Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-20
BOARD or TRADE.
Inssrnal Rsvsnus TAX Raisrm-Tn,
Nlsa.sn c.asl--r..s.i r.l.nunpAy
-c..zsum nsnazi.liusa.

Wassxnux1n. Jan. ~ rasEnre a.
nallanAi eaasd q trsaa Capt3in q. n
4AFlnrs Uailea Stat1s nasy. rea1 :
fAp1x en - rr1kE1Es 81 wazk an -
NtezrAeua canai. gnd tha impaxtant
eqnzer1laI 1esnlis - foIIoa Ia soc.
s1Ea1ilau. O1plaln IaFsss aai1. sslka
leqaiEEu4uta o. eunAE4na 1nnka 4
eafiatn thxt theGe vii y trnnrll faE
aAfDs tziWoau the AIiAntta aaH FRnino
ocs1na A8exfc1n cuEfne1zs ara nnW
On tha aEuun1 raGnrTayina ths ranae
and MAKING 1nai losaiisn o. lhe lIas
az The ean
III. J. Il. Milrss. nsansrsr a. he
nloninK1en nteennhnai lina. followed
He aid thaA Ne Interneffnnal lafrrssr-e
Of tAe western STATES SEEKING eHl4
ihfaQgh tee MisEiskippl, s realIg lne ~
NHxA48 Q1 apms& Aan21iaas TIA rnfuaF.
-, Ek4l1 R1d lumber - fha pnniao
states and serxfturiea await nnw nna
shokteg ehannoss lo fha enat4rn rnasknfn.
What mnY be aae &4Ea.unnanna ar the
irads Of Centzai AmeEica ths fntn7e
must 9A0w, but today kha aunanna a
i1ts 70 YIsid 30 IN isfhuian eana7 y rrR
cank % capital cf 9lo0. .o0Q 00o.
H. Miller argued ne eunetinrilV Of
the NicmEaana Eaufa, and DECLARED fhnf
knEian4 and Germany sand nseag 10
avail themselves nf de oppartnnitg.
eh0ald Il G3eF, 30 ooo1roI l6is rauta'
No action vas taken On tbs snbIset.
1he postal tslegrepaT vas taken IN.
Ar. Ihnsbex, af Nsw York. eubmitisf
an answer y qnsalious be had nenf 20
kenxiek b. Mnxxay, secretary AZ fhe
Lendoa ChamhsF az Oommeras. Mr..
Murray 10 szbstaDcs nsld that shs pur-
ehase and opeFafinn uf ieIarKapha by
TIE British governments uag susossful
~ far as the service una oonsarned, hus
not hnaneiaiiy % the posf0f6oe. ard ths |
QnAekne1a. certainty and nearauy nf she
services wefe improved undeR posloflee
management. 1hs inaEoasa of employees |
in the pastofaos service had no8 been
prcdzcsigs Of pelitieai evils Tha In /
d1cemenf1 10 Get up nsN inventions ID /
fela9Eaphy were noA 80 great nndaf che /
governments sYsten IS n Tie sYsten uaa /
Ia private hands. The Fseenf redactson /
h tells hes been Of great benoff % TIE Il
pubsia, the number OF messages sent /
having increased 81 per esni., but she /
tesenue has increased Gully 8 per cent. /
Aimc1t TIE aniEeK8al popalaK sentiment /
Is agalnsi ths retuEn 70 private man
agemeni.
Mr.. ThuEbaE. h speaking. said thai
The British governments had paid for |
large additions 70 the plant 0ut Of. the 1
current Esseipts, and u the aslearnphs
bad not each year paid intzzsst an NE
bands Issued Tor thelr purchase, Il they
had been credited with These hettsF
ments and wish ffee services of ne GOV
efnmeut department, they would have
been able 20 shoe eRsdi3 snilaianl 20
Gay interest on the b0n4s, and n they
we're credited with the ineEeass Of aeg
riee given 10 the public beyond Whet
TIE private companies wera giving at
ihe time che tslegEaphs wsra taken. 4
would show an ea0Fmous balance On |.
lhe eredit side.
ME. Eeaslas Wyman. eG New York,
SPOKE n Opposition 20 government con.
.Eol OF the teleRFaphs, claiming that She
British reports showed steadY deficit
md, % mset Il. the whola population
zua that only . tew could use the
segyicei shak the service was bad, being
lardy and uncertain, With no redress far
aross negligence. II the British tela-
lzaph system 10 q eireamsoEibed aFea
showed &2y800,00o q year dearif, In the
0uitsd States, with iis great aFel, tie
lene system w0uld show q defieit Of
ti0.O00,OOo. II the United States adopted
ne same system u would increase fhe
employees hy 100 Inaos and thssa employees
Esrid feel boaud to work ID the inter-
IS Of their immediate enploysa.
a resolution was adopted as4eFtin &
has the usefulness Of the possofase de-
laEtnent should Da extended 10 tue d.
'ectiOn OF teiagraphic Communication,
md congress vas urged TO favorablg
.nsidsF tie question as early a. posi-
bic.
he sxscuiivs ooundl was directed 10
nsnorialize congress 10 pEsvide for re-
with Canada.
The QUESTION of khe abolliion Of re-
lrsiion Of the internal E6veuua TAX ca
.upied q large share uf attention. u
VA resolved that reeent events have
lhoun the danger 30 tie Business kntsF-
lsks Of the csuntry from the gevernnaent
loniinui q n tins Of peaoe the exoess-
We taxation whloh vas neees arY In the
tma Of var. Ine large surplus 10 tie
lhioh is the life blood of oonlFAeFoe, ex-
Ioses the people 60 slIA RreafsF taxation
o the shape Of high rates o. interests.
.cts a. Q menaOs 20 Industry, dwarfs
Iosinesa enterprises. gives the treasury
power over oommsFce which was never
,onfempialed, and is a constant tompta-
ion 70 extFavaeanee ia tue A2minisfRa-
ton Of the government. u vas re-
Iolved thst the busine8s men Of ell par
lee, whethef pfosastionista OF free
raiders. should unite 10 demanding the
Icti0n OF congress 20 feduas tie present
IneFmens rsVsuue IN var which vii
east embaTias8 tbe existing Industries.
u vas also resolved that while it Is
desirable 70 reduce the internal taxes Is
8 not desirable 10 ao0lisa She interval
.even1e gystem a. whole. A reaolnr
ion emb0dying propagation 20 rec
,uamend TIE total repeal Of the i1tefnai
.aVarna taxea failad