The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

Takes Up New Dy-Laws-New Geld
Extractlng Process.


The meeting Of the Seattle Real Estate
Board yesterday afternoon in the Chamber
of Commerce rooms was devoted manly 10
the introduction and discussion OF q new
a .corcoran. OF the bylaws committee.
submitted the report embracing the FRO
posed changes. There was nothing in the
new laws TO provoke discussion or COM
reached. when for some time there was
quite q lively exchange OF question ana
answer and explanation. The section that
aroused this interest was as follows:
.sAny owner OF agent may list his property with
the secretary Of this board aud said property shall
be subject sale by any member OF the board. pro-
vided. however. that the property listed with the
s.n. o, saa for .ss 70.
property herein described upon the following terms:
p. ,h1. !. listed I ssh ,s g
secretary Of the Seattle Real Estate Board. and I
TO pay 70 the said secretary. - commissions
received when sale Is made Of same BY any member
Of the beard ~ any time prior to-. and I
further agree to furnish an abstract a title and
make conveyance thereof TO tho purchaser within
days fran date of sale And when such prop
ersy shau BE- sold the commission ahan b pajd %
n as s a. :.d ne e x. e int z a
mission. and pay the remaining ouehfth to the
treasurer Of the board. and it shall be treated Is
part Of the general fund.
A motion being made and seconded to
receive the report. Mr.. Corcoran explained
Its provisions by saying that II was in
tended to meet cases wherein parties hav-
ing property to sell. and not caring to
place Ii in the hands OF enc broker alone.
might thus secure the services OF all men,
bers OF the board.
humber of qestions were asked as to
the collection and disposition OF commits
sions and other provisions Of the section,
and after general discussion OF the mat
ter II was postponed for further action till
the next meeting.
After contributions by the members pres
ent to the fund for the entertainment OF
the National Editorial Association next
week, T. w. Proseh. secretary of the
meeting DIR. r. T. Newland, of Los An
geies, Cal, who desired to call attention
to new process Of extracting gold from
the ore. cheaper than the present methods,
them entirely. She began by stating that
while she was woman. she was a BUSH
ness woman, having as much right to be
a miner as doctor. and as much right to
be doctor as any man.
She then described the process as being
one discovered by Seattle parties. and con-
Quoted upon the following lines: The ore
II subjected TO washing process whereby
IL Ia easily reduced 10 pulyerization. The
pulvsrized mass is then placed In acid watts.
and the chemical action thus produced pre-
eipitatss the gold. which Is then easily con-
dsnsed and pressed into bullion bars
She concluded by asking the board TO
investigate the process. and to aid In es-
tahiishing A demonstrating plant In Seat
tie. promising satisfactory test and
complete revolution In the methods OF ex-
tracing minerals from the ore.
On motion OF Mr.. Corcoran, a commit
tee. consisting OF j. G.. Gisens. Leslie Max
inquire into the matter and report to the
board