The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-19
NO FAVORS SOUGHT.
Chamber Of Commerce and the
Northern Pacific.
THE RAILROAD IS FOR HELENA


GDZa EssHY ESZzyofEg ne ez8s1ssS o oc@~ss>
20 yeeesgs the National Issc5srS' Asso-z7-
ton for 1ssz awakened coBSiderzols dis
cussIsn and lively interest. The rssolz-
ton concerning the revision Of the ezty
charter vas Withdrawn 20 - presented -
the NEXT meeting
The following letter received from Ger
eraG Passenger Agent Fee, Of the Northern
Pacific. was read
xrJ.w. Dodgs, Secretary sesssls CssEsosr -
f0rnrs-ee-Dsz~ SIR Era ksrs 1n ny rsszE7
Yo1r ksSer q A1gass4 r = 4y sn4srs.zz1z8g
fnss .. Toroaso Hesszs Esessys1 "a h8gaes.
Eamher 81 V0sss - sS115zsss ~ Ez&sz q zzesz-
fax, with s2rstogz sses21 ant sSsts1< sal<z- i
also ua1srstsn1 freEn Helena zszssssa1&c Sao
PASSED tsroEga here recently fass shs eczssTs-
tss would visit taesr city s0zz> tine
20 1eseTrsnsng If - city q Hes-
ena we're IA position o. esz1G gssee toszzssSves
IN position 20 seeszzo3&ss TIE $50 o. 800
teachers Who viii VISIT t1<s posrst sAozL1 = -
6ses6e9 % tod s5e teSehsrs meeting Sse-s n
1se2
We have nes hess asked either directly 81 IN
directly 70 sKte1f sny fsvoEs % this e0zs xftses,
bat On TIE eonf<&-y oss q sc representatives Of
TIE HsIsHe eOEzs1sSes stated. 81 A5s r>s1ra fr9za
Tosozso, tat ne xe1tkersez named IN y0Gs ses-
Ter o. fheSE trlp 70 HszsEs w01ls PAP fef- fares.
tie sane oE1zZzry passengers. 30 fz&s TIE
have been written IL not quite correct How
sTer y0u esn rest assured IL any fxvors are ex-
tsB6ed 70 this COMMITTEES IN e0zDeesloa WITH
fSe3r trip % Helena, s13 tsS con Esisxe@ ten
decide against Eslsrz aa1 Gsss.e % va. Sc
sfsie. IL seattle can be e2ssEt@ined sseoad
ea03es instead of ssrssogz- ws shall a no var
osseyfmfa&te sgsznss your esty. bzT viii reader
s1en facilities 81 E1sy os proper aa6sr tie c8r-
ezraszsnees+
nsg say IA closing that / psE forth speeisE
eE1Fts % End ont vel u advance og TIRE To
Tonto Meeting 5gst ghat cities proposed - zaake
canvass for t5s teachers meeting IN isSz. 1Es
slthouza wrote oar general agent IN S@zts4e 20
look Hp eertasl. parties whose NAMES gave AHA,
he d36 not ayp@aF 70 - abe % seeaEs Gay IN
formation 10 tns effect that -s4ttfe inssTsse1 20
risxe canvass Oh sA5s oSesssoa, although ozr
friends Of the Caas1lEa Psesse came into THE
feld ss Toronto evidently having had tass ia
formation weeks IN edvznee-
We were therefore placed ss slight 6iszdvsn-
fsge, and were not able 20 reader that al &ad
assistance which gossId easily have been IL oar
power had We reeefve1 prior aosscS from saT Of
your people sasb0rize1 70 SPEAK 81 yozF int@a-
t.ons WITH reference 70 this matter.
CEazLxs FKF
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
The following is the reply in full sent by
Secretary Dodge:
sEATTLE, Aug Is. fss.
Charles ). Fee, ESQ. 9. r. and 7. A---Dsar s9ys
J Reg 20 seknowIsGgs reee3pt Of ySEr favor Of
the i0fh instant. and traxnaen ss I ind froEa
your BefteF that you have not been n possession
of all the facts connected with thiA ease. and IN
order that you nasy be faIiy seaaEinted with
tire circumstances OF which yoar sabaEdinsses
haze he'd full knowledge since early IN TIE seA-
son, beg 20 particularly refer 70 The lsss TWO
essrses In Jour letter AMI state that have il
tevviexsd the superintendent Of Our public
schools together with seTsrsl professors Na0 In
formed ze that % early az JKarR-y last they
commenced the agitation ~ hCl6iaz tire
convention In Seattle. kEow tHis 20 hs
tse truth for tire reason that two Of tie p-oEes-
s0Fs approached nae dnFing the month ot Jan
cary upon this subject and sske4 me 70 as6 them
fn securing the cooperation Of TIE Ch&mb@f Of
ComneTes IN their eSorss- Thess gentlemen IN
formed me that no representative NJ yOzr c0z-
psny made any Inquiries prior 20 the holding Of
the convention ia Toronto 20 TIE wishes Of
Seattle "a this matter. 20 soon a. q wss DEF
ritely determined 70 canvass the matter at To-
ronto and take steps To secure the eonyea lion 81
SEATTLE for Isaz the mater ives presented 20 TIE
Chamber Of Commerce, and orr Bead Of Trace
appointed q special committee, which committee
conferred with yoar general sgen, ia this city
win reference 20 the best course 70 pursue IN
order ~ secure the results desired This was
done with your company alone, the Canadian
fscihc nor Union Psciae were neither con
Ngited At that time. ! enclose herewith
copies q eorrespondence reeeiTsd from
year general agent IN this city
addressed 70 our president, together with copy
81 letter addressed % Mr. Sadeaa By Mr. A D.
Charlton. your assistant On this coast. which
eonelusfvely show thst your company was no.
only acquainted with the facts in June lat bT1t
that 1r. Charlton declined 70 assist rs in seesr-
ing the result desired. In connection with this
matter l beg % state that representatives froza
This city az the Toronto convention. In
al zssrsw
company were present 81 that convention. thzs
tasy each and ali worked for and fn TIRE In
terest OF Helena. that the advertising matter Of
your company. especially that pertaining 20
Helens snd vicinity, was sbandAnily supplied
and prominently displayed nat taese
representatives. offered no assistance 20
eur delegation until there was some probability
Of seattle securing the e0nveuslqa- a. which
tine one ~ more n them .sks1 Easr assistance
they might render. - fa- as Mr. Cations let
ter goes IN the mater Of transportation teg 70
state thai one of our deiegztes happened 70 O.
cupy seat ia one Of your oTsrlzaa trains, with
deiegste from another city oZ yoBr line Our
delegate Presented frausussyizficr . ticket
.or which be paid $40. tie cs!szAte from ire
Other city referred - presented PASS issles1 n
your company. uDtsishsts1diaZ the i&et that
tie gsutlsnan "a not IN the employ Il your
company and that Mr. Charlton stated that ~
quests OF similar nature 70 ouT own had besn
deeliasi delegates irons ether cities
As y TIE assistance hat nay have been reu-
dere1 our delegates by representatives OF the
Canadian PsFirc. desire 70 say ina. tnsg cous-
pany Ma not officially informed inst seattle 1e-
sired the convention uutfi July . neArIy tars7
weeks after yoHr company had teen approached
snd requested 70 Join Is In an EFFORT 70 Secure
the conye1tion FOX the Pacific coast. Respect
fully, ~ DouSE
secretary Seattle ChAn5sr Of Commerce.
Uron motion of Major J. r. Hayden the
matter wSs confirmed and the secretary d.
reeted to Permir publication Of the entire
correspondence.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
under date OF August Is. replying 20 a re-
quest that the same rate be made from Sc
attic as from Tacoma 20 Portland ana
return, dec lines 20 consider the PROPOSE
ton Al this time, giving IS 8 reason that
the territory tributary 10 Portland IS old
and Sell established. and that this Is not
true Of Seattle, Tacoma and Puget sound
until recently, and If Tacoms and Seattle
continue 70 demand this rate that the CON-
pany viii Re Obliged 20 discontinue the $40
rate from Portland. The communication
YES read, received and placed on file.
A communication from the Northern
Pscinc Railroad Company. IN reply 10 a
request from the committee on transpo-ta-
ton Of the chamber. asking that the rate
on lumber and shingles 70 Eastern points
be reduced, was received and read TIE
Northern Pacific stating tina; they were
unable 10 secure the consent Of other
lines forming the Transoontinentzl AsSoci-