The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-02-27
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build Il. well ana good II he viii
not do Il. then LET him stand aside
and ssxe somebody else the oppor-
,unlty. This s. plain, blunt lansuage,
lust the kind Mr. nm uses himself
when he means business.
The star has always been friendly
In ns utteranees concerning the
president Of the Great Northern rail-
way. IL stood Tor Hiil and his road
when tho depot controversy WAS
wagca IN this city ahou, year ago,
In fact. The star inaugurated the
fght against the Northern racino's
proposal and urged that Hnrr be &C
oepted. The people were almost .
unit IN lining NJ - mrs support.
and when Mr. Moilen. representing
the Northern paeiac. came - this
city To ask for depot privileges. with
freight sheds upon the water front
he Vas astonished 70 and the CONF
munisy and the city council soiidly
arrayed against his proposition The
star claimed then. and Il claims
nov. that the freight shed scheme
was iHtolerAhls; but this PAPER went
further. and said that Hiii was the
friend Of Seattle and would do the
handsome thing y tho city In the
way q providing depot Tie had
tsiegraphed the editor that he wonld
DO 80. a. FAR hack a. July Il. isss-a
year and a-haif ago.
As months went by and no signs
II depot construction were observed.
Inquiries were made by the Star az
Judge Burke. yes. yes. the plans
ars eonipg They have LEFT 81.
Paul. replied tha, gentleman. Il am
looking for them by every train"
Finally plans arrived and Nsre Civ
en- 70 the newspapers 70 publish
Nice cuts o. TIRE depot be appeared
in the Times. the -P.-I. and the star
The people looked AZ them aduirinK-
Is.
And the months went By. Again
the star approached JudSe Burke.
why. said he. '.thoas plans must b.
altered. They are no, quite adapted
to the building site which our road
has secured After the architects
have had a chance 20 amend them.
they will again Be sent here. and
work vin begin within 10 days Or
tao weeks"
A coupis Of months later the judge
reiterated bis statement that the
plans acre coming. had. In fact.
started from st. Paul
Tho~- plans are stili en- route. evil
IDENTIFY on a slow train. They have
been humping over the rails FOR six
months. and win be quite ragged
when they arrive.
Speaking literally. Judge Burke
fooled the newspapers and the peo-
pie about the proposed depot. He
acted In this matter Just NJ he acted
later IN trying to iuEgie the gas COM
pany's case through the courts BY
sIsight Of hand. The Star has tum.
bled TO Judge Burke. Heneeforth II
VIII take that sentleman's state
msnfs with large cubes Of salt.
Just how far Jas. J. I'm was con.
eerned in asserting 10 Judge Burke'a
statements. does not appear. II is
quite possible that ne never did au.
thorixe Burke 70 promise the dcpo,
with each ascending sun. and that
he has been injured greatly In this
community by the actions % the
Judge: but that is Mr.. Hfn's AFFAIR.
The people have reached the poin,
whore they will no longer be put
or. They want depot. not plans,
and they want Mr. Hal. II he win,
20 build a depot FAR BELOW
KING STREET. SAY A HALF.
MILE AT LEAST.
In case Mr.. Hill nnds That no hnr
use for all OF hts ready money dur.
ing the next two or three years, n
building oceanic terrninaiaat Everett
Mr.. Meiien, Of the Northern Pacific
win be glad to avail himself Of tn,
opportunity TO put a passenger De.
pot. WITHOUT FREIGHT SHEDS
at the foot Of Columbia street. This
Star presents upon another page :
telegram from Mr.. Mellen bearini
directly upon this point II VIII b,
seen that he agrees to waive the Of.
Tending frieght-shed proposition and
as he expresses IT, meet the peopl.
more than halfway. A careful stud,
Of the dispatch indicates that Mr.
MeIIen IL willing 10 build a paasen
ger station upon a basis acceptabl.
to the people. and to place hii
freight-eheds and freight tracks
somewhere else than on the watel
front.
To go back to the opening state