The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-12
The PASSING. IAROIe.

~ ~ 80 u u .
to nillioa aoglars of Eastern capital
Mn - invested Ia 0sastls ana Alaaka en-
tespf1nao bsfore tho expixntsen Of thu
month. and the invenxmants Win operate
tor tie hane(it of Oaatt.a." These were
the words used BY G. n. Hagan. man.
Agsr az the Union Trust Company, last
night Nr. HAsAn has just returned from
. hve Uopths trip 10 the leading cities
Of the East. and he STATES thak there he
sucesedsd IN having sumo Of The best
known men In the United States invest
the stated amount n thesa entsrprises
NJ. HaGan wAs seen nk his residence,
corner e james street ana Eighth ave-
nue.. last night. He nid:
NY trip 70 the East was made purely
for the promotion Of certain fnanciAl
matters was away fran Seattle for
nye months. and during that tina via.-
ed New York. Boston. Phsiada:pbla, Gin
einned and ChieAgo. and came In con-
tact with many Of the most prominent
men Y the United States. The object Of
my trip was e bring Eastern capital TO
seattle. and have 1t invested IN Seattis
ena Aiaake enteruEisee. and am more
than satiafled With the result OF my eff
forts IN that direction. Was II the COM
pany ct sx-senator Squire, and was great
y Assasted hy him. We succeeded in In
the East In four eutsrprises, one Of which
= = mining conapany, one : transporta-.
ton company and the two others distinct
" Seattle Investments The aggregate
amount that viii b represented In the
four enterprises win BE- S1c0O1o. ara In
two months frem nav I VIII he able 70
tel the details. Seattle win be the head
quarters a. tho four companiSaI
The peopts who are Investing their
money are men whose Judgment enabled
them to acquire fortunes. ana their judg-
ment y. az course. OF great value. They
look upon Seattle ~ the coming largest
city on the Pacific coast and have great
faith In it, future. The advantageous
location. which = conceded 60 be the
natural gateway 70 the gold nslds Of
ALASKA together with the transcontiuen.
tai railways. which connect with the TIDE.
water Of every country IA the world, has
resulted in making Seattle the best city
west Of the Nississ.pDi rivH for iuvsst-
ments. Capitalists In the East know al
about Seattle without being told. and
when an Easterner learns that . man
10 from Seattle. he win At once look him
up. II II net necessary for q Seattle man
to seek an interview. Il u . great thing
10 nave men OF such sound Judgment
~. a.n S.ts. sAo tass execly
uAi tne v.Asnaess men oS tue East
A.so IA 0ao.
MI; nakan, wnen asked Tor . statement
oa tue war teeHHx IN New FORK, safd:
Inc war excitement In New York IL per-
maps stronger IMAM IN any other city IN
tne Onited States. ara declaration for
Cuban independence Is strongly In favor
among the rich aid poor, with the excep-
ton. however. or the Wall street clique.
The feeling IL that immediate steps should
be taken. and that the administration has
delayed too long IN taking action. The
Republican representatives at Washington
are standing BY the administration and
UNFOLDING the president. while the Demo-
Gratis want to bring the issue to focus
ut once. As rule. however. great faith is
shown In the wisdom Of President Nc
Kinley, and among the most conservative
people he Is believed to be taking q wise
course"
As 20 the Kiondtke feeling In the East
Mr.. Hagap said: ''It IL believed among the
men OF money that the gold production
in Alaska il permanent and that an enor-
down IN the spring. Many people have
been kept back by reports OF serious diff
hcuities In getting over the passes. but
when the RIVER opens up you can expect
another rush by the aii-water route"
can't yacr cra wfor3 =. III. h..a ~ ana
OF the sxne.sit,nn, thai the Kianaiks W.
kor ard cnnrar piv.- TSonrr.rv rrn,o.s.
70 send In n,,ess Of ro,a Lar ~rs,, !. artv
OF Ave Others on the esesna- Rrsxhau, fast
ntvht FOR the nov-b r~-,ae~ rant f.raw-
ford ,here we're N, 7. n wtlroxan ~
Chicago. John w Cassidy ~ a. ronis.
yoa Cook az Rnshvfl,e M, NJ lara
nav Of Boston ara A 7 Kiader nj New
Mexico ALI connected in various capac-
i.,e- wt.h TIRE counauv Tho nar.v vii,
proen~cf fhe HorfaIinoua river and nr,-
rare the work for the dredxer which will
- open, The dredHer In now iyi this city