The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-15
SHELTER FOR SEATTLE.
KE MAY DE ESTABLISHED WITH
A CAPACITY or go TONS.
r. Noises. . CAiea9o street Rail-
vay Operator, A@sng the Pre-
meters Of the CsaDssy-Sow En-
gagged In Looking for = Good Site.

4 movement FOR The establishment OF q
lMueif<r With a capacity o. 40 tors daily
been undertaken by a syndicate o.
krau.salisss In Chicago. who have connse-
saus in Seattle through SIR. Charles r.
x3ae;arss. the attorney. and william
56oyer. a smelling mar. formerly 81 Port
4 Ind. DIR. Shepard is authority FOR the
ssassment that the syndicate has ample
ffrds FOR erecting a smsiter already sub
.rfsbea. and that interested In the project
Acre ssca sa-g as e. II. Holmes. me wealthy
s9tragc street railway operator.
II u stated that the company has been
altered Inducements for establishing its
e~pp0sesi plant AT Fairaaveu. ia the shape
81 q site donated fr.se. together with "A
large amount OF land ia the form os
7 ulsldy-
a proposition involving the building Of a
smxltsr In Seattle was taken up a year
ssap. and after several weeks es work by
@ose interested locally the project Was
abandoned. william Remington, az Salt
Maze, and ether prominent mining rnen of
i lat city were the movers in the enter
prise.
IL q Post-inteIsigencer reporter Mr.
Shepard last night made the following
statement;
The company which has been organized
20 hutid suaaiter somewhere on the North
tactic coast. the site not yet having been
B ss}eetsd Ia com possd Of men we'll equipped
HasncIsils to carry To successful issue
~ project which they undertake Mr..
~ g. Holmes. of Chicago is Interested
m the enterprise and stands ready 10
>sck II with a large amount OF money.
0fhAys Interested with him are men Of
neans and business sasacity.
This company. although formed. has
aes been Incorporated. The question or
suitable site il now being considered by
taose who are interested la the enterprise
and II II my belief that the sIaeiter VIII
~ esta biisasd some where on Puget sound
OF course the advantages Of Seattle as
a location for smaster have been brought
&c the attention Of the gentlemen VINO
are figuring In the matter Other places
Loo, have beer considered by them. lnelud
mr. Fairhavea, which. am told. has Of
fired 10 give the company the necessary
amount Of grIund free. together with
xiasgs tract of land as "A bonus or subsidy
81 believe that the company would come
80 Seattle II proper Inducements were Of
Ikefed. In this | must no; be understood
a. saying that subscriptions to the stock
OF the company would he required. II II
my belief that IL assistance could be OBJ
Z famed in the matter OF securing ii site for
tie smelier ;his would be all that would
he asked A. 1 arn informed the COM
pany IL not asking any one Ia Seattle 10
tske a dollars worth OF stock
N.it II planned 10 erect thres~stack
smelser. with capacity OF tyi tons per
ssy. In time the Institution would en-
ploy between foo and 40 men. II goes
i without saying that such an establishment,
IL placed In Seattle. would be % great
1 U@neft 20 this city. AZ outlined 10 ME.
the plans OF tina company include the
purchase Of only tbs BEES; and mast -
saved forms OF machinery. or course.
1.-THE matter II yet III embryonic form bat
1you car say that steps viii be taken 10
1bving TIE matte: To sn issue. and that, as
1far as am concerned. nothing viii he
Ilsft undone to bring the sueitsr 10 Seat
he"
Ct il understood thas the firm of T. l..
AAlHx a Co Of Milwa akes-. stands ready 20
4suypiy Tire machinery for the smelter.
z&shs Arm supplied tho present plant Of !hs'
fneur mill Of the Centennial Mil Company.