The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-07
Rsssens for Believing That Gov
ernment Win Accept Il.
TwoEncouaAoaNc TELEoaAMs


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tn essrd Of steauia that Secretary sf
Var Aiger spuG1nted March to take the
1ak1 wa1ozng,on canni matter under i'm
mediate sdvisernent can hardly fail 10 rec
ommsnd. IL Is believed. the route by shiis-
hole and Gaamou bays. which Ii now in
pepsjar accord with ths views Of Seattle
pssne Fnsaaepr T.. o. Graves. of the
Chamber 81 coss1Derce. who has been very
yrvnsuncvd In a. views % tho subieot OF
the rAnatnnd who has coonbatfed any 9th
Or idea TIN thAtef the shiishose and Sal
msT bayV @xoutG eeis tag zt1e question Ii
nearer avsueGgezs solution tran al any
tine since the alternative and more ex-
a,sssatve GnIsha cove 4oaste was offered
Saturday Mr. Graves received tsie-
gram freu S~1Pssary Alger. stating that
ths beard Of Inquiry had been appointed
aid that thsy would make immediate tn
vestisztiou- Another telegram TO Mr..
Graves WAS from J. w. elise. chairman
Of the canal committee OF the Chamber
Of Csusmeres. who IN ns~ in Washington.
1T MAS 70 tho effect that the Great North
ern's protest against tho Smiths cove
route = the only ON on file nj the war de-
psrtm<ht. The intelligence was also con-
veyed IN tho telegram that the depart
mant seems satisfied with either rofste. but
could not afford 20 ignore the Great North
ern's protest. Tho board OF inquiry APP
pointed by Secretary Aixor consists Of
Capt. Taylor. Capt Elsk and Lieut.. Pot
Ter. the latter officers beirg attached TO
thu river and harhor improvements de-
eaH IT Portland
a PahIto Meesing.
A. soon Is these officers have received
their instructions they will call a public
meeting in this city. ar. elise states
that he has explained the condemnation
suits peudfng. and the delay, but tho de-
partn1ent refuses To .reez5 the order To
discontinue the suits unless the Great
Ecfthern wiihdfaws It's protest SIR. elise
APPROVES OF the change In route TO Sal
mon bay.
The excuse for the protest by the Great
Northern Is that IL owns great deal OF
the property between Smiths cove and
Sahmos: bay and the right-of-way for the
canal would divide tho property. cutting
that lying 10 the east OF the rfght-of-way
zrpSp more valuable property nearer the
water frontage. When the change from
The ortElnz6 plan TO gain access TO the
canal from Salmon bay was made to the
Smiths COKE route IL was thought that an
exchange OF tide nat land could be made
with the GREET Northern for the right-of-
ray. but this tender was declined.
Mr.. Graves called a meeting of railroad
men. mtilmen and the committee of tha
Lake Washington canal of the Chamber
OF Commerce, At which time the mlimen
favored the change Of route. thinking that
the basin OF Salmon bay could be used
b. all for the storage of logs. IL was at
that meeting that the subject or an ex-
change of property with the Great North
esn YVES discussed. The engineers OF tha
road ohiectcd to division Of the com
pany property, aud tho scheme went by
default
In the meantime condemnation proceed
tnxs Tor rEht-of-way, common 10 both
routes. has proceeded and some work has
been done on the Smiths cove route. which
under a ruling 10 abandon that feature
OF the canal project, would be lost TO
the county. The general belief among
those who are entitled 10 an opinion on
The subject Is that the change helps the
project and the progress or the future
work VIII he along the lines originally
proposed by the bill making an appro-
priation OF szs.eo for rreiiminarses. The
Dill Was Introduced 10 Improve a waterway
ALREADY IN existence. and according to-
Mr.. James j I'M. president OF the Great
Northern read. Il Is route already pre-
xided By nature. The change In route
would make the building or ifnproyen ~.
o. waterway connecting Lake Tnien
With the Sound AZ least s60es cheaper
than by Smths cove. Tho dam that -Saa
proposed across Salmon bay for the pns-
pose OF raising the level az the water 10
meet the requirements OF the Smith cove
route would be changed 70 a Iock that
would raise the water 10 rs feet above
hsgh Tide watch Is the normal level az
Lake Union. and subsequent construction
Thar might admit vessels 10 Lake Wash
ington @ouid require another lock that
would rise Ia th~ level Of Lake Washing
ton. s.s feet above Lake Union
mrs inau~nc~.
Mr.. Hllrs Influence az Washington Will
undoubtedly henee. Seattle In this re-
speci. and the protest Is now Considered
for the best Interests of the canal project
although Mr. Ain undoubtedly though,
or hls ewa satsresss M paramount 10