The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26

dent Baker. Mr. Joslyn stated to q Posi-.
lrteli.gencsr reporter that hig attention had
been gSfi;zasc entirely 10 s.setrseal INA zfeea
"a contemplation OF the great electrical
slant which VIII Be- inssaiIed upon the COM
n,et.on @. the ayaraul.c xoyk al snoa usl-
ME Fails. He further said.
-Four Of the leading CON pan.ex msn,sTae-
turing electrical machinery were invited %
submit bids upon the entire plant the
value o. which for the electrical par, aIons
VII. be about q quarter OF million do. Lars
1T became the duty Of Chief Engineer
Johnston and myself to tASu.ats and anal.
ne these pFogorals. wntcfs we're Taa - 81
thu Stanley Electric Company. the General
Electric Company. the Westinghouse Flee
trio Company and the Walker Company
In order 10 acquire . more thorough knowi-
edge of the practical working OF tie ma
ehinery constructed by these COMPANIES,
re made tour OF the East, visiting their
lactorie. az Schenectady. P!.iaburg, New
York and other places. and the different
Dower pants In operation. We OF course
paid visit TO Niagara Falls. among others.
and can confidently assert that the Sno-
osalmie plant viii be an Improvement
upon that one. and Will be the most nlsa-
ern and complete In the world at the time
Of lis completion. Considering the great
sire Ok our installation the bids offered rsln
remarkably c.ose. but two OF them Fl par
ficuiAr are 30 near together a. 10 leave no
room fer choice. Mr.. Johnston and / have
reported these two on an equality as far az
MYSTERIOUS construction. efficiency and
regulations go. and Il remains for Pres
dent Baker. who goes east next week Ter
the purpose. TO determine which one viii
b mos. 10 the advantage oc the company
to accept.
From an eiectrtca. standpoint without
rNesrd 10 cost. would be satisfied with
tho selection OF either OF tho four propos-
ALI While We were ON our Investigation
tour We also visited the factories OF the
copper and aluminium wire Concerns which
ase ali anxious 20 I'LL our orders for trans
mission wires. aluminium wire /. a new
departure In this field and greater conduc-
2tity AID strength In claimed for IL. be-
G6ss lcw cost. These two meta.s wifi have
thesr hearing when Mr.. Baker reaches Chi
seso
electrical contract loo horsepower will
cone over the wires TO Seattle or Tacoma.
Two months later the entire battery of
&0o0 horse power VIII be available
u found throughout the Eas. that wher-
svsr Seattle Ia talked about among bust
nass men. the Snoqualmie power plan. IS
famil'Ariy referred TO. and IL commented
upon as one or the strong points looking
20 ths future greatness OF tho city. I pre-
sumo thai this project In the East, and
particularly In the scientific world. Ia
viewed with more interest than among our
own citizens here. although we will be
n1Ars abundantly and lastsngly helped by
Tn new power than by the Kiondike or
anything e-ss that has struck the country"
William c. Lehman has written a letter
- the Yakima Republic dated on board T.
IS Baltimore, in Manila harbor. describ-
NC the recent battle and the gallan. part
Iesne In II by the Baltimore Mr.. Lehman
, snt Of the firemen on the vessel His ex-
tGiences a. participant in the great fight
ass decidedly Interesting.
AAssher bright letter descriptive OF the
eood showing made by the Baltimore has
cone % the Ciallam County Courier from
~ Aarphy. we'll known ~ Billy" Muir
pay sornfyiy Of Pert Los Angeles. Cal,
bit Bow ships writer on board the Raltt-
NAV. Mr. Murphy comes out strong In his
henss that half Of the Olympia glory OF
ne aha'r belongs by right TO tho Eaiti-
more
ne Enterprise. or Rockford. Wash. 70
Indebted TO Dwight L. Hughes. a son Of
Col j. H. Hughes, pioneer newspaper
MAJ Of Palouse. for an account OF the Ma
Ola battle as viewed from the decks OF thu
Olympia. Young Hughes rs only al years
or age. but already has seen two years az
service IN the navy.
Orr Fleet at Manila r. the headline
under which an interesting and almost
VIVID account Of the harhor fight wriftan
by Ensign Frank l. Chadwick 10 tho Owa-
tonrta Iourue Of owstanna Ninn g-osse.,
Chadwick WAS In the thick Of the battle
with the cruiser Raleigh on which he Il
stationed. He writes. among other things
wat the prize money IN nc divided sn1ons
the officers and crews Of the American fee.
VII amount 10 anywhere between 500 eA
and $toa. e9-not bad FOR five hours. work
pit'eT and bloody though II was
Owing 70 a severe Illness. Mr. T. G
ehasp. Of this CITY. has been compelled TO
abandon his trip to ths Kloneike. Last
FTday evening when the Rosaae arrived
from The North y Trough. 20 Sea.,l. Mr.
Sharpe. = sick mar ana very weak from
owe, exar.on. With his partners A !
Cols ana Henry Pearson ne had worked
early and late, getting the boats ready
"a 90 down the lakes Mr.. sharps wa
taken with a slight ooii, bu, instead es
ecseng better. grow worse and after con-
so''a'son II Was decided best taa. Re re
turn - Seattle which he very Reluctantly
"a. This IL thu second attempt Mr. sharna
mas made 90 reach the kloniike. La,
HaE he. wsti his partners succeeded I'm
placing large outfit az Lake Bennett
eds owing "a the iateness OF the SEASON
they did not venture further 3nte tha IN
terrier ana returned 10 Seattle TIE party
~ ~ NrHD TAR as lower Tagt@1f
fse and were well under way to the g,li
FIELDS when be wac taken Ill. This unfar-
'u'.ats termination IS very disappointing
b. Nj sharp bu. he saws Nhsle he wiil
evs up fer this year he eiii ,rv again next
yea \ few weeks r~s. vii, bring him
around 20 go<si health again. For ;he
rsss~a. - is stopping NTH rs fatacg-{r-
law. NJ, John l.. Cole. eas Columbia stree.
toha Friend and r. n Robertson. twe
YONG nsen who are well known 81 Rich
nldnd Va. arrived IN Soa'tle yesterday
stteV;1@eN a. their way % Dawson. Trey
ara now stay3Ug - the oceldonta ho:ei
sweft'rs fhs ARRIVAL 81 George F~'-R6 one
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