The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-20
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Labor Troubles, Public Parks and
Worlds Fair Matters Discussed.

At meeting of the board of trustees of the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday, at which
Messrs Graves, Prosch, Witler Rochester, Kit
finger, Mitten, Davies, Heilbron, Furth and
Nesz were present, the labor troubles at the
coal mines of the oregon Improvement Com
pany were discussed at considerable length,
but no conclusion arrived at Mr.. Ezra
Meeker, of Pierce county, was Endorsed for the
position of executive commissioner of the
Worlds Fair Association. The committee on
streets and parks made wise recommendations
and various other minor matters received atten-
ton.
Mr. Percy w. Rochester, who represents this
comfy in the Worlds Fair Association, repcr iel
that he would proceed 20 Enensburgh toaay 10
be present st an important me , = to be held
there. one the important Asatlres OF that
meeting T. be the select Il Of the executive
eommisSs.oner. Mr.. ROCHESTER desires 70 know
tl1ser his support of. NJ Ezra Meeker, of
Idyaliup. metwith the approval OF the chamber.
: The matter was thoroughly discussed and the
result was the adoption of the following resolu-
tion offered by Mr.. Prosch:
Be IL resolved by the board of trustees of the
Seattle chamber of commerce that in Mr..
T.. Il. Meeker, of the town OF Puyallup, in
Pierce county, we recognize a man of energy,
activity, enterprise, intelligence, information
and public spirit, broad minded, fair and just to
all sections and people, of long residence and
IN the
executive commissioner to represent the whole
state of Washington at the Columbian exposi-
ton in Chicago in 1928; and be ii further
Rcsolued, That this board comme1ds the past
efforts of its King county representative in the
Washington Worlds fair commission to secure
the election of Mr.. Meeker to this difficult, re-
sponsible and honorable position, and it urges
upon him a continuance OF these efforts to q
successful elimination.
Major Hayden and Mr.. Aver. of the committee
on streets and parks. reported that in their
opinion the chamber could assist in procuring
action looking to the establishment of perma-
nent city parks by making some positive recon-
mendation.
Mr.. Aver reported with reference to the park
grounds at present the property of the city, and
recommended that, il possible, small park be
secured near the center OF the city, and sug-
gestcd for this purpose part OF the present uni
! versity grounds. He also suggested securing
lands for park purposes more remote from the
center of poplation. 1t was his opinion that the
park commissioner of Seattle be urged to secure
an experienced botanist and borticulturalist,
and to lease or purchase suitable grounds
containing the greatest possible variety
OF soil and other conditions for an experimental
station where all desirable trees and shrubs
suitable Tor park purposes may be grown and
| tested.
Major Hayden said that the committee would
/ recommend the planting OF shade trees on the
! graded streets of the city. Their idea was to
| have an Arbor day designated and create an in.
terest in the identifying of streets and grounds
| by the planting of trees and shrubbery. He also
called attention to the fact that very few of our
streets were properly designated by name on
corners or intersections, thus making it almos,
impossible for a stranger to find any particular
locality with ease.
Mr. Prosch for the special committee spoke O
an interview they had had with Mr.. Charlie,
Evans OF the park commission in which he hat
expressed the hope that they could at som,
future time, secure through the sale of bond
100000 for park purposes. Upon motion of Mr.
Furth further consideration of this subject o.
parks was postponed until the next meeting O
the board.
report of the money committee with refer
ence TO the fostering of many industries wal
| read, accepted and ordered filed.
communication from Mr.. Frank I. Blodgett
president OF the Theosophical Society of Seattle
making application for the lease of the room il
the Chamber OF Commerce building was upor
motion of Mr.. Furth granted.
letter from the Graphic Syndicate News
paper party, which was presented at the las
meeting and laid over, was upon motion of Mr.
Furth, ordered referred to the printing and ad
vcrtising committee.