The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-19

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poses experts on this question and know
just what 1t Is TO the interest OF the gov
eminent to undertake. Emphasizing the
need OF sending to Washington City de-
cided expr ssion Of choice. he submitted
the following preamble and resolutions:
Tho Resolutions.
Whereas. Nature has provided G route.
and only one proper route. for ship ca
nal to connect the salt water harbor OF
Seattle with It's fresh water harbors Of
Lakes Union and Washington. over which
route the waters of Lake Washington low
mad their way to the sea through Lake
Union; and the amount OF earth 10 be ex-
cavated on this line for said slip canal Is
only 10000 cubic yards. and the deepest
cutting necessary only sixty feet, and
Whereas. A canal along that route will
afford more immediate, inexpensive and
eommodious accommodation for commerce
with less interruption 20 land commune
cation than along any o-her route: ard
Whereas, The government Of the United
States. after extensive and exhaustive
explorations and surveys at cost OF
some $4,000. has adopted this route, and
congress has Appropriated e5oAo toward
the construction Of this ship canal; and
Whereas. a private corporation has
been created for The purpose Of exeavat-
ing waterways through and filling In GER
tain tide lands at the Lead of Elliott bay,
Seaitie's salt water harbor: and as Incl
dental to the filling In of these tide lands.
proclaims the purpose 10 construct a ship
canal from the head OF said bay 10 Lake
Washington, distance OF over 10000 liEeai
feet, with maximum cut of $40 feet, ard
an average cut of IS feet In depth.
ft.rAt. nah, a.
cation OF sliding clay, puicksaEJ, hardpan
and gravel. involving tho excavation of
over ss.ooe.ooo cubsc yards OF earth. TO cost.
at their own estimate, over $1,000 600 and
Where -, This scheme Is. in our judy
ment, utterly impracticable; and so pro-
nounced by the competent engineers to
whose attention II has been called: ex-
cepiing, as We believe. those engineers
only who have become financially inter-
ested therein; and no part of said pro-
posed canal has been excavated, or
even the right-of-way secured or attempt
ed to be secured: therefore, be II
Resolved. BY the people of the city OF
Seattle and of Ballard in mass meeting as
sembled.
THAT the people of Seattle and OF
Ballard have always been and still
are heartily, unresersedly and en-
tireiy In favor OF the government
free canal proposed by the government to
be constructed 10 the north OF this city
and commonly known as the government
canal.
And be 1t further resolved, That IL the
issue be between the government canal
and the south canal, the government canal
Is decisively and immensely to be pre-
ferrea as vastly cheaper. easter and quick
er OF construction. as anordiug more i'm
mediate, inexpensive ana commodious ac-
eommodaiion for commerce. as over a
route freely and deliberately selected by
government engineers unbiased By local
Interests, as having had all surveys and
rreliminaries completed at government
expense ready for actual construction.
and as the only canal project that Is be-
yond all question practicable or that viii
not very seriously interfere with and Grip
pie our land communication.
And be u further resolved That we
favor the construction of the government
canal on the lines surveyed and recon-
mended by the government engineers. and
We heartily second and indorse the ef-
forts OF our delegation In congress 10 pro-
cure suitable appropriation 10 continue
the work OF the construction Of this great
and necessary public Improvement"
j. j. McGuvra.
John j. McGilvra. speaking to the resolu.
tons. gave n detailed account OF his owr
relations toward the government canal
asserting that thirty-five years ago he and
Hinory Butler, looking down on Lake
Washington and Lake Union. had seer
| that the route now proposed was tie nat.
ural one for canal. and through all thu
| various Vielssitudes that had attended tn,
| project he had been It's friend and sup
| porter He made a savage attack on tn,
| south canal and those associated with Il
| ridiculed GOV. Serpie: made an inslnnat
| Ing thrust at the Post-Inteiligencer. which
| he thought was all right as lcng as Il
| r United his communications and all wronl
as soon as II declined 20 print them: ans
| charged that the South canal enierpriS,
| was but a scheme 20 steal The ;hiv fla,s
| He made sport OF the eusiaesring feature,
| OF the South canal. saving that only enEf
| nsers financially Interested IN st had in
| dcrsed Il. ana that any engineer who rec
| emmeoded u 90 the people az Seattle mus
| consider them a SGT % idiO;s
AIR. McGilVra made the longest speech
| - the evening; in fact he sJsoke nearly a,
! long as ali the other speakers together
| The audience. though tt cheered some q
his uttevances. nauiscStiy thought De va!
| trtsrassi0s on the tisnc ~ the other speak
| erS HIS ioke shout the old maids prayrr
1 hardly provoked n 81. .l,.. at,d whef he as
| serted tnat Ne HAD spoken 700 leux the au
dleHce app.AHled ,he statement.
| Hon. Thomas burke.
Hon Thomas Burke said.
'Npu are called here for 10 ille pur
| pose. \ question q So iofs trtipors con
! fronts yau. A masked battery has trs~n sud
| deniy opcrc1 ana the time has come fei
actiom The first step IN that action shogl,
b. a message from you 20 Senator Saulr,,
| such as Is proposed In the resolutions
| denying the rumcr tina; Seattle Is on
posed 70 the government canal. The stu
alton IL this \ powerful lobby suddeni,
| appears ~ Warrington city and threat
cas- 10 overthroN An enterprise cherishes
/ h the people ~ this cjtv Tor a gcnsrattcn
/ a prolect IN every way worthy. an,
against which ne man has ever been shl,
- urge n single valid objection. Ftffeeg
years ago I stood la thts city with
prominent gentleman from IlVerpooi. Wh,
J said to me.
"Nca Americans Noast % your enter
; PRISE. ami y0u have fair share % h b.
4 l MI saw 10 you ,haS II such \ eonalsina
4 ton sS that afIor.sei by Lake Wsshin-to,
/ sna reSe; sosnd existed Rnywher, Ia N,
/ British domiuions tSo wears Nclh nu
/ siaissr before the SEA we,lld IL co,.Eectes
| with thRt magnificent aud mate EieSS Grssl