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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06
NEW ROAD IN THE pALousE.
Northern Pacific May Build PulIma d
COmneIl Cut-O0.

The story that the Northern Pacific rail-
way IL 10 build the PuIiman-Connen cut
hatween the O. Il. 4 N and Northern Pa
CHIC IL on again. and II IL asserted In
Spokane. says the Spokesman Review
that the road will doubtless be construct.
ed
Such road would he OF inani,e benefit
IN the Northern Pacific. II would greatly
shorten the route by which the paiouss
wheat would r. hauled to- the sencoast
and thus would reduce the cost To build
the line the company would probably par
all.t the q. r. 4 y. from Pullman To coli
fax and would then strike southwest TO
Council. passing through Lacrosse
II the Northern was On en,lcabIe terms
with the a II. N. IL might do 81 neat
stroke 81 business In acquiring some track
the q II. 4 y already owns from La.
crosse to Council, covering over half Of
the distance from culfax TO Conneii. II IS.
10 be accurate, 50 miles long ana was
the first piece ~ track the q. r. 4 y.
owned north ~ the Snake river having
hesn Ansit hy the old Oregon Improvement
Company. The track is used only as far
as WashtucDa, 10 w5fsh place a train
rssss once a week from Lacrosse. peynnd
Lacrosse the old rails and grade are nm
usssss
sorre Idea ~ she saving II wouiss ne 10
The Northern Pacific 70 have a Pullman
.Nnnnen lire passing through the hea n
cf the f'alcsisp country may he gained.
from the recital of tkc distances 'raveisd
row and "a they wnuid se IL she Northern
sNtsci the line A. present the Nort hsrf1
has IN haul the Fatsstss grain frnm Taii.
man 10 Marshall junction. distance ~
ss5 usil@s nortbw8xa, and then haul 4,
back Ia q ssushsrig sAiserfi0n Iat 5 miles ~
t'oanen total OF 1T miles Ky way af
the q. Y II Nse u - To miles from
Pullman - EaunsN. sstnE - ruSp< from
,'onne.l rs i-acressse ana a sTorn lacrosse
81 fei{iguar. AfspGf y nsi}ezs Mould D. The
least 80 vtfE " sTsszht amount Is NOR as
she >pvshegn might get a better re.l.e
fsaly Pullman ~ i$scTosss than tsse - T.
4 mAx
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06
RAILWAY NOTES.

The Union pscifie will open an Office a..
Spokane with W r. Alexander I'm charge.
j y Hoiton. of the local cffice 81 the
Southern Pacific, went 20 Tacoma yester-
Gay.
A. H. calder. travelling passenger agea.
q the Canadian Pacific. was here yes.er-
day
NJ 9. UaG. superintendent Of the North
ern Pacific Express Company. was here
fsona Portland yesterday.
II ss reported that work on filling the
Cedar creek trps;He - the Northern Pa
elae, four ssitss south Of GARFIELD will
seen Ia resumed.
Three hundred men are a. work on the
Northern Pact8c's new approach 10 the
Columbia river. near Trinidad and I, is
believed tAat ire rnrssf r-tetiaa will ~ fin
ishei early this summer
A NSrCoFaaot,aie has succe46iei F. T.
Aha~otf as travelling freight agent of :ae
Oregon Railroad A. Navigation ~ith head
Quarters at Spokane The latter x0ss 10
ssTTsn &oo2 TO eE1ser private business
Fhs American i.na1berfssn estissa tex
;hss the railroads ~ the United States
sali require tsss year = sa(te xis~Essrs ~
whfch Is IA ira srs assigned Ia s.te 100
rnses - Tuaa which II i believed will be
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06

Three Men Injured ut the Great
NOrthern Works, smith Cove.


Three men were injured and four more
giving way Of a staging at the Great
Northern works. Smith cove Yesterday
morning The men fell ter feetl and an
Immense timber tumhled down ON top OF
them That someone was not killed was
almost miraculous.
j. W Miller. OF South Seattle. sustained
the mos; serious injuries His foot was
caught under one end of the big timber
and badly sprained. Although no bones
were broken. the ligaments we're twisted
so badly that II will taken him as much
time TO recover as II the bones had been
actually broken
Jospeh Quinn was caught under the tim
Der and one Of his Knees was badly bruis-
ed. but 50 far as is known no bones were
broken Joseph Hoefner was bruised on
the legs. but went back 10 work In the al
ternoon
The men were placing a timer sixteen
feet long by foot square In place on the
top OF some piles. They were standing on
a staging which was fastened TO the ssdes
Of the piles about Ave feet from the tops.
II is supposed that the weight of the seven
men combined With that of the large tim
Der, was TOO much for the stays Of the stag
ing. Suddenly the men felt the platform
go GU, from beneath their feet. and tho
next thing they knew they were on the
ground In a heap with the twelve by
twelve top Of them
lICefner WIS In tho middle and the heavy
weight ,es-sc across his legs Being a
SAINT and possessed OF great strength.
Iioefner raised the plank. releasing the
imprisoned men.
Miller. Hoefner and Quinn were taken
10 Providence hospital. bat Hoefncr did
not stay. Miller and Quinn are getting
along nicely. The former Is a wel-snown
resident Of South Seattle He has lisei in
Seattle TWO or three years. His former
home was - san Francisco. wncrc be
worked at the Pacific Oil Works.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06

Eastern capital In large quantities Ia
seeking investment In Seattle realty. Bus
mess property Is preferred. although ev-
cry days record OF real estate transfers
shows a lively dealing in choice residence
property.
The latest of the big sales to become
known Is the purchase OF the Marshall
block OF Bafour. Guthrie L. Co, by Ly.
man c. Smith. the millionaire typewriter
manufacturer Yesterday a telegraphic
transfer OF part OF the purchase price was
made from Mr.. Smith. in. New York, to
the resident manager for Balfour Guthrie
d Co.
Mr.. Smith has purchased business real
estate In Seattle in value upwards OF 500
0ca. 1t was ne who secured a large part
OF the Squire holdings In this city. A few
days ago Mr. Smith purchased the Seattle
National Bank building. at the corner OF
Occidental avenue and Yesier way.
As illustrating the esteem In which Sc
attic business realty Is he'd in the East. {,
Is recorded that the owner OF piece OF
property on T1ird avenue has been offer
ed an advance ~ 50 per cent. ON the price
he paid for II one year ago. The offer
was refused. The parties names are not
given. a, their request.
Mr.. Smi.h,s latest. purchase is lot /. in
block s. OF Maynards plat OF The city OF
Seattle This IL the Globe hotel situated
on the corner OF First avenue south and
Main street. The lot Ia sixty feet frontage
by III feet in depth The price pail is
aprroxirna teiy k6S 90.
On the lot there Is a fine four-story brick
building. with stone basement. This was
built several years ago by Capt William
Marshall. whose tragic death al sea six
years ago VIII be remembered. Capt Mar
shall built the building soon after the fire
II WAS mortgaged to Balfeur, Guthrie IL
Co. and the mortgage was sorec.osesi dur
ing the dun tirses
The mortgage company receives the
amount O.. me mortgage and a handsome
premium besides, The papers In the deal
VIII not be recorded for some weeks
In the Pcstefntelligencer Of THURSDAY Il
was stated that the suit brought against
Harold Preston 10 compel him 20 sell the
Seattle National Fank building had been
won by :he plaintiff. The reverse WAS the
fact Mr. Preston refused to accept sis2
6G for the property. The co9rt sustained
him IN his position. which was that of
trustee for she owners Of the huslsag
which had been the subject Of nflgfion.
The matter WAS settled cut % court Mr.
Smith taking tire property for tfsS 60 ths.
price asked hY Mr. Preston.
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Commissioner Heifner Talks Of
insurance Premiums.
Low PERCENTAGE or LOSSES.


Deputy Insurance Commissioner Charles
G. Heifner IL watching with more than
casual interest the re-survey Of the city
Of Seattle now In progress by the Wash
ington Insurance Association. whose ex-
ecutive agent 10 Lee Mckenzie. Mr.. Hetf-
ner believes that there viii be no increase
In fre insurance rates in Seattle. In spite
that IL he found the Seattle fire depart
ment defective, from his point Of view,
there would be raise In rates.
Mr.. Heifner 10 thoroughly informed re-
garding conditions in Seattle, having been
for several years q resident OF this city.
Moreover, he has paid especial attention
during the past two years to the statistics
Of IRE losses and insurance rates In Seat
tie. Last night he told q Post-Inteiligsncer
reporter that in his. opinion there was no
occasion for panic among the property
owners Of Seattle on account OF the yelled
threat OF the underwriters 10 raise rates
or compel the city TO provide new fire
apparatus
Il have watched the trend OF events
last night, land am firmly OF the opinion
that the Insurance companies. after they
have examined the situation In Seattle,
will conclude not to disturb the existing
schedule Of rates. The Observation-Disclosures,
In its editorials. has accurately summed
up the situation. The fire losses In this
city have been less than OF any city
know Of its population.
Il have noticed that Mr.. Mckenzie, the
surveyor for the Washington Insurance
Association. proposes to re-survey the city
and establish q new schedule of rates.
Now, know q little about insurance COM
panies. and predict that there will be no
increase In the rates. II II comes to that,
II Is entirely probable that the insurance
companies will be requested to furnish
my office with a statement OF their risks
and losses In Seattle for the past year or
two. Such q statement. In my opinion,
Will show that there Is no better fire de-
partment in the country than that In Seat
tie, and that the underwriters doing bust
ness here have u lower percentage Of
losses than In New York and many other
cities In the country.
by law the insurance companies are
required to furnish the secretary Of state
with a statement annually Of their risks.
losses and premiums collected in the state
OF Washington. 1t would he easy to Sc
cure such a statement covering the busi-
ness written in Seattle. If IL comes to q
pinch. very likely such a statement may
be secured by the secretary of state. 1
do not believe that. on a showing OF this
kind. the insurance companies would ask
for higher rates"
Mr.. Heifner's statements were made In
a guarded manner He takes pronounced
stand against higher premiums. and his
opinion is not without weight with the
underwriters.
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Frederick, Nelson s munro,
Furniture. Carpets, Stoves. Ranges
ard Household Goode
Ratio Building, Second Avenue.

franchise 20 consolidated company. then
/ Will be satisfied. But IL is folly to talk
Of consolidation being effected on any
different terms. Show me q man who
can float u, per cent. street railway bond
that rams less than thirty years. We
must have some ieeway TO either secure
q renewals OF the franchise or dispose u
the property. TIA, h all there ID TO the
question.
Il think the people Of Seattle are SUI
ncientiy interested in having transfer
system to favor the consolidation Of the
street railway lines. Blu, one thing must
be remembered. A s per cent bond in
San Francisco. really means per cent.
net 20 the investor. owing TO the taxes on
bonds Therefore, al least thirty-year
bond Ii needed. To he able 20 issue
this we must have fortyyear franchise"
The members Of the corporations COM
mittee are inclined 10 yield part Of the
disputed ground. They figure that the
city will get per cent ON the gross earn
ings OF the Eve lines embraced in the
constellation, which Is q partial reason
for granting hong time franchise
G. A. Stone and l. ]. Webster, OF Bos-
ton. are here representing Lee. HiSginson
& Co. and kidder. Peabody Co.. OF
Boston. These are two OF the largest
banking firms in New England, They are
ton and the Electrical Securities Company.
which purchased large amounts Of street
railway and electrical securities Of the
General Electric Company.
Air. Stones clients are owners OF the
bonds OF the Grant street line. the Third
avenue and suburban and the West Street
Electric Railway Company. Mr.. Stone
which consolidation OF the street rail-
way lines In the city can be effected.
At his apartments at the Butler last
night. Mr.. Stone admitted that ne expect
a ka n a amin ar
linea He admitted. too that In his opln-
ion. the railway properties in Seattle are
gilt edged as financial propositions Yet
he would nor disclose his plans or make
any statement for publication. further
than To admit that he expected to take
hand. In behalf OF his clients, In any
consolidation plan that might be perfected
necessary before anything could be ac-
complishef.
There is much speculation regarding the
attitude OF the Seattle Traction Company
OF y. w Harris & Co. OF New York and
Chicago. This firm has handled the ma
torlsy OF the municipal securities of Sc
attic for long time past. The Traction
Company h Independent TO this extent
that It's lines are fsying all expenses and
profit besides. and the company has a
franchise which has fossy-six years yet 10
run.
President George a. Blanchard Is in thu
city watching the trend OF events with a
careful eye. He har told the other mag.
Mates In the street railway hgh, tha; ne
stands ready 70 sell out on fair basis
taking stock In the consolidated company
I'm return for The property and franchises
of his company. 1t is possible thai IL the
present undertakings of Messrs. Iowman
and FMr'h. MT. Tuarny and Mr. Stone
come TO naught. Mr.. blanchard viii ne.
came the central figure I'm a reorganization
movement
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06

News OF a marvelously rich gold discov-
cry a; Cape Nome. half way between Colo
vim hay and Bering strait. near the en-
trance OF Norton sound. is contained in a
letter written by DIR. Arthur Southwark
OF New York to his mother. DR. South
ward came around the Horn by the III
fated steamer City OF Columbia last De-
cember and went into the Golovin bay
country. where he was when the letter
was written. The following is his account
OF the strike:
I'm our party that came over from
Tnalakllc were two young fellows who
came down the coast from a place called
Cape Nome. where they found the rich
est ground ever discovered In Alaska.
They took out twenty-one ounces Of gold
In FIVE hours. and this right OF the sur
face
when they told their news here people
went wild. Two expeditions ara Hitting
out TO start FOR Cape Nome tomorrow
morning One OF the young men Is a
Norwegian named IIndberg. He in going
back tomorrow. Spring and will work
our way up there with our outfits SO as
TO arrive In April
This will he soon enough as the season
does not open there until that month and
there Is no timber. which makes II i'm
possible to live there during the winter"
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RETAINED ny THE RECEIVER.
Lock " oed Coastns~a Tn Charge Of
purrt Sownd Dp~daiuw Ca

A. indicating the possibility in The <u~
twre of an anaicaf,se adjustment al the
legal ss7siaesssg~ over sfs Affairs % the Pa,.
ers snssFzd Dredging Company now in
progress IN thu superior court Is f9ksn she
appointment " j n. e f4,ckwo,.. as
nsaaager % the company under JUICE
III cores receiver
Mr.. lockwood ~ one ~ the ma torfsy
st1cEaolss-ss whom Robert Moran ard the
Pacific Coast Company charged with at
tempting 10 make way with the assets OF
the dredging company. ayas is ore Of tho
defendants IN The receivership suit
TIE fact that The receiver hiss -~.ain4s
h;u in hss cid position with sne sresixfs. =
cfssnfassf Is taken as Indicating that
ass s5ast hssr. AZ ssTst tire plaintiffs had
ms cause for cnarxsng fra9l i'm tha man.
aE@Tn~nt ~ sEs osssnp@ny
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BRITISH COLUMBIAN BUILDING.


Richard Porter. the senior member OF
che firm OF Porter Bros. e. Macarthur, who
have the contract for bridge building and
tracklaying on the Columbia a. Western
railway, from West Robson to Midway, los
miles In length IL authority for the state
fnent that steel has been laid from West
Robson to the mouth Of the 3.aa- foo,
tunnel. distance Of twenty four miles
Traekiaylng II "a he started UP the switch
back on the east side of the summit and
this route will BE- used until the completion
% the tunnel sometime late in the fall
of the year.
The hig bridge over Porrupine creek In
expected to BIZ completed In ten days
Gangs OF men are also hurrying forward
the work Of construction on the other
large bridges. and IL is expected that steel
WIFI be laid "a. far as Cascade City nv the
end Of June II nothing happens 10 hinder
H. The distance between West Robson
ana Cascade city Is nearly sixty miles
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THE COMBINE DECISION.
Relieved Among Local Coal Men "a
Have No Significance

The announcement from San Francisco
that Judge Nawisg had sagnesi the decree
er}atnsEg she members If the sFaal Deal
srs Association ~ California freru agree
ing Ia maintain prices Is no; understood
among local coal men. ans IL is generally
believed that t5e seemingly iasgsoYT ant
TIE decree specifically states fha: The
order does no refer sn j. a. Hsiaon a
Co the PacTnc Cfssst Company r. uvfys
EHsir 4 Sons or John RGseysfeif l. Sons
although they handle xna}ar proportion
af All the csfaI mined or ttse caa~ The
Ressnfsiis h8ndia the Marianne cs,af. the
Wellington and cernax hranSs are nosr-
sis5 ~ the pnnsnuirs. wstIe tAe per!ae
Coast Company Operates the largest mines
saSs side sf the hr@. There ara prartiest
ly none left except the Black rssar1nns
S~5sSsh Prslrss Gilman and g-sAs Ray rsss-
pie. ara Il - rof kuow- that any - sh.~e
were conn~Stsst with any agreement
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stea mAhip Association Men Report
q Fine Meeting.

The members Of the Alaska Steamship
Association. who went to Vfctarta 10 at
tend their meeting, returned from there by
way Of Vancouver. yesterday afternoon.
They all report a fine meeting and say
that the association never 50 strong
as now.
The following attended the session: -
NJ Sstsieton, secretary: j r. Tr9wnrisge,
~ me Pacific Coast Steamship Company
G. = Peabody. 81 the Alaska Steamship
Company 81. NJ Peel az The steamer
Humboldt: Charles Stawars. NJ the wash
tngton Il Alaska steamship Company al
u Seattle. Manager F1ocktor of the Ben
nett Lake & kloniiks Transportation
Company: H. Darling. OF the Union Steam
ship Company q. a Carseton. r w
Vincent and Capt. Jsha Irving ~ the
Canadian Pacific Navigation remrsauy.
and s Barber and Cart Warren. az the
Victoria 4 Vancouver Steamship Company
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a. n. y. sends Eaxiacer. and IL
Preparing tor Work

s*htes Engineer karrssfv - she - r
s N arrived frsva Portland on the steam.
- YESTERDAY. accompanies - q fuli caTg.s
- surveyors VITA fsynsyy lfivvr rs crssf
- sle vsTts SAYS sA1 Lewiston T~shsgar
Prs ssshs ~ shtwF res sAsss Portland Sxtgsrs
s3Ay fr9sn tss sss stern railway conference
assa are nfsg day sTssef Kennedy lefs far
FAs fT.sE s'eF r08nsex. presumably - sas
- ogsegstsan tAs sesaysAnSS construction
plans @fis$h ars l1yRs3svss ~ fsss Disagree
s2enf SitA tNse N@EshTrs psetar
sim arriving AeFe sn2 engineering f1zrfv
Nsskpsssess Instruments Casrrs ara ssesse-
data sENsse RS naata esses sna es IA hsIsssess
shsn SIS sh@ gnEyssamvs es3 ssgawgheE-se
syAsuss IN TIE Aagn@sa SsstsF.svx AIvf>s ar
ssse$w al Indicate thss lewiston ~ - he
tA# crfster - @1zga ssngs sra tNat sne
ssFenasv wtA ssegk ga swa 4 gsesfers srsssss
hssw. t@ssssf NaFrsssfs 8n5 sssEx ~@es tAAewr
fsvak a e~aENs - tha astsrrsson sFa stared
est FsesuEssssteFsas e alt aexea@a WITH
@sas ssrfaE Essf S4ss she tsTsnsestsAss ssssF-
pests as, aasf "a - gate sac 10 say sSag
KAa $'ssssa& Eey@sFfa fsgte msS nas ~ g3e-
a8yses g8ay ian<sT sFsen ~ sssre ss4ssp
ENEEE4 ~ 2 AsHssages served cay s~ese~
I. - . e'Saazk- %xts Hate sc Sxcuse
~a~~s-s---z---~-~--4~~sz~A
TsErEw. Ta~Etfss cx~wa and bridge
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" hopping Couxh.

Y haa a Ftttts hey wha was nearly aeaa
stSeI a. Attack - whaoysnx e@aga NJ
Fgrsxa@o bags recommended Cham hsrt styrsx
Ceag& Remedy. I sd aes ,flsk tnsr AVS
sss<vsActae SsssA3 nssp ntas tsHs after ssvgns-
Essn fee Aases u sAas -ssns.sv rott~ss
A. 5izgf~SS 'sasiss, sass Ok. battle cured na7r
srs3Fsas Il Is tAe best csaagA s,ssss s@stss +
essT Aal IN tse h0G$e.-~J l. Aaar~. Ssssts
Esysxgts;cwn. Pa Fo- SAFE ~ ali ies;srs
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THREE MEETINGS TODAY.
shtnKfc Aanufartur~rs, Real Estate
Heard aaa Nfntmx nar~aa.

Tae rpsras 81 fhs Chamber ~ rs,-y,
fsaHrGss Viii - kept egssHr tSar usual To-
day. fTann ire ,aet that three mseesfszs are
arEo3nssf L. 30 held sh@r~ THIS as*eynsass.
TIE Aa1Sls manufacturers % King
county VIII 1zsss IA o'clock rfH zeal
estate sssa-9 a. o'cacck and the Mining
bureau q. o'cteck.
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Capt. Robertson Lets n Contract On
the COlumb ia.

Capt. II. II. Robertson. OF the Robertson
Raft Company. has Just Jet contract TO
John Festerben TO construct pile raft ut
Stella, on the Columbia river, the structure
TO be delivered at Astoria by August 10.
This raft will consist of b50, go piles. max
ing total Of i0.0oo to II. go sticks. or near
~ as large as the original design OF the
raft being built at WEST Seattle. Stella
was the headquarters OF the company I'M
I'll they were moved TO the Sound.
1t has been decided To Increase the d.
mensions OF the West Seattle raft. and IL
will now be laid on the basis OF containing
when completed nearly 14ofW sticks. or 1000
more than was the primary intention.
Work Is proceeding rapidly on the wharf
at the works across the harbor. and with
in a few weeks the new Office and beard
ing house will be erected. blacksmith
shop will also be built and afterward 9TH
or buildings for the various minor enter.
prises. Capt. Robertson goes to San Fran
cissso today TO be gone a week or ten days.
leaving Mr.. Kennedy. his secretary, In
charge of she works.
wAGNER'S band and Mrs. Edmunds al
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An savffssion IL extended q, .h@ tss,hsg.. -
VISIT tn* 5anares. training ship HI Ye.. w.
inx IA the harbar. from Ia 1 o.eloek he
afternoons az To-Day ana tomerrew
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Nature makes the cures
after all.
Now and then she gets
into tight place and needs
helping out.
Things get started in the
wrong direction.
Something is needed to
check disease and start the
system in the right direction
toward health.
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil with hypophos-
phites can do Just this.
1t strengthens the nerves,
feeds furnished tissues, and
makes rich blood.
soc. and y,s.s, all druggists
sCOFI bowNk, Chsaasss. New Y@A
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Railway Magnates Strive for q
Union Of Properties.
THE Crisis IS EXPECTED TO-DAY


THE prettiest hind of = firee-
4 comered fight Is on among cap
Hzlksts for tie control Of tie street
railroads Of Seattle.
The quesfion Is one Of consolida-
ton. THO Big combinations Of cap
Aaf stand ready to pat op tie money
to acquire the PRINCIPAL lines on con-
dftion that = fony-year franchise Is
granted BY tie city council.
G. A. Stone and L. ]. Webster
are here from Boston. ready to bay
for cash str Of tie main lines In Sc
attic. George Too,n,. tie San Fran
cisco banke,. Is participating IN tie
checker-board game. He has means
to float tie entire proposition.
IF = consolidation Is effected tie
transfer system vW Be inasguczted.
Matters svM probably come to = crisis
tOdsy.