The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-30

In the midst OF gathering or Io0 In
dams. Mr. Van ASSET continued:
I'm nine weeks time we built nine cab
ins. and /. myself. helped to strike the
first ak into the wilderness. That was
the beginning of all beginnings, of Seattle.
OF the mud flowing through the pipe.
When we came we lived among savages,
but now / thank God that my lot has
fallen among civilized people at last. This
great enterprise is, perhaps, the last /
shall ever see begun, yet / am thankful
to see it started among this people, the
greatest and most glorious in the world"
The earnest words of the hoary-headed
pioneer made a deep impression on his
listeners, who in their minds could trace
the wonderful contrast between the pres
ent and the time when the hardy settler
braved the wilderness of the Sound.
Mr.. Van Asselts remarks closed the
programme, and ex-Gov. Semple dismiss
ed the audience by saying that five
years hence the waterway company would
ask the people to come again to witness
the opening of the locks, but that the
meeting could not be held on the ground
where he stood. for it would be covered
with substantial buildings. There would
be fitting celebration when the first ship
passed from the Sound into the lake, ard
all present might confidently await that
day.
Slowly the great crowd filed away from
the scene stragglers lingering all after
noon near the end OF the pipe line. TIE
liquid mud continued 10 flow, and evil
IDENTIFY the predictions made by the man
agement are being carried out that the
Anaconda can feed or sand without inter
mission until her powerful pumps wear
out
The giant Python, now on the ways.
also came in for share OF attention, and
many times the towering smokestack was
pointed out by the crowd on Commercial
street After the Anaconda had shown
what a powerful dredger can do. a num-
Der of the spectators visited the Python.
and examined critically the immense hulk
living fully exposed. She is expected 20
be in trim before very long.
Officers of the Company.
The officers OF the Seattle and Lake
Washington Waterway Company are all
now well known 10 the general public,
some of them, ex-Gcv. Semple, fos exam
pie, having for many years been identi-
aed with innortant enterprises. The com
many occupies a complete series OF offices
on the fourth floor of the Bailey building.
The officers are:
President Eugene Semple
Vice president, Andrew Heinrich.
Second vice president. Henry Semple
Ames.
General manager. Edgar Ames.
Assistant general manager, ID. A. Nc
Kenzie.
Secretary and auditor. George NJ. Pas
chall-
Assistant secretary and auditor. D. N.
Baxter.
Treasurer, y. +. Durie.
Chief engineer Thomas w Symons.
United States engineer corps
General counsel, Julius r. Hale
Men Who Furnish the Money.
The capitaiists TO visit the city several
months ago, and who were so impressed
with the indications for a good invest
rne1t. that the scheme was financed In
a marvelously short time. were eight in
number. representatives OF the Ntssiss-
ippi Valley Trust Company as fol-
lows: alr Julius s Walsh, president: Mr..
Charles Clark. trustee; Mr. ; =. Hoff-
man. trustee. Mai. George II. Goddard,
trustee Col Henry Flad, engineer.
Judge Wilbur r. DOYLE. counselor: Mr..
Thomas Drum. stockholder; Mr. Carl
Schraubstetter. stockholder. There We're
also IN the party ar. Henry Sefnple
Amcs. sir Edgar Arocs. Mr. George NJ
Paschau. Eastern representatives. Of the
waterway company: Mr. William Gray,
Of the chicago, Burlington Quincy.
and ex-Gov. Magon and d. II. Bradford.
Of Helena