The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-05

The dispute whirh kss be<n rutne
on for = number Of years between
Pierce county and King county, fun
sher north. may now Be amirafly s<s-
tled- While King county people hare
heretof0re Opposed the demand a
fierre country because too much vas
ASKED. there is nov IN progress !
movement 10 voluntarily
1ExDE1 no PIKxcx cprx1r
Through oszicial channels such :
change "a the boundary line rs via
satisfy what il believed q Is tie mer-
IsoKS0uS feature ct the demands Of
Pierce county: namely. the serur;n-
70 Tacoma Of control OF her hsrhor. o..
in other words. Of Commrnrru,ens
hay 10 vel known that the south
ern boundary line Of King county runs
within easy stones throw OF the docks
q Tacoma. 80 close. indeed. that
every steamer In turning away from
the dock swings into King counfv
Many Disadvantages to Tacoma peo-
pie have resulted from this fact. ana
In consequence. the efforts heretofore
made in the legislature have heeu per-
sistent. But the indications are that
the whole difhculty viii nov be sric-
ably adjusted. When the matter vas
up before the legislature in January
not few King county people who OBJ
posed granting all that Pierce countv
then demanded, favored coureslinp 10
Tacoma the control of her harbor.
that being considered Just and
SATISFACTORY coscKsxros.
However. this was not done. But.
now. there Is movement TO ac-
complish this result :
soNE INTERVIEWS.
Mr.. Bailey Gafxcrt. referring to the
subject yesterday, said: II favor the
movement. This concession will Mace
Tacoma IN possession Of that which
she really needs, and which she ought
TO have. Besides this the movement
evidences good viii on the part of
King county,
Col. ]. c. Haines said: 81 have all
along maintained that Tacoma should
have control of her harbor. and this
movement should result in bringing
about that result. Anyhow / like the
spirit of il. -
T. J. Humes said: Il am in favor
OF making just concessions in this
matter. The control of her own har-
Dor is matter OF much importance to
Tacoma, and feel sure that once the
matter comes up for settlement he
tween the people Of the two counties
there viii be no difficulty in effecting a
satisfactory settlement of the whole
matter. This will put an end to q
struggle which has been going on for
a number Of years, and in such way,
too. that good feeling will be restored.
The idea impresses me very favorably. :"
Ex-Sherif John H. McGraw said:
Il favor such a settlement. II is the
kind of q one which should be made.
Ii will avoid all bad feeling. l do not
expect there will be the slightest
trouble experienced in satisfying all
sides. The good will thus manifested
win more accurately represent the real
sentiment Of the people OF both coun-
ties than past conflicts would indi-
cate"
John Keane said: when this mat
ter was up before the legislature, l
suggested that some settlement be am
icabiy agreed upon, but my advice
was disregarded. l am glad to see
that there is now no reason why every
thing should not be arranged satisfac-
toriiy all around. 1t is what should
have been done long ago."
II is probable that formal PROPOSE
ton viii be made soon. and it will
likely be presented TO Pierce County
officials through the county commits
sioners-