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

:. company Proposes. to Do
camnle. president of the Seattle
washington waterway Company,
yssterday morning from Olym-
ps.,s for several days he had been
a. N matters connected with the
I.~vay company's AFFAIRS.
''s,,1 the extension OF the contract
- the state and his company for
~ - tide lands, he was perfectly will
.a,t and in an interview said:
wsvsI was called up at my resi-
~. at night by telephone, and in
mai a dispatch from Olympia had
es5ved stating that time had been
LA on the contract between the
n ~ Washington and the Seattle Il
4. washington Waterway Company. l
x,stely went 10 my office and pre-
~ sse materials for the story which
A,rtnted in the Post-Intelligencer OF
Axorsbt that the publication OF the
~, nv company, or any company,
sserred three millions of dollars to
expended In Seattle Tor labor and ma
~ would be a subject OF congratula-
q. a the business men, the material
"a machinery men and the labor
w Wy NJ the city. and / still believe
N - he the case, Notwithstanding the
1.ssans OF a few adversely Interested
~ Who have put their selfish notions
W ~ matter Is one of great moment to
y an. desire now to furnish partlcu-
a shtch / believe will be OF much in
~ 10 practically all tho people of the
~ Of Washington.
m Ant thing in this matter should be
rrcount the past history of the en-
.,vtus that is now to be resumed, but
m nuestion of the extension of the
.irsris has been made the point of at
- vill place that matter at the front.
a February a the Seattle a. Lake
ssshnrton Waterway Company signed a
@lf1ct with Morris & Whitehead, bank
a q Philadelphia. for $4,000 to con-
nss the great harbor Improvement
sAese at Seattle. This contract contain
a no provisions, however, that must be
kznjpd before any funds would be made
InIaNe. The first one was that the con-
~ and all matters pertaining thereto
1mN be passed upon by Judge John +.
M Of New York, and the other was
~ time on the contract should be ex-
tn1A by the state.
Ju1ge Dillon took a very long time to
udder the various questions involved,
M finally reached the same conclusions
nj The supreme court of Washington had
schtd in the several cases heretofore
Suuxht before 1t. that the contracts be-
uNn the state OF Washington and the
Inttle Lake Washington Waterway
oNWny were perfectly valid in every
prkuar and would not be overthrown
y tht courts.
Immediately upon the receipt OF this
gaiOn J. II. Morris. with his attorney.
M. R. =. Moody. OF Portland, came to
onttle and was anxious to close the mat
W W because the clients OF his firm were
llzCW 10 have the securities delivered to
m - rapidly as possible. This neces-
M1&d the settlement of the question o.
y Ntension OF time. so while the finan-
IN waited here / went to Olympia and
~ petition for such extension.
The extension being a matter pertain
y sIelusively to the cognizance of the
smnission OF public lands, and no one
~ untitled TO notice of the applica-
~ therefor, except the parties to the
.aIaet-the state on one par and the
Msrway company on the other--a
aeslng OF due diligence satisfactory to
v commissioner was made and the time
~ extended as heretofore announced i'm
~ Post-lntelligencer. Thereupon the
asmal contracts between the flnanciers
20 We waterway company were drawn
md executed and Mr.. Morris and Mr..
10y returned to Portland. By the sign
OF those formal contracts there be-
sre available for harbor Improvement
~ Sattle, under the contracts OF the Sc
w Lake Washington Waterway
smMny the sum OF 81 800, 900. The mar
Y. lof those securities has been found the
.sasay company can produce them as
~. Il pleases, and it will undoubtedly
r u. them as fast as 1t possibly can
Vshcr words, the waterway men
s%a IN the contracts will be eNcavated
nA az machinery can be assembled to
hrA rate. ''N'' "a az
~ the commissioner of public lands
..s Na 'ne petitions of few tide land
~ 49, VINO have appeared, after the
- object 10 the extension OF time,
expenditure OF the large sum OF
10y mentioned above would have been
."gsheh Indefinitely. II the few petition-
sao are represented by Judge Burke
49, nght 10 be heard-oither formally
.@s..s.a'nally-as matter of right or as
~ y. oi courtesy-then every owner of
ahds within the waterway contracts
1 80 nave an equally good right to be
~. rms would involve notice to every
49,, mortgagee. Judgment creditor. or
$50 VINO had any interest. present or
M. actual Of contingent. IN the tide
IN ~ me head OF Elliott bay. To give
IN "sur would be practical impossi-
90 81 u TIE commissioner OF public
~ 4 sn9uiu recognize the principal OF no.
~. sv way the petitioners could CON
ssars IN the courts IN determining
I. constituted notice.
~, ' pw this point Il Is known that
hu'ke Judge Greene. the canal
y s,rss OF the chamber OF Commerce.
~ gnsseuting attorney or King county.
ne United States attornet ~ ynsb,
So. aaNe been engaged for four wears
A. ~ .xgtt 10 obtain the right W way
- north canal and have not vet
uhss IA me work These gentlemen