The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-27

"a now soJourning In the city is Hamil-
ton s. Balch, ex-United States attor-
ney at Boston. With party of friends
AR. Balch will today go on a fishing trip
10 the San Juan islands. and on his return
expects TO spend several days in Seattle.
While / am no longer active in poll
tics, he said at the Butler last night. II
am like. an old race horse--I never see a
course but / feel like taking a spin.
have been Democrat all my life and am
a Democrat now, but thank the Lord 1
am not Bryan Democrat. as a certain
class choose TO call themselves nova
days
The political outlook, so far as the
East Is concerned. Is that II will go Re-
publican and from what have been able
TO gather on my trip out here the West
is made up largely In the same way. l
dia not expect TO see such a strong adj
ministration sentiment here as have.
Gold Democrats OF the East, as they
are called, will vote the Republican ticket
They viii not stay at home or have any
other candidate. as they did four years
ago. During the present administration
they have seen what a condition of pros
perity sound money will bring about and
are willing to stay by i. Today our gold
at home Our credit abroad has been
made gilt edge and IN all the world there
= no country tn more prosperous condi-
What a good thing this Is for us now
War clouds are lowering over the whole
world and while other nations are seek
ing the money markets of the earth, in
Guiding the United States. to negotiate a
war loan. this government and our finan-
cters are holding their gold. and In case
on necessity, We have the means at home
that may arise in the far East. Is this not
a satisfactory condition, and one that
should put to shame that loud-mo,ithed
orator and ! 80 designate him advisedly,
But this Is only one OF the issues that
VIII carry the Republican party 10 sue
cess Any man. citizen of the United
states who would wish to see the prog
ress o. American commercial develon-
ment blocked should vote the Democratic
ticket. That is what he says be will do
when he announces his allegiance to
Pryan. You on the Pacific coast should
pear this In mind. Commerce built the
Atlantic coast, and now the time for the
great West has come"
THAT the present dun or of season IN
the Eastern lumber and single mar
ket mas not put damper on Wash
lngton timber lands as an Investment IL
eeVinred by the visit to this section of T
r. walker president OF the Red River
Lumber Company of Minneapolis and one
~ the neaviest operators n. lumber I'm the
panied by his wife and is here to pnrchas Sc
large tract of timber land In the Puget
SOUND country, report on which has
already been made to him by private
cruisers When seen at the Butler last
night he said:
Yes II IL true my mission here Is to
LOOK oyer some timber lands, but as the
deal has not yet been closed I prefer not
70 tax about II. My advent into the
Puget sound timber regions Is for the
purpose OF securing timber 10 perpetuate
the business for my boys. In the East
our timber Is becoming scarce ana ~a
must seek new fields.
SHOULD be successful in getting .he
land | am after Il will he for my own
use. On IT we will erect sawmilis and
become one OF the producers of this sec
ton. l am going to California where I
VIII also look over some timber and then
come hack here j expect to spend n good
portion OF my time on Puget sound for
some time to come.
What Is the timber market outlook =
Well. ~ Is Just this. IL Mckinley Is
elected there win he demand for all the
lumber we can manufacture. IL he Is not
elected then we must prepare to take our
medicine Just now in the Mississippi
valley poor crops have resulted In cut
ting down orders that would have been
Med for larger amounts. Yet withal the
bad reports from the grain sections t..ere
viii he a fair business this fall and as 1
say II MCKINLEY IL reelected confidence
VIII continue and there will be a big
demand for lumber next season. Before
leaving home left word TO cut all the
logs my mills could handle. for TO my
mind there can only be one outcome OF the
election"
As barometer to business It has been
~ said there is none better than the
average traS aling salesman. Among
the vast number arriving In the city
daily not one Is heard to complain OF the
volume % trade Il has been his lot to
handle within the past year In fact Il IL
not infreeuent that those who are known
10 the trade Is giants" IN their lines
figure that the rast two years beat any IN
their past record with none better than
1900
Among the number arriving In the city
last hieht u II r. Brandt, who has Just
completed a visit To his trade from Chi-
caEo to tho Coast, Trade everywhere
| have been" he said. has been rood
and no whore has II been better than IN
Washington. There has been a slight fall
ing OF in Minnesota and North Dakota
on Account of poor crops bat stiil mer-
chants in these states are buving lib
orally. 7 was IN the Waila Walia coun-
try yesterday and the outlook. merchants
say Is very bright there They arw fsRur-
Ing on a grain yield Of thirty bushels TO
the acre which - as good as they ave
ever hsd before. Merchants In my line
throughout Washington are "a Eowi cnndi-
ttrfs nj are tsfNfnE fully as well At