The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-27
THE CANAL SUBSIDY.
Subscriptions to Be Announced
at the Mass Meeting.
CLEARING HOUSE ACTS TO-DAY.
Banks VIII Lead the Professionalism
Committee TO solicit The List OF
Vice Presidents

There IVES a meeting yesterday afternoon
a. TIE Chamfer o. Commerce OF the gen.
sraI committee for the securing % sub
sislss for me south canal. fully isss mem
bers being present John Leary was
elected chairman and " p. Noos, sec
rotary Jacob Furth moved that an ex-
scufive committee % seven be appointed
by the chair TO take the general Sirec-
ton and supervision OF the citizens
movement for raising the subsidy and 70
make arrangements for the mass meet
ing az the Armory tomorrow evening
The motion carried ard the chairman So
lected the following as members o. the
committee. Jacob Furth. :. L. Crawtort,
@ j. Smith. r. o. Graves. l. A Sadeaa,
= II xhitworth and W. n. Wood
The meeting VAS lively one and short
speeches were made by : l. Crawford,
James Gosh r r. Spencer. George b.
Kittinger. Tracy II. Robertson, l. A.
vadeau John Leary. z. =. Friend, jacob
Furth, u. A Mckenzie. Dr. A r. Mitten,
c H. Hogan. Judge Orange Jacobs and
Others. Mr. Crawford suggested that as
many subscriptions as possible pc secur-
sd for announcement at the THURSDAY
night mass meeting az the Armory and
that committee he appointed 10 call
on the banks OF the city and find what
subscriptions they would make MT
Spencer stated that a meeting OF the
Clearing House Association had been
called for today for that purpose. Mr.
Gosh suggested that the same plan be
pursued. so far as the time would allow,
with property owners, 80 that some other
subscriptions could be secured before the
Thursday meeting.
Nj Friend asked If IL was true that
SIS. 90 OF the subsidy had already been
raised. as rumored. Mr. Mckenzie, Of the
Seattle & Lake Washington Waterway
Company stated in reply that a small
beginning was made In securing the sub
sidy before the visit of the St Louis
party. and then entirely suspended until
the result OF their visit was known. He
stated that about 5000 was subscribed
before the subsidy work was suspended.
A motion was made by Mr.. Crawford
and carried that committee of three be
appointed 10 solicit subscriptions from the
property owners before the Thursday
meeting, and the chairman Will name the
committee today Mr.. Mitten moved that
twenty-five vice presidents be elected for
the mass meeting and that the executive
committee select the chairman from that
number. The following men were then
nominated and elected as vice presidents:
A. A. Denny. Jacob Furth. John Leary.
Gov. John II. McGraw Z. .. Graves.
j. r. Metcalfe. j. d. Lowman. C. II. Adsit,
George kinnear. Amos Brown. Dexter
norton rank tpfeFs john tOiilis. W. H.
Wood. u. r. Denny, F. n. Black Mai J.
r. Hayden. George ". Hall. J. VI. Col
man. Judge Orange Jacobs. H c. Henry.
Angus Macintosh. DR.. A. z, Mitten. c.
j. Smith, W. r. Brawley and Malcolm
McDougall. On the suggestion OF Mr..
Gosh the executive committe was au-
thorized 10 add 10 the list of vice presi-
dents any names which they should select
In response 10 inquiries as 10 the date
when work would be commenced on the
canal and the filling of the tide fats,
Mr.. Wood stated that the members OF
the waterway company promise 10 have
work commence as soon as possible after
the raising Of the subsidy, probably with
In fifteen days and not longer than thirty
days after securing the subsidy. Mr.
Furth suggested that meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee be called for this
morning al o'clock. which was agreed
to, and the meeting then adjourned.