The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-10
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Many Matters for the City's Good Dis
cussed by Trustees.

Many Matters for the City's Good Dis
cussed by Trustees.
AT yesterdays meeting of the trustees OF the
Chamber Of Commerce Messrs Dawes. Furth,
Gravs, kittingsr. Mtiten. Proseh, Rochester
and Wit er were present. In y sSr ,lulei
transportation facilities TO ays harb Or, took
up the ma ter OF the ma l facto-y, tue ton age
bill and hunter o misc ,ilaneous affairs.
Mr.. Proscn of red re ointion appointing
Jonn Leary, J. B. Nick izau, Andres Cnilbesg
aud U. a.. Spelcef a committee To set ure the es-
tail shment III s;Attle of foreign cJnsuistes anu
consular tgrneies.
Dr. Mitt.n reported verbslly IN the matter Of
Transports ion facilities between Sc title I'D
Gray's harboL He said that sir. Ste war;, chair
mau of the mercantile committee, had consid-
cred the m tier WITH him and pep red TBper
TO be signed BY shippers. authorizing tae seer =
tsry tosscure boat TO iun direct from Seattle
to kamilcnle, and promising their Patronage to
tie boat 60 secured.
Secretary j. W. Dodge stated that he had Sc
cured tins signatures Of III. leading mtrcaants
aud had n, en- J. b. Carse, II the steamer Cas-
cade, with !. ferense To having that boat begin
the service ON Monday next The arrangement,
however. had not been definitely concud-d.
secretary J. w. Dodge read lett RS co iceraing
]. Il. Gray, who wishes 10 start Laii factory
here The letters sHow Ar. CIR TO be compe-
" III uihH VI uiSH Inc mat CT WIS re-
ferred to Mr.. Fred T. Sands r aud the committee
on manufactures, VINO will push tnr pr ject
letter was received from James b. Mont.
gomery, OF Portianl, asking the chamber TO
urge the Washington repfesen atives Ia Congress
to have the tonnage dill now pending anne I'd I'd
50 that The distance for subsidies may be ex-
tended 10 10000 miles for ali ships siding from
Psci fc ports 10 Great Britain or the cont mt
OF Europe. The tonns &c subsidy limit In the
orr .inal ball Is 1905 miles. The ma Ter was re.
f,rred 10 Mr.. Prosch and the committee on
legislation.
Mr.. P,osch presented the following resolu.
ton, lch was adopted:
Resolved, That tue bus ness OF the res;au-
rant must and shall be conduete up n the ca h
hasis, and that the caterer be instructed 10 re-
iuse credit to any m emocr upon any conside q
ton Whatever"
communication was received from the New
Yo,k Board OF Trade anu Transfer asking the
chamber 10 favor resolutions urging congress to
pass bill for Sc uriag stat. site by the census
bureau concsring the e,ectrical Industry in the
United states The subj CT was referred to the
seer tary and the committee on leg alton.
Mr.. Prosch aud Mr.. Graves, ol the special
committee TO see the county commissioners
about hsv ng the county defray the Expense III
CURED by the chamber for the Spoksne exposI-
ton, reported that the commisso lers had Sc 1T
a check for sos TO-
Mr.. Davies brought up the matter OF reference
books for IN chamber. and was direc. ed TO
pr coed in accordance with his st jud gment.
Secretary J. W. Dodse present q a re port. OF
which a synopsi. has already been print, d,
cone erning the culture of sugar beets. The re-
port WAS aecepte aud the secretary directed to
continue ths Investigation.
communication was read from Mr.. D. E.
Duric, showing how Tacoma was trying 10 diy..t
trade from Seattle. The secretary was aithor-
lied 10 gather Iurther in ormaton on the SUI iect
Permission was grant d TO the Cons, rvatory Of
Aris for the use OF the chamber Tor a tree mus.
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