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Show Porta lade in Tide Lands Seattle Peoplo Who Had Apparently Worthless Land Sell It to Railroad Company. SEATTLE, Wash., July G. Fortunes have been made In Seattle tide lands In the last few months, for heavy purchases pur-chases of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Paul railway have advanced tide land values so rapidly as to almost Intoxicate In-toxicate holders. The purchases of the Milwaukee road for terminal faculties facul-ties now reach above the million mark. Just as an investment, a clothing store proprietor got a tax title to three lots for a few dollars. He unloaded his lots for $1G0,000. A blacksmith, who was forced to take a tide land lot for a debt, has sold lt to the Milwaukee people for $50,000. The Milwaukee's purchases aggregate ag-gregate several blocks near the head of Elliott bay. It Is said to be the lnton-tlon lnton-tlon of the Milwaukee road to build Its line cdastward from Jennings, S. D., or to make traffic arrangements with the Union Pacific and build from Oregon Ore-gon over the right of way secured by the Union Pacific years aco, via the new town of Harrlaman. |