The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-11-08
Friday. November 8. 1878.
CLIMBER OF COMMERCE

CHAMBER or COMMERCE
Nov lbs. Seattle has secured 81 abe
II the lnsern2i,o1Ai
Convection for the Promotion 81 Amer
ican Commerce, 70 be he'd IN New Or
leans ,s~xt mouth, the tex. step de-
ms,sdei 50 ESSENTIAL 20 the ?rosnoil 10
Of gu: commercial iaier-s.s IL TIE o.
esniza:l.n Of Chanbes at CouIsroe-
Yer, fes Of the no.: inselligeu: men
with the Commercial circles
abroad are gware O. the fact that more
tonnage Is employed N the commerce.
al SEATTLE than In ihs; Of Portland
Fex capitalists seeking invsssnsnt Tor
their surplus money know anything
cou pas.tively Of cur unparalleled re-
sources. OF couprebeod the great i'd
vau,ases possessed by this place ~
commercial centre. over both Portland
AID San Francisco. Five large land
grants have been made by Congress TO
aid internal improvements in Oregon
hundseds of thousands Of dollars have
been appropriated fcr the improvement
OF the navigation Of Oregon rivers; al
under the fsllacious idea that Portland
is the national commercial centre
Of the upper Pacific coast and
the COLUMBIA river tie natural outlet
70 the ocean. while nos Al acre 81
land has been granted or dollar II
money hss yet been appropriated for
any work Of internal Improvement fos
the exclusive benefit Of Washington
Territory. with its vastly superior re-
soarces and commercial advantages
from . national standpoint At The
last session Of Congress. bili passed
the Senate unanimously extending the
land grant to the Northern Pacific
railresd upon condition Of building the
rad On the south side OF the Colambis
river 70 Portland, an interior town 100
miles from the ocean. only accessible by
. river with dangerous ensrapce. in
runerable sand bars and other na.ura,
obstacles. and closed by ice for .
period nearly every winter: when the
same length Of railroad, over . more
feasible route, would connect with
Psget Sound at one Of the finest ocean
narbors in the world. accessible 1t all
times and in all seasons without any
expense to the Government for I'M
provements. A railroad to Portland
would only have the transportation Of
the farming products of vast prairie
country With return freights Of only
such articles Of imported merchandise
- night be required. A railroad
10 Puget Sound would be taxed
10 it, greatest capacity to sup
ply the farming country With lun-
Der and fuel the isterehange would
thus enrich and build up both sections
and largely Increase the earnings Of the
road. The most effective ins,runeu-
taiity throagh which these important
facts can Be brooghs to the considers-
ton Of Congress and the attention of
the commercia. and financial wsrlj, is
. well organized and inselligently con-
dncte1 Chamber Of Counerce, which
VIII o6rially prssens the facts and sta
tisties relsting thereto. Memorials Of
Territorial Legislatures. however ably
expressed. carry little weight 10 Con-
gres, nanicipAi representations AID
coavention resolutions still lesa, EXCEPT
- arguments 70 sasisin the position Of
. Delsgase q Representative The re-
fosts. reoonmendatioas AID representa-
fSzns a Chamber Of ccaneros, how
ersr obscare. mean busiaess. not po,isi
cd pAEsy caap-frap they al cosnand
astantson and coosiderasios in Coagress
and I'll Commercial circles. % pes.sin-
ing especially 10 matters relasing 70 The
prosperity Of the counsry iod<pendens
at polisaral considerations. In v;sw ol
sAess manifest facs& Why viii not ous
sAippes& merchants manufacturers.
ssA men. coal men. BANKERS ard real
estate dealers. who are Interested il
ths prsspesity Of the town. Organize Z
Chamber Il Coanerce. aad II neces.
a-y. employ &C expert. net oely ts
sdcp< rules for The g0veramess cf sheis
osn cnmnerrial tzansaatsoas to uartnal
sdsssf.ge. bat to cospiie asd psblisl
s1cA fsc1s and statistics % vili gre q,
caaracter shroad. attract popsiassos
and espasal 10 car tsvn and procnr.
fer ~ ooaasderasaoe in cenxre~s
TEH.EIHR ApHIG