The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-06

Fedora; government from formally and ac-
eiysiy undertaking the eonssrucstos Of the
canal
The raiirosds." Mr. Miller continued.
las - well known. arc doing all In their
power to prevent thu construction Of tho
NicasAguan caaaf. Their influence brought
ah~out the appointment Of the national com
mission which II now investigating. They
fought government construction as long
~ they dared. and then they took the COM
mlnssoa dodge. which - made for no other
p1yr-os~ than delay. Ths Walker cosnmis-
s.on spent over xzp.No found the Mica
raguAn plan fessthle. that the Maritime
CaaA1 Co@pany's surveys and estimates
wers cerrwct and that the maximum cost
would not exceed N,S.@e0c.
when II became known that there were
oaly ssx dissenting votes 10 the canal meas
ure I'm the senate. and that the bill would
pass the house b. . two-shiras vote n one
more days time Was given. tho opposition
spfAng into violent action. and the prsseat
canal commission n tie result.
EvesythinU - Defeat the Dtll.
Reed would not give the twenty four
houfr time. He and the raIlrcaxss ala ev-
srythinx they could to defeat the bill What
NJ. Re~ds reasons and motives were
Win not attempt to say. But I do know
this. that the new hoard has a rowing COM
naissinu. and that II viii probably be two
es three yeass before It makes q report.
ANYWAY IT, certain that its ixboss vii
noe be conciuiei until The q 90 osD ammo
priAsed for u has been esp~nsl
There t. no use Haincinx matters. The
Iropls arc entitled TO know Thfs COM
mtmsesn has been examining the fraa,.ia-
tAne fAnama sehoma I: WITH roam ahou,
ana continue 10 investigate a. long as
ehe money lasts The delay ana effort
IN defeat the construction 90 the canal n
nm outrage Tn" b.,i would have passed.
two Years axo but for Reed The people
~ Tia country ssv-r the constructors. of
the canal and certainly - per cent OF
those en- fhe Pacific csass do. But the
cana vii Re built IL the xyveruusen.
FATS 10 act. then private capital viii take
held q the eaterpr.se. II IL simply a
question 81 tsrne. TIE commission s.-hsrnn
90 she railroads and ether oppoaen,. OF
from Grants administration. II Is an cid
game.
'p>rcrs q Dividend PAYING s.ansyesnt ~,
sss So s,n - ,,aas - ssei OF batter than
fisidenis ar'si the stock sells far above
par.
we~ia Double Population.
As regards Increase In population. sae
p-csesT can but prove beneficial The pop
uiAfion 81 the p~riac e~sa~t viii Aasshi~
=
Of the canal Prosperous and growing As
II this Pacific coast. the fact remains that
there are nse<e people IN New Ysrk city
than 90 all the Pacific coast from tse
Mexican 90 the British hsrssrs
The Mckinley s<iminisfratIea Mr. Mil
Ter says. - most friendly 10 government
construction ant Ownership ~ the cAral
psscasssax ysaiisfe.. Mr.. Miller said. "a
IL already apparent that Mektsfey and
rsr,n an WI ne IN. leatrws. Ire oas nxhs
viii ie usaaa ever. with a ckeser gsaer-
snee o. she part 81 the Republicans a.
the wuli standard. The u9sulisgng OF the
merchant marine. ard. ia shart. every
thinx that tends te the upsasiasng cs the
eountrs."
Mr.. Niiler cerae West IN company with
Miss Miller and James Ne>suxhs They
r~sehea efsNkers two weeks an Mesxrs.
Miller and NJ SsnEas making a tGsn to fhe
kepssbite camp. Beta ss~CAFaa tnt -rs~ss SO
IN the Rs-ruliia rhine, as also several ether
New so<kaxs. through the sac as he
property tn a Montreal syndicate. Last
rfghr Mr. Miller resumed hts t0aruay e..
sna ts san traGcisxSN Ia rorylsaa he viii
res.h'v stop q a tsy. ana frNst sar
t'vMneisce ne VII rsfara "a Sew 1arS hy
~nv cf Denver.