The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-25

800 GO in a power plant In the river less
than ten miles above the intake,
MIR g. z. Mitchell, Of the General Flee
tric Company. and an active promoter OF
the Cedar River Amnlfduwn Power Com
pany. In an interview In the Pnst-Inteih-
seneer af Aprts ~. 1883, . alleged TO have
said The city VIII. 4 II desires. have
supervision of the dwelling uf eur men at
the iaks the same as II they were located
IN the city. Every sanitary rrscantiou
desired by the city will be taken
At low water the flow OF the river IS SO
small that even for water supply purposes
water must be stored, In the Tlear future
at least. so says Bsnezette Williams, 10
tide over the low water psTtats. He sig-
Eessca Swan lake II Is equally true that
II must be stored for power purposes. and
Cedar lake. twelve miles east OF the sn'
take fer water supply IN 70 be used for
the purpose, Just how this ne~ser coni-
pany having the total few 81 the river
under control, viii dole cut the water to
the city wifi depend on the uaagnanlnslty
OF that company as initusreea by sts Cou-
neTesai advantages.
Settlements seem inevitable between ts~
iar l&ae and ths water supply intake, even
without u power company existing. Tae
railroads are III there 70 30 business and
II requires people to DO business. As the
r.fy EFows there W ~ be more business ia
the " hole region.
The logical conclusion is that 10 avoid
this ro.lat'on the city mNst Inevitably 90
~ Cedar ake Tor ils water ard own ihs
II fha csfT allows an expensive power
utant 10 ,.fe-snpt the lHKe s. will npiy
have 10 condemn them eas soaasr o. later
IL ssarsss Qtgi:e odd. indeed. that tire c4ty
sseEsnasr whom she city EnMaE8 has -
vigorously sustained, shoDid rot have
made sf}fssa ~ cfAl msattNn - shsS@ ih}hEs
t.sfete asking for p9pnnSa}s. Net @Stsi
this agitation w3s started Which u - sl-
iNrss3 was inStiEattt by tNs SnoQ laastlais
eesassarv tssa ;he council order tse cttS
engineer 70 exam 0s she river As IA p@sfi-
tsosa WHY was not the csty engineer IN Z
y,asgtien ~ answer this Qusstian Al once
IL n he true that the pYaposesi w7afer sup
ply wark has been actually r0t under ecn-
tract wffhsut the csty engineer basnE able
"a meet the question: of psfssb bite peiIussen.
without making any Investigation what
Importance can any orc attach 10 any re-
rsovt ne will make
Thaz arstStsen which * IL alleged the
SoAs1yaifs,se Power Company hs< nst gated
has ALREADY led ia securing q double psFe
u,ss fe SxAr laks. and II u tuFHs cat that
IS an additional result. - leads Is securing
- ths etfv 4 mare water Supply. or even
better water suprlg. tnsfs VII the pFesl-
dent AZ hts company, tae unssers gued,
take Measure ia drinking the good neal.a
Of tfgs good genple - Seattle IN & bumper
az sha4 fsuv@ water &aa thereafter go hsna
ts, hand Vita ire S@uaesi ia any enterprises
thas viii Increase he prosperity az the
sltv wf.s Saoaua1Tsase company believes
Sc Sssttse ard has Invested rzsach money
az lis faith. afa challenges any Individual
or corporation 20 display AissEg patriot
IAN ar a more staS<Fe dsssre foT the vel
sar. OF the city than = has aens
CHARLES Ii. BAHER
Seattle. April 80 lisa