The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-25
LOCAL TEA TESTER.
importers Ask for . Treasury
Official ct Seattle.
The cHAmsEa or COMMERCE.


Yesterdays meeting Of the trustees Of the
Chamber Of Commerce was attended By Gri1lth
Davies 3. O. Graves, Thomas W. Prosch, Percy
~. Rochester, b r. shaubut and Z. r. wiftleF.
Resolutions were adopted asking the treasury
department. tsr tea tester for eeastle. A COM
munication from the orcas Island Board Of
Trade. urging the placing Of steamer 70 ply be-
tween Seattle and the Archipelago De Haro was
Tead and relerred
The following resolution presented by Ar.
Rochester Wa adopted:
"WuBAEAs, The importers Of tea In this city
Ling ~ b reason Of the government NOT having
m inspector at this point, ne4e9stating the for
warding OF samples 10 San Francisco and await
can Be removed from bond; Sc Il 0' 1~@1
k<s0ssc4, BY the trustees Of the Chamber Of
CommsIee that this Is detrimental to the COM
meseiai iraeaesss o. the ely, and should 3 cor
tected 70 forwnrd copies of this resolution to
the senator's and representatives in congress
from thus state, and request that they urge the
inspector q Seattle "
sIEAAx1 sgkvICE DEsTRKD.
The following communication from the Orcas
Island Board Of Trade, with reference to trans
poftafion facilities between Seattle and the
Arohlpslago de Har0, Was read and referred TO
me e. cg NM on transpost.tion for action:
ua1epoffa1l0n OF the Oreas Island Board OF
Trsde TO lay the following proposition before
you, ana respectfully e beg your consideration
Aaro Z e great need Of . direct communities
ton with Seattle, independent of the mail
routes We should deem It favor II you would
Onion Pacific railroad, and suggest to them the
advisabihty OF placing some steamer, say the
s ,s9,o or North Paelac, upon route such e
Thatcher pass 70 lopez, Friday Harbof and East
Sound, thence by Obstruction pass to Belling-
ham bay, thence return By same route or Ana
ore Fors Townsend and Seattle, or AnacoEtes
s4Or the route might be q follows: Seattle.
3ort Iownsead, Anacortes. Bellingham bay.
Harbor and Lopez, thence by Thatcher pass to
Port Townsend and Seattle.
'SOme such route would, on account Of the
e and varied scenery, be much favored
% TOURISTS, ana the steamers wOlld build mp .
large local trade, which Is now rapidly increas-
ing. 81 course such route would hare to be
vel sdvsrtlsed e. e the tourist route Of Puget
ands, etc, would have to be thoroughly made
known. This Board Of Trade have no doubt
but that this route, well advertised, would pay
better than any other on Puget sound today.
What II needed Is . large and good steamer,
such rs those mentioned. II through your in
nuence such state OF Affairs is brought about,
the archipelago"
coNGREss0GAN WILSON FAyoEs Gun FACTORY.
The following letter from Congressman John
L Wilson in regard 70 . gun factory on Puget
sound, was read:
II am in receipt of your favor Of January y
felative to the establishment OF gun factory on
Puget sound, aud in reply have to advise ron
that had already given this matter some At
tension and shall continue In the future in ey-
cry way possible to aid In securing what you
have set forth In the letter of yourself and com
mfttee. Assuring You OF my earnest and deep
desire TO cary out your requests, / am, etc.
MISCELLANEOUS NArTERs
II wn voted to refer the matter of the nom
payment Of dues and assessments to the cham
Der ct large
proposal was received from e. v. smalley,
publisher Of the Norshrest Ndgo<fse, 20 print .
pamphlet containing the pages in that magazine
relating TO Seattle. The cost of this pamphlet
would be $lO hundred. The trustees voted
not TO adopt the proposition ct present
The chair appointed committee CONSISTING Of
Mr. Whittier, NJ. Rochester and Mr. Davies on :
proposition in writing for conducting the res
taursnt either in the present building OF in
other quarters.