The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-01
THE SUBSIDY IN SIGHT
A Strong, United Effort Will
Secure the Army Post.
e2o, 200 ALREADY PLEDGED.
1nosough Canvass 20 Begin TodAy-Op-
poFfunity for All 20 Contribute
Tho Subscriptions.
$4,000 ALREADY PLEDGED

view are earnestly solicited to at once
hand In their subscriptions TO the POST
InSeiligencer. the Times. the News or tho
Telegraph
( TO the various employees OF different busi-
I ness houses and manufactures through
| out the city and points with pride to the
excellent showing made by the employees
| OF the 6timson NH Co.. OF Ballard. In one
| short hour these enterprising citizens OF
Ballard. recognising the benefits 10 be de-
rived from this post. subscribed $50. Let
take upon himself the duties OF commit
| teeman and solicit subscriptions for the
| army post Lists viii be cheerfuily fur
1 nishec by J. s. Goldsmith, chairman Of
| finance committee. The work of the COM
| mittees would be greatly aided by volun-
teers Of this kind. and in tina; way much
| ground could be easily covered. 1t 10 the
duty Of every employe in this city to SUBJ
scribe his proportion. as the winning OF
this post win be as beneficial to the en-
pioye as to the employer. A spirit of riv-
airy should exist among the large mercan-
tile houses OF this city and IL should GER
| tainly be = source of pride to the en-
| ployes OF the house subscribing the most
| money.
For the popular subscriptions sums from
| II upwards will be taken. Send or take the
money to the Offices OF the various news
papers. announcing the purpose 1t Is in
tended for, and give the name, 50 that IL
| may be published In the list of subscrfp-
tons. Beginning with this morning the
| list win appear daily with the additional
sums handed IN each day.
The total amount In hand Is 17.443 Suf-
ncient to bring this to $4,000 has been
promised and the names will appear In the
list AZ soon as the various parties have
signed 1t will be necessary to have be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. and II all
goes well this amount will be raised by the
end OF this week
Parties who desire to give real estate will
at once see J. w. elise, cairman of land
subsidy committee. who will accept all
donations To facilitate matters full
and accurate description of all land for
this purpose should be handed in.
The Canvassing Committees
The following gentlemen will at once
call at the various Offices in the different
blocks and large amount Of money should
be realized from this personal canvas:
Seattle National Bank buildirg-Mr.
Burch and Mr.. McConnaughey.
Occidental block-F. G. lngersoll, A. Z.
Griffin
Bailey block-Mr. carraher. Mr.. Villas.
Washington Territory Investment Co.
building. Downs block, H.nck,ey block,
Sullivan block. Gottstein block-E. p.
Tremper, j. H. Calvert
New York block, Boston block, Colonial
hlock-E. o. Graves. Herman Chaplin
Halter block. Epler block-Mr. Robinson,
F. A. Pontius
Burke block-william H. Moore. J. 8.
Goldsmith.
Colman block-L. ]. Colman. C. A. Nc
Kenzie.
West side First avenue from Columbia
street to Yesier way-Boyd ]. Taiinaan.
W. II. Lewis.
Pioneer bloek-M. H. Young. A. v. Bell.
Olympic block. McElroy.
Dexter Horton bank buIiding-L. J. Bow
den, George F. Gund-
Court house-A. T. Van de yanter, T. W.
Gordon.
City hall--w. H. Parry. Mr.. Brown.
It Is to be hoped that when these gentle
men call the subscriptions Will be cheer
fully given. as the time Is now short In
which to raise the money.
A Letter to Property Owners.
The following letter. which has been
mailed TO nonresident property owners.
thoroughly covers all information on this
subject:
ITO the Citizens OF Seattle: To secure
the army post which an act Of congress To-
Gated at Seattle It Is necessary for the citi-
zezns OF Seattle to raise the sum of $1,000
to purchase the site at Magnolia Bluffs
THE committee has labored earnestly
for some three weeks and has met with
gratifying success 1t Is their desire to
raise the total amount before the middle
of this month and this explanatory letter
Is for the purpose of reaching many who
do not fully understand the object and
therefore cannot appreciate the benefits
to be derived from the location OF the post.
within the limits of our city. The site se-
lected by the army commission consists Of
700 acres, located at Magnolia Bluffs,
which is directly west OF Ballard. and 1t
can be stated that when this site Is laid
out. the city Will have beautiful park
which will be constant source OF pride
To the property holder OF Seattle the loca-
ton OF this army post means much
1T Is the intention of the government
20 build regimental post and this will
result in not less than leo men being
stationed at this post The Importance
OF this matter cannot be oyerestimated-
with the addition OF this number OF men.
every one q consumer. the trade of this
city Will be augmented to such an exten.
that few except those who have lived
near an army post can estimate.
The prosperity and growth OF Seattle
today is dependent upon the merchants
who by their efforts retain the CONNER
ciai supremacy of our city. When they
prosper naturally does every one else.
and therefore the owners OF real estate
will be benefited equally with others.
Stores and dwellings which are today va
want will be occupied. and buildings
which are not paying interest will Ger.
tsinly be flied with tenants brought here
IN connection with the army post.
The following telegram will perhaps
mere fully show the anxiety Of the United
States TO begin work than any other ar
gumeut
Washington City. May :. iss-J W.
elise, Seattle. Wash: Quarterrnast.r
General Batchelisr just called TO sec me
about Seattle military post Wants 20
have matter closed UP so as TO commence
clearing the ground. VIII detail good on
Ger 70 go there and commence work soon
as title secured Answer.
WATSON G. SQUIRE
This army post IL without doubt one
OF the most satisfactory propositions ever
offered TO Seattle, and It calls fer the most
strenuous efforts on the part OF each citf-
zen OF Seattle as far as liberal subscr1p-
tons are concerned Let every man xive
rot according TO his present IDEAS but
according TO IN. benefits which win ac-
crue within q short time after the build
Ing % this post. Every foot OF real es-
tate within a radius Of ave miles from
the site OF the army post viii be affected
and the money given for this purpose is
merely an investment which in time viii
b. returned tenfcfd Kindly mail an sub
scrsptiars either IN money or donations
OF land TO
- s. GOLDSMITH.
Chairman Finance Committee
THE ARMY POST COMMITTEE"
The .uh~crl pttons.
Subscriptions 20 the army pos; site
are follows.