The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-09
WILL THESCRIP HOLD
seatsle Waterfront Occupants
Want 10 Know.
s"sET'sG A FINAL HEas,se
sssss~r Party rzsais go sssA<r .s.s
LFsA @s5tzs-TAr~s Protests FILED
10 lsa~ s.aszn-


q Seattle h0s.s. OK xIz5 tie wssSrss,. d.
s@ssssz x tie hzxhe< cost prutecg tie vass
A;-sozs1t * property saaf las h-<r aasssss~ss
ard rendered F2zzaAle n~you.s essiazsse IS
eoEEx-assozs zss p@rsS-ss irzse-xs.s,s i. he
s7mEs~-riAs sza general z6yzzcSnere 6
sea.5as-
Isese ara the aaestz0x.g now hssng
earnestly c11ys<s@sf a. lie stress az ste
PRESENT E1s@ A fsx oars sso the rssassse
xaS zsss-g fer inFos-z4zs:ea zkssas n 80 hass
lied sevsa ara whsra il va seated. Ta~ve
seemed - - 3 r-estv r32efaa ssez 81 st4as
sszHe tAss to- s1rsr. wSieA uas principally
Valentine. z&s v2laaAae rrep~rsv ard -
i-s0es rcsr -zgs83y uy.ta certain r1%rss usrS
aasse9 IS h;gA a. 80 The E~ss lots
%s'eTeE saa hsez sua6 Is iow IS SIS pr
az The f1nes Of Valentine scrip wsre
asA'0Nea ~ Isoe~ Of tsir&-4 sa4 esaGx. ard
iaeu ea1ae t1as 3eSes srri2A
AZ he saezaE5rEs Ire sare-sss i. Tie bod
e. ard 1ss-S O. scrip - tAs LAID oFssee
cTsat1sa iesssng ct nnesssEaess zna9zr The
occupants q TIE p-opsrsy Ete3 aroa. sd
iesSi tAs@as sss sooG snYaovs4 preparing
PROTESTS ssa-sass the srp.iesssoas rasss@ sa-
scFzp The pro'ssts we're duly fled az he
land os'lee w1tA rrsGest for hearing
- e-a1ai cor2sseszcx sith that shoKn IS
tie aa.ae-s u the scrip Vas Displayed ~
shTse Sing protests. o. the one hand
fAsrs ct SCRIP approached esxEp@nks 81 tic
N2ser iFoat and YaA1ss cersasa oilers 70 "a
iifaHssA tie clzizs. These xsre ua4t y
tae present so4isers q she p-spe-ty wi;h 80
more se-1o1S consideration than that il
w2s rTesarse1 the scrip aCA1e-s would a.
low the -4ss-ned cesn p2Gses 20 run for
Tex days ssd have their rolling stesx when
re rev 9znx-s sAc1g9 rsoTs IN. Both
ra-&sss. = short. are cSushseas that tlesr
opponents hsTe 20 legal status at least
tast atnzA hsa-lng wiz &c fsvogaaEe - TIE
sszls presenting SIS ease
ksusa ssae 1rss Alsaz ~ Frank Barns. jr.
On January g fs,sa. nnssl tie one @s&ae yes-
ss-sisv hv gzeoa q. s1assn. og Tacoma. Tor
tWe s-@ese f5ecas @; section 81. township
=. range 3 east. shere h@ve heen soae for
ty-aEs arassess.s sss. A-ainsE fhsse there
are aeont three times - EnAny protests.
The coespssse l.ss e those fling scrip has
Teen published. together with de-
taii~d GseFi psson Of their arp5ica-
cations Yesterday there were protests
maze against serfp applications already
protested against a. follow: b. TIE Seattle
kiscsrie Light Company. Washington IEoa
Works Company. Seattle improvement
Company. II. /. yesler. George F. Des--
horn. joan Collins. David Gilmore. and e
Z. kslbsarre. When 10 these are added
the names os the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. Seattle. Lzre Shore 4 Eastern
Railroad Company. Puget soufal shore
Railroad Company. Columbia & Puget
sound Railroad Company. American L1za-
Der C0n.pSny Sfs.sou & Post Mili Com panv,
Eoher. Abrams. III H. Dearborn. J II.
Ccsnseu. bailey eafxsrt and John Leary
the i3st Of professors IS complete 20 date
some idea o. the immense amount %
property aied upon !n EAe Seattle hsrfor
alone nsy - gained when Il j. learned thai
the scrip filings cover ssle xStsr iruoK al
the wsy from eniih's cove. north, TO the
bead q the bay. south. taxing in the vaia-
able properties 81 ali che parties named IS
FFotesioTs The scrip also covers the othey
wsy from tbs iosest l5x- water point asraezt
~ Frost street: IN fact, il crosses Front
street sc tie intersection Of Commercial
sad steE art streets.
pisints.tstea persons are cautious about
advancing opinions a. 81 the ultinate out
come u this exceedingly interesting and
important question There are nlany who
see niuch 20 favor tae scEip-holdeFs, aud
hey lay considerable stress upon tbs de-
essson 81 THE general land Office made sep
seu1bsE 6. believing thaS The decision of the
Seattle land Office wofslG have been upheld
had there net been rreFzon6ersnee Of Lax
in favor Of the serip. On the other hand
there are those and they are the great
usaj9rity-w argue that tie government
Vii never allow persoas who gnnoeen;ly
soqGise property and develop il 80 3 point
where il BECOMES az iniegrsl part ot large
e.ty's commerce and prosperity 10 he de-
prtved of th@t property upon technical
Fseiuts OF law waich the occupants co'lsd
moi possibly ioTesee 81 the time Of rur-
chase.
The snhssct IS one Of deep interest 10 the
c-Ev os Seattle, as WEI as the occupants Il
the reerssrt5es 6Toggts. IN question. snd q
dcslsi0u or ths fa4tter - aaxionS.y