The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-08

A Statements NJ ths Land Company 40
the Ctffxens.


EvxxKrr, Aug. 7.--{Speciai. IAN audi
enos that fairly packed the city council
chamber assembled this afternoon. as il
was understood that q statement would be
made By . representative OF the Everett
Land Company concerning the statue OF
that company on the county seat question
aud in general what IL was the purpose OF
the company to do In references to the
various industries here. +. II. Bfowneu,
one OF the attorneys OF the Everett Land
Company, addressed the meeting. lie
said that the parties heretofore behind the
proposition had sold out 20 the largest
stakeholder interested in IL. ailud-
ing TO John ID. Rockefeller, and
that he would no doubt treat il as
business proposition aud put In money
when he could see an opportunity 10 get
money back. AZ present real estate was
stagnated thronghout the country and
values greatly depressed. The Everett
Land Company has no interest suhstan-
TALLY In the management ofethe chief ia.
dussrles, and hereafter they would be run
90 strict business bars. An improve
meat in the orders at the paper mill Srsti-
fed running the m5il 10 It's full capacity.
For some time il hAA been running at oslly
made 20 double the output by the middle
OF the month. As 10 the Everett smeiter,
there was an ore contract in force and orc
coming in Between TOO and $50 msa we're
now employed 40 the mines and
concsntrator in Monte Crsto. From
thirty 30 elghsy-thFee TONS OF ore per day
we're coming from The Pride OF the Noun
tains mine 60 the concentrates. The
Everstt smelter, therefore, must soon be
running A. q business proposition. The
fsclnesSie Barge Works 81 Everett had
been consolidated y Ith the American Steel
Barge Company. and both Colgate uoyt.
president If the ecmpany. and General
Manager MeDougall bad told him that the
works would start ss September 10 COM
plste the whslebaek Cliy N Everett The
nail mia0 VAS subs tamtially ia tho same
condition as the pspsr mas There was
no building going OF 30 make say active
demand for nails. bas MsnRger whitney
confidently expected 90 see an am
mediate improvement 4hss Will saAbls
the ntll 90 enter sp6u steady run.
A great deal had bees said asout the land
companyis taxes. The Collfy & HoSt syn.
disase has paid annually fer several ysars
as co ia taxes INFO the treasury 81 Sno-
hofnishr county, The Everett Land Com
pany made afsdussioa IN the schedule of
its lots last Seag. and il was thoGghf u at
corresponding reduction sAould - N ale
IN the assessment fer taxation Tse tsxex
amount Go So eco Thsiand company bad
said 90 the county commissioners; tsThe
peopls Of Everett are greatly interested ia
the road ffefa Evsrets 20 Aaehla. Nov.
Hyoa VII appropriate $500 - the. Ma
ehias road ths company will psyags taxes. -
Alsdlng % the county seat question.
Mr. Bsownegl saidohe would spas sisslpiy
as al individual aud not as ne represent.
stve o. the land company. lie Nafmlx
advocated going into the contsss this f1ll
{ fer lhe removai 81 tie county seat iFosa
enohvgish 20 Evereit. and gave assurance
oi the hearty cooperation Of re Eeerett
Land Company. A 90 voting honds Tor
sewsrs. &c believed IL woeia he better 90
make al issue II hSBas 10 aaild roads g Nv.
sr~tsc a. that senla as fsasa lraereose huila
up tie ely and wopld giys as4re moasy 70
ths people than would 9he construction Of
sewers Concerning tbe hArhos, The
Eversis LERt Company ~ill pEohade1g not
pal any moasy lato the haFeoF a. kFsssaG
| sEs sass d great opposition a. appss-