The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-25
HaES B. WRIGHT Is DEAD
.~arR OF TACOMA PASSES AWAY
Ar HIS HOME.
nae Of the Founders Of the City
:. Commencement Bay. snd Was
-. Largest Owner 81 Property
~r.r~ lp to Time Of His Death.

3 ss,ry.ADELPHIA. March H.-Charles
Wrixny. formerly president Of the
kx..ssrr Pacific railroad and heavily
S...zxtea in yea. estate and industrial
/ ~s.xy,r.s~e III the West aud Northwest.
~ = MS home today. He had large
[s-F,ss interests in Tacoma and in
4 80 e.fses Ia Washington. He died pos
-. of great wealth
~sTfyAa March zi.~-Isaac W. Ander-
- ard W. -. Tyler. G. II. Wrights
rs1rntiai men IN the West, are in
ssssds.pssia. and have been in ccnsulta-
g vita 81. Wright e. business affairs
@asia few days. Mr. Tyler Is East
:. ~ss.ie ". the affairs of the Washing
2. Columbia RIVER railroad. Of which
q ras PRECEDENT. and Ar. Anderson went
!. pt..aaelphiA 10 be present at the re-
Z -~znsxafson of the Tacoma Land Com
.srx. nov in progress
z, Wright had larger interests In
: r,xhing;on than any other Individual
..r-.sss6sat They included s.. 50o.o1o Of
-. mortgage bonds OF the Washington
. Z fnsamhla railway. guaranteed by the
xorsAern Pacific. which recently acquired
s-s,ros Of the road through the purchase
z IL ssock from Nr. Wright: the un-
e.1fanteed junior bonds of the same
-. controlling sntsres; liz the Tacoma
800 Company which owned property
ssIa<d 4, tgp9p.oo6 five years ago. $xs o9l
= houds and ene-auarter Of the stock OF
z, rasorna Gas and Electric Light Com
..sy. owning the gas plant and the Com
r.rsssI lighting plant; the three-story
v,rhs hailding at Ninth and Pacific
I rvsnus. together with valuable timber
"a coal lands situated In Pierce and
or counties.
TAcnMa, March cl-The death o; c.
4 Wr.sht in philadelphia is the chief topic
T 4 dsseusslon In Tacoma today. Mr..
Nr.satss identity with the New Tacoma.
/ I'd f.s large holdings here. gifts to the
xty ars corporate interests during years
szs, made hm well known to every one
We. and the news of his sudden death
xss received on all sides as a surprise
ia 8 shock.
ak business transactions here and the
vgE o. IFS company. the Tacoma Land
fsraany. kept Mr.. Wright and hia agents
esss.anisy before the Tacoma public for
nstsai years past. OF late years his cor
e<sfF Interests placed him as opposed 10
De esty. ard IN all phases OF the now
ss;si rnlll;on-dallar suit" he was ma
sssialiy concerned. from the time ef fl
~ the original action by the city. In
warFy every important step taken in the
ksefpsf OF TIC city or toward It's improve
neEf ans growth g n. Wright his agents
n hs eompany. cut n prominent figure.
and In one way and another he was more
tssgEy connected with the history OF Ia
hara's growth than any other man In
he United States
Ha death Il believed 20 mean that de-
! aasd changes Will al an early day result.
n fae conduct and policy OF the Tacoma
Lard COMPANY and It's officers. For many
. kssths past L. has been understood this
enpany has 5s%a undergoing a general
rsygsrization with A view to an entire
eaaga Of business policy. The death Of
! s r. Wr3gat Il Is believed will facilitate
sAs aHai settlement - the reorganization.
al that within short time the Tacoma
, lans COMPANY will move uTan an. entirely
~ policy. Among many OF the prominent
- more wealthy residents OF Tacoma
tr Wright was personally we'll known
! ~ held In nizh regard and his death has
kxa received nv them with sincere expires
ssns of sorrow.