The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-28


speneer-CIark Company .....-....... 80
Mcintyre. Charles P................... To-
Mantz, Fred C....................... 20
EnReI T. eW........................ 100
Anderson James .........-....-....... -
McCord, William ...................-.. -
Druel. Arthur C........................ =
johnson. Conrad ...................... =
Bushnell. ], S.....-............-....... -
Anderson Frank L.................... -
Jacob Farth ......................-.... 1000
Total for ay.........,............... $3.50
Grand total. .Sts5.lao
Among the subscriptions received yes
terday several were for large round sums.
such az those OF $3.50 by Jacob Furth.
81 90 each by Mira. Alice s. Hll and H. G.
Henry. and sac BY VI. r. Downs. OF the
days total g. 20 was brought in by II. Il.
Spencer making about 5000 secured
through the National Bank Of Commerce.
Besides It's osH subscription.
II is now just month since subscrip-
tions were first called for al the ArmorY.
over $40 go being pledged at that meet
Ing. Had all interested parties been in
the city one week should have been ample
time for raising the Sooo0o. hut on ac-
count OF the absence from the city Of
many property owners more time has been
necessary. The committee had to prepare
circulars and secure addresses Of non
residents. Hundreds Of packages. each
containing a prospectus OF the project,
a map. copies Of contracts. circular LETT
ter and blanks have been sent 10 prop
srty owners in different parts OF the coun-
try There has now been ample time 20
hear from these parties by mail II they
are disposed 20 assist For the pas; ten
DAYS the committee has RETAINED from
much active work at home In the hope
that nonresident owners would do their
a. "A -
there should be no further delay In clos
ing up the subsidy. even II II has 10 be
made Up entirely by the home people.
The date fixed hy the state for begin
Ming work on contract No. : IS May =.
and unless the subsidy Is secured at once
and a report 81 the appraisement COM
rnittee forwarded 70 ST. Louis. work can
not be commenced ny the date specified,
That the 81. Louis capitalists are anxious
20 know whether the subsidy viii he raised
without further delay - apparent from
the following telegram received by he
waterway company
est Louis. Mo, April =. IS15.
Eugene semple. President < & T.. ".
W. co. Seattle. | wish 20 urge on YOU
the necessity Of arrangements being COM
pietcA s0on. when can it be done and
papers forwarded
"HENRY SEMPf.E ANES."
To this telegram the waterway com
pany. after consultation with the subsidy
committee made answer by wire as fol-
lows.
Seattle. April =. i0s
'"ro Henry sempie Ames. 3os Union
Trust Building ST Louis Mo; WIN
raise subsidy IN about ton days. now four
hundred and forty thousand.
EUGENE SEMPIE.
president =. & l.. ". ~. Co
To comply with the above telegram. Il
will Re seen. The subsidy must he cou-
rleted and appraised aud the report 81
che appraisement committee forwarded 20
81 Louis before Chr end or this week The
committee therefore asks that the subsidy
be closed an not later than wednesday
evening Al friends or this great project
are asked - tabor FOR This ord during
Mouaay Tuesday and "Wednesday or un-
81 the x00aa mark 50 reached Tho ap-
pralscment committee viii DO in eession
during those DAYS ard tho allowance for
poor notes Viii be deducted. 50 that when
ssno go T. reached - viii represent that
amount ~ approved subsidy aut al that
point the matter viii no consideref closed
and the report al once started Tor 81
r.outs
The committee hopes u secure tbe cu-
tire balance needed from people who have
not set made pledges The total number
81 subscribers e. now about 49, tberc
are thousands more Who should helm in
thi~ great pnhllc enterprise The come
uiftee believes that the whole amount
can be made up without Vatlkar an amy
subscribers second time ~ all citizens
VIII 10 thetr dufv.
The committee on apptalsenenf Nsz
been made up chiefly ~ rrs,re sentative
business mon. WITH only ono officer ~ th,
waterway gowpanv as fnl'eNs Jacah
Furth. chairman. n v Durie Ia \ =
NHton. " n Wo~7 = 7. Crawford A.
che Subsidy was sppToa Ni0E stoa 40 he