The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-19
1t will be to your interest to
get our prices on Furniture.
FREDERICK. NELSON l. MUNRO. Ria
Dealers Furnitare, Carpets, Stoves. ETC.

,eou wears. These were written by Nc
Corrs,sck & Co, bankers; T. II. Jones.
banker. Arthur L. Thomas. secretary ana
cashier Of the Utah Title Insurance and
Trust Company. j. ~ Sicufi presiasht OF
the Utah SattoaaI hank. J. Z pooiy'
cashier Of Wells. Fargo Il Co.'S BANK
SIR. I,esry SAID that IL was with great
dif:idercs. that SIR Remington Rad handed
hssTs these ietterF but 81. Newell had been
i,eliftllng this nan ard those he repre-
scented and he thought this letters were
safsscfen; refutation- If Ir. Newell was
rTeSass. he wanted him 10 come forward
AID defend himself or forever after noli
RS pace and return 10 his Seiby ssTieit-
iuE works and attend 10 his own business.
II regard 10 the proposed erection OF the
pan. ri Vancouver. T. G.. Ar. Lear said
tha. tie mayor and council Of that city
rad contracted with Mr. Bemingtor's syn
.jea.e 20 build the works there. but after
q change In the council AZ All election The
scheme WAS voted down Mr. Leary then
rgad the following letter dated January 7.
1851. from Henry Collins. mayer of VAN
ccayer, 20 William Seloyer, Ar. EeHlinG-
tors agent:
s'The committee appointed by council
will recommend that a bylaw be submit
ted for the sum OF $50 Geo as bonus for
the building Of a smei;er and rsssinery rs
pcr your statement 10 committee: pro-
v.dcd. frst, that the sum OF $4,000 be put
In the Bank o. D. y. A. In this city by you
as pledge OF good faith. and also that.
la the event of the bylaw being carried
and you fail in your contract. that the city
he indeus Gifed Out Of the deposit for all
expenses fH Advertising and submitting
The bylaw, second, that the debentures be
passed TO your syndicate in this manner.
viz, $4,000 ou completion of snelter and
refinery when passed By competent
man: $500 IN three months after date OF
completion, and So go In six months after
completion. provided that sEaeiter and re-
fiuery has been kept running TO the salts
faction of council and city engineer"
Mr.. Leary then continued, saying that
TIE money was placed In the bank. as
agreed. and submitted another letter
February g. 1881. from F. o. Downing.
chairman Of the committee in charge OF
the matter, at Portland, TO Mr.. Seiover.
which was read. II Is as follows:
'All matters pertaining to the financial
part Of the Vancouver smelter proposition
are now complete You will proceed to
Vancouver at once and push matters at
that end. rs outlined Little time should
be lost now, so please have the council
pass the three readings of the bylaw in
one evening. IL possible. so Az to get the
matter before the people at once.
Soon as you are ready to contract, j.
g. Day or I. -. Day. X. W. Baxter. w. II.
Remington and l will go to Vancouver SO
that all such matters can be settled with
cut delay. Please communicate with me
daily as to progress. our Eastern
friends are anxious for information. You
had better employ n resident attorney at
Vancouver. BE careful to get the best
there
on the gentlemen referred to In this let
ter. the Messrs. Day are the contractors
who built the Cascade locks. Mr.. Baxter is
manager OF the Union Pacific railroad at
Portland and Mr.. Downing is = capitalist
In the grain business 1T Portland
Mr.. Leary then introduced Mr. Rem!ng-
ton. who spoke briefly and to the point
Tie said that 1t was not his purpose TO make
any further statement. for he had submit
ted his proposition to Messrs Leary and
Burke and the matter was now with the
people. When The people Of Seattle had
put up security - take their proportion Of
the stock, he was ready TO prove his abi-
ity to do the work and begin IL immediate
ty. He had put in the contract that the
plant should be completed In nine months.
but ne was ready TO finish IL In five
months.
The meeting then adjourned until Tues
day evening. when the committee will re-
port on the syndicate's financial ability.