The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-18

We do not want t. be annexed
90 the city OF Seattle, and never
viii he An We want Is fair deal
and that Is something which We ATE
not setting either from the city
OF Seattle or the Times OF a. l."
such. ia brief. IN the sentiment Of
over 50 per cent OF the business men
Of ballard. open eharges are made
by the ei'isens OF the busting mill
town Ia the effect that corrupt influ-
cnees are being used By certain ctu-
sens Of Seattle and Ballard who are
Ia favor Of annexation.
ONLY TWO DOUBTFUL
A star reporter made a personal
canvass Of the more important bust
ness men of Ballard Friday and
found but two OF them who would
not express themselves as bctng
against annexation
+ h Cox. % the Cox Investment
company. made the following state
ment
-. r Couch. the young attorney
who Is playing such a leading part
IN the annexation proceedings said
that he had no particular interest
In having Ballard annexed 10 seat
tie; IN fact, that personally, he was
opposed 90 "a. lie further stated
that al % the arguments he used
a. favoriuK annexation were placed
On hts hands ready made and that
he was acting under the orders 81
interested PARTIES IN Seattle,
SCORES THE TIMES
~'fhe reporter OF the Times who
came over here 70 set news on the
situation. told me that he was In
structed BY his paper not 70 accept
anything or 70 turn tn anything
which was not favorable 20 the an
nexatian proposition. He said he
was ted % set hold u anything.
true OF otherwise. which would
make Il appear as though the cltt-
Eens % Ballard were IN favor o. an
nexatlon. Both the Times and the
P.-t have failed 10 give ~ a square
deal
IT Is hardly likely that the an
nexation proposition viii ever &c
throukh. as there Is such a heavy
majority Of the voters against &.
Annexation means that Seattle win
get the big end Of the horn and
that Ballard VIII set the small end
No MONOPOLY FOR HIM.
Charles knosher. a merchant.
said
This fight. or. rather. agitation.
Ia regard 70 the annexation % Bal
hard contains the same elements
which have caused the great wave
OF reform IN politics which Is sweep
ing over the country and eubodies
the principle which President
Roosevelt Is fighting. the swallow
Ing and whipping out % the smaller
corporations BY the giants % COM
binasien.
We have made a town here and
have worked hard and earnestly to
make II grow. Now that We are
beginning to see the contamination
Of our work we very naturally Dc
not wish 70 see things wiped out IN
one fell awoop by annexation. The
spirit Of Independence. which char
acterixes every American citizen. re-
bells against the idea Of having our
town absorbed into the city Of Sc
attic. Annexation Viii manisestly
be e the advantage Of Seattle. but
AAtAH AHE fNNFfHr Ata AAAAAAAM-
The citizens expressed themselves
as being strongly IN favor OF Seattle
as q city. and willing to work for
ifs bsttermeni. but rot 70 the ex-
tent OF giving up their towns exist
snce as separate corporation.
Much indignation is expressed. gen
orally. over the unfair manner Ia
which the matter has been treated
BY tha Times and p.-I
GOODBYE To BALLARD Az.
Leland SaiinEer. proprietor Of the
Best Clothing company. said
II Ballard Is annexed u means
goodbye 10 Ballard az. as a business
location. We are entirely too FAR
away from the business center Of
Seattle for business men 81 this
: Down 10 derive any benefit from an
nexatian. ! am certainly opposed 10
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