The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-27
THE ARRIVAL OF NH. HILL.
II Was . Hatny Day and the Great
Railway Magnate Got Wet.

ar, ftiat y special Train arrived II seal
Gle about s.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
The rain YVES coming dawn "a sfeats at the
time. but several people were down To meet
the great railroad usAgnafe. They ranged
through the scale OF social prominence from
a new Great Northern brakeman. who had
never seen the guiding star OK his aestinies.
TO Judge Thomas Burke. Mr. Inns conf
Dental legal adviser III Seattle. But they
aidn.t see Mr. Hill When the atrbrakes
whEsfled and graaned and the train came
To stop t1r only occupants OF the dingy
looking little private car Manitoba were
the coIorsd porter, the not-so-suuch color
ed cock and a youth OF more or less ten
DER years. The coiared porter snubbcd the
spokesman Of the little group waiting IN
the rain for chance 10 welcome President
Hill Ia Seattle The cook treated him With
scant poiiteness. But the hoy was glad 20
talk He had been fiatteniag his youthful
nose against the car window In an attempt
to catch a glimpse of the water front. AMI
falling 10 penetrate the veil OF rafndropa.
was glad of any diversion. He gave the
information that Mr.. Hin aad his party
had stopped off at Smith cove TO view the
Great Northern improvements at that
point.
Most OF the imprompta reception COM
mittee went hoane when they heard the
news. but a few remained to view from
safe distance the SUMPTION. Interior OF the
palace car. Before long the special train
backed up the track and was lost to view
in the rain. In half an hour II reappeared
again and stopped as before This time
Mr. Hill and his party were on board. Mr..
Hill was the first to a!ight, swinging him
SELF from the rear platform with a noneha-
lance born Of long pratice. He was az
tired principally In a big brown overcoat.
Ills long, waving hair rolled In graceful
abandon over the collar OF his oyercoat
from under a little cloth golf cap. The
great man sought Bit of high ground
and surveyed the freight yards over the
heads Of the would-be reception commit
tee He locked travel-stasned and care
worn, and no, overly good humored. No
body offered him an umbrella and he got
wet.
The other gentlemen Of the party alight-
ed more lesureIy Then all hands proceed
ed 10 the Butler hotel on foot. Mr.. Hill
shared Judge Burke's umbrella and Judge
Burke shared Mr.. HIPS confidence. They
led the procession. The others followed
at respectful distance. Mr.. Hills .fea-
lures and eccentric style Of dress are SO
well known in Seattle that he was the OBJ
served of all observers on his way to the
hotel
..pats him" hoarsely whispered the
street ramins 70 one another a. he went
by: 'hi,n Wild de little dinky cap. He's got
coin to bus box car fun o. silk lids. but
he won't never wear one
Al the hotel Mr.. Hill removed tie Crime
of travel from his eountenance and brush
cd the raindrops out Of his beard. after
whicf, he and his friends ate dinner In
laisurcIy style After the repast Mr.. Hiii
retired 10 his room. where later Mr. Mon
Ter stumbled In upon him. Mr.. Hin de-
cllnesl Ia zee all newspaper reporters, plead
ing an indisposition.
In So doing Mr.. Hin intima'ed that he
Intended remaining in Seattle several
DAYS On this point. as on all others, Pri-
yate Secretary Clarke Is officially tgnor-
ant. and Mr. IIis guests say they are
invited for the trip whether long or short
they don. know.
Outside OF the great railway president
himself, the mos; important person In the
nm party Is A. g. Woiysn. of Duluth, Mr..
wcly!n Is engaged In the steamship husi-
ness on the Great Lakes. and Is reputef
Ia be familiar with II In all of It's branch
Ga He IL president and general manager
OF the Zenith Transit Company operat-
Ing seven of the largeat steamships on the
lakes. and IS prominently connected With
n number of other similar companies. Mr..
woivin saws that he has come west With
Mr. Hlii ~ the latter's friend and guest
ard not on AIRY business connected with
the p,ans Of the Great Northern It has
engaged by AR, I'LL at salary Of sta,aso
a year 10 establish line Of trans Pacific
steamers TO ho operated in connection
with the Great Northern Railway Com
pany aud TO be hacked by "A canitai az
so &c Nn for usc Ia the building buying
and ehaftefing Of steamships, Rut Mr.
welvin SAYS that this story Is only "a
newspaper Joke.
why should - said he last nlxhs. Ego
into such "A scheme that have my
own interests In nulssth. and Besides am
"a lake man and arm unfamiliar with salt
water business. IL does not seefs. likely
does It, THAT Mr.. filli should engage me
20 sc such a line Of steamships Is
he going "a establish such ,ines Now
sfat Ia something know nothing about
Mr.. WntyEn has never been IN Seattle
before and - anxious se exarni1s into
business conditions here before his return
Ia Duluth. Hc IL n firm believer sn the
future os Duluth and takes great pride
in his cfty's wonderful growth. Hs was
orc ef the citizens committee which en-.
tertatned the Seattle city officials when
they visited Duluth last fail
Other members OF thss party arc Vice
President D. Miller. T. w Riahln. who h
To succeed W T.. Benhafn as general
western traffic manager. Traffic Man
ager f. n. Clarke, General Passenger
Agent +. Il, Whitney. General Sssper4n-
teudent Y. r. Ward Assistant General
superintendent Shields. Of Spokane. n
NJ. sieurh. ex-governor of Minnesota and
A. W. Clark. Mr. Htlls private secretary.
Mr.. cfeugh IL ret connected with the
Great Northern IN any capacity and comes
West merely as an invited guest az Mr..
INN.