The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-17
lGREEMENT MADE.
= -n~a on WHICH THE SHELTER
w1Ex DE LOCATED HERE.
ne.Afea Asked IN Furnish q site and
pnbsss1be $4,000 81 stock, Large
Csrpssssisns Taking Another
SnoSeo-A Site selecteA and Two
eehers OEcred-Conssrucff May
- Fisfshed I'm Five MonfIss.

An agreement was signed yesterday be-
s1@seu Mr.. John Leary and Judge Thomas
urte on the ore part and ~. II Rem
no hon OF the other part, the faihiirnent
80 which Will mean the erection in Seat
H within this year OF the iargss. smeit-
~ md refining plant west of the Rocky
fonutafnE The terms Of this agreement
nte Hesxonabie, bustnesslike and quite pos
nn63GA1 carry out. and are themselves an
slyfI Y39e Of the high opinion entertained
Il, Remington and his associates Of
~ advantages as smelling center.
~ step has been already made toward
Blr8 what rs needed to insure the To-
4o11on of the plant here. and little re-
3e11ng TO be done except TO secure in Seat
III subscriptions to 5000 worth Of the
n the sSIaelting company
IS - terms of the agreement, SO far as
b Euks. Leary and Burke are concerned.
S1N stated In the following interview Of
IL. Lfary with P0st-IntciligeEcer rep
nentative:
.1p9ge Burke and have entered INTO
fepp&e@A WITH MT. Remington that we
rs orr asteonk qadeayors TO procure
eaeeceepeeon ~ - 10 ~ the capital
FtOek OF his company n the event of his
Duflding and fully equipp!ng the plan; In
s occcTdance with tho specifications ard
S4Gyecnent submitted TO us and nog In my
E4k witRin nine months from date.
ntonf - lobe free from al lenp md
% before any part OF the subscription
paid The plant Is to be known as q 800
IN smelling plant and a twenty -hve-ton
z3ednery. consisting Of three stacks. a
4aeating plant, sampllng works refinery,
vic Hight works and $50 horse power
Xlne and boilers. According to the plans
zAMd specifications submitted and approved
% viii require In the neighiorhood Of L.
-. 90 feet OF lumber. 2.00a Uao common
&oo.0oQ to r400.100 FIRE brick Go 10 40
hefrels Of lime. 40 barrels OF cement. iaA. :
80 pounds OF fire clay and various other
! 0aterials. This enormous plant liz equal
20 any on the Pacific coast, and win be
14eeq AegaY. respsct.s lis capacity will
AWt1u thMf - che Everstt smeiier and
ehree times that Of the Tacoma plant In
the interests OF Seattle. Judge Burke and
have stipulated that all manner of ma
terfai that can possibly be procured here
from our fonndries mills and brickyasds
4hhti be purchared here. SO far as Mr.
p d Edasht contract with the f.
RIM Company. OF Milwaukee. viii per-
81 from the vast advantages ia the COM
q ntn4 <1nferGets az Seattle and the great
Apupctus that It Will Immediately give to
our trade look upon this as one of the
f,ats& glR2rtgnitses offered to the peo.
49, - AtH4o III many years. ana j feel
nQnudGnf that Our citizens will respond
cheerfully with the subscription of the
$4,000 OF stock required. II ls distinctly
UNDERWOOD thai. after the completion of
the works. a call will be made on the subj
scribcrs for 80 per cent. OF their subscrip-
fi0ns. and that In sixty days thereafter
- cAenaentia1 50 PR eent. shan be paid
NJ. Remington and bis associates have al
fenay secured from parties IT. Milwaukee.
4ftr Al
items Of &300. 900 of treasury stock and have
Also contracted with the grs ut manufacture
INK concern OF the T.. T. Ailis Company. of
milwaukee,. for the principal part OF the
plant.
1T was not the intention OF Mr.. Rem
iEgtun and his associates. when they first
can1c 10 tho coast to place the works at
any point on Puget Sound sieerning n In
their best Interests to establish them In
British Columbia. But after visiting the
Sound country. they came To the corrt,,.
sion that the advantages TO be derived
from placing their works IN seatti.. were
greater. IN view of the facilities for getting
ore by rail- with n shorter haul of TIN,
fact Of our having three transeontinen,a NJ
lines OF railroad al this point ana Of cur
vast tonnage with Japan. China. Mexico
and Central America. Having submitted
these facts to his associates In ths, East
he ccncla.ssd thai. IL suitable site coula
he procured at or near Seattle and II s,f-
scent iftducement should he offered nv
& the people OF Seattle In the way OF sub
FcrtbsnG moderately 20 the eari,al stock
this city should have the preference I
nave not the slightest doubt that The
amount OF stock required will III, iinr,o-
diatesy subscribed by oar citizens and a
call will be made upon them for thar mr.
pose. w.
The site now proposed IL at or near
n ~
dore Smith and others OF New York AID
parties Interested are now In correspond~
ence wiihfhe eofffnodor with the object
OF securitg a donation of the rsnugr.s
land II siii be reco,lectea by ola rea,-
dents e Seattle that II was Commoacr.
smiths company which negotiated for tho
& old Seattle. Lake Shore 4 Eastern Rail-
read Company over S. coo nAa OF bonse .oa
enabled us 10 build the II, miles NJ ral,-
road now known as the Seattle 3 int
national. Commodore Smith haa alvnvs
psen fftent OF Seattle and IL nov tNa
owner OF over ssi acres of lama a. 49,
point where the proposed works are IN ha
erected, and We Feel confident thar he w}I,
donate the required site
1T is not necessary for ms - a,,.. :.
the people Of Seattle spon th, lv,,,g,.,a., :,
OF este Slishisg works such MS te,.e Ga,
dsoatsa ~ this point az this r,srti.,.,t. .
ttrae- The will emnloy alone Ai,...,,,.
and indirectly. NJ least go men. The .s,i-
Hahts-f business that they viii DIV. tto
city In the share of ahinYaeste ~ b,,e,n,,
viii add 20 eur exchanges &c 0ssa lAA "a -.
and upward. thus placing us on an ,.,r.,.
ity with The lafsscr cities of the coas, l.,
weekly hank clearanecS.. ."
MT I-eery's statements were read IA At
Remington. and he was asked .vhesh.r y,
had anything 20 add by way ~ exnt9,ss
ton. He replied.
"All We have 10 SAY Is this. ye h,,,,
made proposition "a the cltlsessa If 81.
tie that If xlasl0sl worth OF stock te sol,
ecrihed here and she site for a .,,,,.,s,
Furnished us. we are ready 80 ef.,,,r,s.,,,,s
active operations. Hon. John fe,Y.. .,,t
Jcige Burke have undertake., 90 rs3s.. y,
subscription from the citizens az S~,t,,'
the sum of saaes So payment f,,r st,,-t
and certain powerful corporations h.,.
undertaken TO raise the other SD $50 ,shf,.
a committee ia at work with l's,fDr,o.t,r,
Smith to have tbs necessary tans a.
Smiths cove donated for a site WA
all these eonaitfers have been earn,,,t.al
with, we are ready "a commence ,,,er.,.
tions. aud In our Judgment we vyui ,.u.A
% completion che smelling ana reYirsY,s
plant IN the next siVe months.
The site referred - is on th.- nrss ess.
cf Smiths cove. and the Question 81 .is
nating I; Is already receiving the fsv..r,
able consideration 81 Casrlr:sgsinrs, ssf.tts
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