The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-23
"Snow Locomotive" People Say
They're Not Swindlers.
MR.. RosenFELOT GIVES BONDS.
Refuses TO Come to seattle without
Esfradifion Papers-Local Police
Believe There Has Been a s~indIe
VIII Prosecute the seattle Agent
the Company-smiieyis Statement.

II the calculations OF Chief Of Police
Reed and others who have been looking
into the Snow and Ice Transportation
Company methods are evea approx
snately right. its promoters have realized
between 5000 and 5000 from people
scattered All over the country Inforrna-
ton obtained yesterday ~ the Post-Intel-
llxencer tends TO show tha; r. /. Rosen-
feidt. manager OF the company. picked il
up after tho originators had given Il Up
a. impraciicable. Sailing dates Of the
pioneer train were changed. It is said.
TO less than five times and yet no start
has been made. According to J. h smi-
ley. local agent. who was arrested IN this
city night before last. Manager Rossn-
fcidt Is boarding thirty-one prospective
Passengers IN Portland. Mr. Smiley says
that this alone shows Mr. Rosenfe!dts
good intentions. The company Is a Iesl-
innate one" said Mr.. Smiley last even
ing "and my arrest on the charge Of OBJ
tanning money under false preteRaes is
the height Of absurdliy."
Rosenfeidt was released IN Portland
yesterday afternoon on 500 bonds. AZ
FIRST he was wiliIag to come TO Seattle.
but last evening Chief Reed received
telesram from Chief Berry. OF Portland,
Stating that Rosenfeldrs attorneys said
h. would not leave without extradtiOn
papers. Deputy Sheriff Lane had already
left for Portland 70 bring koseflfeidt back
when this Information came. Prosecuting
Attorney McEiroy viii take steps today
TO obtain the necessary papers.
IL 10 tho intention OF Mr. McElroy TO
prosecute the case vigorously as ne Is
satisfied that a gigantic fraud has been
unearthetl. 1t appears that BaljuEer.
Ronald & Battle served summons In
civ!l suit on Resented; in this city Feb
Fuary a. as the representatives Of Joseph
NJ buchanan. who. with +. w Martin.
Frank A. Hanenberg and :. y. Dumas.
bad paid 500 each Into the company In
the East and received an order OF the
agent M Seattle for tickets. They found
that the representations made IN the East
did not agree with the cpatract they were
requested 10 sign 81 either Portland ct
Seattle. The same Gay that thc summons
was served on Manager Rosgufeldt he
left for Portland
The Origin az the scheme.
The story % how Mr. Rosenfeldt became
connected with the snow and Tee Trans
portatiou Company was obtained yester-
day afternoon from r w Bailey. of
Boston, who IL staying ut the Butler Mr,
Bailey was one OF those interested In tho
scheme when & was frs. considered bat
~ dropped ont when he became con-
yincrd that It was impracticablc-
I'm the piuerieH Of Michigan, said Mr..
Bailey "they use what "a termed a bot
wheel snow and lee locomotive For haul
Ing logs This locomotive was patented
by George I Glover of Chicago. Dir.
Glover had correspondence with Score
tary ~ War Aiger. whn uses tho ia' mo-
tivrs tn his piucry. concerning she Ust 1f
the locomotives in Alaska. The secretary
wrote that tho government dla NOT Sd
10 ga into the transportation btis3ncee.
but was looking FOR possible emergency
IN case a should be necessary 10 set sup
plies - Dawson during thc winter. !
thoroughly believe your locomotive would
accomplish The purpose. said INC secfF-
tary and hope a company may be or
ganixed 20 undertake 10 40 the work with
n. You had better make specifications
and see what kind - a company \ou can
organise 70 put IN trains - carry cn tAat
work IL needed I believe = would be
worth your while 90 sct plans thoroughly
considered
Mr. bishop aad myself got the rirA'
from Mr Glover 20 use the locomotives
IN Alaska ard temporary company IS
formed ~ which I was president We
.qrt aut a circular ana soon received
many applications fer transQ ar'ajon.
-Nir Koseufciat came 81 E2l-aga ss the
agent ~ ths Joseph l.adHc t5oid Nnias
ara Development Cemr1"-r ~ tAe YAK ''
lie beard 81 fhe snow locomotive business
ana aeslrnd to get ia. When Jack Dalton
came 90 Chicago We to'1 hlm - the plan
ard hc aaia it vas lurr acti.ahlr io a ff-
ka Mr. iAfu. also was ~ thr same ps'1-
ten was informed. although t aid rot
SEE Nitn personally AZ bishop -and my
srlf decided 20 drop the scheme en3 th,o
Rcscnfa,dt eatt h> wouia fakc r. rn "a
he w8s backed hy men who con't nat
auythfnE Through thef undertook W.
sass that ali So desired % rsf ort ~
was the money We Naa exprr' tst
relet sa,l BE- had colv = fsw hundred
h,,s rruia raise tNe Is natnt r in y "
YORK. lie went te Nm York t1t 3it a7-
get thc money TNrn Pc aai - ror.rert