The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-23
SHORE sRiBBFas ALARMED.
Taking Steps to influence the
Constitutional Convention.
A DARK Meeting Held Last Ntans-
r~xs Of the secret Cir
Guitar.

The owners OF sssors-liae FrogseFf, srs De-
ginning u bee ssas sxsssset oscr Sire stfl-.
taz.sr OF sEe ssssssxrs % tns eSss-sits.;ssla Al
sx,uxenssca ia regard Us She &ster fruEss
yry.,a fs. asss s<isscss sfssas9ssSe II isoAs
yrrg rsnea ~ rsaaga the CONSTITUTIONAL
sssaveusisa ssrcuiF faFsseef Sta { ga Errsiils p
of ali hsrisor prspesfy. California Ass SCI an
example IA this .rspecs wnlSh they sesta
10 shsnk is worthy Of fsing followed TIE
ssixccateS Of slasx rezsare contend sczl u
the stass has ccnsros Of fass hartsrs the
dae age charles on y heat AID ether coEss-
us.rais5es 81 the soil can be pu. cos n 70 a
uC.asysl sixare. CT the prodnetS allowed TO
mas. serss<s the docks from TIE cars To the
hosss, Of yesSs L. Tree OF charge The bar
tsrs Il Oregon are 81. o.res. BY private
rsxr;its. asa they must necessarily charge
4 s.yn siderable sum IN orsisv u realize
something en- their ~ perry. WITH TIE
advantage OF slIaost Tree i1eks ia favor OF
washing on ttnegssG wpsssf stand 5u. n'fte
caauts 4 q 1ssre.sce # even 10 or - cents
a ton In favor of one place AID against the
otner always decades tire Shipper III faver
81 tsss sfsesp<r psaea IL fae water ir nj IS
heit By prfv&fe owners the sound 81
fever hoye 30 bee4as2e great rs e Place
from which whesf sasi osiarr cereals are 10
s<a Shipped. These ard Other arguments
are advanced ay shssse sio favor slate
o. ne -stip 81 tire land.
THE sRkEHERs kLAszgp.
go frfshteae.l have the shore Hoe owners
become that their water lots woui1 be
taken from thxm tina. il wss rssoive. 10
eotabiae 10 combat the rising tide If public
opinion ia favor OF state Ownership.
Notices wsfe accorsiirgly isSsed and On
Friday might meeting Of shore line own
egs was held. GA Thursday a com Eiftee
appointed ter the pt;rpose issued the fol
lowing address I>slsorv Owners:
4 SECRET CIRCULAR
SEATTLE, W. T, July 70. 1859.
Dfar Sir; AT meeting OF the owners
OF snnre property 81 mis- city, held on the
evening of Juiy H. 1853, the I.erSols whose
signatures appear stzaehed hereto were
appointed as a COMM tee 10 communicate
with the shore owners throughout Puget
sound sad the Straits Of tuea, and urge
upon them the necessity III az
pointing committees Of their tesl
posed "a Olympia. and confer w.t1
our COMMITTEES. appointed for that purpose
and take siIsa m asrreS as may seem iseees
sars aud expsdie0t GO pate before tbs
c Institutional convention oar views and
I claims of The rights 81 said shore owIerl
an1 OF the parties who have plasef ya,Ua
Die improvements on the sat r front. oul
committee appointed for this purpose il
composed Of Hon. J. X. Lewis, eaairnaD
COY NOR w G. squire. Governor +. r
I Ferry, Hon. A. A. Denny. George stetsor
/ aud j. Z. Gale. II app arse Us that million.
/ of d9'lars worth 81 shore property j,
now in jsopsrtsy-;n dang OF being cen
! .iscated by the state 20 the irreFasablc IL
/ jury of the private aud industrial Interests
Western wsshingion--hence we urge
/ upon you the absolute necessity az proaiI'
snd aggressive action Any cammunIca
/ ton addressed II tue foliowi Iarnet
commit CT viii be cheerfully attended 30
| john LgAEY.
/ GEORGE STEIsoN,
J. z. AcSaUGHT,
Committee.
MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT.
/ Appended To- the aloye notices. which
were sent fas aud wide. was II call tor !
/ meetfn. which was held isst evening in
I The rooms OF the general relief committee
ON THE northeast corner OF Third and
Cherry STREETS. The mse;ing wa,
I not large. bat vas V,ry select
( ia .sc J. X. Lewis addressed tie meeting
on riparian and literal rights. 1t is un
/ derstood that WAYS and means for moving
The members OF the constitutional conyen
/ ton To come around to the shore owners
/ views of the water front question were
I discussed nj Iesgfh. The result OF the de
/ lihe,atlous OF the meeting Will be known
/ 10 the constifgtiongl convention i'm a yery
/ short time, when the agents of the shore
1 owners begin 10 work amongst them.
DEEDS DONE IN THE DARK.
! For some unsxniainsbIe reason the meet
I ing las. night was held in the dark The
/ failure movements OF the "shore owners
sltnongh al effort will be- sdc 10 keeJ
+ things Very dark