The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-29
1llH6 70 PUGET SOUND.
caaO CAPITALIsTS TTBED OF
n,cmr wAGED IN VANCOUVER.
uaess Objections 20 Deaanan's Isl-
- ~ . site for m EnOrwous
1nnber MIL Are Ren6ve1, the
rrenoters VIII Cross the LAne.
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ceaal Dispatch to the Post-IntelliGencer
IS VANCOUVER, =. c., March 2s.-The big
sanber mill which Nessrs Stuart K
wells, the Chicago capitalists, proposed to
31nnd on DeadmaH's isiahd, In the harfor
~, may after all go acroes the border
- some suitable site on Puget sound. The
uposition to the mill being placed on the
4 11eud has been most bitter on the part OF
= certain class OF the cisizens, notably the
s1our hundred" living In the west end.
hey claimed that the mill would spoil the
apsnery, and also that 1t would injure the
nsk.
4 deputation was sent to Ottawa to pro-
feet against the lease which gave the ISL
ri to the Chicago men for q term OF
4uenty years One OF the leading delegates.
Alr II. ]. Senkler, returned to this city
- Saturday, and expressed the opinion
4hat the Dominion government would do
ncthing In the way OF canoeing the lease
However. he also expressed the opinion that
sven with such an ultimatum, the capital
DtS would be fought no hard that they
would not go ahead with the mill. The
natter would be taken to the courts when
tie Chicago men would be beaten.
me oppozsio has been most dissasteful
- Mr.. Ludgate, who represents Meserx
9tuart and Wells here. He left for Ottawa
the other day to have the matter decided
Gna1y one way or the other. and said that
e he found the government was inclined to
cancel the lease, he would not hesitate In
tearing II uD. Tc the Post ~Intelli1eneer
correspondent ne said just prior to leaving:
II am going to decide this matter very
quickly. ~ we have lost too much time al
ready II find that we can't get the site
No have already secured, ! will look for
q site on Puget sound. / don't think that
Americans will let a big mill go away
from their state for the sake OF scenery"
the mill on Deadman's island, washington
state will be great gamer. Mr.. Ltidgafe
proposes TO build mill that will employ
q least thousand men. His plans are
simply gigantic. and as a guarantee OF
good faith he has placed In a local bank
the sum Of 100000, and says that Messrs.
Stuart and Wells are prepared to put up
a. much more if necessary to show the
citizens that they mean business.
The city now claims control Of the ISL
and az a part Of Stanley park. which II q
military reserve.
Only q short time ago armed guards were
placed on the island TO prevent Mr.. Lud-
gate breaking soil for the mill. 1t r. Stat
Cd now by the opponents Of the mill that
the moment, that he attempts Ia break
ground. even though the Dominion govern
ment uphoids the lease given tn him some
months ago. he will he stopped hy the city
4 few days viii probably decide whether
Vancouver or Puget sound In IN get the big
industry. The workingmen Of the city are.
Of course. strongly In favor Of the mill.
particularly az Mr.. Ludsate guarantees not
10 employ any Mongollan labor. The fight
has 20 far been a most interesting one
and now that Puget sound Is mixed up in
II to A certain extent II Will he watched
on both SIDES of the line with the creates.
interest Cries ar bribery and corruption
In connection with the lease have been rals-
ed. implicating some very prominent peo-
pie. but none OF them has vet been proven.
According to recent DISPATCHES from OF
tawa. the matter Of giving the lease To
Americans will form very Lively topic OF
debate later OFT.
In the meantime the mill IL not going
ahead. and Mr.. Ludeats declares that IL
the matter Is not settled without further
delay he will pack his grip and 60 10