The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-03-07
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL

L have just returned from China,
said T. A Davies one day this week,
whittier have been for the past year
in the interest OF a commercial con-
Germ, which is figuring On making some
investments in that country. China is
a wonderfully rich country and there
are many opportunities for business
men to make some quick money.
Americans are fiocking to China in
large numbers and are rapidly getting
a corner on the Chinese trade. The
Germans are proving a close second
to the Americans with England hold
ing third place. No, the Chinese exclu-
sion act, | do not believe, will jeo-
pardize our commercial supremacy in
that country, as patriotism is I'M
known among the Chinese. They are
looking for the dollar and the Amer
leans are giving them that and that
is all they care for"
Already extensive preparations are
being made in this city for the Nome
trade during the open season, and it
is expected by those most interested
in it that this season will be one of
the heaviest in the history of Nome.
During the coming season Nome will
catch most of the American gold hunt
arc RI 4bO
: sweeping transfer Of the gold fields
in and about Dawson City on the part
of the Canadian government to an
English syndicate. 1t is predicted that
there will be tremendous emigration
from Dawson City this year, especially
among the prOspectors, who will seek
American territory on which to oper-
ate in future
Ex-Governor McGraw and Erastus
Brainard have been making a most
excellent fight before the rivers and
harbors committee in Congress for the
Lake Washington canal appropriation,
been crowned with success. While
they did not succeed in getting as
large an appropriation for the canal as
they desired, nevertheless they got
quite sufficient amount to assure the
immediate beginning of the work and
to assure Seattle that the national gov
eminent will sooner or later appropri-
ate all the money that is needed for
the construction of this waterway.
The unexpected death of Hon. John
w. Maple at his home at Van ASSET
last Saturday was one that caused uni
versal regret throughout the entire
state where Mr.. Maple was well
known. While telling a tree on his
farm he was accidentally killed and
being alone at the time his remains
were not found until night when he
failed to put in his appearance at
home at his usual hour. He was bur-
led Monday afternoon and one of the
largest funeral professions that has
been seen in this city for many years
followed his remains to their last rest
ing place.
The decisive vote at the polls last
Tuesday in favor of high license
means that 100000 and perhaps even
more than that will be paid into the
city treasury, which will go into mu-
nicipal improvements of first one kind
and another each year by the various
saloons of the city and will thereby
lessen the taxation on business prop
erty. Every prominent street corner
pretty near in the city of Seattle
along First and Second Avenues and
Pike Street are occupied by saloons
and if they are able to maintain these
excellent palaces in which to dis
pense their liquors they will in the
future have to pay the city a hand
some sum for the privilege. Instead
of the smaller saloons going out of
business the number will increase Just
as the population of the city increases
and before another year will have
passed Seattle will be receiving $780,
900 more each year than it is at the
present time.