHRONG.

A=sfseas SEnson. agricultural -ssstcr -
sn% Ts1sao4s Stats Zeitaag. 90 Ea4Sage.
gszks31 through So Pax OF tie Great
NxrgA@~n Las Friday wzlA his party OF
WAzssSGgsen enthusiasts es9ts1 fGf fsss~
a4veT. Ar. Simon IA Investigating Ire
gassa ssa.ls3ss % gne STATE 81 asn4nE1ca
ga< va@ssng bgIhs
Tgsgs l. 4 tsssalness snzs kas S-sen ez-
eiasiv~ty ia ths hands * tire thrifty Hell
sa a9evs gsg several ceEtZgtes- IL has BEEN
found that. save small .qralafy - SoTf1
GaEusIna. siaEs country possesses no adapt
! afsssty 10 thls branch Of agriculture Ra-
Gent ga@eN fAawss@< haT@ encouraged Nj
Simon ~ the hn3af that Washington -
especially adapted for xf7ls wark. Sgsesk-
ing af the matter 10 a Pioneer Press re-
I sserser. he SAID:
t'ssa1Fgs Gibbs. of sgrcas Island. San
Juau eusnty Washington. who has 5asa
raising Holland bulbs or all kinds. tulips.
hvacsmtiss, croeasss etc, during the last
Eve years seat oox e sample sa.lp butts
e. uas LAST fail / Divided them up be-
tween the different sraailE parks 81 our
city, - As - have them go through the
process OF forcing il .Es hot-hcGaas Al
present these t&sltps are fully developed
amA ths finely shaped. beautifully eoiosed
blossoms are certainly equal % the best
Imported Holland failEs- 4 remarkable
fe4turs o. these srEal balas Is that some -
blossoms. ali in perfect shape and grown
fFcsss .;ss same center OF the bulb There
Is 80 question that the culture Of Holland
hulhs tn Western Washington Will become
! Gre - The most profitable branches ct
horticulture All the bulbs used in the
United States are imported from Europe.
an attempt ia heiEg made to grow them
IL North Carolina. bas: not wish much
success- ! have nos seen IN all my ex-
perie1ee and observation. covering a good
many years Oh both continents bulbs hav-
is5g such remarkable terminating strength
a. rhese produced in Washington. II
should become A profitable business, and
there il chance for The investment Of
capital ard labor in the business cat or
tie Islands OF puge, sound
Among those who qas.ne IL Seattle OH
the Rcsalsc Tuesday utssat were j. j. Poi
bat ana II. W. i Rogers, who have been
a. saagway aevnrRi months. the former
with leading business men saloon men and
Fesa They say the committee Of I91'
Was Organized to biachulslli .he gamblers
b. real essrate owners and dealers who
N'ere nor making anything and wer. Jcal-
ol1s % the gambling and saloon eleneut
They say that on March ore of the
committee went 10 JEFF Smith a prom
fneaf gambler, and proposed for 500 10
stop tbs committee but threatened per-
secution 10 the last extremity II the
money were not forthcoming, ToIbut and
Rogers s-iy that Smith was game ard
wouldn't stand the graft" and conferred
with leading business men. saIoon men and
square gamblers ard organized the com
mitlee of 3i7" and issued circulars assur-
ing all citizens Of Skagway that men who
wanted 10 stay would be protected. AT
this ianctCre Commissioner Smith inter-
fered with the United States marshals
Up to that time. Toibut and Rogers say,
the gamblers went right on doing bust
Ness Ia defiance OF the ''lJ1.''
Bennett. y. ". IT. no longer exists,
Passengers who reached Seattle yester-
day from Skagway report that the name
OF the town has been changed To Portage
Cl;y. There IL a regularly elected town
council. who manage local affairs In the
town that II rapidly building up at the
lake from which the long voyage 20 the
Yukon is commenced. The council has
appointed an arbitration committee, which
settles all disputes over lot jumping at
the lake.