The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-28
TO DIG SOUTH CANAL.
Citizens Ready TO Subscribe
Freely 10 the Subsidy.
The MASS MEETING TONIGHT.
GOV. Ne-Grax VIII Preside snd -uo-
scrfysIons VIII be Announced
Banks Tnaor-e the Work.

All signs po4nt 70 re certainty tla1
the raass meeting Ia Ire Interest = t4s@
s5bzs1y % Secure the s91th ana 80
tide land Improvement 70 be held a. ne
AYnory soulght vii e4l&i re great E1sss
r1eefiasz bed the DAY after ioe graz -"
o. iss5 FF0En fae genera Interest tsaheA
tn the saa5sct. i - azpeetsa tsat fAs f1a-
fhusaasgn vii - displayed a. n'pea -
the larEeneas 81 the zlzsascTls't+ ions - p
the io1dness ard Frequency % the eaeefa.
TIE clearing house yesterday iEfsfstfs
the movement and urged tne ANS %
es1neersba gsDeraIsy. rnAny individuals ere
fyrepares 70 announce large Subscriptions
Al she Tneeftag Coy. Acfsfa~ VII Bke-
SIDE. Z he possibly can and tbs lslAs.asS
citizens vii SPEAK IN support O re
movement
T-hs exsestsve committee. which FnE. a.
O'clock yesterday morataE. sent til
.graxn 10 Gov NcfSrag. asking IAN -
xsreEfae a. the meeting. aFa6 ttse ssk4S
was that he would - glad 10 90 80 ua-
less public business prev@Hts3 ais ieaF-
ing OlyfauAs. TIE committee y a&tl&i7ta
ffoaa the toaa Of Gov. AeGTaw's atss~er
that he x4li certainly re here unless very
urxent matters 2etain him at o3y mEaa
TIE COMMITTEES opened proceedings ~
elecssng T. - Graves prcslaeat and v
u Weed secretary. Capt J. A hAtAetl
supearea sefofe fae committee ana
stated thar the hall would Do in readiness
70 receive the gathering tonight
The committee announces that IRE
speakers who wln address the meeting
VIII De. Judge orange Jacobs, Judge g
~ Hartford W RI White. A r bur-
leigh. John Collins. Ellis Morrison, 3 ~.
Plies, - G. Brawieg. Jacob FnFih. a. =
BurwsII. J. NJ. FFink. J. ] honaia. r -
Graves. john Wiley. Robert moran
George ktnnear. John LeaFy ana =. l.
webb
The list Of Vice presidents ~ the meet
ing was Increased by adding the flames.
of the speakers who have not already
been put on the iiEf. together Wtth the
following: Mayor Byron Phelps. iT- H.
r. Bagiey Fred +. Sander, William Coeh-
rare and r. {. Hayes
II f. Is possible for him 20 leave his
room Henry SerapIe AfDes. Of s.. louis
who II suffering with the grip, Sili he
present and take part in the meeting
II IL the intention 10 supply all persons
present with subsidy contracts for Ia
epection. and II II the hope that large
number of pledges will b. made 81 the
time. The committee requests thaf au
persons who contemplate subscribing viii
GEEK out the committee without atiing
for the committee 10 call an them. ae
members Of tle committee said yssteT-
day that II was the intention 10 place be
fore the meeting tonight the names q
all those who have thus far consented 20
contribute towards the subsidy.
W D. Wood enc Of the members e
the committee. said yesterday that he
found the greatest enthusiasm 60 PREVAIL
among the people whom he had up
preached. and no movement sir e the
great fire has been taken up With eul
unanimous interest as the present pro-
jcct
A meeting Of the Seattle clearing house
was held yestriay afternoon for the pur-
pose OF considering the question Of sub
seribing 20 the subsidy the following
banks being present. The Merchants
National bank. the Puget Sound National
hank. the First National hank. the Guar
antee Loan and Trust Company. Dsfter
Horton & Co. the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
bank tho Washington National bank the
Boston National hank and the Bank OF
Commerce
After an EXTENDED discussion the follow
inE resolutions were presented and unsli-
fnousIy adopted.
RS oif 81 by the Seattle caring house.
That il Is heartily in favor of the Inn
provement Of The tide lands and the con
etruetiou 81 The waite way 20 connect Lake
Washington with Puget sound, pro-
posed by the Seattle and Lake Washing
ton Waterway Company. believing that
such Improvement would ~ 81 great and
lasting benefit 80 the citizens OF Seattle
and 81 King county;
proves and inaorses the plan Of raising
a subsidy by popular subscription for the
PURPOSE OF covering the expenses % SCI
curing the necessary r.ghf-of-way. ard FIR
the construction az locks and bridges.
as required hy said company.
That the clearing house favors liberal
donations hv she several hanks. AMI re-
commends that the hanks subscribe as
soon a. the necessary authority can be
secured from their respective board q
directors
And that the members Of this assacia-
ton represented AZ this meeting agree 70
present the matter 90 their respective
boards q directors. AMI recommend ere
passage or suitable resolutions enabling
tho officers OF the bank 90 make such
subscriptions
Resolved further That this aszocia-
tion approves the form ~ tho contract
AID suhisis notes adopted hy the SAID s.
attic and Lake Washington Waterway
Company and the terms or r8yn ent Ga re-
iAtioa n tho subscriptions referred to-
Dimensions of ths. Lock
The lock ~ the canal Will have a wl8th
I'm the clear % nfry feet. aud a length AZ
49, feet. The depth on the uprser saI Viii
- thirty fceg six inches az low water an
Lake Washington. while the depth ou the
lower sih weN be Jhlriy-fwo feet az hfxh
ttde an8 sixteen feet at bow SIZE The Hft
~ she seek VIII vary from about sixteen
feet az high glae go about thl~fy-tWo feet
a. low ti8e. depcHilug on the STAGE of
vster in lake Washington.
Dimensions OF the Canal
Tbs iaek w5u take at commercial aeeo
Sos saigs t1at viii ever couae 10 Puget
sound. ard a.i sailing shsIa accompanies
~ fus b Utl ascenf n3esia 4. vessels 81
siAteen feet aTaft AZ dead loN water. and.
as te@ tsle ttses Thsstfs ~ 8ra9 un To