The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-28
EesttIs Steam Heating Plant Sold
% s. z. Mitchell Et Al.
NEW ALLIANCE or INTERESTS
VgashSn9son Fewer TSnns0essssn
Company 20 Zee Plant - Reserve
ssns1~n-PossshsIisf ~ street
halfway Cesss1saetiss - Issss
les Flguss In the Transaction


s,a machinery involving IEss 60 AMI which
hss beer pending ssnc~ ssss winter will be
closed and TIE pssnf 81 tsse Seattle steam
ana pcwer Company OF western avenue
viii fssss oet Of the harris az It's ownsss
and tnso ssse eoHsros 81 "A rev combination
In power esrcics, with tbs washington
Power Trasafnfsrfof COMPANY - sne CEN
trsJ faetor. N more than usoa. Import
arcs owing 70 tho size OF the deal. IL be-
os,sn~s ss,ss NOS sss extraordinary sa9nsi-
enrce In view Of the preparations that are
nesnx snade by she Warrington Power
Transmission Company TO bring large
ssnruns Of electric power fnto The city.
rassgis Of the saIs Of the steam heat
And pcw%r Plant have been kept setGes-
ssYed MP Until tfs past faw days. although
In tau.neas circles the fact that the deaf
wus pending and wou6 be finally closed 40
May I has been known for some weeks
pass The rsirchassrs include O. Y Mltess
es, ana w. T. Gramhs. who are supposed
so be and probably are setting for the
washington Power Transmission Com
pany; r. G.. Kiibourne. on behalf OF the
f1agon Electric Company. ard NJ III.
Young. president al the Union Trunk Line.
The alliance between Mr.. Mitchell and
Mr. tsyasrshs on one hand ard the Union
Electric Company and the Union Trunk
rana on the either. In regarded as very
chs principals In the trade are acting with
confederate. resicence. II IL almost posi-
lively known that the plant wtii be used
a. .srrs hi er1ar 10 al contracts for cleo
.r.c power by the Washington Power
Transmission Company. and that after the
plant ~ that company h Installed and the
carvsat has been brought hsre from Cedar
river, the plant 3ssst purchaied viii be
augmented by the addition Of new engines.
,~xgss - baff ~
e!en. to he used In case % accident ar
interruption Of the supply CT the main
pAnt.
Bix 1atev~sts Involved.
Another probable development from the
union Of interests between the Union Eiec-
trIc Company ard the Washington Power
Transmission Company will he the grad
uai absorption Of the business II IA. Union
Electric Company by the power ,sansu,is-
son company. The Kiib0urne company
has practically a blanket franchise cover
ms the city for eisefrsc Hrssinr and The
transmission OF eiecsrGc power. Its fran
ehtxs Ia held 10 be very valuable. Among
Its ssuckhcl1ers sre said 20 he men prom
tnwfsf In she control OF the General Eiec-
frfr COMPANY,
The Washington Power Transmission
Company viii. II ss understood. utilize the
franchise OF the Union Eieetfic Company
Ia entering the city, thereby being reiiev-
VA Oh tttf1 sstSY&1&t w 3Ptsfftkk ts tIt NltY
council ana accepting from that body such
franchise an they would he able 10 get
now.
The Washington Power Transu,lssson
Company vii, thus. u Il Understood be
relieved fruu any restrictions such as are
nov fss.csi In franchises under the char
ter and viii. In effect be independent OF
The city 10 that extent In addition II
will b. able 30 use fha wires and poles OF
tho electric company should the apparent
consolidation ~ interests proceed to their
pfn'tahss ard iaxfea, extent
Mr.. Yonn1's interest IL, the new deal "A
as ssf s matter OF conjecture largely He
himself VIII not isseuss hia plane or pur-
Poses as ore ~ the purchaser. Of the
efsam hest ard power plant His runrec@
ssen with that enterprise he does not at
tssnpt 80 hide. In business circles ard a,
the city hail IL - Whispered that rstsssihiv
the Union Trunk Lane plans ~ go into
. combination with The Washington Pow
sr transmission Company at Irax. 60 the
extent az receiving a portion ~ the electric
power needed ~ osgerafe ges several .iec-
trio iIness from the Cedar lake concern
Nsci~ss ~ Railway Cemhsnc.
Ry persons who have heefs watching the
trend OF late evsnts in electric power cir
eies and Among the street railway operntars
OF The city II IN limited that nucleus for
nsw street railway consolidation scheme i
hssssten in shs venture ard in fhe fresh al
Hanee between Mr. Ysmng Mr. Mitchell
and br. kflhournn Mr. Mitchell hln,setf
Is street railway operator ant promoter
or great esnsrily ard sIrgs ttnssx 81. =
the manager Of The Portland efrire ~ the
General Electric Company which css;,txaSs
the tssfk pg the .fs.trsg assa wsvss, rstta1x
COMPARES - the state aH,t AZ The North
west Hts Influence ana assa " ,nerasBS.s
setSsY tAt state. axaa he - mays hare with
Representatives ~ certain nssg0a can4t&,.
'st= wac Ar@ interested heavily ta sock IN
sstsstfte ard greet railway concerns ard
WHO are financing the Washington Power
Transmission Company.
AFs Mitchell however. carefully kepf~ Il
inform alton concerning Is plaes ana those
80 bis associates strictly eueHugt within
hss ewn bosom. 'Sfher@ n aa9hsnw - t,s
SAID a. shis TIM. concerning gssas matter
he SSSi YESTERDAY wssen 4 fsast tnfnfftse 10 -
rvsaftsr asked him fer ira details ., ~
fsnnt. Matters ara n0w ss<ulsassssr evAgeh
u weglsi naf tse WEES ~ d.setss a, sssS ftr,4e
When sasse are eat ~ TIE Say shah nsst