The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-11
Mr.. ScHULZE'S SMILE.
srs MAGNETIC Evvscr Ures rnr poAsp
ov EgraLIzauos.
A Reduction Of Ferty-odd Thsss-
and Dollars In the Northern Pa
effse's Assessment Caused by It's
Bevftehinx Tnfluense-

Mr. Paal schuize. gener4l Land srent OF
the Northern FaeiSe Railroad ca apany.
completes bis i&sss-s before tie toarc OF
essuaiizast0a yestsr1zT. and vas highly
eiased 81 tss resalt He said 70 nsase ahous
carrying the nsster iHto the courts. and
/ when be left the Auditors Office. with one
Of bis chex.ereelaias bows to the board
ne carried with kim veg seEf-satls6ea
air aud sort q sioi1-yoa-s0 smile. He
WIS happy. and Why Dot He got lest
a5gut What he asked for. aud xsEea success
+ u Sbe acme q bamsG happiness Ia fact
NJ. -ealszn came. be kE15sed. and he cor
I qBered- Mr. Seaslxe's smile j. IL . Tseeal-
taflg cx5sss HfiDg aaiGre Asssl there are fssss
: no cAaiaH that X n nat wfthasss lis eject
upon the sst1te county commissioners coz
{ ysned - bsari u equalization. Indeed
I IKa%rc Are tssuse vic assert that The cssfIrtv
eelnfns SslSue-s we've ssak kHced, and ges
wished.
Eos nE mn n.
Ar. SchuiSe went through the complete
Scrfhcrn Pacific aszessfaeut sttA ta.
bard He asked reductions on the sp-
/ pfalsemeas 0f Besrsy every piece ~ the
requests were allowed. 4 fsw pieces be
Passed over without a reqHi - for a change
aad IN several eassss the beard gssfasesi to
make aay reduction Each time Mr.
rchuixe said. "Ait right. TO ahead I'm
going to make you q general proIss<ifiol
after We yet through the lit, on ali 81 this
that gen refuse 10 cuf down. Accordingly
wheB the end Of the list Was reached yes
terday afternoon, Mr.. schalze arose anz
vita bis face wreathed in Que of his most
facilitating but wfthai. innoeentapysear-
ins smiles. said; Nos, gentlemen. we
have practically got through with .he
work without aay trouble. f0u have tried
70 30 about the square thing by rs aad
don't think 1 hare been very cautious or
unreasonable. | thtnk IT Il pity tina, we
cannot hHl-h this business among our.
selves without any trouble New there ART
those fe* odd pieces that we ~suld not 1
agree about, and for the sake of sei.ltpg I
the whole business. ! viii make you a
proposition a. said would. / viii con-
sent 20 lei those few remnants 90 at s.
don't believe that offer leaves any roon,
for further discussion and | submit II 10
Won II Il Il not a fair proposition, really 9
generous one" Mr. Allen looked AZ Mr.
wilkes and then both looked at Mr.. Mess
moments conversation followed and
then Ar. Allen aanounced that the board
would meet Mr. = hulze in the same frank
aud generous spirit be bad shown. and
would accept the proposition. Mr.. Schulze
was charmed with the afabihiv - - -
,soard and their open-handed action, and
announced that he would not enter into
the matter OF the assessment of the rond-
bed. II WAS not his fight, anyway, but
came within the jurisdiction OF Mr. J. ".
Buckley, the general manager. or Mr.. John
MITCHELL Jr.. the company's attorney.
The board might cite either or both
OF these gentlemen to appear and
show eause why the assessment
should not be enforced. He proposed
20 keep IN his own field and he had moth
Ing 20 do with anything except the com
panS's lands. and that matter had been ar
ranged 30 satisfactorily that be did not
want to mar the pleasant memories be
would alw avs cherish OF the board of
equalization sf King county by entering
iato a hghf that IN DO way belonged 10 his
Department Then II was that he sprung
his bewildeFing smile aud made hts aiieux.
WHAT IT ANoTSIs TO.
Assessor Quilter was asked by reporter
for information concerning the ''frag-
meuts" Jumped Ia at 81 per acre ct Mr..
sehulze's request. 1T amounts 10 about
'oeo1 ACRES aad my assessment ranged
from g. % 10 50 20. The land is situated in
i've townships and Of course does not in
cludc coal or timber. A. YOU viii see, the .
reduction makes 4 difference in the .
Northern Pacific assessment If from $751;
a01 10 Sie,uv9 Il j. quite M item. but | I
don't suppose il cuts much Of a figure In .
dealiAgs With high-toaed men, who seofn 4
10 eaFti about few odd dollars.
Az IKArE TAXPAYER
A!teF the beard had fully recovered from
the magnetism OF Mr.. Schufze's smile. &
consideration of other assessments was
resumed The only other incident that
TRANSFERRED was caused b. Mr.. Hammond, g
recorder employed at the auditors Office &
he tried to tind his name on the assess I
ment roll, bal Il was not there. He began /
an Investigation. aud when asked IL he
had handed Ia detailed list Of has prop
etty, replied Ia the negative. Assessor
Qulltef informed him that he would then
mud his property in the unknown" LIST.
This made Mr.. Hammond very angry and
he said various thipgs, including the asser
tinn that he had built 1900 house on his
lots aud thought that he had a right to have
IL properly assessed Assessor Quiiter made
a note Of the last remark aud Immediately
recommended 10 the board that 1900 be
added 20 the assessment Of Mr.. Ham
moRd's properly for Improvements. Mr..
Hammond y not The most gentle-dispo
sitioned gentleman In the world. and this
made him augrieF stiIi. lie said a number
oI other things III pretty emphatic man
her. and concluded with the consolation
that Mi Qgiiter would never be assessor
again