The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-24
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Trustees Asked to Help to Save Fores
on Mount Rainier.


At the regular meeting of the trustees of the
Chamber of Commerce held yesterday morning
there were present. besides President Furth,
ten members as follows: Thomas w. Prosch,
A. NJ. Brookes, W. K. Ballard, Griffith Davies,
W. 4. Forrest, J. NJ. Hayden, John II. McGraw,
C. NJ. sheafe, E. F. Whittier.
Cyrus Mosier, government forestry agent, ap-
pesred before the board and asked for its in
dorsement OF plan favoring forest reservation
on and at the base of Mount Rainier. Upon
motion Of Mr.. Wittler the chair was authorized
to appoint committee of three to take the
matter in hand. The chair appointed as this
committee W. K. Forrest, 7. W. Prosch and J.
II. Wrestling
communication was read from the secretary
of the National Editorial Association advising
the chamber that their convention would be
held in San Francisco, May IS to ., and that
they will probably retnrn East via Seattle.
Upon motion of Mr.. Proseh the president was
authorized TO appoint committee of five, with
c. I. Conover as chairman, to make proper ar
rangements for the entertainment OF the asso-
citation while In Seattle. In the afternoon the
committee was made up as follows: C. 7. Como
yer, VIII H. Parry, Edgar B. Piper, D. H. Gilman
and Lee Farchild.
Letters from Hon. John l. Wilson and Hon.
John B. Allen with reference to resolution of
the chamber concerning the Boring sea fishery
question, were received. Both Mr.. Wilson and
Mr. Allen stated that they would join Senator
Squire in presenting the subject to the presi-
dent and urging upon him the adoption of the
views expressed in the resolution.
letter was also read from Congressman VIII
son in which he said that he would consider IA
vorably the proposition to increase the pay Of
government steamboat and boiler inspectors of
Puget sound.
A telegram was read from the secretary OF the
Chamber of Commerce OF Spokane, advising
that that city had provided for entrance of the
Great Northern, and congratulating this city
upon the securing of the Pacific coast terminal.
The repuly OF Secretary Dodge to this telegram
was approved.
W. H. Harvey president of the Ogden Cham
Der of Commerce, wrote letter requesting the
chamber to grant him permission to fill in the
name of a delegate to the coming trans Missis-
sippi congress at New Orleans. Secretary Dodge
was authorized to forward Mr.. Harvey the de-
sired authority.
Mr. Whittier referred to the matter of the test
ing of Washington timber, as suggested by the
Northwestern Society of Engineers, and stated
thaI the proposition had been Investigated by
Mr.. Graves and others, and that they were of the
opinion that 1t should be carried out. After
some discussion, Mr.. W. K. Ballard was re-
quested to confer with the lunbermen upon the
subject, and report TO the board at the next
meeting.
President Furth appointed az the committee
upon Puget sound defenses, Samuel /. Craw-
ford, chairman; F. J. Grant, Samuel Ramsey
Thomas W. Prosh and David E. Duris.
In the afternoon the iron furnace committee
held a meeting and discussed at some length the
proposition. Another meeting of the committee
will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.