The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-23
THEY WERE ADVISED.
Tle tide Land Committees
visit Here Yesterday.
All INTERESTS REPRESENTED.
vss...t si.e sfeve Owners, improvement
frwsers and scrip Men Hsa 80 ssy
about she Matter.

land committees 81 hhc A1hl@sesstS 4.
anerlai54 engaged b convex them on shels
fs,.r a Investigation around The soand.
st<sued into the harpur from Tacoma
vSs4xrilnv morning aud tied no as Neaierss
~rfen. The members og the committees
Iii not STIR anti later hotE- ~ 2 0 cicexs
hasrsS<r. the eatire delegation sas e t1e
rzinjer 10 meet csElxens interested IN TIE
fIae larsfs aud hear such statements -
<I..v desired 10 make. Toe following MEM
I<r5 81 the legislature composing TIE eoin-
,nistcsa IL sl1e senate and House, we're ~
8 ~ party
seoaf1<-c. G Anslln. Of Garfield coanty saasf
8 man. Henry LAaaas, ~ Jesizrson Or ssaec, %
I5acsha. G. r. Nonainx. 81 CiehaalN; ~ =
Kne6tsssa. Of Mason = =. SNOW q ! akaif'a siai
assisez tssssge HsDwp. 81 Pierce, shsifsean
Il. 4. ssssn q 1egHsoas : 8 tsan1s g
i<sckatss John D. teggkegsss OF saneoeYts'
II r. spencer. 81 Lincoln.
sanalof ". ]. Parkinson Of the hafli0f
Izne committee. Sesgea1f- St Arms Il. a.
faaxI. Il the eangfe. who pays the rafE
znitfees bills, Hiss Mapde Howell. iass
tosrmIttee's stenogrspssev. Mr. ~ ]. Coeb-
rama. the eomxnEllse's clerk and Attorney
aen<fai ~ & IgIngs accompany tie party
sfisafox AnAtsn. chairman 1T Lac egifs-
niffiee. ID eaillng the meeting - order
saiA thu. II was merely meeting 70 gasn
snfofmaAlon from citizens. which would
Ilsip the committee in making rs report 10
lie legislature. Ha sasi that he hopaa NJ
psrsona Interested IN tho neAsnre wosiia
siessly and briefly point out the best meas
t.res. 81 it seemed 50 them. fof tie conn
Iasffse 30 60 as,oat IT. work
The ls,iloNine gentlemen. most Of whora
are PERSONAL interested IN the tile lands
<izestloss. appeared before the cousmittee
IS a., ss,IIowlng order: Councilman +. r.
lone. NJ. II. II. Forrest, Mr. ) 81 FfinE,
Hasdf A0hsft Moran. Ar. W. II. MeSelli,
residsnsE manager q the Oregon lmprps'r
saens Company: NJ G. ". stetsou, Mt
Edwin sasideFbaek, Mr. II. II. Dearborn
Mr.. l.etsah Brown, Mr.. q. IL. iieisDzotl.
Jsdas Thomas Bprke, Df. II. A. snaitl.
hr. t'isaflss HOPKINS, Nj J. w. kenyon
aud ynags Orange Jacobs,
e0uFe4EaAs 5osrs
lssInssIsnan Zones. the fiFs; xisAess
called 24fore the committee, said be had
NOT ksss1mn that the committee was 10 viva
stattie 40 soen, and. therefore, had not
prepared i statement OF any kind. He said
BE was Interested personally ia the tide
innd qiles ton. however. and was only too
Eind 10 he able 20 appear III bis own behalf
and FOR tsss tide land property be repre-
<ense,I. lie said he thought the tide lands
belonged 10 iiie state. and accordingly pat
IN his Improvements. He knew Of many
elders who had Improved tide land proper
ii .and not having 70 pay rent for the sams,
we're Isftaex able 10 compete in business
Nag with other cities. whereas ii they we're
nal on tide lands they could not remain III
business He said ne represented three or
fsisf othsar parties whose business had been
tlolp>- in.lks same way. When asked
Iikiher il 49, shore owner or not. Mr
1otlss sahl hs Mss: that hs0wned property
81 Tint Kind not over 800 yards from bis
tadpla1d property. When asked Il he had
lorIned ma idea as 20 how the state should
dispose q tho tide lands. be said that al
be aaked WAS first right Of purchase Al a
fair valuation. II was hls understanding
when hsI secured the property that such
would be the case.
How long have yon owned the prop
erig4v
About two years
Have rou ever been enjoinedg.
Yes. Ry she Seattle improvement
COMPANY Twas meFsiy Temporary re-
straining order which Was afterwards dis
misssd q
You are stu holding 1t against the viii
Of che upland owner9"
Eyes. After We took possession Judge
Jones held that We were legally In posses.
sion.
do h,asx pass between yoa and shore -
8 AT high tide. light draft boats can.
Does anyone claim the property between
you and The splandY"
Yes
Hos DO sou reach your property from
the maitland ~
~we lsye constructed roadway from
the city strsets.a
sIlasr you serIaed an idea a. 10 hog the
tsis iau:ls should be disposed Of By sAo
state "a
II illslk hoard should be appointed
slIher composed 81 business men. OF the
county commissioners would do, VINO
steuld .iaatly apnfaise the property, and
ssa kat reasonable price 20 those who
have improved Il
you 10 nos thlnk, then. that the high.
ess bidder should get The property
Ne. not ~ any means II i scre sssia
alat way 4 Fieh corporation wonll unauaS
iipnahly bar np the whole shing. Aad ttsase
who have weFkai harsi 81 Improve the
property weuia get cleared cut
Els yoas land covered slth script
Fl 40 not know
Does II bother yea much e.
81 geess not
c~rHrx AynsFaa H0geesF.
Dir. " r. Forrest, wao appeared On hs.
half oE the usll & Paalsan RsrnaaYe gsona.
raay. SAID soer eaMfanv parehsssa
trum I0Fdaa 4 Atkses. 10 Apsa, fsse. ths
sfcpesly which Ne nna esAlea aaa bissl a
skptoFy fhsrsaa. The eoaspAny ard SO
rrantcrs have awns3 and oce8rseg the
isnd ahaas tsenty~one years. After sic
sssFslaTsai legislature Ana the essy II Sc.