The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-25

Messing one OF the most powerful hydrau-
lie sources i'm this part of the country and
bringing II 10 Seattle will cost upward OF
fSa0sa. II has been decided 10 purchase IL
from the General Electric Company. which
will have IL on the ground as soon as 1t il
needed. Engineers are now in the field
getting The route laid out and otherwise
perfecting plans 10 begin actual consiruc-
ton as soon as the snow il of the ground
and good weather Is settled
The fact that the Seattle Power Company
has passed into the hands of the Washing
ION Power Transmfssin. Company IS news
IN Seattle. bat such step has evidently
been taken 70 settle the matter OF getting
funds to pat the enterprise into service. Ii
II not known who the incorporators of the
company ara: but they are said 10 DE
wealthy capitalists OF New York and other
Eastern cities. Who will spare no expense
IN getting their business into practical use
a. soon oss.hle /; Is not known what
connection, IL any, Edward Fl Ammidewn
president OF the Seattle Power Company
mas with the news organization
~ seems from recent tscvetonraeniS that
There has been considerable work done by
the representatives, Of the General Electric
company and the Wes:i ing house people. II
Is said that The former has ga,ning 10 "A,
@isn Tue Washington Power Transmission
company but the~Tact that i, is e. fur
faSh TIE machinery il considered evidence
nof necessarily that the same men centred
we t"o companies. htiS thar the organ zers
g tn. Washington concern are AZ least
friendly wlsh TIE eisc;ris. rn1ngsauv II ~
denied that there j. a fight on asetv.ss., ma
hian Ei"ctr3c Company and tns Wesf3ng-
fs@es~~ Teft9ss8HS hack ~ whfea IL tn. Sfl.,
eNssaale t'oweT Company. But thu fart "a
hFtsTfhflsss understood 10 remain fbar
o9ih are energeticaily In TIE fgsia ro- tie
S&fne class 81 business
View az ne announcement tkat the
t.eetFic Company Is closing contracts with
pf0ta3hrht users OF power fnRs II already ia
sst*f esfea tf me tStsa1. K - said nf sYan-
:Sk ne Tacoma street railways. ara thai
me- ing has besg heard OF th. W.SsFr.g
heas" 'ygsn since the lrsg announcement =,
tfer t'ast-iatei&5 ess9cer shat sheee was a
commercial race between ths. tao T. 4 80
otsad9n fAstf me General Fslsesrig, = ssit-
siaHslsit1g 80 @aTtseT f>nthe.d 20 an exten.
Isl !" "a Frvia re Ntgoresas work on the Bart
o. lts competitor 20 head ft of NeVs~tfr-
less the WSSs.Hg aoase qssofs.s IL, aas rs,r.
Sfser Flsftsl =S.Ne& Cat ~ stsfs s-te. THE
Szioel'ia is3te Power COMPANY With wrAof,s
klas NrsstfE aanSs people are working
hard IN aand say thar tes rn.oa Riectrss
franchise In TsroFss. out failed The com
stay has valuable pAsnt AID AelisyeS IL
VIII Re ae}c 20 nleet al CoTupes ftioft
The sossr - - hTsaShs over toe new
tses8S Ftyer sgweEn SsN u i claimed
atHaalgl az tire start n @s,oe s5rse power
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