The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-28
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TnouAs SAnuoss, MAxAaR
l THANKLESS CHILD.
Sharper Than 4 Serpent's Tooth,
Father Wright Says
UNcRATEFUL PEOPLE REBUKED.



TAcoxA. Nov. N.-rSpeciaL IA corker
In the vay Of letter has been received
from Father C. B. Wright He practically
turns Tacoma MP and spanks her and
threatens to disinherit her, in sort OF
nonsensicai way. IF there was any word
OF truth or sincerity in the letter" said q
man who saw It, II would like TO zee IL
published in the Posr-IxrKLLIGRscER But
its contents are mere trash. In 1t Mr..
Wright acts - if he were talking 1t . man
and not to him."
Indeed. Father Wright's letter has ere
ated pronounced stir. In effect it runs
thus:
"Mr. Wright didn't ask the city Of Ia
coma to purchase the plant. He had a
better purchase and only sold out to the
city because il wanted the property, and.
purchasing which, Mr.. Wright was for q
time deprived Of an income.
Under the circumstances those are cruel
words, but consider the following:
Tacoma insisted upon purchasing the
plant. and Mr.. Wright finally sold out to
accommodate it.
The board Of public works had an ex-
pert work on the value of the property.
and he placed il at $4,000. Mr.. Wright
was paid 81, $50 900 for the property, in
GLIDING the electric plant, and Mr.. Wright
now applies the shingle. and says Tacoma
insisted on the purchase and he sceommo-
dated il.
There are some taxpayers here whose
hair will curl, fgurativeiy, when they read
this. But they have not heard half. An
other gentleman, who was allowed to see
the Father Wright message. says:
"He virtually complains because he let
20 of the loaf and can't have it TO eat, also
He says the water bonds were dumped
upon him at an inopportune time. when
he could not sell them, and in other ways
bothered the lite out of him, and to set the
thing Off he actually says he don't care If
he never sets foot In the town again. He
didn't call It city, but . town"
This Is what good. sound business
man terms Q 'tissue Of trash" And he
adds:
II suppose Mr.. Wright would like to
have his letter published. But 1t doesn't
deserve it. For instance, the gentleman
who wrote to Mr.. Wright kicking, a. you
might call II. about the water deal, and
calling his attention to untitled pledges on
CARDS the promise to build the Hart road
over the mountains 70 connect with the
old Hunt system in Eastern Washington.
provided the water purchase was made
we'll, sir, that man was told in this letter
that Mr.. Wrigh. never made any pledges,
and had no idea of building road over the
mountains.
.Well, when the water campaign was
on, and the parties who we're manipulate
ing the gigantic steal announced that the
road would be built If the purchase was
made, the PosT-ISTELLIGEScER stated q
few facts to the contrary. But. shouted
the gullibles aud the Ledger in particular.
Seattle and The observation-disclosures are
trying TO injure Tacoma Now. il appears
again that the PosT-ISTELLIsEScER told
the whole truth"
Poor Father Wright! A veritable Lear
Gliding the migrate child! And the child
calls il "a tissus of trash" And Lear
doesn't care whether he ever sets foot In
the s.townn again. He didn't want to sell
out, either. and the water bonds were
dumped upon him when he could not mar
ket them.
The truth is. perhaps he could not mar
ket them, but how about hum not wanting
to sell the plant? What do you think Of
that" reputable citizen who opposed the
purchase of the plant and who also saw
Mr.. Wright's letter, was asked this even
ing. He said:
"weli, must doubt Mr.. Wright's
word"
well, II he did not want to sell ont
who is responsible for the money spent to
unload the property upon the cityp
~ have my. opinion. You can ind
plenty Of people ready to say who fur
nished the money and why 1t was fur
u,shed."
Still Mr.. Wright does say that had times
been better he might have assisted others
to build the proposed road over the noun
tains. But he never agreed TO do 1t and never
expected to do It in the sense that II would
be built a. result of the sale Of the water
plant. That is exactly what the Posi- IN
TKLIr6EycER stated as the time. And the
cappers who played the Tacoma taxpay-
ers and unloaded the water plant upon
them declared that "dirt" would fy at
once and the road would be built, etc, If
only the purchase was voted.
That was one or the main reasons why
the proposition carried. Fraud and mis-
representation did il, no doubt. And now
Mr.. Wright does not thank the tools Of
the managers of the deal either. He init
mates that he is sorry the purchase was
made by the city.
And now as to the upshot OF the whole
deal and the 81 o0o. 0o0 steal. Tacoma has
population sufficient to pay water rents AZ
q nominal rate, such as Is now being
charged, to cover the interest on the plant,
even at the excessive figures, and even
though it is deprived OF the sources OF
supply hargainsd for, and has been CREW.
eusay wrongsd and badly sieeced, notwith-
standing 1t can pay interest on the prop
erty, and still have nominal water rents, q
little less than those charged by the water
company under Mr.. Wright 1t has got
ten rid of Mr.. wright's grip on water rates
and has the field to Itself. So when the
city expands i. will very likely, with any
thing like economical management. be
still able to profit by its wretched business
venture.
However, If 1t had secured the property
at anything like It's actual value, IL could
have already reduced water rents below
any city on the Coast, and made the same
. standing advertisement for strangers TO
come and enjoy this advantage.
In Justice TO Mr. Wright it may be said
that he found that at the two prices Sc
cured for the property there was money in
ii for MIN. At that price 1t would pay in
terest at nominal figure and promised TO
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