The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-15

The renfs and ssses oi The Last quarter Of 80.
II ufu BE- observed. more than doubled those Of
tbs ccrresDcnding quarter Of The year pfevtous-
Could there BE- more ouncinsfve and convincing
and Of the need Of public busi1inE, shan =
furnished b. these ngurse advertisements from
the local posfoGkcsg
The Cnited states land once in Seattle dia
. ercater business In 1850 than any other land
once In the country. million and . quarter
scses were disposed Of. and were the surveys
snfacieutiy extended. double that number
would be taken during the current year. Dus-
ing the aeveu months ending January 81. lsa0.
the sales alone amounted 10 $43s. So. III average
OF o6z,z21 : month. or n. D3 day. Including
the register and receiver and two special agcnta
eleven men ore employed In the cfice. me
government psys nothing for rent, and tae o1i-
ecn are compelled - do the best they can from
their personal meaua Were they ~ well hxed
in o1dees - private real estate dealers ore. they
would BE- put 70 an expense Of not les than $40
= mouth
Seattle is The location for the inspectors Of
steam vessels for washington and Alaska They
too. are required By penufious government 70
furnish their own OMEGA The duties Of these
gentlemen arc many. dIficalt, arduous and Inn
p0rsant- The shipping interests are vast In
fact. the enfrnneea and eseafances Of vessels ex-
ceed those Of any other customs disfsict IN the
Uaised States except that 81 New York
King county he's always furnished the United
States with IL courtroom and oikices for Judge
and clerk The United States marshal for the
territory and the attorney have long found It
necessary. owing 70 the greater businsss done
here, to have their Offices and dwellings In Se-
attic. Suitable apartments for the court, the
Judge. clerk. attorney. marshaI. commissioner
and juries In an eligible private building
would cost 600 month.
The customs service ID represented In Seattle
By deputy collector and two inspectors There
Is branch Of the Marine hospital, with ply
stefan. The signal services hiss also representa-
tive omceu Of the coast and geodetic survey
make this city their headquartsrx Seattle IL .
coaling port Tor United STATES veUela A point
opposite the city. and sniy twelve miles dis
taut, Wa recommended In 1850 BY naval COM
mission, authorized by congress, - the most
most suitable place north Of CALI
sornia for the establishment Of . navy
yasd These things are referred to. and many
others might be, simply 10 show the centralixa-
tie. and TO emphAsixe the nscessify for . build
ing In which they ali. or the greater part OF
them. should have their location.
II = private individual or incorporated COM
pany were 70 build house for 70 many en-
ploycs ~ the Federal government now has here.
aud n likely 10 have. and for the transaction Of
such . vast amount Of business ~ II done in
seattle by the government. he OF e would not
think Of expending less than >5o0ooo for the site
and building.
Were the United States conrt, the poetof1ce,
the land once and other branches Of the service
~ cliGihly, comfortably and handsomely housed
10 private buildings - Wescaatile distributions
and professional men are. and like rents paid
the coes per month would Be fully e2.0oo A gov
eminent parsimonfous 10 the verge OF dishon-
esty. and with tsoo. 600 in the treasury. saves
i.soo Of this amount By the location Of Its post
ofice in . cheap. out-ofthc-way place, and by
thrasting the rest Of the burden upon ~ oficial
servants and the public Ct large
Two thousand dollars a month, or $4,000 .
year. ID per cent (which the government 10
now paying on . portion Of il bonded In
debtednessl on 3Sooooo aud ID 3 per cent (which
the government pays on the remainder Of its In
ferest~bearing debt) on tsao.0)o
The Chamber OF Commerce Of the caty Of &C.
attic believes that In view OF the present
enormous business and Of the certain great fu-
fnre growth Of tho city. the expenditure OF
100000 or $780, COO on pablo building wonld be
fully iustifsed II tnis time, and u asks that an
appropriation be made by congress In accord
ance with this view.
JOHN LEARy,
President Chamber Of Commerce.
THOMAS w. PaoecH
Chairman OF Comm1tsecS
G. n. KsrrISeKR.
sasreatarv