The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-18
NEW HOTEL FOR SEATTLE.
CINCINNATI MAN TO ESTABLISH
FIRsT-CLAss HoyTELRY.
Eastern Visitors Advertising This
City and state-Government Inn
provements 1t Baker Lake Hatch

Special Dispatch 70 the Pos,-In,e!ligencer.
WASHINGTON. Oct. l1.-Horace L.
Chapman. OF Cincinnati. o. former Dem
ocratic candidate for governor OF Ohio.
stated In my hearing last night tina, Sc
attic would soon have a new hotel OF
the first class. Horace Dunbar. who had
made a success In the management OF
one Of Cincinnaus fines, hosteiries. had
been out 10 Seattle, he said. and moth
ing would do for him when he returned
but 10 begin preparations 10 close out
his business interests In Cincinnati pre-
paratory TO going back 20 the Coast
Seattle. Dunba declared. offered unusual
advantages a. the present time for sue
cess In building and managing a first
class hotel. az the RainierGrand. the
Butler and others OF that character
were continually filled to overlowing.
Mr.. Dunbar has already secured
$4,000 of the capital for his new enter
prise, and says the hotel will cost just
whatever he car raise TO put into It. The
more capital he can raise the greater
Will be the accommodations OF the house.
Col Alexander c. Game. special agent
OF the department of justice, who has
just returned from his annual inspection
OF the United States marshals' and dis
trict attorneys offices OF the Pacific
II
firm friend OF Seattle. but one OF her most
ardent Eastern advertisers He declares
that or all the cities he has visited this
year Seattle is by all odds the most
prosperous. and Spokane Is next In rank
He has vivid recollection Of the fine
fish food. so common in the markets OF
Seattle. but n source of constant wonder
ment and qualification to strangers
Puget sound Is magnificent body
Of water" said the colonel to your cor
respondent, and Washington will. be-
fore many years. be one of the grandest
states in the Union. Portland is dull
in comparison with Seattle. The older
city has lost the grip she once had upon
the commerce of the Northwest Hun
dreds of Eastern tourists have visited
Seattle this year and every one OF them
comes home living. breathing advertise
ment for the Evergreen state. The only
drawback to the travellers enjoyment Is
the long ride. but even that Is lessened
by the fine railway accommodations
The Northern Pacific especially Is giving
fine service. The road has been great
~ improved under the active manage
ment of Col. Dan Lamont. and II is work
ing for the interests Of the Sound coun-
try in every possible way
or the $4,000 appropriation made by con-
gress for the purchase and improvement
OF the Baker lake FISH hatchery. some Sc, 500
has been paid TO the state of washington
for the old buildings and apparatus that
were on the ground. and the balance Of the
appropriation has been used for fitting I'D
the place. repairing buildings, purchasing
nets. sefnes and scows. etc, and building
OF roads through the place. Upon this
work has been engaged a force OF twelve
men. under the direct supervision OF Mr.
II. H. Buck. the superintendent OF the sta
ton.
The station is now engaged In the colec-
ton OF the sockeye salmon eggs OF which
about 10000, coo have been obtained thus
far. Later the station will put its atten-
ton To the propagation 81 the silver sal
mon and steeiheads There Ia now re-
quired. as the appropriation has been to-
tally expended. an extra appropriation OF
SO. 0n for the construction Of a wagon road
and more permanent buildings and various
other improvements 10 place the plant in
a position To rank with the finest station
az this kind in the world. This sl00D VIII
be asked for from the next congress
Baker lake station is situated on Baker
lake. which Is I'm the center OF the Wash
ington forest reserve about three miles
from Hamilton. Wash The lake IL the
natural spawning grounds Of the steel
heads. chinook. sockeye and silver salmon
and few minor varieties. The land about
the station was set aside by the president
in A proclamation for the use Of the Uni
ted States fish commission The station
was originally established by the state
and was used for the propagation q the
sockeye salmon and the salmon industry
undar this impetus became the most impor-
tani. commercially. In the whole Puget
sound region
Congress having made an appropriation
81 $40 zoo for the establishment Of a sta
ton. through the efforts ~ senator Turner
the fish ro.n mission. after thoroughly in
Vesisgatlng the sockeye salmon streams IN
Washington sieciiss. 20 purchase the Baker
lake station from tho state and 10 enlarge
ia capacity to 81 0s.1 on or ~ 80 80 sock
eye salmon per year This was according
" done The olant now on the ground
consists ~ q hatchery ~ about 1000 s.o
caDacitv which Will te enlarged during tNs.
present SEASON Tse chief objection n the
site Is It's 'naccessit'lity. II being necas-
sarv - transport all supplies. including
r>ei f0r employees machinery ct during
| ths months ~ June July and August
OVER mountain trait eighteen miles long
arr III wagon road of sf,ean miles more
Under Superintendent Buck are two aSa
culturis's ana two iabore.s
There viii also Re hired eight or ten
temporary men for six or eight months in
each year These are men accustomed -
rough ne IN tents and camps aS tne
privat!ons 20 he encountered in building
III the place - what The commission n
teras T. have Il are very great ard none
hus hardy rugged ard vigorous men can
sand the harashi0s - which they slN
- EXPOSED All lumber usea ship
sawed ~ hand. bat tss government In
tends 70 'uil1 - small saSmiU - tse run
Nv water power.
Another very Important improvement;
.nat u II - ma te as soon more money
- ha4 viii - he building o. a wagon
rad in place y the mountain r~atL =
supplies can - more easily carried q
!, Is believes that this WI b. ths les.
snd most importsnt station ~ sslm1n
| work in Washington
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