The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-10
Tacoma Bulldozed by Land and
Water Companies.
HosMeR.s TERRisLE MENACE.
Victoria Seaiers Claim 1000, 600
Damages From United states.
Settlements OF Puyaliup Indian Church
Treubie-The cariia Relief Expedt-
tions-A fopaiiss Leader Charged
With swIndling.

TACOMA. Nov. 9.-lSpecial. Some OF
Tacoma's best informed peopte consider
that in appointing Isaac W. Anderson as
his representative in the new board OF
directors OF the Northern Pacific railroad
{. r. Wright intended TO strengthen him
in his efforts 10 force a settlement Of the
water plant deal with the city on terms
entirely satisfactory 10 Mr.. Wright. Mr..
Anderson's influence as manager OF the
Tacoma Land Company has always been
great, bat as a Northern Pacific director it
is much more effective.
AT one time the tactics of Mr.. Theodore
Hosmer. president Of the water company.
promised TO develop scandal. according
10 the best sdvices, as Mr.. HosmeF is cred
tied with declaring, when pressing the
city officials to the bulldozing point. that
if Mr.. Wright's terms were not accepted,
he would expose the condition Of the city
treasury ''in the Seattle papers," Mr..
Hosmer was quieted. and diplomatic Mr..
Anderson has since been acting as the
authorized representative Of Mr.. Wright.
The same methods that were used in
unloading the water plant are again being
practiced. Ii is graveiy asserted that il
will not do for the city 10 do anything that
will offend Mr.. Wright, the father of the
city@and its best friend. Besides, if Ta-
coma returns the pipe and other property
claimed by Mr.. Wright. which tits mayor
and board of public works purioined
under cover of night. il may expect some
thing good to happen, papa will reward 1t
and the like. Such is the argument
When the water plant was unloaded.
Father Wright was to build railroad into
the city. but he did not. Some of the de-
lnded ones now remember this and other
promises. and they are more difficult TO
handle than they were then. As q men,
ber of the Northern Pacific directory, Mr..
Anderson may awe them.
II Mr.. Wright has money aud plenty of
il. it is judiciously argued he sill be amply
able to give some of II to Tacoma. A citi-
zen says:
There was never time in the history
of Tacoma when so many men dared 10
show that they are restiye under the DOM
ination of the Tacoma Land Company.
Since the company changed its policy and
began improving property instead of SELL
ing it. as the company was organized TO
do. many who have built business blocks
or bought lots with the intention of build
ing have begun 10 see what 10 means for
tue company TO become a great landlord,
with buildings to let and wharves 20 lease.
And the conviction 10 growing that Ia
coma must look out for Its own interests
first and depend less upon the paternal aid
OF Philadelphia. Still Mr.. Anderson may
succeed in bringing the city to Mr..
Wright's terms. lie won the business men
generally over to his side In the water
deal. and there is just as much reason that
they should comply with Mr.. Wright's
terms as there was last spring"
Testimony in the Rigney case before
the superior court, in which al injunction
restraining the city water works from taxi
ing water from Clover creek Is sought,
showed that in case this source of supply
were cut OFF the city would be unable 20
deliver water TO consumers and that
thereby IL would suffer loss of Ss 600 per
month in receipts. An action for damages
in this case was pending when the city
voted 90 purchase the water plant for
81, 100. 900, but those interested in the sale
held that nothing would ever come of IT,
Mr.. Rigncy has since secured damages for
the water taken.