The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-13

A rumor Of more than passing Importance
Is In circulation on the Sound, based upon
the coinc,dental visit OF President Hail, OF
the Great Northern. and John ID. Rookie
Teller. the Standard oil magnates 1t is TO
no less effect than that the Rockefeller
interests In the vicinity OF Everett are to
pass under the control OF the Great North
ern- The two men met at Everett yester-
day. as II by preconcerted agreement. held
discussion. and then came on UP the
Sound.
The report Of the meeting at Everett
came from there In the following special
dispatch TO the Post.Intellgencer:
EVERETT. June l2-John D. Rookie
teller and James ]. Hill arrived in Everett
this afternoon. Mr.. Rockefeller and party
came by way Of Snohomish. thence TO
Everett over the Everett & Monte Crkfo
railway. Shortly after the arrival Of the
Rockefeller special the special OF Mr.. Hits
consultation Of the magnatee and ride
around the peninsula to the bay side OF the
city; on..n,,u ~. ....,,. ;, -. n.s,,,. =,
the men nothing could be learned. but 1t
10 believed by some that the Rockefeller
interests here will be turned over to the
Great Northern railway. which win control
and operate the Everett 4 Monte Cristo
railroad. After spending about two hours
looking over the Everett paper mill. smell
Seattle over the coast line OF the Great
Northern"
Rockefeller IN Seattle.
Mr.. Rockefeller and his party arrived
from Portland early yesterday morning.
and At once left on q special train Of two
Wagner coaches. brought by them from
the EaM. and two Ordinary coaches. over
the Seattle 4 International They Went
from here to Snohomixh. and after visiting
places In that vicinity went TO Everett, re-
in the evening. They remained here only
e ef Superintendent a ". q. Pearcs. Of the
Northern Paciac In his private so car. and
refused TO be interviewed here. saving his
visit TO the West was purely one Of pleas
ure. He said that the Everett 4 Monte
managers at Everett. and that he could
say nothing more as to its future than
they had given out.
The party is scheduled to return to Seat
tie today. when 1t is believed further con-
ferences Will be held with Mr.. Hill. The
following special from Tacoma last night
relates to the movements OF the party
TACOMA. June H. Rockefeller and
party arrived at the Tacoma hotel at
o'clock. He retired Immediately and de-
He returns 10 Seattle Tuesday afternoon"
Arrival Of Htll.
President ]. J. Hill arrived from st.
Paul In a special train with a party of
co-officials and guests composed OF prom
Inent capitalists OF the Middle East at
$40 o'clock last night. and retired at once
TO the Butler hotel. which the party Will
make their headquarters during their stay
of three or four days on the Sound.
The visit OF Mr.. HUI Is not considered
10 1ay os 81 his
trips to the Coast TO look over his prop
erty and to see the country. and that no
OF Ssns are In
interest In the sale or purchase OF the
Seattle q Northern railway. although at
the time the deal was announced he was
credited with being one of the hackers.
The Oriental protector also denies having
any interest or concern In q transpacihc
steamship line. When asked last night II
that. he threw or the whole subject by
saying the alleged deal existed In news
paper reports only They had me going
iine.' he said when II I was in need Of
steamships they could be got In this coun-
try. The only way to start line Of that
fss Ssss a be I'm # S hs n are in the
party: +. f, Ward. general superintend-
ent and d. Miller. second vice president
Iiilrs private secretary: s. l.. Walker.
Mr.. Wards private secretary; G. d. OIL
ALLAN. vice president OF the First National
bank. OF 81. Paul: and son: DR.. c. e.
Smith, OF st. Paul; T.. 4. Paramore, q
capitalist OF ST. Louis.
Jobbers' Rates Unsettled.
]. w. Rlabon. Western traffic manager
Of the Great Northern. who has been In
the Twin Cities for the last few weeks.
returned with the party. Mr.. Blabon said
last night that up 10 the time he left S.
Paul no decision had been reached regard.
Ing the dispute on freight rates between
Middle Eastern and Western Jobbers and
that It would first be announced In the
East.
The party will 30 at Q o'clock this morn
ing TO visit the Nippon Yusen kaisha
steamship kinshu Maru. lying at the
Great Northern docks at Ballard.
WILL THE TRAIN M AHAyDoNE,D,