The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-14

life result 81 the vlsif 81 city officials
and members OF the council 10 Cedar
lake promises 10 be Of more than
passing interest, First 81 all. actual IL.
opscfion of the lake and it's surroundings,
and of.Csdar river above and below the
lake. has put every member Of the party
into a position where he can better ap
prec.ats what Is Involved IN the some
what complicated deals for water from
that much disputed basin. Notwfthstand~
lng jocular remarks. the visit was any
thing but a iunketing trip. and during
thu three days in camp on the shore of
she lake almost every member OF the
party gave diiizent and. undivided atten-
ton To such an examination of the sur
rounding country as would better fit him
Tor future action.
Another advantageous feature OF the
trip was the long and Informal conference
that II afforded between members OF the
excursion. IN sosre respects il was better
than prolonged committee meeting
lasting for three days. On the train. In
the hotel in the rough ride over mountain
roads, In the tovial ecmpa nionship around
the camp fire At night, and in the weary
foot marches UP hili and dawn dale the
members Of the ceunci' and OF tho city
government were brought very cisse to-
griher. literally and fgurativeiy Each
had chance TO speak hts mind freely.
fumbling over on bed OF hay I'm a wet
camp after tansrnlle tramp. nobody was
In mood for furynaiities or diplomatic
fencing. There WAS no crowded lobby
hanging asout to afford tho councsimen
= chance 10 play 10 The gallery gods. All
barriers OF cenveutlonaiity were broken
dawn. and FREQ speech was the order OF
thc day. The very roughness Of the
weather. the snow and hail. the long
6rixxHng rain and the cold winds that
blew over the lake. seemed 20 had the
members of the little party more closely
together. In brief. the net results Of the
trip may he summed M as follows:
IN 4 unanimous conviction that
ala talk Of the pollution of the
waters Of Cedar lake and the
upper river by actual settlement
u absolutely prepostercas and
absurd.
ca 4 unanimous conviction that
~ In advisable for the Waited
states government to establish n
national reservation around c.
dar lake, aud that such a r~.er-
vation can h~ formed without tn
Suvy ~ MAN beast.
taD The prohahttit, of estab-
ltshins AN tmpounding reservoir
In tho basin Of Ta,ior creek. n.
well a- AZ t~dnr tase.
DETAILS OF THE rRir.
The excursion leg; Se@f,ie Wednesday
morning at saa a'eiaea The train. a spe-
ciai on she Seattle 4 International Ms
made 40 OF q locomotive snA 4 ais gle
coach The members = tire PARTY were
80 Follows, ceune3imen RinehArt fiul
Msissoen. Taylor. McArsils James. >aV5sa.
Rssle and sssawfer.i, cssy Engineer Thorn
ssn. city Cen psrolleT Parry. Supt
yosng~. 81 the Iight and water depart
nssft. ara representatives ef the press
r r Randolph accompanied ihs party.
County Assessor hatiev ant his assistant
Mr kenaai rode far - sHoana}aale.
AZ snaaualrsis fa}fa & stee ~as made
iorg enough - allow fhe e<cnrsicygsss
- visit the plant ef the sn"aaalsns Power
Company Under tb% EfgJiA-cs ~ Ntsn
ag%r Charles n. BAKER thsef Engineer
y Y johnson and SsIpt Hes nnless she
visitors we're reTtinetea down IN. shaft
through ,ne tmnnel aaa lnss sae s.lg assder~
seoard e.hanster sn which tHa fawer riau;
IN hesng Installed. and wefe esswm ths
various pieess 81 machinery now being
put iats place.
Arrived SO North fseaa THE party ,eas
d substantial lstfeA aasi az aaee boarded
srYsug Wagons fer o a4ns-tnI.n vide e
Cedar take Apart gr0su ths reush reads
the euly Inconvenience attending tse rae
was s. steady. drls1lsnE :8iu pom aFrts,-
sne a. sns lake q was sessns tass sgasss
Gtesat, secretary ef the svswi IL n4alge
works. whc rad been ses4t ahead w,tA IRE
esFssassax osssfst hat already pitcaess rs
ssnta s&o&e hy Tive lake shore. sNa sna.
she Geek. Jsaies Ssaisaaas. wax AZ wuses
cxasr tire kftefSa s'uvs- Ey TIE NAY tbs
eossk was ore Of saS features ~ Nfe ca ~
iaA;sshes~. Vie has bad lang esgsss8e sca
a. cosk IN railway dining cars and oxexy
member 80 1He party vNSea nisn q essss-
plefe success,
Fear srs,ts rase Ga 80 Hstle rtearnp
merit. Two wsrs asrnasSassss, ore sssFssms
sens and Sn~ was Sha realm ~ hnTs sAs
cock he'd Sway. W.a5u ass nssasste
after arriving tAs cSEv As9rfssrIss. ~st u
a.. sSsB by tAe eaaA rAgH aks8 sally
scsssea hv sae se4sh eagstass3 READS and
aseen hislSlsss csssssA&. had segssAt = ssNS
berth aside 3ae ke5gts Invested - ssssefvvs
81 saesr dripping etoi,sex ard bang yhsgs
ens 90 dry sFoued sse saawssg ssSses
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