The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-07
SEATTLE AND THE STAR
An Interesting and Timely Letter -.
Judge j. X. Levin


Judge y. X. Lewis
sRArrLK, Aug & ,s,,
ToTHK EDlToRt Situate in the eent.,
| great water SYSTEM OF Western wsshrnvtc, :. ~
metropolis OF King county and Queen c,,., ne
the state OF Washington, our city has hasu
| the great business center OF the state ana ~
fair example OF the energy and ENTERPRISE :, !,
people of the stste. Being so situate. aha - -,
ers the penalty OF her situation, that OF harss.
"a pack OF ours barking st her." The COUNTY :
| King contains oue-hfth OF the ponuls.,o,
| wealth G the state, and her people. ;r,,a ls
with no local !ealousies, inspired with M -,
| animosltes, with malice oward none ana -
best wishes for the success of all our eorss
| and city have at all times advocated and .s9
| ported upon all occasions whatever tend, ;, ~
| prosperity of the people of the whole stst.. -
being so situate and so acting, we have hs.r - -
vulnerable to all attacks, whether within !.
without the state. Formerly part OF the 49,. =
! OF Oregon aud under the control and di,..,s"s
| OF the newspapers sni politicians OF Tho So
/ on the Willamette" it is with tie utrno., ~
| luctance on their part that they have bean 49,
| PEELED 10 surrender such managemept int a.
! hands of the people of the sovereign CO.
| Washington. Heretofore the land grant ysj,-..s
| corporation, which overshadows our s.,,. -
been the principal manager of partis, VIA
our borders, but IL, too, sees the '.hsndv,;,,-a
| tain its hold upon our conventions ana a.
| iatures. The people OF the state however -.
| reached the point in their history vhs,.,s
| they propose 10 manage their own domss.ia,
! stituuons" in their own way, iudspenian,a -
| corrupt newspaper combinations without -.
| railroad corporations within, and the peopls -
Seattle Will In the future as in the past con,ips.
| to do battle against ali such combinations. s,S
work for whatever is for the general good a, -.
10 nf ha aeafa "A
propose TO be instructed by the Oreposaa. ..s
Its Spokane "annex," nor by the land rr,s,
railroad or its "lacksys' az tina 80
| OF the bay. That our ststs ~.
grown moro populous, more wealthy .rs
more progressive than Oregon, OF which =.
once formed q part, is because our peonIs A..
more energetic. liberal and enterprisiar. and :.
are in no wise indebted to the great newspsus,
OF Portland for our success. We have a. y,
times bean willing 70 help ourselves in Ill mat.
tiers which tend to develop the natural resource.
of the state.
Touching all I'm improvements which shou,dk \.
made by the national government, botn a, ,sr.
ritory and q state. We have from time To dina
asked congress Tor aid. Looking backward y,
twenty years our legislatures have at sluo.
every session memorialized congress for the H..
provement OF the rivers OF Puget sound ana n.
Columbia and its tributaries. At the sssa,on !.
AN'A WSA0 PoscG0 W uur territorial
legislature asking congress to make spprouril
tons for the improvement of the skagit and
Columbia At the session OF 1883 memorials VEN
passed asking congress for appropriations fof,h
improvement of the Columbia, the Lewis ana
Cowlitz rivers, Gray's harbor and the aarbor a.
Olympia, and at the same session Q msmors
was passed asking Tor the building OF q canal
connecting the waters of Lake Was hingtou Win
Puget sound, in which it is stated tina. mch
10. is fAI
and is incom parable as a naval station ana th.s
incalculable benefits would be derived to ,bs
whole Puget sound country by the construction
OF a canal connecting the waters OF the lake with
Puget sound"
1t was the settled policy Of the territory that
all the waters OF the state should be improved.
and the members of King county st oil rmes
earnestly supported such measures
At the first session of the state legislsture The
same policy was continued. Memorials vera
passed asking for appropriations for the i'm.
provement OF the Columbia from Rock Lsni
rapids 70 its mouth, for the Nooksaek and othe,
rivers, and asking commission to consder and
report on the matter of connecting the vstar, Of
Lake Washington with Puget sound, declaring
rs the sense OF the legislature, in such memo.
rial. that "such a canal would confer benefits
beyond measure upon commerce, the city Of
Seattle, and the commonwealth OF Washington
elected. and as we had now reached
point where our people could be heard
In congress through their senators and rspFessa
tatiye, joint resolution No. 10 was passed, provd.
Ing that SCOPES of all petitions, memorials sni
joint resolutions" DO given our senators
praying for congressional action BE- furnished
our members at Washington. The improve.
T'ent OF the rivers and harbors of the whols
state was thus early declared 60 bs our fixed
n0iiPy and N nrea- N fr.rf5 Ia hsr, Go, thaa r
charge of their duties copies of the memorials
were provided our members ST Washington Al
the same session q memorial was passed asking
that "naval station b established at Port
Orchard"
Again, at the secoud session OF our ststs
legislature memorials were passed asking for
the improvement OF the Columbia and rvesd
tho Sound. Gray's harbor and for the location Of
the naval station at Port Orchard, In accordance
VIII the recommendation of the commission
ers. and for the construction of the Lake Wash.
ington canal. in accordance with the reporto OF
Inc engineers on part of the national govern
menk All these measures had almost The
unanimous support o. the members, and King
county supported them as q unit
As the location OF the naval station and the
construction of the Lake Washington canal will
not directly contribute TO the building mp OF tho
city on the Willamette, the Oregoa6Ga OF course
naval station is now beyond It's reach, and all
It's efforts are now concentrated on the dsiesid
the Lake Washington canal. and with it, spc
Kane annex" which reflects the views not o.
spokane county, but OF {, 1reeoRidn and The
aid OF "Moore, Bennett. & C the "bowels"d
which iTm owns a newspaper at the head Of the
ray. and the head OF which exhibited Iii
Jetsas qualities ct his debut in politics
chairman of the Seattle convention OF lss4 ~
Assault = al sr,or lacking A
the whole deld i. was deemed by this "coieris'
OF newspapers and political bosses thai
the attacks should be made on TIE
senator to be elected by the neyi
state legislature, and finding Statesman
al spokane who IS az all times "villing," they
nave SET him up between the ''dsvii and sa
deep sea- and hope 70 put him in aud senaw
Alien out, because Allen o5eyed the inssrue
tons OF the legislature which elected him, and
Is endeayoriOg 70 carry cat the settled policy OF
the state by securing the Improvement Of al M |
rivers and harborS The 0Teeogt1n opposes hin
because the Improvement of the rivers ana
haroors OF the Whole ssSte does not tend TO 100 |
eeneat of Portland" only, but of the who's |
state
Tae Rsrieso opposes him because It ID tie
Creature AM ths annex OF the 0regonidn Ben .
ne'i, Moore Co. oppose him because their ID.
serests are in common conferred at the head Of |
the bay, and they have always opposed vnaF
ever tends 10 benefit King county. That fa'
ner should oppose him is for sn
reason that he wants the omm
and is willing 70 strGddse any hobby upoa
which he may ride in. King county viii, nos
withstanding all these combinations Witnia
aud without the stats, continue TO work for ~
improvement and development Of the wnos
state, and the time never has been and nesa
VIII oe when our people will oppose fhe ~
pFovsrnent of ali the rivers and haroors OF w
STATE, ana believing IS We do that the ouiials.
Oh the Lake Washington canal will work osne~