The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-20
FOR THE STEAMBOAT INSPECTORS.
Chamber OF Commerce Approves Petit
ton for Higher Pay.

Chamber OF Commerce Approves Petit
ton for Higher Pay.
At yesterdays meeting of the trustees
of the Chamber of Commerce Jacob Furth,
Z. o. Graves. Thomas w. Prosch, A. NJ.
Brookes, A. P. Burwell, W. r. Ballard, w.
r.. Forrest, James r. Hayden, John III.
McGraw, c. NJ. Sheafe and E. F. Whittier
were present. In regard to the petition OF
local steamboat inspectors for an increase
of pay. the following resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, About twenty years ago the sal
aries Of local inspectors of hulls and boilers
were fixed for the Puget Sound district at $500
when an inspection involved less than ten
steamers, and licensing less than fifty officers:
and
WHEREAS, The growth of our merchant ma
rine has so far increased as to require an
nual inspection of more than two hundred
steamers, and granting licenses to nearly thou
sand officer 5, with no corresponding increase OF
salary; and
WHEREAS, The inspectors OF many small dis
tricts and comparatively light service are paid
a much higher salary than those OF the Puget
sound district, thereby directly degrading the
office of inspector of said district and bringing
the marine service OF the Northwest coast into
reproach; therefore,
Resolved, By the Chamber OF Commerce OF Se-
as will equitably adjust the salaries of the
United States local inspectors to a fair compen-
sation to the incumbents of those Offices
Resolved, That our sense OF justice in this be-
half would be met by adopting the provisions OF
Senate bill No. 1922 Of the Fifty-frst congress,
known as the "Frye BILL" but which failed to
pass; and we hereby request our senators and
representatives in congress to labor for the en-
actment of such measures as are contained in
said bill; or, II they possibility OF enact
ing the provisions OF the "Frye BILL" that they
work for such amendments OF the present law
as viii do justice TO the officers and the office OF
local inspectors of the Puget sound district.
Resolved, That we heartily indorse the letter
hereto attached, and conceive no stronger argu-
ment in furtherance of the object OF these reso-
lutions than the classification of the Offices, SER
vices and salaries attached to said letter.
The following letter addressed by James
Cash and eleven commission merchants to
4. 7. Vining, chairman of the Trans
continental Association. was referred to
the transportation committee to deter
mine whether the chamber shall back the
petition:
We, the undersigned, shippers OF Seattle and
Tacoma, beg leave TO draw your attention to the
apparent injustice of the fact that to get poul-
try in this market from Eastern points we must
ship in straight cars, as your classidcations do
not allow us 10 load same with butter, eggs and
cheese. We therefore request that you kindly
take up this matter at your earliest convenience
to enable us to load mixed cars of butter, eggs
and cheese with poultry. that will take the car
load rate, which now prevails on some CON-
modities namely & per hundredweight.
President Furth named c. NJ. Sheafe,
A. 2. Mitten and B. f. Shaubut as COM
mittee to cooperate with similar commit
tees from the city council and Board of
Trade in urging the Great Northern to
take the shortest route to Seattle.
c. II. Gait, chairman of the trade excur-
sion committee. reported that the senti-
ment of the merchants was generally in
favor OF the excursions. The committee
was directed to continue its work.