The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-21

available. and s., 900 900 more to follow-which
is now offered on the faith OF its owners in
The future Of the state Of Washington and the
city OF Seattle. cannot be had unless ass,ir-
ance is given that sufficient time will be al
lowed by the state. not only for the completion
OF the whole beneficial scheme. according to the
computations of its engineers but for endur-
ancc x delays caused by unforeseen engiseer-
ing difficulties; on account Of possible lax de
nand for the filed lands; and TO meet condi-
tons OF the future in The financial world which
may effect the affairs Of the state and city,
upon the PROGRESS and prosperity Of which. IT
must always I've remembered, the progress and
prosperity Of this great public work must alb
solntely depend. II the state Of Washington
and the city Of Seattle shan come 10 a stand
still, there viii be no more street improvements
no more gas water mains. no more pave
ments. no more manufactures, no more business
all now hope and believe that the state and city
will go ahead fast in the next few years
that the demand for level lands at Seattle will
tax the capacity Of the contractors in these
premises to furnish them-but man proposes
and God disposes."
This work when it inaugurated was class
ed by engineers and engineering journals rs one
OF the remarkable enterprises Of the century.
and its progress was reported from time to time
the same a. that Of the Manchester the Keil
and the Corinth canals. The fact that the
plans had been prepared by such an eminent
engineer officer as Mai Thomas W. Symons,
tnted states engineer corps, gave 1T the high
est standing at the start. mad 1t not only at
attracted attention to itself. but to the city
which was by its means to have harbur Gre
ated at once, almost and By means within itself.
that would ~ equal 10 the harbors Of London,
!hverport anu olaseow, thst mas required cen
behuit, , 70 urlne tneni I" ,heI present STATE.
Anu an this magnificent result WIN pc 70 quote
Mai. Symons. accomplished without any tax
on existing properties. On the contrary, eX-
listing properties would be reinforced and their
nu'1 zen nsnisnea a., me easn .aue Oh ,he iahu
tual transactions Is from S25. 900 to $40 900 per
acre, or an average of $500 per acre. which
would make the seventy acres already created
represent total Of 2.N5.000
nssuhliis UNA, tle assessors VIII put Ihe Faine
on uns spiehdin ptoper,y az hali the last cash
safe ,nere.a; anu there mas Already heeh created
oul OF morning nnu ".'nout any YAK on eNis,is
pt"i%i.i $3.50" % naAauie '"ucs 20 ~ auu
~ 70 Tue Msai. o. aoe sae; ,ne dh 'a
Wv Wy neIeai'e ,, hot HsS nan uouoIe t,lS
amount an, anu lossnnS thfee ,ines the anouht,
WI os cteat'u every e year anu ~ its ereSt2m
,rui, eN,oVo 70 eIo,u' I" outslue money VIII
De prouphi 10 seattle ana ehEndeu tor iaoof
ai1 ma'eIias every t"oiVe hloiths. At,
s,,, elaY N We watk awaits demaha Tor ne
Iilnu l'nus' ,uch an AIpr,I'i'ls lnprpohple
'p1unsen'N snohu otcur, "uuiu no. huure any
one, Tor neither me state. me city. the iand
e,,nS e' rn mo. ,e wan, ~" ,,,d
nnen unless thsre was use ,or tnal Woula
enahie ~ 70 pear tne cost on Improvement
m. WI, , h ,t anu w1 ZEN ~ snpar
c'lt tnat therc Is use iot Iir Janus All parties
concerned Wouio want the hiiihs zone as iast
as p's,Sipie
As the contracts require portions a water
way caPtnlt % separate use 70 ne HniSheu ne
Tore Seruhca'e can issue, uat par I" me
WIN WIN lH,ssen rs ias. az anuitinnsi water
N pth"tr eu'erp'iSe es last aS Necessity theie-
i"r Is eslneht A. 1T, -, + A., Al.
g, ,.,.itos ~, - -. - - -
70 NOV, & ooo 0oo crhir varas ~ ,na,c,,al .ach
year RAE 81 II two ni,cs. N co,,st,,,ct q, ,he
sans time anorn,ous locts canobIa ~ tr,ns
ferrns the largest varships and the e,c,-
xa,o,, ~ %shnnt te, rnilea ~ ratery,avs "a
signed 70 Accommodates ocean-vning yesssls
In yyomld have resulted in the creation - OF
acres q land each year an amount that would
have glutted the markets Of London or New
York-and by the oyerlcading of tho property
IT would have been beyond the ability 81 the
TO pay; consequently the entire
Of tho tide lands must have fallen into the
hands Of the contractors on foreclosure.
The creation OF 50 much business property at
once would have resulted In a lowering ot
prices thereof in about the same proportion
the lowering OF rents would occur Is thous-
and stores and five thousand residences were
built at Seattle in one year
In the face OF such figures ss these to re-
quire tho work 10 w completed in six yeas
from the date Of the contracts would rave