The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-29


over sgszs 80 ghe person. fh2s making y
about twice as large from this source
alcns a. that ~ the circulating Hssaaafa
q France which IS the largest Of any ma
slou IL t18s Iori4. besag about 81 PER
capita.
Fourth. SIS "a he beneficial results ais
lng from the construction and completion
Of this contract 1 nesd not anDlify- lou
apprshena them in all their fu!lness a.
eie&rfy a. do I viii only attempt
very brlef and general enumeration:
.Ftrat--It will result ia large In
crease OF population with all that implies.
SECONDHAND and other real estate
wlli arst sftaea. then increase In value.
il NAY re 70 a boom condition. but hope
NOT. The Ena gnsncent brick and stone
stF1ctaEes Whlch sprung into existence
Immediately after the disastrous hss OF
the STA OF JuEe. IsoS. will D. flied as
result 20 Their utmost capacfty ny pay
sng teusBts thus enabling their owners 70
pay interest OF thstr Investments and % re-
agszG a reasonable profit from their enter
prise. Tee volume Of business OF 81
ksHas. EnereanNta. commercial am me
essaalcal. viii not only he largely N
ere ased bat VIII be placed On laying
bass. and tEo prospect % the city. Eefe-
s0foFe 80 glorious. Sfti bs fully assured.
but the heaefta win not be confined 20
the Gig al3as. but viii extend peyond,
GnG sne.aas tas farmer. VINO nov Sits as
an idle I'd a1el&E4e holy spectator 70 the
annual overflow al his otherwise fertile
and productive acres. for the terms OF
the contract cent sfuglale the keeping OF
the surface 81 the water % Lake wash
ingtan At their summer level mus az
farIsnR an outlet TO the surplus waters
Of Cedar ard s4gnnr agassa rivers ana pre-
venting fhs 0veFfsoss 20 much dreaded
AID which hos pAraiYze TIE enterprise
AID euergy u our fellow citizens dwell
III al e-4fFa
maEnlaa river valleys. Ia fact. the tine
allotted ~ n4s - too short 70 20 Into any
fhla. Ike detailed statement OK the
bensfiCent T@sgita arising from the con-
summation u this enterprise We Viii
fee them with accommodating force from
ths Commencement 81 tae work Up 20 lts
completion. ana eyer afterwards enjoy IN
their con- plefeAegs lac beneficial results
arising from TIE co3sEmHuatlon OF so
grad al eeteFpr.ss The city, from tie
drainage 81 tae surplus water " Lake
Washington and the Incoming OF the
waters q Cedar river. viii DC furnished
with q perpetual supply u good water
~ 80 modelling the sewage system az
TIE city as 80 discharge into the caHal
v iea eempietegi.
ssHifth-In thla enumeration I have re-
served to the last the benefits resulting
from ths fitting We OF the tide fats 50
thaf fn connection with the LOCKS an
as = motive power for ali inds 81 man
nfaesuFiug enterprises together with ac-
ces4bie sites for the same. Heretofore.
anG even moN. tAc want OF manufacture
Ing enterprises has been the great draw
back to the prosperity OF this city. We
have have had no manufacturing crew
ices or rifles 20 catch or retain the
money produced Ia the country. We
have been 81 the position OF a miner oen-
ing 3 rich placer mine who has been con-
stautly slugcing the gold from the mine
into the ocean without any rifles or
creviCes TO re.ain the same. W.th an
abundance Of the raw material az hand.
and that too cheaper than any ether
portion OF the worlo. we have been ship
ping that raw material away and receiv-
ing IL back ia manufactured articles. rot
only 10 the octriuent but To the certain
ultimate bankruptcy Of the country.
Take the article Of leather alone. From
these considerations that | have so
Briefly presented 10 you. IL there man
within the sound Of my voice who does
not believe. IL he Is the owner OF lots or
buildings. or is engaged In commerce.
mercantile or mechanical pursuits. that a
sabscr.ption 10 this subsidy would Tot be
a sound business proposition7 j know
that the times arc hard. that money Is
scarce. that property Of all kinds. real
and personal. has Deprecated IA value.
Are you dependent over the sltuatton7
Let me say 90 you. Ia view OF the bene-
ficeut results az the scheme which have
bat briefly and impcrfcctly presented TO
you let me say. IN the language OF the
poet
Just before the dawn the darkness Is
deepest:
Surrounds the earth a. with a pail:
DRY up thy tears. .. thou that weepest.
That on thy sigAt the RAYS may fan"
1T il the spirit OF tho men and women
hat Ass.s fF saRk fau fr.fa
foundation for its prosperity or the ele-
nents that enter into is stagnRtion and
decay, Heretofore. and believe now. thu
triumphant faith - the citizens OF this
city IN It's prosperity. n and deyel-
eprnent has led it 20 conquest after con-
quest over not only the concentrated
power and malice ~ capital. bat has made
such capital subservlent 20 iis win and
has built up the city 20 the present grand
proportions ! DO not wish "a treSpass
apon the chosen domain or my honored
friend John L@ary. but can never for
get the efforts Of the citizens of this city
In the past 90 make railroad stretching
o. the Inland empire. We all went out 70
the scene Of action on the appointed day.
our wives and daughters went also and
provided for the tolieFs MONDAY repest.
The town was deserted over two miles
OF read was graded The cut was from
one 10 three feet. 4 large number OF Or
tree. were dug up. u was great day
great IN It's results - but greater far
IN the tnvino,hle shirt that builds cities
that nAkrs thor, prespcsvpcs. and which
hepa exlsss today with undlmsnished
power"
Sc, louis pesule Confident.
rullswins Judge Jacobs the chairman
sgnauarsd that Mr.. lisnry sempls Arncs
was present. but yrs unhh'e 90 speak:
bot that III, Amea requested him - saw
that me neouis - ~ Ls-siiS were conf
deaf as the siture II Seattle Mr. kres
and uen, Natoalge Immediately aSterward
isss The hall
Judge .. ~ Harvard
hs.i introduced as l,c saia .ha, Il was =
matter et @reaf saussa eslsa for him 20 -
atsa "a esS ftat - had Watched the
growth e. sez stie Almost frsssn Sc begin
utrs. gfa sAid ar e. eta y proud salts
fnntsu e. - "'s - cav fha. he was with
sat~s rseassa as JOHN earr when they
graded ssa rNsat fes = rallre.aa He aiao
sasailed a meme, raels rraeaffar IN the A.
saaey an fAlnn ? ssSa the aay foilowtnw the
rrs, w~Aai she Ysef }a wha anH iNst All nv
rrs sia nat lo-a Naart hut Seeded q, -
has!f = riare sea .stsEsll and better cIfw.
80 s'sa s~estttontA th- hard fifrsas that
AKi hsSa brnvet ~na ~ hss-e8 the uner,-
.seSef weals eed so,~iayseart f1e Felt
"a aat - hut thss 50 Seattle spirit re
Ss'ea a. 80 meeting sus ~ 80 ret fhtnk
a weld - a 9tfNfals waiter 81 rai@a ere
ssa 80 sfsssity. Ffe eatf e was q rvactt-
Fai tuslness ce~'sees,--erss rrrr~eStsion
go 80 - hwtfv sse=-faf - wrs ts~t ~ All
n,eana Ttls F~a~~a! tfnrrowrsf mt - ere
city as 2su0t~ 49, - Completion - tha
enser-ris~ ~as @ srAaf rs,ouasnt y wculA
slvs Seattle the reeet h.rhcr IN the wer1A.
Il swtM ye~aA- ea~fsfa sA~ kew ~fsw - 49,