The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-08
WARNER MILLER IN TACOMA.
He Talks About the Nicaragua Canal
To Visit Seattle Tuesday.

To Visit Seattle Tuesday.
TACOMA, May T. Especial - Warner
Miller, of New Yok, president of the
Nicaragua Canal Company, ana Louis
Chable, of Costa RIGA, representing the
canal project, and who acts as Mr.. Miller's
secretary, arrived here this afternoon from
Portland. This evening Mr.. Miller was
rendered . reception at the Tacoma hotel
by the Chamber of Commerce, the Com
mercial Club, the Union Club and citizens
generally. On Monday evening he will ad.
dress public meeting here, and on Tues
day evening he will probably address the
citizens of Seattle upon invitation of the
Chamber OF Commerce of that city.
Last year while in London Mr.. Miller
suffered from muscular rheumatism. He
was again attacked with the SAME trouble
this afternoon, and while under the opera
ton of massage treatment, he gave the
PosT-INTELLIGEScER man some interesting
data relative to the big canal project, the
Pacific coast, and incidentally politics. He
said:
The canal will cost in round figures 500. 600.
600. This estimate is based on fig ures made sew.
eral years ago, and includes the interest on in.
vestment The cost will probably not be quite
$10o, 900, however, as the cost Of some mate
rails at the time the figures were made has since
been reduced. Already 100000 has been ex-
side OF i've years II the necessary funds came in
as fast as needed.
Are funds now at hand AZ neededf
No. Still. the work progresses. l. a. prest.
dent OF the corporation which 10 doing the
work. am here to show OF what benefit the canal
win be to this Coast / have secured from the
public department at Washington City q state.
ment of the merchantabIe timber on this Coast.
and the value OF 1t viii be increased Is mar
cent. by the construction OF the canal, which
in itself is enough to build the canal Further
in ten years white pine viii be exhausted. and
then the value Of this Pacific coast timber will
be increased much moro than q mere 2s ner
cent.
VIII the United States control the canal. far
instance, In time of war;
Might rules in time OF war, and If orr nav
could hold the canal we would hold II ~
course. Other nations would, no donbt en-
deavor TO secure 1t. IL Ii now an open ouestion
whether the United States viii take a nronria
tory interest In the project Big nations like
ours move slowly. The people must asser,
themselves in order to secure national .ctso,
We do not propose 70 go to Washington Citv ana
lobby 70. the canal scheme
In wha. way could the citizsns Of w.shin,.o,,
manifest their interest?
By doing as individuals in the East h.v. ao,.
buying the canal securities. II 10 il desi,ad
to go further and act Is safe, why, that NAV
De done. such action has been suggested to me
BY Pacific coast people. There is eyide,cS
however, that the government win take : hsnc
in the enterprise.
Can Harrison defeat Cleveland,
Now you mix politics with the canal. -.
no reason why he cannot The same coudition.
prevail IS before, and there is no reason why he
cannot again defeat Cleveland 40
Can Harrison carry Nav Yo,r .t.x.s
Any man can carry New York sta.e vh., -.
question OF protection or free trade il th. go,
viii Blaine be . candidatee
he Ia considered out of the question in n.
East His letter 10 taken for what 81 So.
Those who have not been near to him ana ~
not know that he IL not able to stand the str.ir
Oh pieslentisi campaign may think he is stir
candidate A man NAV be AHA N ~ .s.-,s ssAI
o. state and not b able 70 stand the stain ~