The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20

inrton. is now entirely disregarded and
ignored. Not even the most credhlous
ever expect that the state will realize on
that part of the contract, yet that was
the part of the transaction which con-
stftuted the controlling consideration 10
the state in making the contract az an;
and now, when the consideration 10 the
state for these contracts has utterly falied
the state authorities, TO the amazement
of the public. proceed, without notice 10
anybody to extend these contracts tor
term of four years more In the mean
time, the state has disposed OF the prln-
cipal part Of its interest in the south Sc
attic tide lands. and has received It's money
therefor; yet the state authorities, with
out notice to the parties in interest, or TO
any OF them, attempt to impose burdens
of the most serious character upon prop
erty the title to which the state has long
since parted with. To say the very least,
the authorities have made a grave mis-
take and have done very great wrong TO
the public and to the people and com
panies by whose efforts the city of Sc
attic is being built up.
"A single case will Illustrate the gross
injustice of extending these contracts.
The Washington Iron Works, owned by
Mr.. j. NJ. Frink. were established on the
tide flats in South Seattle. and within the
limits of these contracts. something more
than ten years ago. Mr. Frink, the prin-
oipal owner of these iron works, proceeded
from time to time TO fiji in the tide fats in
course. cost him a good deal OF money.
Not a shovelful Of that fill was con-
tributed by the Seattle and Lake Washing
ton Waterway Company. yet from October
q, 1894, when these contracts were en-
tered into by the state. they have hung
as a cloud over the property of the Wash
ingtcn Iron Works Company; and. IL I'M
der the extension of these contracts the
Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway
Company should fill in the district, in
Guiding the Washington Iron Works prop
erty, Mr.. Frink and his associates would
have to pay the Seattle and Lake Wash
ington Waterway Company over again.
not for what the Seattle and Lake Wash
ington Waterway Company had done, but
for what Frnk had done and alrea ~ paid
for. So IL will be in future If the renewal
of these contracts should stand. for IL
any manufacturer should proceed to fiji
in his own land and afterwards the water
way company should fill in the untitled
portion of the same district, the manu-
facturer would be called upon to pay n
second time for what he had done him
self
'If the tide lands In South Seattle are to
be utilized for manufacturing and other
business purposes the cost of reclaim
ing them must be kept within reasonable
limits. If the cost is to be run up as
high as provided in these contracts, the
lands when filed, IL ever filed at all, I'M
der these contracts will he expensive
that manufacturers cannot afford to buy
them. Indeed the lands already filled have
cost 30 much to fill that the manufa cturers
cannot afford to use them. and are. in
consequence, compelled TO seek less de-
sirable locations elsewhere. sometimes
even going to other towns
ut is to be hoped that when the state
officers realize the injustice of the extern
sion of these contracts, the wrong that
would be done thereby to the business in
welfare of the state. they will recall their
hasty action and vacate the order so in
considerably made for the extension of
these contracts"