The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-30
PORT TOWNSEND NEWS.
The Motor Bonus Inereasing-Bui
Ing supply Firm.


which vas largely attended By bust
ness men and Others. the objects OF
the meeting being stated, judge Kuhn
was unanimously made chairman.
The first business was the much
talked-of motor line. Mr.. g. s Miller
stated that the promoter of this pro-
iect had come here and asked that a
subscription Of $6b.93 to build a mo-
tor line in this city be raised. Accord
ingly suigscriE ions were solicited and
the people Of the the city had
been aSkei privately to subscribe.
Some subscribed and others promised
10 do 50. aud some sill as soon a. they
can get the signature of their wives.
Counting what had been already re-
ceiyed, and the promised subscriptions
not yet received, bat expected, the hO-
nus had now reached the amount OF
about s5i go, and the object OF this
meeting was TO get the business men
who had not a. yet subscribed to fur
nish the remaining 5000. Judge
Kuhn addressed the meeting q.
follows: Gentlemen, when this
motor subject Was first mentioned to
me, | thought that il was little pre-
IA iture, as the city was too young;
but ! have changed my opinion now,
and see that if the business men OF
this city do not look to their business,
the new and enterpri7ing blood that
was coming into the city will take ad-
vantage of the situation and start
business upon the hill. and in such an
event the people living up there would
never think OF walking down town to
make their necessary purchases, but
would patrOnize the nearest stores. II
the business men of this city, who
have always been noted tor their gen
erO ity upon previous occasions, will
but think for a moment they will i'm
mediately see the benefits to be de-
rived by all upon the erection OF a
motor line.
He was followed by a very forcible
and strongly-delivered speech by Ex-
Mayor D. W Smith. who said that
il was a shame to think that propo-
sition Of so much vital importance to
this city should be 80 hard TO accom-
plish as at other meetings, for in
stance. the Methodist University.
when S25 coo was subscribed in two
days, and at another meeting, the OBJ
lect Of which was to purchase the
steamer Libby, and $i7 600 was put
in one evening and the boat was
bought, and now To think that here
was a proposition which would benefit
the city l03 per cent. more than all
the other former enterprises, and they
foun trouble IN raising the amount
asked. lie for one would subscribe
$40 cash.
Subscriptions being in order, they
came in rapidly. Mr.. L. G..
Hill stated that the syndicate
that he represented authorized
him 10 sub cribe $500 cash in addi-
ton 70 what they had already do
naiei. Thi, was followed by Warren
J. Hatiug who stated that he was
authorized by his brother Frank to
subscribe $500 to farther the enter
prize Thomas Carrigan put his
name down Tor 500, followed hr
Mc.,rs. Clark Il Howard for 500. Il.
Shu Ter 500. \ +. Wmtrode 500.
Col. Oliver Wood 500.
II was moved that committee OF
two be named by the chair to see the
business men not present and ask
that they come up Messrs. II. L..
burkett and Capt Mclntire were ap-
pointed, and said that they would do
the best they could
The next question was what action
the Boa'd Of Trade had decided upon
following in the matter of the naval
commission who are about 20 visit the
Sound. Mr.. u. W. Smith, president
OF the Board of Trade. stated that n
committee OF the principal business
men OF this city to confer with the
commission had been appointed. and
called upon Mr.. ] +. CLARK, chairman
% such committee, to state what the
committee had done. Mr.. Clark
tatvl that the committee were already
in communication with the commis-
sion and bad received from them in
which the commission propounded
2i questions 10 lie answered
aud that the committee were
unanimous in their opinion that
Port Townsend was the only place
upon ,ha Sound that could answer all
thc question ia the Affirmative. and
thar So the citizens of Port Townsend
the hey city % this whole Puget Soma
country, would wake up to the nctes-
>luc- ul the occasion an eucrsrticallv
combine and work for the one object
Ia had M doubt that the comm s-iou
wnHil BE- thoroughly convinced tha.
thi7 was the place mot suites fa- q
large and. safe naval station. a4u that
energy and push by the citizens al in
+ atC same direction wa. the nalV way
forL Townsend could ever expect a.
tu any WAY compete With their Othe-
rivals for the naval station. After
( macy other suggestions had been re-
{ cr,ved. ihe meeting adjourned shhjcC,
90 the call ot tnc chair
Nc>t riay the fou--masted steam
schooner leauic. plying between here
and san FcauCj-co arrived at the
! toWmevcill wharf with atolt Ns
tons ul misccll sneDuS merchandise
principally for d. n u. Lion. who /
about starting an iWmcnSe baildiul
material supply house upon the lsre
est scale ot ANY hogSe OF the same I'm,
ot business upon the Sucnd. He wjr
start an Immense lgmhsr var.l 10 "a.
IN connect. ton With 20. o. the nail En-
Ehis town (althoash just having in
creased their capacity from Sn.sn Ii
'oHH feet dsily4 Is unable 81 ~upul,
the great demand there Is IN this ritv
ASH from ell appearances the demand
tnr iumhSr this next year. sill be 81
far IN excess oi all chances OF sunni,
that 70 viii force the erection ~ very
many brick. stone and iron huiiIinrs
( people being determined = have
buildings. Although not one +.
( started tn /. Is rented. stsH he de
mgo3 j. Increasing and TO such an
I extent that uroa s~kin. eue 81 tht
{ brick mea m town e h. hal MANY
{ ag:ck ae All that Ae was unable a.
I take . contract te supply any more
| A. his capacity va, taxed b the fll les.
eNteu; Go handle the contracts he a.
E ready hsd