The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-15

IN the city. and Z dispositton 70 coufribute
to Ill means necessary u e10ct Z b0i3dirg
on he ground donats1 by one & ~ oldest
pionsers IN The city. cszne viii that
crowd. and although I may hsvs hsd =
few advantages. have been nearly I'll my
life on the frontier. beyond he reach q
libraries, uheFs could hsye gnrnered
greater store Of knowiedee. am Z
SeattIife. I have iivrd here sincs 1881 I
have always taken . deep interest
in the development OF TIE city
upon which such eulOgios have been
It first IN III that viii make Il . great city.
6rst in population and hrst in The laFge-
ness ard generousfty Of it, public inssi-
tutions
Il expect this to b great city -the
pser il not the superior Of San Francisco IN
the cycle Of years. and I want it 70 have
not only large volume OF business but TO
pcssess high intellectual and moral tone.
And no reader means presents itself than
the establishment Of fne public library.
[Appiause-l
II believe that of al the instrumentaIi-
ties now in operation the churches. lawyers
lIaughterl, schools viii impeI it forward to
q nobier civilization Years ago some Of
rs, including Judge Burke and Judge Ham
ford, felt the need OF . pAblic library. The
movement resulted in raising 5000, which
we're spent in books, and it Was intended
to found . free library. But dissensiSns
arose, there was no proper place to put
the books and they were handed over to
the University, where they now are Those
books are avaiiablc now. They can b
made the nucleus OF this proposed institu-
ton. They are fun collection and you
will need no further guarantee Of their
character when tell yon that l selected
most of them myself" Laughtsr.
Judge Jacobs then urged the ladies to
make personal appeal to the liberal
hearted men of the city and they would
meet with ready response.
Rev. q. A. Tewksbrry was called upon.
He said be was glad TO have the privilege
of giving place to those who had spoken
from the place usually occupied by him
ton. There was large feeling
and he was very glad to
lead his influences in behalf Of the object Of
that meeting. He referred to the wonder
full development of the city, even in the
short time since he first became citizen Of
Seattle. but il could not accomplish every
thing at once. Still. the finer things have
not been forgotten in the rush of business.
There was desire for larger and finer
churches, and he was sure, too, that this
library vas coming. This meeting was
prophetic Of the certainty Of its establish
ment The reverend gentleman quoted
from Sir John Herchel testimony TO the
advantages Of taste for reading. "A
reader said he, sis . denizen Of
all places: contemporary of oil
ages" He dwelt at some length upon
the inestimable value such IN institution
would be to the working people. whose
leisure hours could not be better occupied
than in the cultivation of the taste for
reading. He advocated ready access to
pure and sound literature as the best
means to combat an inclination for
pruriont hooks and objectionable newspa-
pers.
Judge Hanford then closed the meeting
with an earnest sdinonition to the ladies to
persevere in their task. and personally en-
list the interest Of men whose purses, he
was sure. would be generously opened.
The meeting adjourned. subject to cali at
later date.