The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-11
OPENING OF ALASKA.
Pack Trail to the Yukon Basin
Is Desired.
NATIONAL w. c.T.U. CONVENTION
subjects Considered by the Chamber Of
Mineral ufactures.

AT yesterdays meeting of the trustees of the
Chamber OF Commerce Jacob Furth, Thomas w.
Proseh, A. NJ. Brookes, A. p Burwell, w. r.
Ballard, Griffith Davies, W. r. Forrest, James r.
Haydeu, 4. c. Kilbourne, John II. McGraw,
Percy W. Rochester. C. NJ. Sheafe, E. r. Wittler
and Joshua NJ. Wrestling were present
Mr. Burwell called attention to the fact that
the people OF Juneau, Alaska, were preparing
petition to the general government TO have
tran Tor pack horses surveyed and opened across
the coast range to the headwaters OF the Yukon
river In order to reach the rich placer mines of
the YUKON basin. Mr.. Burwell thought that
the Development Of the mining industry there
would stimulate seattles growing trade with
Alaska, and that Seattle should do what it
loud 10 secure the petition. The members OF
the board were of the same opinion, but the
matter was laid over until it could be presented
In more definite FORM
Joshua NJ. Wrestling. chairman of the legisla-
tive committee, made a report on the proposed
charter amendment for giving manufacturing
concerns specially low tax rates. The report
says:
Section OF article of the constitution of the
state OF Washington provides that call property
IN Il, the state, not exempt under the laws OF the
United states or under this constitution, shall
De taxed In proportion to It's value, to be sseer-
tanned as provided by law" and section III of
that ''ths legislature shall provide by law uni
form ana equal rate OF assessment for taxation
on all property In the state according to its value
n money and shall prescribe such regulations
by general law shall secure just
valuation for taxation of all property,
30 that every person and corporation shall
pay y. taa IN proportion to the value OF his, her
These sections of the constitution in the opin-
Ion OF your committee, contemplate uniform
lty OF assessment and taxation upon all classes
OF property.
The report continues:
M in -
interest OF manufacturing industries = special
rate OF taxation is imposed, the constitution
provides Pre- that "all taxes shall be uniform upon
the same classes of subjects within the territor-
ial limits of the authority levying the tax" 1t
is under this constitutional provision that man
ufscturing Industries are made one class.
The conclusion of the report was that under
the circumstances the proposed amendment was
out OF the question.
request was received from the Women's
Christian Temperance Union that the Chamber
OF Commerce telegraph an invitation to the
national convention of the union in Boston,
asking that the next convention be held in Seat
lie in November, 1892 The state union and the
city branches have sent invitations by express,
and 1t il expected that Governor E. ?. Ferry and
Mayor White will telegraph. The trustees of
the chamber voted to grant the request
Mr.. Burwell, of the special educational COM
mittee, read parts of letter from E. O. Graves,
. who was in New York when the executive COM
mittee OF the National Educational Association
voted on the place for the next meeting. Mr..
Graves writes that the vote of Professor Green
wood was placed in the hands of Messrs. Cook
and Calkins, who cast IL in favor of Saratoga,
thus giving Saratoga three votes to Seattles two
Mr.sGraves feels that the work for the conven.
ton has not been lost, a. the committee seemed
to favor Seattle for 1894. In 1898 the convention
will 60 to Chicago.
letter was read from Frank B. Cole, secre-
tary of the Washington Lumbermen's Associa-
ton, urging the chamber to do what 1t could
for tha success OF the meeting Of the association
here November IT, At that time the members
of the executive committee of the state Worlds
fair commission will be present to show the
plans for the Washington building at Chicago
The trustees rendered the use OF the rooms OF
the chamber.
Mr.. Davies presented a communication from
the postmaster general calling for statistical
information concerning the production of pre-
cious metals IN this state for the calendar year
1891. A special committee consisting OF Mr..
Klbourne, Mr.. Wrestling and Secretary J. w.
Dodge was appointed to gather information to
answer this request and similar one from
Superintendent W. II. Dimond, OF the United
States mint at San francisco.
An application for q site for flour mill and
one for nail factory were referred to the manu-
featuring committee.
letter from c. A. snowden, secretary Of the
Tacoma Chamber OF Commerce, asking that the
Seattle chamber pass resolutions endorsing the
Torrsy bankruptcy bill 1t SO happened, how
ever, that the chamber passed resolutions in
favor of the measure last April
President Furth appointed Mr.. Forrest. Mr..
Proseh and Mr.. Wrestling a committee to con-
slider the matter of remaining the streets.
1t had been the intention to have Senator
Watson c. Squire to attend the meeting in order
10 confer with him in regard to the matter of O
gun foundry on the Pacific Coast; but since ac-
curate data in regard to the production of iron
and steel was not at hand, the subject was de-