The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14
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= HENRY wHITCOMB, a million
IL aire envelope manufacturer Of
Worcester, Mass, a trustee in
Amherst and Holyoke colleges,
and Identified with several other we'll
known educational Institutes in the East
with his two sons and daughter, Is a
guest of the Rainier-Grand Mr.. Whit
comb is one Of Seattles largest nonres-
ident real estate owners, living In the
East. He visited here a year ago. and
after thoroughly looking over the field
for investment. purchased the property
at the southeast corner of Second ave-
nue. and Union street, and the property
diagonaily across the street. extending
from the building occupied by the Bon
Marche to the northwest corner Of Sec
ond avenue and Union street. Later he
bought that tract now on the market and
known as University heights. and lastly
the Lowman lots.
Mr. Whitcombs mission here at the
present time Is to look over his holdings
and determine on improvements. The
southeast corner of Union street ana
Second avenue has already been improved
by the erection this summer OF the Esta-
brook block. thres-story brick and iron
structure.
II am not ready TO saw what we are
going TO do he said. when seen last
night. II have only been here a day
and have not yet had time to deter
mine. / viii be here some ten DAYS vet;
and Will then know more about my plans
l can say that so far | am well pleased
brook property Is my own individually;
Across the street diaconally l own $50
feet, extending northward from the cor
ner. Sixty feet OF this property IL al
ready improved with business houses. /
will probably erect n large building there.
but Just what kind l am unable 10 say
erty has turned out satisfactorily. GA
the University heights addition We vera
Obliged TO lay out good sum Of money
for sidewalks, waterworks, etc, but am
glad TO say the expense was juatifiabie
THE business portion OF the city APP
parentiy Is going northward. and will
likely continue TO do so. The residence
section must go over the hills, and fine
suburban homes will grow up In the out
skirts; l am not well enough posted on
''rhe political outlook this year In the
East Is Republican. Bryan and his Is
10 / still hangs on. but. some we'll
known Eastern Democrats have explain
ed, the Democratic party Is holding on
TO life with purpose OF re1uven,ating II
ter hands. The Gold Democrats In. the
East will support the Republican ticket
1T has been the history OF this eoun-
try that war president has never found
himself lacking In support. The Philip
pines come into our possession not by any
act OF man. but by an act OF God. What
must we do with them give them away
don't think any patriotic American
in their retention Presiden, Mckinley will
ada % his strength in the coming cam
paign."
THE grain output in the Clearwater
country, along the line OF the North
ern Pacific ,f., railway !. is SAID viii be
storekeeper and grain buyer al Juliaetta.
small station just north Of Potlatch
arrived in the city Yesterday, and Is
to purchase n stock OF goods and viii
remain several days In speaking of tho
outlook In his section OF the state last
1.-THE Clearwater valley and Western
Idaho will afford surprise this year In
it's yield OF wheat. oats and hay. The
crops are the best we have had In years
The wheat is heavy. with heads well
filled, and In some sections harvesting
Roughly, estimating, would say the
crop Of wheat win be fully one-third
greater than year ago. the yield Of oats
crease. while there Will be twice as much
hay.
caliy independent at the close OF the
season. II prices keep up as We expect
they WILL"
ANADIAN farmers. It is said. are re-
L. ioicing over the defeat In the domin-
ion parliament OF resolution re-
Gently introduced declaring that all Ca
madam Pacific railroad lands In the
Northwest should be patented before Feb
ruary Is. 1901, after which date they would
De SUBJECT 10 thNatloh- AHoNS tut guests
at the Butler is Ronald O. Macdonald,
OF Calgary. y. W. r, one Of the largest
of Canadian Northwest landowners.
We have been much aEitafed OF late
regarding the patent resolution and. In
fact, the report OF its introduction year
ago has greatly retarded the settlement
OF that section he said at the hotel yes
terday.
The resolution affected many millions
OF acres In the Canadian Northwest which
we're granted as subsidy 10 the com
pAny I'm ISL and exempted from taxation
for twenty years. The Interpretation put
on that act was twenty years from the
was shown in parliament that the exsmp~
ton was 10 run for twenty years from
date OF sale Of the lanes 10 individuals
and not from the date of charter.
settlers whO took up homes on rail-
road lands since 1854 did SO with the IN
derstsnding they we're exempt from tax
alton for twenty years Many were poor
and barely Flooding along ana taxation
meant thfsr rulnation.
There IL large amount 81 unsettled
land In the Canadian Northwest that
might now he utilized had u not been
FOR the knowledge that this effort at taxa
,ion would bs made. We expect now that
the matter has been settled that develop
ment % the county Viii BE more rapid
The wheat crop in the western North
west ~ Canada is IN good condition In
some parts of Manitoba Il is only fair
LoNGsHoREMEN GET MORE PAY.
strike for an Insr-ase-Troubie set
tied Amicsbty.
\ strike ~ a few hours duration oc-
CURED on thu water front yesterday.
among The iengshoremen employed BY