The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-19
VICTORIA EXTENDS WELCOME.
warm Reception to Chamber of Com
merce Excursion.

warm Reception to Chamber Of Com
merce Excursion.
The steamer City of Seattle will carry a
rsst number of people to Victoria tomor-
row on the Chamber of Commerce excur.
sion and the Victorians promise them q
royal welcome. When the excursion was
first proposed Mayor Ronald wrote, under
dsts Of August II. to Mayor Robert
Besven, Of Victoria, as follows:
Our cities have not been as social with each
other during the past few weeks as We would
both Ike. Our lack OF intercourse has not been
through desire OF either your people or ours. but
because Of the application OF laws and OF cir
eamstancss over which neither you nor our
selves had any control. But these dull times
will soon be over.
Nedesire, End at this time design, to come
ever In full force with large body under the
aaspaces OF our Chamber OF Commerce aud in
vsse Victoria on the first Saturday after the
eauant'ne shall be raised. l have written to-
GAY TO d.. Conover. one of the members OF tho
fusetsound board Of health at Port Townsend.
inauirng a. TO when this raising of quaran-
unssui occur. When our business men get
hese and meet your business men, we
WI 81 ierget the hard times and strained re-
nuoae Of the past In other words. We will
nese sp' In one days pleasure aud social in
neeoufss for all we have lost.
10 this Mayor Beaver replied on Au-
gast IS:
lam directed by his worship the mayor to ac-
aaosisdge the receipt of your favor of the 18th
,assant and to express the pleasure given him
y zee 'ntimstion OF the intended visit to our
wy OF yourself aud other prominent citizens of
Commerce
ms worship desires me 70 say that we shall bo
akss nappy 10 see you, aud will thank you to
Indicate the time you will arrive in Victoria.
Ha worship takes pleasure in raciprocsting
inside
Mayor Ronald sent the following re-
spouse:
~ response TO yours OF the 18th instant, /
@s ersat pleasure in informing you that &C
e0sa'ag 70 our itinerary body OF our business
men. accompanied by their wives. being In all
n number, will leave here at s O'Clock Sat
.aN morning next. on the Seattle, and expect
a1nve in Victoria at IL 40 p. m. leaving Vic
Sslan 4o'eiock 10 return via Port Angeles.
The following special dispatch from
VICTORIA tells OF the preparations being
SAGE there 20 receive the visitors:
,icfoRiA, b C., Aug. is-ispecial. l--seattle's
~sah'onists on saturday Will he given a hearty
s1eoes and provided with a rich variety of
aassmenis. The James Bay Athletic Associs-
noics Its annual regatta on thu harbor
s0e during the afternoon: the Vancouver
as ficioris intermediate lacrosse twelyes
ACaledonia park; hslt-a-doxen cricket
Asebali matches are listed. and tho City
sA give free boating concert UP the
sotne Gorge. In addition the Warspite's
enjoying general leave and there is q
- possisilty that the flagship will have
sa the dock TO repair the injuries received
!. recent collision with the unmarked rock
a.. "coveTy passage IL NJ. 5. Symphe lett
morning to make all Official survey of the
~saciion with view 90 having the I'D mirxlty
&kse Properly cor,artad