The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-12
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FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
Delegates To the state Press Assoe1a-
tfOn Assemble In Seattle.

Delegates 10 the State Press Assoela-
tion AsseAble In Seattle.
Every train and almost every steamer
yesterday brought In It's quota OF delegates
and visitors to the State Press Association.
which met IN this city for IT. thirteenth
annual session last night. AS rule. the
first place to which they repaired after
getting hotel accommodations was to
headquarters In the Chamber OF Commerce
rooms. Here register was kept. IN which
were Inscribed the name. paper. residence
and temporary city address OF each dele
gate. After registering each delegate was
provided with neat badge. and was then
free to roam about the city until time Tor
the gavel to fail. last night
Realizing that few men and women keep
their eyes wider open in the observation OF
current events and conditions. and that the
body now In session here II fairly repre-
sentative OF all parts OF the state. the
Post-Inteliigencer sought q number Of In
tervfews with such OF the delegates az
could be most easily found, making no
special choice or arrangement IS to Sec
ton, politics or periodicals. Some Of these
interviews follow.
Among the prominent members of the
association who arrived ON time yesterday
are Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Durham. OF the
6pokesman-Review, Spokane. They have
both been In attendance on the national
meeting at Portland. and report that prac-
ticaiIy the entire body of delegates, with
Seattle It Is probable that Mr.. and Mrs..
Durham viii Join the excursionists in the
trip to Victoria. Mr.. Durham said yestef-
day:
This visit Of the national delegates VIII
be Of incalculable advantage to the stale
of Washington In many ways. 1t win give
an object lesson In climatology to men and
n MAJ re cf4 hn Unit - ta&a
TO many OF whom. perhaps, the beauties
OF our weather are absolutely unknown
II win hold up to these representatives Of
the various states the magnificent and
varied resources Of the state, ana ~ news.
paper men We can all feel sure that thess
resources will be fully and adequately pre-
sensed to the reading public OF America"
One of the Oldest newspaper men In the
state Is c. w. Wheeler OF the Waitsburg
Times. now IN attendance on the meeting
of the state association. TIE term oldest
applies not to his age. but TO his years OF
newspaper service In this state. For about
seventeen years he has been In charge Of
the Times With cheerful and modest con-
fadenca he says OF IL that Il II the best
newspaper in the state except the Post
Intelligencer. He also Gays automatically
that waissburg Is the best town in the
state eXEept Seattte
:.
O. s. Van Oiinda. the Press Stanwood--
In common with the rest Of the state. vs
are sharing an era Of prosperity. Our town
is growing rapidly. New buildings are
going up constantly, and new people are
coming In. There IL not an empty house
in the town. whether for business or for
residence. Our chief interests lie in@arm-
ing, lumber and shingles, no fewer than
seven shingie mills being tributary 10 tbs
town. These are all In good condition.
c. E. Harrison. Sews-Heraid. Mount Yer
non-My paper. as yeu may know. IL one
OF tire eldest In the state, having been es-
tah.lshet in 1874 We are surrounded by q
fine farming country. and have conssdAr-
able fruit and I've stock interests. Our
crops this year are good. particularly the
has and eats They are q little late but
very fine The thing Of most inserest 10
Us al Mount Vernon this season haa been
eur escape from high water. Everythlpx
fer q time seemed 20 ind5cats that re
were eolng TO have disastrous accd. The
snowS we're very Deep and they lay nn-
usually low On the hills. II warm wind
had come. uo<hinx could have saved us.
fortunately. the scasou centtuse1 eel,