The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-20

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fous Assnsa July la.--fsoeeSet In.
IIsomsr rnllroo1. fsum Ivssees % Porf
Aneese4 v1u no3 y built--1nt rfehf avav
= sssss 1hs hondsome subsidy q saso.-
0S ~ sssdtficsslly e,sen 49,
wosk uf eooDerue4jon - = $50
usseln Sur 1oaths fsoa uareA i1th -
% fas notAfne No. toen 49, - -. .
survey anada fieht-es-vsy secnr,d. {. ~
nosnink Which voald fndieafe : nr....t -
Sutoss iatenttoa q ~ roaa. GA - houds
~ expires ~ u0iea4ion. Il faet. NJ.
r'ummSr hes eoafasoed hn inability -
carry ost his pm o. ths 10000
On 1srea - Mr.. C. a. Barnea. -
% aGsDt o. Nr. Piumw,a. -.
psarsd il thio city. r. ]. Carrie.n ~.
rotary d IL Beard of TradeL M ~
osss kAst md vae In The eonadence -
- nem0ss. aiso had isttsr from him.
~" Ms property osnsss vers
esIed toeetAes and The uroooei-
no gabmletod. Ii br3ef. e -.
re positive promise 70 build railroaA
ron coint q Puept scund - a -
ross is.disv to this city. Prom Port
oesov - 80 peopooed 20 connect bv !
1ns ana passener larry 70 Seattle or
EVEREST thus placing Port Anreles
ossce eo0munteation With Ill
sne Eseas tsanscoatinsntai line
lee0ng % the outside woelA
Inc pso<ntse vas most positive one. -.
sar,ng tae city thst Il subsidy Of $50 ca
~ money - lands rs saissd the rad snd
Sssy wveld b constsucted. work 20 beein
w'sam four mouths and I'll 70 b
oempsetyd and IN Operations BY Ami
!. LBS. The ferryboass veru Ia
buus 81 Port Angeles. and
socA Iattorsss given preference IN employ.
0en1 % vss further agrssd that no bonds
vefe 60. b delivered q Nr. PIummer or
nss agssas until actual constYuctton hsean.
oas shat the same should b held By the
Ssns National bank here In escrow until
uosk bsaaa.
This proportion vas accepted. and at
onos cammittss Of citissns vas oreauised
soe the purpose Of raising the bonus
asked. at wss . large one and vas NOT
sassed without . great amount Of
work, bsa at last - was accomplished and
eceepted b. the agents Of Mr.. Plummss.
The Titles - the lands were examined and
svsrythiae put In businsss-Iiks shape.
vhsn the bonds. together With maps
showing: the location Of the lands
and report Of his own specially
appointed and employed cruisers. were
sene 70 tue Hanover National bank, New
York. foe Mr.. Plummer's inspection. He
reeurned the same and informed Col w.
w. Gray. chairman Of the COMMITTEES, that
al Wa szttsfactosy to himself and his syn.
dictate. AID that the same was accepted,
and that The road would b built.
However. - weeks passed and no survey
Vas being made. no effort 70 secure
rightof-say. In fact nothing more than
promises. II began 70 dawn on the commit
- here that there was but little that
Vas substantial behind the proiecs
further than the bonus raised IN
this city A little investigation, made
about THIS time. developed the fact that
Mr.. Piun.mer vas personally financially
unable To- build the road. and no one could
ind thar he had any associates Who
we're In . more fortunate situation.
Upon ell occasions he had been
referred o. - "Mr. Plummer and his syn-
dicste," which in the beginning had had
the sfisct:of producing visions Of wealth.
and thsn anxiety to be connected BY
rail With the outside world had caused
oil 70 measure the man BY the size Of the
city In which he abides--Nsw York.
1t 10 ad:nitted, however. that while Mr..
Piummes has not built the road or begun
Its construction, and was in fact nsve.
anything moro than . broker with
'schens TO SELL" yet he has put forth
. most faithful effort to raise tho
money. which he would doubtless
have beer able to do one year ago. but in
the present money tightness vas almost
IN impossibility. This ID borne out in his
later comsnunications. On Saturday last
Mr.. BARNS came here from Seattle, and,
calling upon the local committee. sub.
mitted tbs following telegram from Mr..
Plummsrs
NEW YonE, July II. 1888
e. 4. Bssses. Seattle: The depressed financial
coalition shroughout the entire country hes
hin 1essd aud made IL impossible TO Gloss
money matters at present for building rati.
road. Have great encouragement. however.
aud have made arrangement with representa-.
tiyes of ce itAiists TO visit Angeles and inspect
the entire Zine Within thirty days. II found
satisiscsors they will furnish money 70
build the rosd. Explain situation to rail.
road oomnitsse. and II people willing 70
heartily cooperate and extend the bonds. be-
lisvs they ssitl Avs completed the road before
the cioss at next year. and perhaps much
soouss Wsfs me isthsy viii do this and will
instruct goa what 70 do JoHN y. PLunnKR
The coi,mittes here. after considering
tho matter. regarded the telegram a. in
definite. An extension Of the bonds Was
asked ~ TO time Of beginning and
time Of: completion, and all upon
. hslf promise. in fact no further prom
leo than that the entire line was 20
be inspected by representatives OF capt.
taiists," snd then to depend upon their re-
port. II would require . great effort
to secure extension Of the bonds
upon any such representations. the
COMMITTEES thought. while it would not b
such IN effort upon . positive assurance.
To obviats this Col. w. w. Gray, - chair
man of tie committee, was instructed to
Join will: Mr.. Barnes in the following
message, shich was sent in reply to tho
above:
FoRr ANGINA July Is. isa1
yoAa r Pssxsssy, Ussoa L<agSe Cesh Nes
York: Cost mistee unanimously agree 70 the ex-
tsnsiou ssS.d. They think unnecessary 70 exc
cute new Instruments until examination made
By capitalists within the thirty dayA HeaftGess
co-opseatiea assured. Answer
WV GRAv.
c. A. BARS8A
Yesterday Chairman Gray received the
following dispatch from Mr.. Piummer in
rerly To she above. which 10 deemed ~
closing tks matter:
Nsw YoaK. Juiy Is. isa0