The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-08
What About 1t?

Until few months ago the owned all the shore lands
about Lake Chan The Hin railroad interests wanted them for
water power reservoir purposes little bill" sneaked
through the last legislature authorizing their sale APP
praised value The state tax commission called upon 10
praise them.
One member voted for value Of 81 100000 The other
voted for value OF $4,000 Political pull was exered upon
me tax commission aud the value fixed at $4,000
The people OF Washington in addition to losing control Of
vas water power looted OF less than S22S 600
The Hill interests are for Burke.
Three power grahhers Spokane
wanted power rights the Pend dorele river in
forest in Stevens county Mining claims were filed on
the lands and the filing those claims d. T. Ham
Of Spokane and associates applied 10 congress for grant OF the
water power,
little BILL" giving 1t them, passed through
ress by hen Congressman W. l. Jones' Ham, in
this campaign Wilson standpatter until delivered TO
burke as a Burke standpatter.
The Cuggenheims building railroad up the Copper
river in Alaska with its water terminus on Cordova bay
Thr, / but one suitable location on Cordova bay for temi-
nal system and towns and that in the Chugach ioest re-
But Senator Sam Piles put little b through congress
directing secretary Of the interior patent 70 three friends
a. sam Piles in the bill 5000 OF land Cordova
y Tor s. 80 And 70 preserve their ownsite monop-
M the same bill directed the secretary OF the interior to
serve from forms Of settlement 200 more Immediately
surrounding the grant The grant has not been perfected bu,
when three OF the friends OF Sam Piles will be IN position
10 make terms with the Guggenheims for the only townse
on Cordova bay suitable terminal for their railroad
Sam Piles says Judge Burke would make an ideal senator
Some three years the Guggenhems wanted piece OF
railroad right OF way Alaska belonging TO and occupied by
another company Proceeding to take possession ol u
ical occurred m which murder was eonnued o
the Guggenheim representatives The federal officials started
to prosecute the mudc but before they had succeeded an
order came Washington dsmissng the officers conduct
inc the prosecution.
Delegate Wckersham charged in that the order
was issued az the ustiga,on OF the Guggcnhems. The new
apponces confirmed by the and IN the effort
10 procure confirmation tho Guggenhems determined
10 have the votes of the members from Washington.
The Guggenhems for Judge Burke Tor senator as wit
ness the activity OF L. c. Hughes
There been much exploitation OF late about the Vai-
able deposits OF hggrade coal Alaska, and the efforts OF
the Cuggenhcn gobbe them But there are great depo
It's az hgh-gradc anthracite coal in Whacom county Wash
ineion which have been gobbled from under our noses
-Four ago President Roosevelt withdrew these coal
lands entry and included the IN forest reserve
up the coal gabber and hurry resolution
jammed through the legislature declaring that
great injustice had been done poor settlers who wanted To
settle there The withdrawal order modified and the coal
had eabber including Of the leading citizens and stand
pat Republican leaders 81 Washington proceeded to grab coal
deposits probably worth millions.
This history of resource grabbing in Washington
Alaska II is merely suggestion Of few specific m
stances merely Illustration Of the private reasons why
the gTabbers making such tight against conseya
ton Paul. such tight against Congressman foindeNtcf
and other insurgent candidates in Washington
II is an OF what the special interests have TO
gain people have to lose by the election
Of such men Judge Burke and VIII Humphrey TO public