The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-14
OUT ON THE COAST.
Speaker Bowling and Editor Hunt
in the Sound Country.
wHATTHEY sAYAwAY FROM HOME
Dissolution Of the Merger, Says the
Speaker, Can Hardly BE
Looked For.
Special to The Journal.

SPetldl ~ ilt JOUillul.
Tacoma, Wash, Auril Ill. p. Hunt,
OF Maukato Mimi, editor Of the Mankato
Daily Free Press, has been on the coast
or business mission.
came out here on a business trip solely
end only, said Mr.. Hunt. My name came to
be mentioned in connection with the office of
assistant postmaster general while [ was talk
ing trip through the south. 1t became gem
orally known that vacancy was to occur
soon several of my friends placed my
Aame before President Roosevelt while ! was
away, They said l so far away that
could not be communicated with satisfactory
ay the subject. | have since been asked
ST l would accept tender Of that kind
Should it he made, but Of course declined to
answer the question in that form.
Mr., Hunt is treasurer of yhe Alaska
Fish and Lumber company. He Was here
with the other members of the company,
j. d. Carroll, the manager. and Frank
'Thayer. the secretary They are pre-
pairing 70 cX9end 100000 this season on
their canncry and other interests at
EhakOu located at the northern cNtrGm-
aty OF Prince of Wales island, Alaska.
The company purchased its interests,
which are extensive. last December, from
Finn & Young. Mr.. Carroll will 80 to
Shak0E to manage the cCmpanys affairs.
MIR. Hunt will go back to Minnesota, and
nldin in tho city.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. j. bowling, of Renville.
Mimi, are spending vacation of several
weeks in he northwest. Mr. Bowling for
two years and during the 1886 campaign
was secretary Of the national republican
league for the states of the northwest,
has been speaker Of the Minnesota house
of representatives and now is a candidate
Ter congress from the seventh district or
MiD1pgOt1 rPCpDIlY created.
This trip to the northwest completes my
tour of the United States, which has been in
Progress Internationally for several years, said
MI Bowling. | am more than pleased with
the coast cities and their surroundings. A
city which is TIE terminus Of two trans
continental roads and has the commerce Of
the orient within its grasp is bound to be-
como great. / notice particularly the great
amount Of building going on, 1t is simply
marvellous.
4 large acreage of tho timber lands of
the state have been bought up by people from
pUr part OF the country, continued MI Dowl-
Ing. Timber may be bought out here in this
way at 81, while at home it costs St. Wash
ingtou has a great wealth Of this product.
When asked about political conditions in
his state Mr.. Bowling said:
We are going to try our new primary
law for the first time this year. The law
provides that tho nominations for all Offices
except state Offices be made in the primaries
We ara watching the experiment with inter
est. There IS n0L much to be said about the
merger case. Governor Van SAINT called
erectal session of the legislature and secured
an appropriation Of $15,U0O tC carry the states
case into the courts. II was thrown out O
the United States supreme court, and now
the attorney general Of the United States ha:
begun suit at the instance of the president
f. the United States district court We ar,