Evening star., 1902-08-06
BUSINESS EVER YWHERE
MR.. .BEAvERs GIVES IMPRESS
s1oNs OF HIS TRIP.
Tour of Inspection Of, Post Offices in
the West-People Dent Want ANY
Change in the Administration.

Mr.. George W. Beavers. chief Of the di-
vision of salaries and allowances, Post
Office Department, has returned to the city
after having made two months tour of
inspection throughout the west. In making
this trip he has visited among other places.
St. Louis, Chicago, Denver, Colorado
Springs, Cripple Creek, Salt. Lake City.
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento,
Takoma, Seattle and Portland. While away
he has had many opportunities to talk to
men familiar with the political situation in
all parts of the west.
Prosperity Everywhere.
Il found conditions very much the same
everywhere 1 went" said Mr.. Beavers,
except that on Puget sound the business
conditions are unprecedented l have never
seen such evidences of business progress
as there. The best index to the growth of
Seattle is the fact that the postal service
Of that city during the past fiscal year wa 8
43 per cent greater than in the previous
year. Los Angeles, Cal, Is also growing
rapidly. the postal service of that city hav-
ing Increased from 20 to 30 per cent in the
last year. Everywhere 1 went the people
were thinking of business business busi-
ness. The people didn't seem to have any
time to talk politics, and in order to- learn
anything about the situation it was neces
Sary to question them.
''Thc people on lie Pacific coast are yery
favorable to expansion, as they believe it
would add to the business prosperity of this
country. They believe it will not be ac-
ompanied with any of the ills that demo-
Gratis predict. There seems to be no pros
pect for democratic gains in congressional
districts that 1 visited. There. was no de-
termined opposition to republicans now in
the House and who have been renominated
except in the case of Mr.. Loud of Califor-
mia, and he is being opposed because of his
stand in Congress against the letter car
riers. The labor organizations have taken
up this matter and are opposing him, but
he has always shown the faculty of being
strong on election day, and the result NAV
only make it a little harder work for him
than previously.
Feeling in Utah.
''In Utah I found the people not disposed
to take chances on a change In the admin
istration of the government, when they are
enjoying so much of prosperity. They, too,
seem to- be too b. to talk politics, 1
heard some democrats express the hope that
their party would not be successful in the
congressional elections next fall, as that
would result in a division of responsibility
which, they thought, would be disadvan-
tase to them in 1904. They believed that
If the republicans have all the responsible
ty the democrats will be in the best posi-
ton for success in 1904. While thew regard
ed this as the way in which they would
make the best fight in the presidential cleo
tion, at the same time I did not find any
democrat who talked with any confidence
of success in 1904
How do the people regard Mr. Roosevelt
in the west?" Mr.. Beavers was asked
Everywhere I have been men have
spoken admringly of Roosevelt. The peo-
pie OF the west like Roosevelt because of
what they term his Americanism. They
call him Teddy They like his fighting
qualities. In the east discreet fighter is
most admired, but out west they like to
see man ready to strike quickly and then