The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-09-20
POLITICAL POT-PIE


The reportorial staff Of the Post
Intelligencer is much chagrined
over the recent departure from the
city Of one Darlington, who was en-
ployed on the Pr. as a "cracker-
jack" reporter from San Francisco.
Darlington made it his custom
while here after he had turned in
his time for the night to
frequent places where high
rolling and tall drinking
were the rules Of the room land in
order to maintain such expensive
quarters he was compelled not only
to spend all of his salary, but to Of
ten be compelled to call upon his
brothers Of the craft to supply his
deficit. The boys finally talked
Darlington into bracing up, and
brace up he did, and thereby hangs
a tale. After Darlington had de-
cided to brace up he began to Dor
row small sums from everybody on
the force and finally induced a num-
Der Of the more gullable to 90 on
notes with him to help him brace up.
Suddenly one day this week he took
a notion to quit the town, and did
so without notifying his many well
wishers. Since his sudden departure
the boys have been casting about
and they find that they have to pay
up notes on which they became
guarantors to the tune Of about
$1,000. Baxter says he is pretty
sporty, but Darlington knocked the
wind clean out Of him.
The Pie-maker announces with
much pleasure the great amount of
wealth that is flowing into the tills
of the old pioneers Of this country.
While he is not prepared to give any
definite figures as to what these old
pioneers are actually worth in dol
lars and cents, yet he is prepared to
say that men like John Leary, John
Collins, the A. A. Denny heirs, the
Kinnears, Browns and many others
who got hold Of property in the ear
ly days Of this city and held on to it
in spite Of the many reverses that
came to them, are all fast becoming
millionaries on account Of the natur-
al growth Of the city and the in
creased valuation of their property.
But a few years ago it was currently
reported that neither Mr. Leary nor
Mr.. Collins could pay the interest
on their Indebtedness, and now they
are not only out Of debt, but they
have property interests unincum-
bered, from which they could real
ize at least a million dollars if they
so desire. Such is the success Of
men who hold fast to all they get.
Seattle is already feeling the eff
fects of the breaking up of the great
steel strike, as business in every line
is taking on a new lease Of life. Real
estate is maintaining steady
growth and real estate dealers are
quite we'll satisfied with the fall out
look. Merchants in many instances
report a most excellent trade, and in
some instances they declare that the
entire summer trade has simply been
immense. Unless the sign of the
times fail Seattle will enjoy the
greatest business period during the
comino fall and winter that it has
ever had in the history of the city.
Though separated from the ma
tional capital by 1000 miles, Seat
tel is as much grieved over the loss
of the president as lis the City Of
Washington itself, and during the
entire week the mourning garb has
been seen in every quarter and sec
ton Of the city. All the large build
ings have been draped in deep
mourning. the portrait of President
Mckinley is conspicuous on every
building in the city, and the mourn
ing badge is to be found on the lap
els of the coats Of most every man IN
the city, and this is as true Of the
laboring man as the business man.
The climax Of all this was reached
on yesterday, when monstrous
meeting was held in honor Of the
burial day Of the president, which
took place at his home in Canton on
that day The death of the presi-
dent was a severe loss, but it has
united every faction Of the citizen
ship of this country as one man, and
it may serve to so solidfy them, not
only in Seattle, but all over the
country, as to make is possible to
have anarchism completely uprooted
and driven from the United States
domain.
If Seattle is not enjoying period
of prosperity no city in this wide
world is doing so. Go where you will
or may, you will find her streets
either torn up to be replaced with
more substantial material or find
them covered from one side to the
other with building material where
some gigantic building is in course
Of construction In nrdnr To accOm-