The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-15
NEWS OF THE wEAraER.
General Greedy Writes to the Cham
OF Commerce.

General Greedy Writes to the Chamber
Of Commerce.
Yesterdays meeting OF the trustees Of the
Chamber of Commerce was presided over hv
President Lesry. Those present were Measrs
Davies, Farth, Graves. Hebron, Prosch.
Rochester, shaubus and Whittier. The follow.
ing letter was read from General A. W. GreeIv.
chief signal oficer, in reply to one sent by the
Chamber Of Commerce, asking for the establish
ment OF q signal station here:
"Ihe chief signal officer has the honor to &C.
knowledge the receipt of your communication
OF the sd ultimo, requesting the establishment
of signal station in your city, and bexs 10
inform you IN reply that Washington Is already
well supplied with stations of the chars ter you
desire. Fort Candy, Olymypia, Port Angeles.
Spokane Falls and walla WalIa have full sta
tons. while third-rate station is established AT
Taioosh island There is also q repair station n
Neah bay, and special display stations at Port
Townsend az well as one in your own CITY. IL
will therefore be obvious to yourself that the
general interests OF the state have been ahun.
dainty provided for, and while the chief sigma,
officer by no means undertakes the value or i'm.
portaace of Seattle. yet he is unable with
the appropriations at his disposal tn
establish an additional station solely in local
interests Such action on his part would
necessitate the closing OF q station p.rhaps A.
some more promiHent point, and where the
general interests OF the state had not been a
fully provided for as those of Washington.
Should local interests in your CITY demand
the establishment OF q special station the chief
signal oficer will be glad to provide therefor
should the necessary steps be taken 10 obtair,
an appropriation for the purpose
AS already stated, station already exists at
Seattle for the display Of wind signals. An oh.
server being paid by this service $3.50 for each
disrlay. Mr. Richardson. OF the Central school
in your city. has made applications for fo,s.
casts lar the display OF weather signals, and has
been informed in reply that IL he vonld M
cure the necessary flags, the reports womb ha
forwarded by telegraph ct the expense az th;,
service Ii is thought that the display Of wind
s'gnals aud those for weather, should Mr.. Rich.
sfason procure tae hags. will temporarily serve
local needs
Assuring you of my desire to SUNNY =. f.r
as practical with the appropriations AZ INV dis
posai the Interests OF your chamb Der. am ssc -
Upon notoR OF Mr.. Graves seconded nv NJ
heAorou, the secretary was directed to comic,
with Professor Richardson, ascertain mat
proposition he had made to the government for
the display OF weather signals. and report ., the
next meeting.
A letter from Mr. Chaplin. tenierinp hi. ra.,r-
nation as trustee was read, and ordered ala
over until the next meeting
Bills presented by CLERKS OF enumeration
working under Mr.. Leddy and NJ. RireIo.
amounting 10 "a. were ordered paid.
The secretary called attention TO the corres.
ponoence Win reference TO manufactures
which be was answering without refe,rin. =,
the board. in order 10 facilitate matter, ana
avoid delay. Secretary Dodge asked for in.
ssruetions concerning this correspondence and
was directed to continue TO handle il
Secretary Dodge staTed that he had tss.r mn
the matter Of sugar-beet culture and the NJ
daciion OF sugar from heets. He was in cores
ponaence with some OF the large sugar produe-
ers with Q view OF encourssinv ths
industry. and secure the iocst,oa NJ
the manufacturing here. Cpon mot;cn
OF Mr.. Writer the secretary was directed 70 write
TO Mr.. Bailey Gstxert. who is now in GERMANY
and request that he investigate the mater ~