The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-26


agent Of the Rio Grande Western, with
headquarters In Sal. Lake City. was In
Seattle yesterday. accompanied by j. ID.
Mansfield. general
- ageuA. and NJ J.
sess fros- Roche. travelling pas
| porous Con- senger agent. from
Portla Nj.
Heintx' visit TO Sc
attic was for the
purpose OF looking after the IN
,erssts of his read in the PaclHc
Northwest. and incidentally 10 see that the
ladies Of the ". c. T. T.. who intend re-
turning TO their homes via the Great SAT-
Lake route. have ali the eoustesies porsioie
This Is Mr. Heintz' first visit % Seattle
in two years. He expressed himself as mucti
surprised as well as gratihed, Al the marked
improv sxnent shown In that time. he vas
in a measure prepared 10 find great STRIDES
made by the Queen city or the Northwest
because CT the prosperity OF other secuons
OF ne country; out oid nor ,ooS 10. a aag
place
The business OF the Rio Grande Western
railway has been very heavy all the year,
and especially during the past few months
During July. August and September the
passenger earnings were greater than In
the corresponding months Of any year IN
that there viii be no falling of whatever
during the current month. During the
past forty-eight hours. alone. the Rio
Grande Western has transported over its
line over 2,5oe soldiers. en- route from the
East for the Philippines
The Rio Graude Western officials are
particularly we'll pleased with the share
of the returning klondike business going
East via The Great Salt Lake route. Most
OF these people came over one OF the north
ern lines. and many prefer TO return TO
the country. In Mr.. Heintz opinion no
road offers a more attractive trip across
the continent than does his, passing, as 1t
does. directly through Salt Lake City. the
Mormon capital. Denver. and either Omaha
or Kansas City. On all classes Of tickets
the Rio Grande Western permits a stop
over At either Salt Lake City or Denver.
layover at Salt Lake City. Mr. Heintz says,
is particularly desirable al this time OF
the year. not only because OF the usual at
view Of the fact that the salt palace. built
OF crystals taken from the brine OF the
Great Salt lake Itself. is now open. with
its Midway Plaisance and other attractions.
The Rio Grande Western has recently put
on another fast train from Ogden, leaving
that point about noon. and making the
run 10 Denver In twenty-tour hours. there
making desired connections with the new
fast trains 10 Chicago. via the Burlington
and Rock Island reads This new train
and the increasing business OF the Rio
Grande Western has necsssisated the build
Ing OF two extra dining cars. The dining
car service was inaugurated in June last,
and Is giving the utmost satisfaction. Sup
plying this link gives the Great Salt Lake
route through dining car service from
Portland 10 Chicago and points east there
of.
Mr.. Heintz and Mr.. Mansfield returned 10
Portland yesterday. and from there the
former will return to Salt Lake City. via
San Francisco.
Alexander Ranke has returned from the
kiondike to spend the winter In Califor-
MIA.
Il came out by easy stages he said,
as | wanted to make cure that some
fretghtSI was sending in got through In
my opinion these will be Is per cent more
work done this winter than last The
employment OF machinery and improved
appliances generally Is bound TO result In
a big increase Of the gold output.
Wages are going TO be better too. The
big rush TO Cape Nome will force miners
wages up TO 81 and 50 per hour
.
]. ]. Kelly. a prominent Montana hotel
man. where he has owned and managed
some OF the largest hotels In the state is
In Seattle looking for location. He has
visited several cities on the Sound, and
has finally determined 10 locate here. II
he can secure a suitable property.