The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-05-21
SEATTLE NEWS LETTER
Thru Train Service to Chicago-Captain
|. NJ. Howell Appointed Sec
Rotary of State

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Rotary of State
The first overland train service direct
from Chicago to Seattle will commence
on May % over the Great Northern
railroad, the Oriental Limited taking
the through run from that date. The
Inauguration of this service marks a
great stride for the Northwest, putting
an end, as it does, to the system OF
past years which required change at
St. Paul in the transcontinental trip.
The Northern Pacific is to follow suit
with a through train from Chicago to
Seattle and Portland, and the days of
the stop-over at St. Paul are at an end.
For the new train the Great Northern
has obtained the handsomest equip
ment ever seen on the coast, and dur
ing the past week one of the eight
trains that will maintain the Chicago
Seattle service has been on exhibition
at the various cities along the Great
Northern lines in Western Washington,
and the beautiful, archaeological
coaches, sleepers, diners and observa-
ton cars have attracted widespread
admiration. The establishment Of the
new 72-hour service to Chicago puts
the Northwest ON a high plane in rail-
road circles, and will do much to en-
courage travel to the state of Washing
ton and the A.-Y.-P. exposition.
The long drawn-out struggle for the
new federal judgeship in Western
Washington ended last week when
President Taft nominated Mr.. George
Donworth, former partner of Senator
Piles, for the office, and Mr.. Donworth
signifed his acceptance. The Donworth
appointment had been urged from the
first by Mr.. Piles, but was not made
until the judgeship had been declined
by Mr.. E. c. Hughes, of Seattle. The
delay in the naming of Mr.. Donworth
was in no way a reflection upon his
high ability, but purely political
matter. In his selection President
Taft has lived up to prediction pre-
dictions, that he would be very partic-
ular in his appointments to the federal
bench. Judge Donworth will not
assume his duties until his appoint
ment is confirmed, which may be some
weeks hence.
The Pure Food Department at Wash
ington has finally awakened to the fact
that the state of Washington has some
of the largest manufacturing industries
in the country and has dropped its fight
against the Crescent Manufacturing Co.,
of Seattle, and released its big seizure
of $375,000 worth of the company's
havoring extract, Mapleine. The pure
food people have decided that Maple
inc can retain its name and remain on
the market. The efforts OF Senator
Piles, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
and other organizations of business men
were enlisted in behalf of the Washing
ton product, and finally aroused the
authorities to take prompt action and
do Justice to the Western concern.
incidentally the case has demonstrated
the fact that made in Washington"
products are circulated and sold all over
the United States, and that they con-
form to all of the pure food laws.
Two important changes in the news
paper field in this state have occurred
during the past week. The Hoquiam
Daily Washingtonian has passed from
the hands of o. M. Moore to Albert
Johnson, we'll known in Seattle and
Tacoma newspaper circles, and presi-
dent of the State Press Association.
Mr.. Johnson now owns and will edit
the Washingtonian. Mr.. David Tewkes-
bury, for years telegraph editor of the
Seattle Times, has taken over Mr.. H.
o. Stechhan's interest in the Wenat-
chez Republic, and will become the
editor of that paper, associated with
Mr.. Joseph Stearns, who was MIR.
Stechhan's partner. Both OF the papers
mentioned are highly prosperous jour,
nails, and the removal of we'll known
newspaper men from the large city