The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-13
CANAL AND ARMY POST
Both Will Be Created BY the
Government.
Mr.. GRAVES BRINGS GOOD NEWS
Only Right-of-way TO Be Secured
Gen. schofield Reported in Favor
of Magnolia Bluff.

OF haven't a doubt but that both the
government canal VIII be built and The
army post established in Seattle" sad
President +. o. Graves. Of he Chamber
OF Commerce. yesterday 10 representa-
tive OF the Post-InteIl.gencer Mr. Graves
returned from a months visit to the East
on Saturday. and had several conferences
with Secretary OF War Lamont on The
propositions.
II spent some time al the war depart
rent" sad Mr.. Graves, looking Up me
survey OF the ship canal and the army
post matter / found that the secretary
was prepared to act on the canal survey
as soon as I got there. At.a- some o.s-
cussion and explanation lie approved the
survey Of the engineer and notifed me OF
his action. / suggested that he have the
chef OF engineers certify - the IDEAL ell
g.neer at Portland. who succeeded Capt.
Symons, so that our people 'c.eht be Of
ficially advised md 49, ne data II go
upon to secure the r.ght-of-way. He did
this, as ! found a 'etter on my return
from Chief Engineer Craighi.l. announc-
ing that the secretary of war has ap-
proved the location OF the line Of the FRO
posed canal from Puget sound 20 Lake
Washington as lad down On the rap late
~ submitted by Capt. I. w. 5ymons. and
that officials successor hai oeeu advised
OF the approval
There IS nothing in the way nov but 70
secure the r.ght-of-way, and the Lake
Washington canal committee v.ll hold an
early meeting to take necessary steps to
secure its condemnation Dy the county.
AS soon as this is done. the $4,000 apIro-
pr.ated by the government an lie avail
able for beginning the work OF c0nstruc-
ton. II we all pull together. there IS no
question but that the canal win lie pushed
ID completion. as the government by ac-
f+Fncv f1e 9rbs 81. a
the work of construction will be fully COM
mitted TO the project, and Will DC h una to
make further appropriations for the work
until completed 1t woali be IN unhoard
OF thing for the government TO abandon a
work of this kind. having oac. started
The secretary also gave me the per-
mission to examine the report of Maj.
Gen. Schoheld regarding the Puget
sound army post The general. in his re-
port. discussed various sites proposed
and stated that Magnolia bluffs is the
most suitable, and recommended III un-
qualified terms that it be selected for
the purpose, provided il can be secured
free of cost. in conformity TO the act of
congress. Secretary Lamont desired 10
consider some other question in connec-
ton with the post, but | have no doubt
from Gen. Schofield's report and recon-
mendation and the repeated recommen-
dations of Gen. Otis, in command of the
department of the Columbia. and the
unanimous opinion of his advisers, that
Magnolia bluffs will be selected.
Il found the very kindest feeling for
Seattle prevailing among the officials of
the department who have visited the
city. They all recalled the courtesies
shown them with liveliest pleasure, and
were impressed with the solidity and
prospects of the city. Seattle may thus
see that her interests and advantages are
well understood by the war department,
and that she has many firm friends
among the officials of that department.
In conversation with many leading
men of the big cities ! found that they
were greatly impressed with Seattle,
mainly for her solidty, and from the fact
that her banks weathered the recent
panic so successfully.
At a meeting of the trustees Of the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday Presi-
dent Graves made a statement of the re-
suits of his visit 10 Washington City, as
given in the above interview.