The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-07
UNITED ACTION.
Both Bodies Favor Working
i'm Harmony.
A sorsr-comxITTEE SCHEME
The Board of Trade VIII Meet the
Chamber of Commerce With a
New Plan Of Upion.

city was inactive, to have witnessed il:
very interesting meeting in Secretary
Kittinger's office last night would havs
been more than sufficient to have dis
abused his mind of any such mistaken
presumption. The principal object Of
the meeting was stated by the chair
| man. Mr.. Adair, TO he the proposed
| amalgaInation Of the Chamber of Com.
merce and the Board OF Trade, bat
| there was much more business of
| interest to the general public. which
| the board took hold OF with a will.
| From the first there seemed to be q
/ disposition TO oppose the amalgams-
ton proposition, and this opposi ion
was summed up in the chairman s
opening remarks. He said when the
I attempt vas made to organize the
| board six years ago. there we're a mum.
/ Der Of attorneys who had found out,
! after looking over the bylaws and con-
| situations OF similar organizations in
other cities, that they would not
| be eligible to membership, and
I the consequence was that they put
| their heads together and organized the
/ Chamber OF Commerce. That organ
| ization, however. had never and could
not save the interests OF the mer-
| chants; but to serve the mercantile in
/ terests was the very object fer which
/ the Board of Trade was subsequently
organized. For the last three years
| the Board OF Trade has been prac-
tieally doing the work of the chamber,
and the chamber has even added TO
the business of the board.
As the committee had not vet ar
rived. Secretary kittinger read the
minutes OF the last session, and other
matters were taken up. The first
thing Of importance was the license
question. Mr.. Kittinger had seen
| Judge StTuve. Mr.. Strive had ex-
pressed his opinion that the council
| would certainly refuse to pass the or
dinance at to-night's meeting. unless
it was considerable modified. The auc-
tioneer's license of 1920 per annum
was regarded as too heavy, and for
| that reason the ordinance would prob
ably be killed. but ii the Board of
| Trade still adhered 10 its position
Judge Strive had stated his willing
| ness to go before the council with the
ordinance as it stood.
c. Davies recommended that some
| changes be made. For instance, make
the license for peddling books and sta
tionery 800 per year instead of 800
quarterly.
Councilman Durie suggested that
some changes could be made adyan-
tageously, and he was in favor of hay-
ing it referred to the council committee
on licenses. He thought that so far as
the raising of city revenue was con-
cerned, 500 auctioneer's license
seemed to be large enough for
what was generally considered legiti-
mate business. He half inquired
whether to raise il to $500 or
$500 would not be high enough
and he explained: If your intention
is, gentlemen, to reach the auctioneers
OF sham jewelry and other cheap
wares, then you will have to raise the
license so high that it will be attacked
by the courts He asked if il was
not feasible to divide and classify
auctioneers as well as peddlers.
Mr.. Levy made statement that the
auctioneers had already almost Grip
pied the regular mercantile trade in
books, glassware, musical instruments,
jewelry, etc, of Spokane Falls, Walla
Walia and other places in Eastern
Washington, and now it looked as if
| they were going to devote their atten-
| ton 10 Seattle. Why couldn't the
line be drawn between new and second
hand goods p
4 suggestion was offered BY W. II.
Humphrey to have the committee in
whose hands the matter stood contin-
ued. to confer with the attorney OF the
board and other members of the CITY
council this afternoon, previous to the
meeting of the council, as 10 what
charges were advisable.
Mr. Marum moved that the matter
be laid over two weeks to enable the
committee to go into the details of the
question, and to report az next meet
ing.
Mr.. Levy wanted the committee en-
larged. There SCENE TO be too many
members Of the board, he thought,
who were Sinking the responsibility,
ana there were some members of the
committee who were apparently cater
ing To the very trade the ordinance
was aimed at When taken 10 task
about the license agitation they would
say, oh. yes, I'm on the committee,
bat I'm not doing nything Davies
and Levy are doing it all
said Mr.. Pumphrey: We might
Just rs well postpone the matter for
four weeks-un'i after the holidays,
for that matter, il We can't get il be-
fore the council tomorrow night"
Mr. Durie: why not put it into
the hands OF q committee to consult
with the license committee and with
power u act? Ii the joint committee
should then agree upon some amend
ed ordinance, |, myself, will agree to
introduce it in the council" lie
Offered an amendment To Mr..
Marum's motion, viz: To have a
committee OF five appointed TO con-
fer with the license committee. His
motion being carried, Messrs kitlin-
ger and Humphrey were added 10 the
committee having the matter already
in hand and Mr. Durie promised 10
assist.
The committee then decided - meet
in Mr.. kittnger's office az 10 a. IN.
to-day
Secretary Charles IL. kittincer then
otlere a report. reviewing somewhat
the work OF the board in behalf of Sc
3ttle'S commercial iuiert Is, ana offer
ing number Of very good
suggestions Tor the future This
report is simply "a preface
90 h.s annual report, which contains
"a uuWptg Of very good sggse tiJus for
the future This is simply au autiri-
patton ui she annual report which he
has Yet 4 submit next month. What
induced him at this time "a give any
report 8t aH wa u aoquHnt new
members OF the true state Of things.
and his attention had been called to
some resent resolutions Of tile chain
her ot commerce respecting 4 project
the Tacoma chamber ConfeuiViates. OF
establishing direct steamboat traffic
between Tacoma and EeilinEham has
and Victoria. The report speaks for
itself rs follows
sEEssTtEl p REPORT,
Anticipating NJ this time uy annual
report which must follow but one
month later ! 30 80 in Justice to the
uu ir3ue efforts of Mr.. Adair. our
president. Iu -e.Ition Of statements 10
the efec, that the seattle board OF
trade has and Is accomplishing moth
ing also 90 give eur recently elected
members somewhat of resume OF
such efforts and results. Il IL urgently
necessary that concerted action OH
subjects d Ike mentioned hereafter be
had n the fBTtherancC al Seattle
commercial supremacy
Permit uc first 90 cal attention TO
tie fact % oar approaching electieu
According 10 the bylaws il j. neces-
>ary to-u ght To- nominate the officers
Hsrt f..a~ 30 81 director. &C. d.. ,..