The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-08
SECRETARY LAMONT Views THE NORTH CANAL.

for about six months" replied Judge
Burke
Mr Lamont let the matter drop right
there.
Mr.. Lamont at the North eanai.
While the party had been at Lake WASH
ington Tracy Robertson. secretary OF me
Chamber Of Commerce. had been Al me
James street powerhouse and made ar
rsnzements II, have TWO special cars 81
the Madison street crossing. There was
not The slightest hitch IN the plans ana
when the special car back over the Mad
ixon line arrived az Broadway the cars
were on hand 20 continue the excursion
on; past Lake View cemetery, where
spfendiG view may he obtained Of the pro-
posed route OF the government canal Ser
Rotary Lamont Gen. Batcheldsr and Gov.
Ncf;raw were or the FIRST car. which was
IN charge Of Conductor C Ebright and
Notorrnan Daniel Clifford. The second car
was In charge OF Conductor ". III. Snyder
and Motorman Charles Hill. Master Me-
chanie Mcintyre accompanied the exeur-
sion 10 see that every thing went smoothly.
when the end of the line was reached
the secretary walked out on the brow ~
the hill where ne could see before nim the
actual route OF the canal. II would he
hard TO imagine a more beautiful natural
picture. and il was evident that he was
deeply impressed with the sight before
him He asked questions as TO the depth or
Lake Union and Lake Washington. and
expressed surprise and admiration or TWO
such bodies OF water located al seatties
threshold He was Immediately impressed
with the comparatively speaking narrow
strip OF land separating Lake washington
ard the Sound.
After looking al the lakes" continued
Mr. Lamont 81 have conceived a new idea
OF :he canal Tho impression is different
from what can i,c obtained from reading
descriptions and studying maps
Lunch at the Henry Mansion.
Gen. Batche.der announced that the time
set apart for Mr.. Lamont 10 visit Seattle
was fast drawing TO a close and that de-
spite a quick return to the city the train
would be late In leaving. The general
shook mis- head when Mr.. Graves an
nounced that Mr. and Mrs. Henry had m
vited the party 10 iunch and declared ne
he did not see how the invitation could oe
accepted. Mr.. Graves appealed 10 Secre-
tary Lamont, who laughingly replied thar
he would be most pleased 10 accept. II the
general could be Modified. The result or
the matter was that the cars stopper IN
front of NJ. Henry's paIauai reslaepe"'
and the party was soon partaklns OF
very elaborate lunch. served IN the must
charming manner.
Thfs heing finished the cars were again
called into service and the party returned
10 the city on the way Secretary Lamont
conyersed with Lieut.. A. h. Wyckon, L.
s N. retired. who used TO be in COMMAND
a. Port Orchard about fortincations Tor
the sound They also talked about the
Seattle water supply as now taken from
Lake Washington and the proposed plans
for extending the base OF operations TO
Cedar river. During the conversation the
secretary showed himself willing TO absorb
all the information possible that related In
any way TO the needs Of the sound
About , o'clock the entire party had
reached the special train watch had been
drawn over to the Great Northern depot
Secretary Lamont babe Gov. McGraw,
Mr. Graves Gen. Kautz Judge Burke ana
others of the reception party VINO were on
hand goodbye and entered his private
car Mrs Lamont shook hands all around
and said she had enjoyed her stay In Sc
attic brief though II vas more tnan woros
eould tell Mrs. Bryant also expressed
herself as having had delightful time
few moments after this the train pulled
ont and was on its way TO Fort Asslnl-
hoine Gen Batchelder said that the only
other stop contemplated between here and
St Paul was at Beauford
The seattle People ut the Depot.
The rather unexpected arrival pt the sec
retarv changed the general programme.
hut there was quite a gathering al the de-
not when the train arrived. Those who
were there to bid the party welcome were
as follows: Cen. and Mrs. A. V. kautz.
Miss Kautz Gov. McGraw. Maj and Mrs.
7 r. Hayden. Mr.. and Mrs r. a. Stront,
Gen and Mrs ]. Il. Metcalfe. Mr.. and Mrs
f. w. Price Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy Fl. Rob
ertson. Judge and Mrs. Thomas Burke. Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel l.. Crawford. Maj. @, 5.
CARPENTER, OF the Fourth infantry. COM
rnander at Fort Spokane; Lieut., Wholly.
I'm charge Of the recruitisg station: Post
master Gilbert s. Meem. J. W. elise, Jesse
Cochran, Frank Il. Hunter. a. u, stewart.
H. c. Henry, Corporation Counsel scott,
T. A. Ross. Judge c. n. Emery, II. c.
ouinhy and T. O Graves. president of the
Chamber OF Commerce