The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-07

#Rntas bur many.
Nuw. with the aJaea arttInn com
nletr. the oyriture eude4. lsd ua
ring up the curtain and lee the play
50 uu.
The first act we will call. a t2O.-
eaa o1o steal or the Tale Of the
Tide lands
This bill which has gone 10 the
Junk heap. whore It belonged. was
entitled An act Swing 90 present
aud future loasooa the right 10 pur-
chase tidelunds, etc"
u was introduced In the house By
Representative Hooth. Of Klng
county who. BY the way. Is re-
aponaible for another graft bill OF
which you will hear latrrl.
Tho bin was drawn uu for the
purpose af expressly relating To the
Seattle tldelanda These lands wrro.
unfortunately. leased boy the state NJ
a ridigulnualy low figure for 30
years They are rapidly increasing
In value aud at the expiration OF 80
years viii be worth not leaH than
10000 600 EN-Iand Commissioner
Calvert. whose term expired durinK
The year iuat cloaea stated in his
annual report that such would be
the case SIR Calvsrt ANTICIPATED
just such bin As Was introduced
b Mr. Haoth.
Ito predicted In his report that an
effort would be made tu graft these
lands from tho state. and his
prophecy has been fulfilled.
HFaana : H4H III.
provided for
That the ieaseos Of the tldelandz
have the preference Tor CD daya from
the expiration OF any lease b. the
voluntary surrender Of same to pur.
chase the properties by paying 20
the state la ten annual miscellaneous
the appraised value thereof e1tlu-
ave ~ AL Improvements
Tho btu provided that the tide
lands De appraised on such a basis
al once AMI that the value 81 the
uuexpired term Of such lease Is de
duried And now. mind you. comes
the Niger ia the wuodpiis. for Il
Is expressly provided that the owner
o. any lease be- given the right o.
terminate the lease e any ume
Nov. what does this meant
simply this.
That
Tho lessee % a valuable tract OF
tideland might terminate bis lease
aud have the same appraised. EN-
GLIDING ~ THE ApPRAfsE-
MENr AL. IMPROVEMENTS. AID
then have the preference uf buying
the property a. the appraised value
Tho lessee gets The property az a
sIdiruloasly small figure ami 40 one
has the opportunity 10 bid against
BIN.
The lands that this bin intended
should be thrown aany for a mere
song viii. NJ the expiration 81 the
leases BE- worth the monumental
sum o. So COO oaa Tho advocate
q tho bili claimed that the laaaeea
IF the tidelands could not Improve
the same as much as they would
Ike there being no provision Tor
Streets. Ct. They had evidently
overlooked a bin 81 Representative
Lindsey. 81 spokane. which pro-
videa expressly for such cnutinKan-
eiea and has passed the house The
powerful Influences behind the tide
land steal forced the Seattle Cham
Der OF Commerra into urKinK the
klng county delegation 10 support
T Booths bill.
hut I would like 20 tnou hos
they can get away from the fact
that. In helping a few mnn in SCI
attic. they we're trying 20 rob the
state of a fortune This Was orr
Of tho big gratis which. fortunately
Z Tor the state vas killed
A GIGANTIC sWINDLE
Senate bill 40 lFs g. on ia face.
Il very Innocent measure. Il la =.
b palmef.s perennial graf
II Is an act 20 create a state oyster
commission and relating 90 the dis
/ position and manner % sale % Ger
faiu parts u tideland Ia oyster land
/ reserves
Ata casual reading ono would be-
I ilnve the blIl 90 include n number
81 very sensible provisions. but
whom one looks thoroughly into the
proposition the real nature Of the
measure becomes more than trans
parent
one OF the bins paragraphs states
/ With a flourish % honest interest 10
1.-THE states welfare that the tide
land within oyster reserves eatab-
| liahed By tho oyster commission
shall be forever reserved from sale