The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-25
TO Make BIG GUNS.
The Comnnission Hears What Seattle Can
Supply for Them.

Supply for Them.
The Unissd States commission for Z stte for
ran foundry on the Pacific COAT arrived In the
city yesterday morning and vent % tho ainier.
Colonel william r. Crsiehiil. Colonel 81. w.
blossom, Colonel a B. bufinrton ana Major {,
I. Dutton. In company Win NJ. 3. O. Graves
they took trim over tha Madison ssreet - HE
line - Lake Washington. and in the aftsrnoon
visited sevesai other points OF iueerest
In the evening the Communion met at thu
Chamber Of Commerce and heard statenents
fsom several ,eadiug eitisens and persons In
terested on the resources ana facilities for maj.
ing sun castings in seattle There were pres-
emit 4 o. Graves. ". X. McClintock. Judee
Thomas Burke. T. f. wittler. u II Gilman.
John Leary J. n. vi eating. Edmond Meanv
Richard Novins r. Thonss W. proach Eusene
eenple, Joseph eauts and a. W. Hummer. 81 the
Pueet 0ound FifesClay Company: + Marriott
Of Clsvosand: A. Bran. Judre ]. = Ievfa
Major william Clerk. Judge Junius Rocbester.
G. b. Kittfueor Senator souire. r !, Nilner
and others.
Colonel Craiahin said thu nolicv adonted vea
that the government should make the erns ana
that factory mould 81 esfablished There ~
material could b made. They wanted 10 -
the sources Of the supply for these materiaIa
They would like to have oral stafemenfs Of The
requires Of the countrv in coal ana iron r.,
making the best steel ana means OF transporta-
ton for materials and for the INNS which are IN
be put into forts to be erected for heayy euns.
The membeu q the commisuion we're shown
maps Of the country arpund seaftie and M
Gilman explained the resources Of the country
required foe the production of open-hearfh ateel
-tha vefns a hematisa mefsIltc .rd
maxnettc ore In the Dennv md slscit
uinea. the liraestona. the core frow
Niblock and Durham works. the charhosI.
ana the Are-clav He shoveA tn covnvr,..;ors
On The man. Ana told vhaf vss beir~ dcrs -
develop then. He explsined the nlans IT ths
Rirhlsnd eaeel correnv ana .horaN 49, 49,
az rnilrnad nv vhich the mstsrisI. 40 q, -
broueht "a the vorke ana thenca ~ ti6..vs,s.
eecretarv Dodee shoved semnIes ~ ,rcr -.
coke, coal, limestone and Hre-clay. win the
analvsis Of each matarial Ia shorvaa ~. rns
a. tia Take ehore Fss.ern ana Re,t tine -.1,'
road md the route Of the nronosed .hin c.nsi
Judge Burke then addressed the comms..ior
~ ,snsth an the iron non rc.s - ~. nn.r...
Ha ssid ~ nndsrssocd th.t tho ~. :. -. -:
nr.perinr : cIrcular contafninv the MORN ,;cr
desired. but proceeded to stste hriesv Ana IN
He aid that John n Wo,cott of Iev;nr,.,,
Va who Vas veil posted on the suh;sct h.d
,n.6a en- sv.uirat,nn ~ she r.;n.. q, a. r..
o.de rrcrrt.,r, ma hsd revar go, ha,,., -.
fb an IN an Uncle si's mountaip Tn tha s.r,s
INTERNATIONAL M CIV Who MS ona ~ tha At.
coveren of the mines, had found deposit Of
eocd cot,ne coal ahont sortv mile. srnyr AL,
100, srA an the INA NJ the r.ka Shora ,asa
There ve,e also iron ORES On the On sc,t hnt M,
- free from snlnhrr ana nhosnhorns Ha ~
csedss 70 uuote professor RnfYner an the opsI.
itv ana ousnti ty of the iron resources of Kin.
ccuntv And an the chesnneas vith which tbs
-. ror,d - msrrete6 Ha s,.o ,efe,rsd - ~
vs,rs ~ cohjng cosl dsveIo,ea In this sssss
M. SAINTS told of the beds of f3re-clav he h ad
discovered, ana aeciarec u similar 20 that At
T'."..... 49, a. oh,c Tho- "a a,,.a va, va
lusCs.U1s ss1iey :" O.i~ Aney usu guns oe'
yond the experimental ssaec ano were turning
out the best nfe bfick. Ihey could produce
brick for considerably less than any one else on
~. Coast The ulanf n sbout thirty.t rec mile.