The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26
BOUGHT BY A SYNDICATE.
DEslCCATED FRUIT AND vEGErA.
BILE PLANT IS PTRCHAsED.
1eNats Property. In the White River
valley. FsIls late the Hands Of
Esgiish CsDitalfssa, who VIII

A business cea! that VIII lead TO . de-
ea:sc increase liz tire present business act
ivsty o. Seattle, was ocnsummated .; q
late hour yesterday afternoon BY the
terms Of th.s transaction the McNa.s
cessecatac vegetable as6 fgai; mandatory
iocatei II Ire White River valley. Just
south q Seattle, was Transferred to the
London Syndicate Company. which = rep
resented BY William Bradford Foster, who
recently arrived IL the city from England
TIE arIsJxn, Of the consider AEON IL private
NJ. Foster believes that he has acquired
= property which is among tie mos, pref
table on the Pacific coasl The arrival Of
NJ Foster In Seattle Was acted n tire
Pos.- Int iilgeEscs-. Since ne arrived he
has had number Of business PROPOSE
tons under Consideration, but the Ole pre-
scented n White River valley was the only
osas shich has been transferred 20 the
English capitalists. In an interview with
Poss-lntelhgencer reporter yesterday
NJ. Foster said:
Il expecs 10 have the plant in opera
ton by January l. The business under
proper conditions can be made one Of the
ns3st prUntabe On the Pacific coast. In
The first place We have no competition
from tAs Eastern states and the only
complaint We have heard Is that it is al
most impossible 70 supply the demand. l
have ascertA1s1 that vegetables can be
grown cheaper n the state OF Washington
than IL any other part Of the world, but
the demand IS 80 small thai very little
ss grown except for home consumption
Therefore, j. She business wtl;ca Ne are
about to embark II could ae extended, the
farmers would supply the factory at a
present time. In some cases the farmers
along the valley might require little
financial ali for the first year. but this
could be done at very good rate Of n
terest The company's steamers will stop
at the different farms along the valley
every morning and land all the provisions
thus gathered at the companys wharf.
The refuse from potatoes VIII De con-
verted into starch az good profit The
refuse from other vegetables VII lie util-
iz<7l IN the feeding OF hogs. The factory
under the present conditions is supplying
food for seventy hogs This VIII OF course
increase n proportion 10 the amour. OF
vegetables used.
while / am from England. have no
hesitancy in saying that the all-Canadian
route TO Alaska Is e failure and this has
driven the people to Skag~ay. the future
gateway for the Yukon country with Seat
tie at basis Of suppiy. I have secured
two lots .n the hear. OF Skagway and ws
expect 20 erect retail store. II Is also
our intention to erect wharf at Skag
way and. In fact. engage In this business
on an extensive scale. BY this plan any
business that escapes Us by prospectors
leaving from Victoria or Vancouver will
oe secured by US a: Skagway. Our plan
10 control tho business Of the 'aIl-river
route Is 10 erect q warehouse az ST
Michael. from which point we expect 20
operate river steamer up and down the
Yukon. Freight enough can always be
cured 10 secure the running expenses OF
thu boat
The amour. OF money that will be In
vested IN thu enterprise Is estimated n
si25. 600 ard Mr.. Foster Al already engaged
III letting contracts for necessary work
70 be done In eniarging the plant In the
White River valley. ard Is also engaged il
employing force O. waorkmen skilled in
this distinctive Una OF bus ness. M. Fos-
ter is accompanied 70 Seattle 10y Percy
bradford Hun1ng. ming expert, who
WAS delegated ~ 60 70 Alaska BY Dcnslow.
Ward & 90. OF New York. These men
have pooled issues and wih go TO Skag-
way together Mr. Hunting. when seen ~
the Hotel Seattle yesterday, stated thu. 10
would go through to The hlondike-