The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-09
IHfcHaMBER or COMMERCE.
Proposition Of q Delegation fresn
Union County. Oregon.
MS Pianaea TO Make Aia Wheat and
Produce shipnents 70 Paxes
Sound.

49, &54@&<t t-@-@1t&s@& Va 49, E&2t WI
az Commerce d.. s. A. Weed acted e.
chairman and r W. Rochester - seeFc-
sary. owing % the absence Of the regular
oGieeTs
a delegation % sifIzsns Of Union county.
Oregon, YES present, and On naofion Of
Ttoraas Proseh they were invited 70 stats
she object 81 their visst first their ere
dentisis we're presented They read a.
follows.
.sTnss = 10 eextify tkaf as j0iat meeting
held Il UEsn1, Union county. 0Fsxosz, Oh
re IL dag Of April, 1850. Of The committees
xs{Iey IL the matter Of the anhzzay aske<s
81 the Oregon Il Washington Territory
Rsfsrnad Company fps the extension a. the
sa,d rzsIr0sd into tise f5ran1 Eouae valley.
fhe following nanseG perSpns were ap-
solnted 70 Represent the sad committees,
% acs for and represent shz said com
nsstees IA presenting their claims and
sssicifing AID from the people q Tacoma.
6eaftie and the sfgGs1e country II raising
ffe required subsidy. The committee
sr5ersed ii Is follows s l. NcElnsie. If
surnmeryiIle. i 4. &cI1aniel. Of coye: L.
B Einehast. o. Iai0n, and W.. r. Carroll.
q Uniea.
aR d. Ro1ckmsn, chairman OF the
z1mrnery5lie committee
a. z. Mcdaniel. cheirnaa q the Core
. d EeDasseI, ehairnaa d tie Elgia
ssnutffze
~ + Carroll. chairman 81 the Taion
eoUnsftee-
PROPOSITIONS ~ THE prLEaA1sos.
The four members Of the delegation,
Who were present, presented a proposition
20 fhe chamberof Commerce.. Ii amounted
70 This: g. W. Haut, the manager Of the
Oregon and Washington Territory RAILWAY
Company, has offered 20 extend his system
from Walia WaIEs 10 Union over the Hue
mountains aud through the Grznie Ronde
valley 10 Enl0U. 3 distance of ~ rifles. pro
ylGed he IL fsyen subsidy Of sis0. Coo,
right-of-way aid depot gro1uSS In CON
sfderasion 81 tAis sabsldy the Ufsgor and
Washington Territory Railway Company
agrees 10 complete the road TO Union. via
sumfneryille. on Or before the La DAY OF
September. ltss5. The company siiso agrees
10 transport o. consent 10 Be trans
ported 10 some eongenielis hsgiscr
Of shipment ~ Underwater NJ Puget sound
Mi produce 81 the country thai may desire
10 be transported az 4 rate not % exceed
the rate ca such produce charged Dy The
Oregon Railway 4 Navigation Eompany.
0ne.had al the subsidy u 70 BE paid when
the track II laid 70 Union, and tie remain
ing oae-haif IA year fhefeirorn. and 70
h&8f AAF@&ereA 81 tag AAtI VI Y frN4 $3.50 E&$
nnnHfa. 1T vas explained fhas the people
Of Union county had raised. up to April /.
after two and hail months 81 hard work.
the SUM Of ffEz.6 coo, and fhoBghf they
coud increase this 20 glsoDo0 IL was
necessary 20 raise so 900 more Ia order 10
purchase rsghfeoi-way and ground for Dc
pots As, In the opinion Of the committee.
Seattle would bG benefited by thi8,
the sum OF $4,000 would be asked
from her eislzens aud $4,000 frofn
Tacoma. The Grand Ronde valley gas
described as grsst cereal, has and beef
growing country. From one warehouse In
the valley 900 carloads OF produce was
shipped In 1883. aud she total shipped from
the valley amounted 10 between 1000 and
5000 carloads In 1888. In addition 10 this
there are the richest ~ mines ia Union
county. 1t cost Is per ton 70 ship wheat
from Unioa 90 Portland and 81 per ton 10
get II 20 the moafh OF the colamhia. The
desire was 20 save this y per ton by ship
ping 70 Seattle aud Tacoma, aud this was
where Seattle could get its money back If
the s1D,ops was raised here. The wheat
and other produce could he shipped via
the Oregofs & Washington railroad and
Norfhern Pacific railroad TO the sound.
The delegatloss desired 20 have an early
answer, AS reply 10 q w. Hunts PROPOSE
ton would have To he fled ia day ertwo
IL FAVOR or TIE PLAN
Col Frank Parker made brief address
In favos of the sabsldy and sontended that
the connecting of the commercial inter
ests OF Oregon aud Washington Territory
In the manner outlined would prove 81
great benefit to Seattle and the Sound gen
orally. All seattle had TO 10 was 10 raise
the amount asked for and the great wealth
OF the bnnch grass region OF Oregon weuld
fall into her hands.
On motion OF Mr. Arthur the motion .sas
referred % the railroad csumittee with In
stzuctsonx to meet the uni1n county dele
CATION today 70 talk the matter over with
fhrna
r. III. Cam made brief speech In favor
Ut the subsidy. Dir. CaEa said he hoped
the railroad committee wenid give the
matter the attention II deserved.
AYPLIcAsxs FOR syMBEgsHr.
Th.nas rrosch. OF the membership com
mitiee, handed ia tho following list OF APP
plicants for membership. and they were
deiy elected members OF she beard.
G. II, Thompson. j. s. Lorraine, faefun
Ingels, vi. +. Peck, Charles H.
Pierce. II. ". Higgins, L. Reinir.
A. r. Randall. G. w Ferris. Geo H.
Foster, x. B. Albersseii, J. r. Mcknight,
chas. <. Jenner, G. =, Cenoyer. NJ. 81.
Holmes. Harry White. Francis A. He'll. Geo
y. snow, r. VI. Lake. J. y. Ts9wmau. John
lsugston. ghas, Craig, x. t. Thorne. q. A.
Hill, John r. Miller. paai Il. Mohf