The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-09

crate hrigadier has beer dragged into IA,
controversy 40 one has said ;has trss
vas responsible for the plain appearance
presented b. the courthouse.
Gathered In the lobby of the Hotel Put
Ter last Night were number OF civil
engineers ana contractors who are inter
estea IN the construction sy the govern
naert of the stone ietty On the south xg.3s.
o. 1rAys haroor- Bids fer the work VII
DE- opened IN the office Of Capt. Harry
I@yioF, United States engineer n charge.
a O'Clock this afternoon
For weeks pas; tie woods IN he vicin-
~ ~ esrays asrbog aave been fun II
engineers experts and contractors. aad
the hotels have done rushing business.
Estimates for me work were originally
nade or Ihe basis az supplying Columbia
river stoae but the opinion preFalls
among contractors and others interested
that the bringing OF stone D. Darxes
over the Columbia river oar and
again over the Dor AZ the mouth Of
the narbor would BE- too expensive and
uncertain for TIE purposes of tae con-
tract. Consequently the bidders have
been searching the country adjacent to
the hsrbor FOR stone suitable for the BETTY
and which could De supplied. No great
success. II appears. mas rewarded their
efforts.
The construction OF the jetty viii make
possible tho entrance of large. deep
draught ships into the harboT, which Will
carry the product o. the i've mills 10 ev-
cry part Of the globe. The jetty viii De
similar 20 that a, the mouth Of the CO.
Iumbla river and viii cost Nnen finished
about s. eo9o TIE appropriation now
available for the work Is s1T5 90 NAoout
i've years VIII ba required for the compile
tion Of the jeGty.
Among the meu who deal rs cold facts
and figures grd VINO cherish hopes of Sc
curing the contract. and who are prcse ut
IN the city. aye: Robert Wakefield Of
Portland representing the Columbia Riv-
er Improvement Company. Col. +. -.
Heustls. u Olympia who eas recently
been appointed collector Of customs. Dan
kehrn. Of Portland; Cotton Bros. q Oak
lard. Cal: john Hale. Of Portland. Philip
Buehner. OF tho same city. Capt. Burrij.
president OF the California Bridge Com
pany, Tibbetts Bros. OF San Francisco.
and ar. Parrott. OF Portland
Or NJ e 4 McKechnie. OF Louisville
Ky is in the city Dr McKechnle Is well
known To residents OF Seattle from isss 10
is94 being connected with the nswspa-
pers Of the city during that period He is
n graduate OF the Louisville medical coli
lege, and this week was admitted 10 prac-
board at Waila Waila
1t is exceedingly gratifying" said DIR.
AcKechnie ITO an old Seattleite To note
the name this city has in kentucky and
ueighboring states az good business
point Almost every person ] met there
seemed 70 he speaking OF Seatties energy
and Of the business opportunities here
presented The Alaska excursions are at
tracing great deal OF attention and
many people IN louisville are taking that
trip in preference 10 European tours
Undoubtedly the tendency OF the bust
ness world Is toward better times. on the
way from Louisville 10 this city | passed
through most OF the states from New
York 10 the nakotas and went as far as
ottawa Ont. and everywhere IL seemed
10 be the general opinion that trade is
Improving. The crops looked particularly
promising"
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Betting ~ Black
Diamond. were in the city last night. the
guests of Mrs. Melvin O. Winstock. Up
until yesterday Mrs. Botting was Mss
Sarah J, Turnhui They were married
in the afternoon At Kent by Rev. M.
Woodley.
The Orasoulan says, ''Nr. J II Price
sx-secrctary of state for Washington, has
returned from Il lCkless Southern Ore
ron. where h Is engaged ~ mining, and
y rcglst cred at the II3persai."