The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Good Representation for Ia
coma Exposition.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACTS.
A Plea for Better Wagon Roads to the
Snoqualmie Pass-Suryey OF LANDS
Desired-Wharf Rates.

At yesterdays meeting of the Chamber OF
Commerce trustees the committee on the Ia
coma exposition, consisting OF DR.. Z. +. Kill
bourne, Fred Ward and E. F. Whittier reported
follows:
An examination of the building in which the
exposition is to be held at Tacoma shows that
they have finer building than the one al PorL-
land; aud the exposition in every way Will no
doubt be credit to the state OF Washington,
and seattle should be well represented there
They have allotted us very prominent space
on the main floor near the entrance. eeSeIai
applications have been made for space by Seat
tie parties wishing to make cxhiDlts IL IS
thought best that announcements De maoe
through the papers that applications LOT space
will be received by your committee at the Beat
tie National bank, where a diagram may De
seen; applications for space viii be received up
to and including september 5. The exposition
opens September 10 and continues until OCTOBER
10. The. Northern PACIFIC railroad VIII
return all goods free. II the city ana
county would pay the expense Oh
TRANSPORTATION we think that larger and finer
display would be made. Although II would be
great advantage to the city in general il fine
display is made, the merchants, manufacturers
and others will reap a direct benefit to them
selves, which would iu.iy repay the cost and
trouble Mr.. BUGGY. the general manager OF the
exposition, called upon your committee and
stated that day would be gwen any time after
the 10Th. TO be known as ''Seattle day., which
would be given especially to Seattle, and the
musical programme and other arrangements
ticc is given them beforehand. Your commit
tee further suggests that in order 10 make this
matter such a success as il deserves the
services of some one are needed who can give
this matter almost his exclusive attention Tor
period OF two weeks, and would suggest that
your secretary be added to the committee for
that purpose.
sNooUALNIE WAGON ROADS.
The following letter on snoqualmie wagon
roads from ". II. Began, of North Bend, was re-
ferred to the mercantile committee:
| would ask as a particular favor at your
hands that you would bring to the notice of the
Chamber OF Commerce of seattle the following
statement with the facts that will herewith
present to you, as ii is matter of the most vital
Importance TO the mining interests OF the COM
munity, and also to tie interests OF the merchants
of Seattle. The excessive charges for toll on the
Snoqualmie wagon roa! to the miners and set
tiers of that district are impoyerishing them and
driving prospectors and settlers from the coun-
try. On the summit of the Snoqualnie pass are
situated the valuable silver lodges OF the Sno-
oualmie Pass Mining Company, also the Great
Northern, owned by Began d Co. the Folsom,
Black Prince, Eel Belden, True Grit Nos. and ,,
and thence on to the great Denny iron mines
and then the Copper Chief ana its surrounding
group OF valuable mines, and then the Inspira-
ton, owned by Denny q Co, and other valuable
mines that are found daily. What / particu-
larly want to draw to your attention is this:
Seattle is the natural base of supplies for these
mines. The exorbitant charges Tor toll and the
miserable roads are fast changing and have al
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These are true and reliable facts that defy con-
tradiction. With smeiter at Ellensburg and
base OF supply for the mines. where will Seat
tie be?
If you will not help the merchants and miners
that buy their stores from you they will GER
tainly go somewhere else, and they ought TO. If
the merchants of Seattle represented by tina
Chamber of Commerce will not Immediately act
in this matter they will not have very long to
wait to very much regret it.
There is also matter of great importance to
the settlers, both men and women of this dis
trict, who have waited now Tor three years for
q survey, and have waited patiently for an ap-
preparation by the general government; and
after petition after petition to the surveyor gen.
eral, with his written promise that there would
be no doubt but that they would have their
lands surveyed this season The men are a
good many OF them in destitute circumstances,
being afraid to leave their little home that they
have hewed on, of the dense underbrush for
fear OF jumpers on their claims; and they eonse-
quently take il hard TO heart that, notwith-
standing the appropriation has already been
made, the petitions they have sent, the written
promise of the surveyor general we are going to
be again disappointed.
The backing of the Chamber of Commerce to
our petitions, forwarded to our senators ana the
secretary OF the interior, ought surely TO make
our surveyor general do his duty, or else make
room for some one else to do SO.