The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-22
REAL, ESTATE
BARGAINS.
0nR - "a Second avenue eognax.
OU&DUUU paying - PER cenG nse
% ~ -l9sx1A feet. corner sixth
OVU and Cntsn street: income
bearing.
- - -1odsRn tensments. eoiy 8
~ 49, bIsclB frUm pessodice.
paying n Per cent net-
--Cerner. 0x13o fest, wniking
~ 0AA distance. two hpf6tngD,
OS10WW bringing IN - pe4 month;
cost owner &eeo.
F. M. JORDAN,
s - . Cslsaanl o,eek.
RIVAL POWER CONCERNS.
.COMYETIT70H ron SALE o. ELEC-
TnIC CURRENT WILL m KEEN.
Dn0aual0le Company says WIN Have
1000 0oRoe Power Here n Three
weeks-laltchell Company Has
Moay Contsasts with Litile Wesk

There arc no lack OF indications that
between the two rival electric power COM
panies q spirited conteet remains to be
fought cut for the business Of furnishing
che street railroads and manufacturing en-
teTprises at the city with cheap power.
The rival companies are, OF course. the
Snoquaimie Falls Power Company and the
Washington Power Transmission Company.
Charles H. Baker. Of the SnoQualmie
Company. announced Saturday that his
company would have 7.oe0 horse power In
electric current for distribution In this city
between June and June 10 next. A month
later. Mr.. Baker said. the company's main
conduits would b In Tacoma carrying the
same sort Of energy 10 run the railroads
and lighting plants OF that city.
II Mr. Bakers predictions are fulfilled.
hi company will have an enormous adj
vantage over it, rival company In the fact
that II viii be on the ground ready to do
business while . party OF engineers ID still
In the field for the rival corporation. hav-
ing yet to perform the merely preliminary
work.
II have no doubt" said Mr. Baker.
'sthat We will be able TO sell every
bit Of power we win bring to Seattle At
good rates. Electric power generated BY
water power II the cheapest known agency
for the operation Of machinery. We Will
be IN position to do busness In every
branch Of Industry. The local field Was
carefully gone over before We started work
ct the falls. Had there been any doubt
ccncefnine our ability to market the power
generated 1t the fails. We would never have
eone ahead with the work-"
h wns a q ssssr ss q desss < dss
through solid rock snd ns,r ,:s sne
ponents IN the power business were nor
ton Transmission Company. was busy In
New York forming company to put IN z
big dam and power plant at the mouth on
Cedar lake. some 30 feet above the CITY
datum. The formal announcement OF his
enterprise did not long preceds the syn
power in seattle. Immediately after this
sa s sns q my sns s.
Ter Of . controilins interest n the Union
Electric Company TO Mr.. Mitchell, DR.. XIII
bourne and their asnociAtea TIE climax or
Mitchell and his co-orGanisers came with
the accomplishment OF the consolidated
street railroad DEAL With Mitchell. 0rambs
e. al apparently in the saddle -.
logical END. one good thing will result ana
that will be . pientitude Of electric power
TO be- had In Seattle ~ low rates. Tne city
Seattle viii not likely do anything TO
prevent active competition between the two
great companies. II r. said that the Wash
ington Power Transmission COMPANY be
sides being assured OF the great business
OF the Union Electric Company and the slx
street car lines has taken many large con-
tracss In the city. and this too. In spite OF
Tire fact that not mile or wire has been
built from Cedar lake nor any work done
at the lake toward the development OF the
energy there latent
These facts, together with other circum-
stances have led to The belief among cer-
tain ceuncsimsn that perhaps after AL the
apparent rivalry between Mr. Mitchell on
orr hand and Mr. Baker on the other Il
not genuine and that ultimately the ~,
big companies NAV reach an axreemen,
hv which the local field will no divided
At present however. both parties asirm
tha. nothing r. further OF thAn such an
agreement.