The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-03

~ Northern Pacific and
~ catch the boats from
here. We admit that Seattle has outdone
US in this line: she controls the business
and il now the acknowledged headouar-
sers. Probably the chief reason why that
IS the situation IS that Seattle business
man have superior energy, they started
The Eastern hegfra TO Seattle and II sill
Speaking of the salmon canne-y cornbi-
nation on the Columbia river. Mr.. Cru
theirs said.
president A. B. Hammond, OF the AS
toria 4 Columbia River railroad. wanted
10 secure all the traffic OF the salmon bus
hess for his road and keep it away from
the steamboats,. This and The fact that the
canneries we're good investment. prompt
ed him TO organize company IN New
York 10 purchase the caGneries. All the
large. canneries on the river rave been
bought BY the company. some OF the own
ers being paid cash and others receiving
stock in the new concern.
President, Hammond control OF the
company Will give the freight business 20
his railroad. and he may transfer it 10
whatever through trauscon,inental line ne
chooses, thus giving him considerable in
he canner.ess has been attempted for
years. but in the past has always failed"
f. McDonough. of the McDonougn Man
ufaciuring Company. of Eau Claire. Wis.
one OF the largest concerns in that part of
chinery. is al the
. M.-s.c Hotel Seattle. Mr..
McDonough has been
turer's travelling through
O.,uao. tbs WeE for some
x : weeks. and Is SO de-
lisrted that he will
come back in June with his family TO spend
few weeks on the Sound
II have Just come out 10 see what the
chances are for HI, nt4ss, a bsA yaSter-
day afternoon. Il have nothing in par
ticniar in sight. but want 10 see what
there Is in this field. | have done some
business on the way out, having pul in ma
ea,nery at Marcus Days sawmll at Ham
Nton. Mont There are So many new en-
;erprises on foot in this country. go many
IS a great fed fer all kinds of maunfac-
tureTa. And Eastern men realize it, they
may not know, mach OF the actual eondl-
tons, OF the details hut they understand
that the is "a rapidly growing country,
which VII use their products
The lumber business OF Wisconsin ana
slons. and rs timber becomes searcer i.
viii be on the wane. Here Il is just be-
ginning | tell you, the immense size Of
the tiIrlb Der out here is q revelation 10 a
man '.no has lived for years surrounded
by the puny timber of the Middle states
The other day | saw board six feet In
width cut from fir log There are peopls.
In my country who would not believe such
thing unless they were 10 see it,
Capt. Thos. A. Wilson. an old settler Of
W:angel. was In the city YESTERDAY and
called on his old friend, ". J. Bryant. the
inspector Of hu!.s. Capt. Wilson owus a
sawmiH at Wrangel and also a. small
Steamboat. In speaking or his town he
said: Wfangel has a population of be-
tween go and 800 people Some place The
population higher bu, / think they are
mistaken. pt course, business is not rush
ing at present but the merchants are not
complaining
Il believe there VIII be considerable tray
ei 10 the Sfickeen this co.nins, summer.
and business VII pick up We have one
OF the finest docks In the norris 'rhree
ocean steamers. besides several river hcats
can pc tied up 10 /. AT one time There
are eight river boats tied 40 az WraneeI AT
present. The Alaska Packers Assoeia. ON
has cannery al Wrangei and :: did !,
very good business last year. good
amount OF halibut WAS packed. besides
salmon. One very good feature of the mack
ing business al Wrangei Is that meme ~ the
Ice used has 10 be bought. The nackers
send men To the glacier. just a short dls-
tame" from the town. and cut all the zee
needed Around Wrangei Is the besg fur
section 10 Southeastern Alaska Their. a-a
great quantities OF bears shot every wear
Capt. Wilson viii return nerta in a few
days. He Will take back some machinery
fpr his mill