The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-06
ST. LOUIS MEN HERE
All the Money Ready to Dig the
South Canal.
THE SUBSIDY WAS ACCEPTED.
Mr.. Ames Says Work VIII 60 Right
Ahead Until ships Can sail Into
Lake Washington.
THE SUBSIDY WAS ACCEPTED.

The representatives OF the ST. Louis
capitalists who are 20 furnish the money
for the construction Of the South canal
and the filing IL % the tide fats arrived
Ia ths city yesterday and stated without
@2atyocz tfon that the money was AL at
hand to carry out the great enterprise,
that the subsidy bad been accepted, ard
that the work would BE pushed torSaTd
without interruption. The gentlemen n
question ,sre Edgar Amss and George
PASCAL. the latter being accompanied
b. Mrs. Paschzl. and they VII be the
iocal representatives OF the s. Louis IL
serest Ia the Seattle and Lake Washing
ton Waterway Company. the former as
general manager and trustee and the lat
ter as trustee and secretary. while Henry
Senple A-nes win be vice president and
Eastern financial agent
The party arrived on the Northern Pa
ciac road yesterday afternoon. having
come direct from ST. Louis. except aer Z
short stay al Helena. wAere Mr. Anes
has business interests. After taking
rooms al the Rzinfer-Grand Motel. they
repaired 70 the Offices OF the waterway
company. where they spent some time
IL conference with the local officers Of the
company. They were found there BY q
Post-Intelligencer reporter. 10 whom Alr.
Ames said
THE St Louis people interested II this
enterprise were very much pleased with
the prompt response OF the people of Sc
attle 10 the request for the subsidy CT
SOC co and IL WAS entirely satisfactory
20 them. Not only the people OF ST
Louis. bur people all over the country are
fun OF admiration for the public spirit of
the Seattle people IN helping themselves
ny helping this enterprise. and IL will IN
daubtedly Re a very valuable advertise
Enent for Seattle all over the word.
- a1sTzsa
ing out this work have all been completed,
the capital IS forthcoming fer its eomple-
ton, and we shall go right ahead with II
without interruption and without any
ifs whatever The St Louis people in
slst that the whole scheme be carried out:
the canal has got 10 ne built and all OF
the tide lands filed which are covered By
our contracts. Ii Is al isart OF one gen.
eral scheme.
THE people of St. Louis are very much
interested in this country and in the city
of Seattle particularly. The committee
which came here last February vas
unanimous in the opinion that this is the
strongest city on the Coast, and that its
citizens were men of push and energy.
Until this proposition was sug-
gested to our people, they knew very lit
tie Of Seattle. but now everybody is talk
ing Of IL; all the travelling men we met
on the train spoke highly Of this city as
a good point for business. There will De
quite a number of ST. Louis people here
this summer, botn 10 see Seattle and 10
60 20 Alaska"
When asked what he knew Of the con-
tempiafed extension OF the Burlington
railroad 10 Seattle, Mr.. Ames said:
"Of course we 90 not know anything
positive soont 81. bat sc have no doubt
that that is the intention 10 be carried
out in a very few years. Speaking Of
railroads. the Northern Pacific is ex-
tremely friendly 20 this undertaking, is
very much interested in the city and viii
closely watch the progress Of the work.
The carrying ont OF this work viii I'M
qUestionably result in great improve
ment OF railroad terminals here. and that
is the reason why the railroads are keep
ing an eye on il The management OF the
Northern Pacific is anxious 10 remove the
feeling whIch has existed in Seattle
against the road. and with that end in
view is giving Seattle equal facilities with
any other city.
a good deal Of money Is accommodating
I'm 81. Louis. and a number OF large en-
terprises are being financed there. The
banks are strong, and the people are
looking for outside investments"
Mr.. Paschal CoinCided in what Mr.. Amss
said. and said thar he vas deeply inter-
ested in the success OF the undertaking