The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-11

yUDty. ~ - - 0unnom Gome1nnHam hak
Oeen soo1Dod IN The @nt1a4, ~ u7s IN
1Eking - aay anything fse pubascagson
Whea ~ dld 81 inst secure IN opriou g
e ffo0 a. CU0DeFs4a1 Compauy. ~
$50 haRaa 70 sSpsar b ~ easire<y. A.
wAs hrOaShf out by ne appzjcAfgon 20 sbe
eoV - S11ses fhs aA5o1Dlng pogsloas c
Columbia and Marion streets.
1as history Of that sDpssczftso has ~
foody been fully set torth fnctnafnx tAe
visit of President Winter 70 the city coun-
81 ehanbef, ard the Anai TN which o.
ssnssd TO vacase she desired part OF Mari
"a, but not Of coiumbla street;
Many know1ng psepss. whose volume e
criticism IL In inverse ratio 70 that os thsfr
knswisdgs, sid I'll sorts Of snings sbous
granting snother frsnchiss 70 q great. BIC.
tat. souIieo cooperation Some ~ IL
cffocs appeared to think that the North
err Paotae was oaiy AiFttng With the fir
City Of Twin Harbors. with view 70 fns-
tenfng In Golfers on franchises But peo-
pie who really ieots1 into the matter wxfs
thoroughly esnvfnced of the roadfs eoo1
faith. especially - II readily agreed that
shs DeoDeoed vacation 81 hse. street wns
NOT TO be effective unIess the location con
cernsd Vas utilized a. q depot site
Meanwhile the charge % admtnisfratioo
had come about. Ar. nurbesgh was stfsi
1eosfvsr Of the Northern Pacific RAfiroac
Company. bat al the property ~ that
corporation had bsen bid Inc by the newly
pAny. and while u vas stipulated that
ne latter should assume the liabilities
ana OBLIGATIONS incurred by the former.
Mr. Durleigh felt that he must secure t.
approvai Of the new sdminissxataoA.
IaasrseA BY The Conpssy.
The thrss representative men Of - par-
u Visiting Seattle the other day weFe
President Winter. Mr. r. d. Adams. OF the
seoruanl1aEaon committee, and Mr.. Arthur
Gwsnner, Of the Deussche Bank. Berlin. q
bank which u . large holder Of Northern
Pacific securities. To sfsese three gentle
men Mr.. Bur'eigh unfoided has plans. and
they spent Saturday morning. . week ago
yesterday. IN looking over the ground ana
discussing the matters involved ~ the
close II The conference Mr.. Burieigh had
the qualification to recesve . unanimous
Endorsement OF his plans. and fun conssat
70 complete the purchase. provided only
mat Gsoescup q Crowley. counsel Tor tbs
new company. should find no naw In the
tifie- Al the property has recently had
loan negotiated through one Of the most
careful and conservative Of the loan COM
DaDfoo. tAefo can b no possible question
"a thai Sooso. since The company would not
have made bte loan In the face OF IN Inn
perfect or beciouded title. Alr. Crowley 70
now sngaged In examining the titles. and
~ soon as his report Is submitted the pur-
chase Of the property will Be consummatsd
by its transfer to the Northern Pacific
Railway Company. Mr.. Bariesgh has been
repeatedly asked about the matter. but he
has heretofore declined to make any state
ment for pubiica ton. owing partly TO the
contingent nature OF the transaction. and
partly TO the delicate situation In which
he stood ~ receiver of the old company
dealing with q matter which essentially
concerns the new. Yesterday, however. ho
said TO . reporter:
has been definitely decided 10 purchase
the two blocks for passenger depot ste.
the decision being xubjec; only 10 an ex-
animation Of title. which IL now In prog
resa A. the titles to the property have
do not anticipate any difficulty on that
score. and think the purchase viii b
nnally contaminated before the END Of 90
t0ber.
Tide Land Controversy Settled.
'sBes,des securing FOR the roAd what I
consider highly desirable site for . pas
% n settling the de land controverses
between Mr.. Colman and the Northern Pa
cif1c. and win result tn STRENGTHENING out
the tangIe on the water front from Madisoa
you know. been ! continual war Of claims
there between the Northern Pacific, Mr.
Cosman. the West Seattle Ferry Company
and the Commercial Company. Now the
troubles have all been tremendously adj
Justsd. by compromise and stipulation.
and I have fled the resultant stipulation
with the state land commissioner
Nov that the property Is virtually ac-
ea'rss y ,hs Nor -,h;rs ras as how long