The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-22
THE .czAa" or sEwrou MIDLAND.
Mr.. Robert REID, the Greatest Land
Owner ia the Horid

At IRE present moment when %s%f0e17ssi-
lard and the Newfoundland difficulty wisa
sss French ara or every ones ieps, 1t Is
interesting 20 recall that thss Isian5-fae
Tenth IsIsna'' q tue world as NJ
Beckies Wilson has reminded rs 81 his
recently published works 20 al iaten;a
AID purposes Il. he hands a. 3 sissle Enaa.
ana that man. by birth ~ ieaSs. a Sc1ts-
ssan. says Black anl White
To coavsy AT idea % TIE stEa 81 Ss~-
fosrsdland. Ii u.ay be as weI 80 state ta8t
4 Is a sixth larger than ireland, But IL =
doubtful II Mr.. Rofszrt Gillespie ksi8's
sls"1fs9 acres. were thay even IL Ireland
woals poEsess the value which taat exteat
or territory prou7Asas - Possess rs New
foua1iland. or since the coiouy. tired x
Official inertia ard the Iaek " capital. 1e-
cite4 80 turn Over ies assets - 3 p7.yate
capitals; ~ means q the EgeasBre kn0sva
IS tire Reid attract. It has 5se1 discovered
that Newfoundland * not 5b.y a rlsh ial9-
sTAi country. but ene Of thu richest or
earth.
Everyone nsuat remember Mr. CHAD =.
Beck n that entertaining w0ya. the Gold
81 Butterfly &0l OF RS mary asous 3iscoy-
cries Of oil h. eeTtaia waste tsFr tory in
Canada. Dir. Reid n sala pot Only IL have
''szSsas4t" nineteen o. Tei5s na AAs land.
ogt enormous quantities q coa{ Iron. cop
per sE8 assisastas 8s Rc.l 'CzaF" Reid.
az tEAs c0les anasSan1lns laaa has a.
ready cosge 10 he called, has already re-
IQ@eG several millions storing feF MS
property, Gid III spite of the agitation la
the colony 10 reacind Tie bargain. taere
seems every reason 10 believe taAt Af.
kel3 w1A 1--we - e85oy ons CT ts1e largest
private fortunes .; TIE PERIOD and "a Gc-
Q1irc kurupE 8D reputation Tor lis 1aes4-
cty ia exploiting a huge Asapd which waS
tarrea wheE he Appeared 81 the scsne-
f'ut this singular man has had, n a
measure. 20 pay the penalty which for
tune SO often exacts from the successful
Ills career from the day fo:ty years ago,
y hen he left has native Scotland Ia seek
his fortune has been full of tosi and hard
ships IN his capacity Of contractor he
has builf railways iu many of the rough
spots 81 the earth. and bard work and ex
p0sare. especially IN Newfoundland ara
Canada. have Obliged him for a t.uae 20
relax bis energies. Eut even while tie Is
thus forced 90 seek Al Algerian retreat.
the mighty work ~ developing 50 vast -
property goes unceasluEly on. He has
three clever. staiwart sors 10 assume
the helm Of affairs }n Newfoundland. and
they are 70 be his heirs. 70 most peop!e
the management % ar estate OK n few
hundred acres presents difficulties, II =
somewhat harder 20 manage a fsw mil
liNnH A. present in News suuudlaBt,
small army 81 praSgTctocs and surveyors
are At work mills are being built. "a rail-
way 49, miles long is being operated. a
fect 81 seven steamers r in process Of
constrGction-~tn fact. everything is being
doae Which Is necessary 10 exploit so large
6 domain. Under these circumstances il
Is easy - see Why the CteFg.ai French
rights question should suddenly have
assumed such pressing Importance.
Mr.. ". 6. Reid POSSESSES pluck well
as ability. for upon a recent occasion he
y.utured iufo a mine whence u0 one OF
his vorkmcn wo5.ld follow htTn, ard ia
the subsequent explosion sustained severe
in}0ries especially e. his eyeslEbt.