The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-05
CHAMBER or c0amERcf.
Secretary Carr Subniss His
Annual Report.
New Oaeers-Dersaies ID Duss-
Heavy List ~ xew Members
--Comnitsees-

&Elx1x SeIzct4ff u II. kzzT1EESr Wk4
kept pretty bEsr for sseut sfte<n zsnstes
lass evening gathering rrxsshe- eseve1
mezhers Of tas Chamber 81 comnercr. or
ensush 70 make Up snarnr
No notice ct fhe meeting had been sent
cas- ard ghe lsek Of xtteaGgnee was due 60
TIE szfiarr Of the members 70 receive the
usual postxlx.
Finally a. SO O'Clock President Bailey
Gstzerf called the szsemhlzxe 70 order. and
sftsr Acting SECRETARY C. r. KI1sznger had
read tiss minutes Of the last meeting they
were dniy approved
sxrxgraag.s AsSrAI REPORT.
The sana&I report os Secretary z. N
Carr wss read 81 folioxs. an. On motion
wss placed on Gle:
SEATTLE W. T., Feb. 4. fsss
To the Chamber Of Commerce az the Cisy
OF seattle-Eeasltmen Is Ia. believe.
usual for an oefceE Of an organization who
resigns his o&3ee 70 make q report al his
ocingx. As the principal duties | hare
been called upon 10 perform during tie
past year as secretary OF SAe Chamber of
Gem merce have been TO collect TIE dxes
and keep the books. ! have very little TO
report IS nav books must SPEAK for them
selves
During the past year many members
have paid theft dues more or less reluctant
~, srd on my last collection trip several
refused absolutely 10 pay dues. alleging As
their reason that the Chamber has ceased
20 be Of any benefs 70 the community. ard
that they considered money paid into IL as
wasted. After receiving a few snch re
fasals gave up trying. TO collect dues,
thinking thafis u0ald be better % wait
until the Chamber took the new start
which has been promised
since became secretary OF the
Chamber six members have resigned
aud 50 new members have been elected.
The actual membership Il Row 100.
u. korn, who appears upon the books
as member of the Chamber, claims To
have resigned prior to my election rs
secretary. | have been unable To Snd anv
record Of his resignation
A. z Mec1lsky. who also appears as &
member, has not been residSat OF the
city during nay term OF Office.
b. =. Kay has always refused to pay his
dues. bat has given 10 particular reason
for his refusal
&DuriE;g FEY term of office have collected
from the members of the Chamber sIlss.
gu OF which viii De properly accounted
EN- CARR.
Mr. POSTS RESIGNATION
The resignation of J. ]. Post was resd,
and on motion vas laid on the table till
ZIG HE&k MCIt1A. AE kE833A tQT kt11S
action was that Mr. Post resigned because
he was about 10 leave the city, aud il was
understood that he has reconx;dered his
determination OF taxing up his abode else
where.
SavY-yAED coMsIrTEg
Chairman Gatzert said he had been au-
thorized at the last meeting to appoint
committee on navy yard. TO confer with
ike committees from the Board of Trade
and City Council. During the interim he
had appointed as such the following
named gentlemen: Mayor R Moran, A.
Begg. ]. g. Scurry, G. II. kittinger, d. E.
Durie. and Thomas Prosch. The chairman
asked IL the committee on navy yard had
anything to report, and Mr.. Begg replied
that TO person was chairman OF the com
Eitiee. and as lar as he knew there was
nothing but progress 10 report.
TmRTy-EIsHr NEW MEMBERS.
The following named gentlemen applied
for aud were elected members of the
Chamber of Commerce. c. Blake. w. H.
Pickering, w. r. Arthur. ID. Hamm, C. II b.
ker, +. b. Boarman, NJ. l. Bald, A. w. Ed
wards, II: W. Miller. n. A. SAnborn. r. j.
@ Squire. A. 7. Reidinger, George H. Van
n. Dodge, G. ii. Rondei, /. s.
Booth. O. G. Root. r. G. Caldwell,
@. A. Reoch, J. f. Ryan, w. c. Emonds,
Z. G. Johnson. ]. Y. ostrander, James A.
Gregory, l. A. Nadeau, J. III. Griffith, d.
Cannon. G. Donworth, l. c. Gilman, Stew
art Z. Smith, +. w. wald. W. Allen aud
Everett smith.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The chairman stated that the next order
of business would be the election OF off,
GERS 70 serve for the ensuing year, and
said, inasmueh Is he had served the Board
for q long time, he was willing 20 step
down and out and let some other gentle
mar act as chairman. New blood, he
said. might infuse q more active life into
the Chamber OF Commerce.
The election was then proceeded With
and resulted as follows. President, Bailey
Gatzert. vice president, Judge ]. p. Hoyf:
treasurer. A. Macintosh: secretary, C. II.
kittinger.
On motion Mr.. Kittinger,s salary was
fxed al IS per month aud he was also d.
rected TO MI the Office OF corresponding
Chairman Gatzert announced that rs
would name the standing committees dur
ing the week.
INSUFFICIENT WHARFAGE.
u. r. SIesz called the attention of the
Chamber 10 the fact that there is q great
deal OF trouble about wharves. ships and
steamboat accom- modations. The matter
had been discussed in the City Council
and by the Board of Trade and each of
these bodies h ad appointed a committee
of three TO look into the matter. He there
fore moved that the chair appoint o like
com saissee 10 act jointly in the premises
with the two committees already in exist
ence. The mo ton was carried and the
chairman appoi nted Amos Brown, Thomas
Prosch and II. p. Loomis IS such COM
mittee.