The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-27
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samuel &o0snberg. of Kline = Rosen-
berg. returned yesterday from IN extended
trip through the East, and comments en-
Enthusiastically on the general prosperity he
found IN the principal business centers.
II left here July &" he md yesterday.
'and visited many Of The manufacturing
ceuterD Of Connecticut, Massachusetts and
Rhode Isl1nd. found greater activity
than ever bsforS In the many years have
gone East Mills that have only been
working on one-half or three-Quarters time
are now ugtng day and night force. Never
has there bean % much activity In New
York In the last twenty years, % tar ~
have seen. New York y the metropolis
OF the nation and Il indicates the general
prosperity Of the country.
''You would Be surprised 10 note how
well the 1nanciai men Of New York are
informed regarding the state Of Washing
ton In general. We have no conception OF
what the outside world thinks Of the fu-
turs Of this state. AZ heard one gentle
man remark: People Of your state do
not imagine the great future there u be-
fore them. Where else can you md such
varied reeourceSr
Il have heard many expressions Of .
similar character. and. indeed, was proud
TO say that have been resident Of Seat
tle and watched it, growth from mere
Il desired to ascertain for . friend Of
mine Of this city. who contemplates max
Ing some extensive improvements. whether
Z would be difficult to procure money q
snsiaI friends nis' vas introd%ced i 70 num-
Der Of leading financial agents and was
highly sratihed to know In what esteem
the dnenciers Of New York hold Seattle
loans remember number OF years ago
It was difficult for me to interest fnanciers
In the East to place mortgages on Seattle
property. How different today! For Illus
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weii-known New York arm:
understand you are in the city for
the purpose OF making some loans for
friends Of yours in Seattle. We shall be
member OF our arm was In Seattle recently
and gives w nattering reports OF your city
This simply goes to show how many OF
the moneyed men think Of Seattle and Its
future. There y more money In the banks
Of New York city today seeking loans than
there has been for the past twenty years.
mis- Investment in the East he seems to
feel that he has struck small Klondike
mine:
thing else 10 cheap money to develop ito
while in New York I was Informed
that that there ss are e number Of companies
capital. for the. purpose OF prospecting
the mineral belts Of this state.
saw great number OF boys in pro-
-
encies with such inscriptions as the fol-
lowing: We must and shall boycott the
Sun: they are our foes. Outside Of this
strike on the New York Sun. there was
apparently little dissatisfaction among
any u the union laborcrs.
Coming through Minnesota and Da-
kotA, ! stcpped on at q number Of cities.
and the farmers and merchants were
jubilant over the crops now being har-
Hssaralns polltic. in New York and
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people too busy to discuss the subject.
You know. when the average man has
his mind occupied and the working man
- prosperous. he finds very little time
70 discuss Political questions OF the flu
II was more than satisfied to learn
Of the Tight the t.lntelligencer has
been making on the insurance trust in
Seattle. In a number Of the cities I
erty similar to the building which Kline
& Rosenberg occupies on First avenue,
and I find that with no better facilities
for quenching fires than we have in this
city. our rates are s. per cent. more than
the same risks are today. in the East.
lately that will do this city as much
good AZ the rightful reduction Of insur-
ance premiums. trust the good work
will 60 on. I am endeavoring to gather
data as TO the rates OF insurance In the
East In cities which have not as good
fire protection as Seattle has at this
time.
after nearly two months in the East
l am very happy 10 get home, feeling
convinced that no state in the Union
inston:. The people are Just beginning
to realize in the extreme East what adj.
vantages are offered here to the farmer.
mechanic. merchant and capitalist