The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-21
THE NEW CHAMBER.
Inquiries Already Pouring in
on the Officers.
4 woolEn MANS QUERIES,
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sr~re~rousence l. azsesdy pouring IN IN
fhe officers 81 the Chamber Of tosnfnsrne
from sii parts Of Tie coaHsry sns the sc
eesnty Of fbe organization - becoming
every day nsore and nssrs apparent Many
rorrespondeuis vsns 70 know ths chances
sor easanees enterprises IN Seattle ard the
stnfe - tasgs and others iSqasre for stasis-
tics in regard 70 wagss IN The different
mechanical pursuits The officers have
hsen attending 10 these letters In the best
way they could for seyerxi weeks hut they
take 20 much time that tbs rev secretary
viii hsss iargs amount OF work ~ do Inn
rne<1isteiy upon bis arrival
The following Istter from large WOODEN
manufacture In Ohio Is . s2mgie OF some
al the correspondence pouring IN upon
the Chamber Of Commerce:
ehszss<s Of ConEerss. seattle. xash. -~tssrss<-
sa<n. We havs been fhinksag Of enanxtsx our
kesffon and wouIA be pleased 20 receive any
wsci raised in pear county ard state. the HsE-
Ret Tor wool and wooIsn Eoods In the locAlsfs,
The iOealS0n of The nearest so0sen ssliA What Ia
aucemenfa yoa ccaid efer for . frs:-elass sHs-
- mill. ard any osbsr information on TIE sab
ye<G We ere In correspondence Win spokane
Fazis snd other pisass In ysss state bat would
p<efgs your city. DO tbs citizens Of sesft1e want
woesen mill, snd would one par there Yours
truly. -
Ia answer 20 this letter. President Lezry
forwarded the following Information:
s,~~stem>~-I haze ire honor 70 seknowieaze
rspssm ~ yossr lesssr Of the Iss inst. and take
pleasure In xsving 100 the information desired
The WOOL prp6urs Of the Puget sound region. OF
whtrh seattle ~ the csntsf. amounts 70 about
zAcne pounds PER annum Ia qualify u nrxt-
eloas equal 70 willamette valley. ef any other
wool ia fhs eeaniry- The average annual whole
ale price d ~ cents . pennd. wooi II more
generals and extensively produced 10 tne east
esn hall Of the state than Ia Tie western. The
product there 10 about ta1,sop pounds per
aunum-
me WOOL isseif h OF excellent quality. but is
ksnesaEiy asrty. containing crest deal Of sand
and asksIi dnst While azfy si,oat 20 pounds
~ western wool can be esasnmsd In . sack. s0o
pounds 81 eastern eAn- Eastern Washington
wool nssaaliy sells 81 10 10 fz cents pound. ID
esnss being received occasionally for tho best
and cieanest
The neasess WOODEN snils Is ri Oregon City.
nearly 10 mlies 70 the south. Upon the whole
Pacific cosst sse four mills oaiy, their CON-
hlned consumption taking less than one fourth
the wool grown In California. Oregon and
WsshingtoB-
There h no question sssas the coast IL more
6esirsbie for the location Of manufactures than
The interior The population IL greater and
eommnnieation IL more easy Coal aud ium-
her arc cheaper and wafer more abundant
Passenger and frsight rates are lower. sites are
10 10 obtained for Iissis or nothing
All the wool that can be uscd by one, two
or . d0xea factosssa can be obtained. The
prossuct d Increasing continually. Thirty
million pounds were ssnt out from the Pacific
coast dssisg The pase year. Many ships came
here from Australia empty. They would bring
WOOL we're there demand for II
There ID no reason 20 doubt that WOODEN
mill In seattle. conducted upon sound business
upon the moncy invested
The following letter Was received about
TIRES weeks ago and came from large
iron manufacturer Of Sacramento. CAL:
TO ths ssassle chsmber Of commeres. Seattle.
waxh.--Gsnti<m<~: I have been for some time
engaged In pssfscting, ana have nov completed.
all plans and sssimasss foe the establishment, OF
. large steel rolling mill plant on this coas. n
wna my original intention 70 locate the works
IN dis immediate nsighborhood. bat have been
savised BY parties convtrsant with your local
surroundings iss being Possessed Of greater adj
v.ntagesl 70 delsy my fnal decision until hear
from you VIII you therefore kindly forward
me ell facts ana data. with copies Of sueh charts
and maps bearing upon the mineral and coal
deposits OF your state. and eli data relating TO
transportation facilities by water or rail-.
II would be superauous for me 20
diiaie on the many advantages that would &C.
rFne &c any community where such az enterprise
II loci ted. a. 10 would be the nucleus around
which auxiliary works would follow; notably
various mechanical industries. including steel
ahipbaiidiu4. etc. etc.
should yoa think yosr citizens sufficiently en-
terpsisinx 10 welcome and forward tho interests
a. sue.h industries. please communicate with
ne ~ your earliest convenience.
Other manufacturers are in correspond
ence with the chamber. some OF them he
ing ~ far away az Massachusetts,, and IL il
not unlikely that the organization will, In
short time. succeed In securing for the
city many desirable manufactures.
The full list OF the members OF the
chamber. in It's organized form. is as fol-
lows
G ". kitfneer. Ra MeEnsire,
H. ?. Meserve. ~ D. rornery.