The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-08
THE CHAMBER or COMMERCE
Figures to be Furnished the va
yal-Station Commission.


Tne chamber OF commerce hcla q uset-
ins last night ia the real estate exchange.
= osing the frxt for sor-. tine. Altar see
resary Carr had read the minutes 0; the
processing meeting. Mr. Thos. VI. Presch
proposed the following new members. who
were naAsinsaaly admitted
s. L Crawford Jsaizs Rochester. C. b.
FSAssgisy, T. y hnmss. ". + LedSeswooa.
aslilgxu, J. u. Nesealis. II. u Hail. wE.
n Lleseilyn. J. G. Mitchell, v. Hugo
smith, I. X sisxz J. NJ Ihonpsaa. W n
speneer, G. p whlftIe&ey, H. III Ames, W.
Y bosfse. Wa J. BRYANT, 7. 4 PssnpArey.
l. Miller, ysfaes A Carey. Amos Brown, A.
Ruzdle9t.
Ar. LOOMS then made a verbal report
upon the smslganstion question. stating
that the board Of trade had favored the
appointment Of g joint committee. Judge
HoEt explained what the object Of ths ap.
poln;zert Of Join; connittes actually Is,
and Dr. Minor moyed the appointments of
aco1nitsee Of three 70 act Jointly with a
similar ecns!tfes frsn tie heard Of trade
in eases where such isiai action would be
of adFaztsgs 70 the interests Of the eity.
The chair was given anti next meeting 10
select their committee
Dr. Minor called the attention Of the
land board Of trade, setting forth eiabor-
steiy the advantages Of the Columbia
river for a naval station on the Pacific
coast, aaf going oEt Of the war es great
length 70 make u appear that seattle pos
.essed great dtsadyasfsges. chief OF which
w0sld Be the expense Of constructing the
proposed canal. he suggested that the
chair appoint committee TO prepare an
eisborats statement for the naval commits
sisa to inform them what the exact figures
Tor the cost of the canal would be, and
also, what advantages Lake Washington
RxGoy. Ferry inquired If there was not
a committee ALREADY appointed 10 meet
the laval commission, ana. beisg IN
formsd that committee nae been np-
pointed for that psrpose, he asked that IL
be instructed according 70 Or. Minors mo
ton. This WIS unanimously agreed 10.
Chairman Bailey Calvert asked Mr.
Proseh what Gen. Alexander's estimate for
the cost OF the canal was. Mr.. Proseh re-
plied. 81 SEQ 00o
Mr.. &. II. Kittinger stated that he was
busy at work upon the report, and the
siatsrsent OF the actzs. cost OF the canal,
etc, would be ready in swo days
IL being learned that there was no civil
engineer on the committee. President Cat
cert added Mr.. J. q. Scurry, So that the
COMMITTEES ROW stands. Messrs. Bailey
Gatzsrt, John +. Hoyt, r. Morris. DIR. Thos-
4. Minor, John Leary, J. =. Metcalfe, Capt
Z. N. Carr. and ]. g. scnrry
ON Mr.. kittinger's motion. Mr.. f. r.
Whittier, 81. Louis Capitalist who has
come 70 siay, was admitted 10 membership
In xte chamber.
Secretary Carr offered his resignation. to
take effect in February. giving as reason
bis inability 10 attend 10 the dates of the
Office, ewing TO the pre.s of other bpsiuess
Though nothing was said In the chsmser
rs; sight sboat IL, is Is HndesstsoS that the
cham Der will select Mr.. Chas. II. Ktttinxsr
to assume the secrenry's lAsors for the en-
suing year. Election OF officers takes place
next month.