The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-01
4 STRONG PROTEST.
The Chamber Oh HesSwO0ds
Advertising Contract.
THE GOVERNOR APPEALED TO.
Memorials on Coast DefenSes. Public
PARKS and Annexation Of Hswau
"A Colony Coming.

In compliance with re.oiusiop adopted
By the trustees Of the Cham Ter OF Com
merce at tnei- las. meeting, President Z.
o. Graves has addressed the foiioging me
Z mortal 70 Gov. john II. McGraw=
The trustees Of the Chamber Of Commerce Of
tbs city Of seattle nave the honor 20 SIvite your
attention TO the contract entered 5lto Dy the
Wasaiu gton Worlds Fair Comm ss.aa and Mr..
J. o. HsstwoOd for the interior decoration OF
the Washington Worlds fair building. By this
contract NJ. Hss;Yoof was granted the priyi-~
isge OF se..ing The spaces or pane.s II the in
terror o. the building 70 such els.ezs corpora
;ioEs o. individuals e. he II ight be axe 20 make
terms Win and % psia. OF place th@reia fr@s-
Goes or paintings a. ths parties psyi.g therefor
might desire. subject 70 tne approval OF the
architect Of the building. ME. HezsTooi was
also granted the privilege o. Issuing souvenir
book in connection With the p!cIurese in which
advertising matter would be pr!n-srs fos those
willing TO Jay ior il. II IS obvious Eoth from
the foregoing statements and from She course
pursued By Mr.. EASTWOOD that he motive re-
lied upon to secure these decorations is desire
70 advertise either the business o5her inter-
ests of tie parties paying therefor. re four
!9-ger PANEL, 3r. Hestwood stated, asa reserved
Tor the four lar-e critics IN the state bat Il any Of
tne,e cities should fail 10 comply w.zh his ex-
actions Re womb cffsr the opportunity 20 other
public building Quilt at the expensez0 Of the en-
tire peop.e OF the state seems 70 Us unworthy
and inprope-. The state OF Washington Ia.
Appropriated $4,000 Tor the purpose ri erecting
the building az the Words Co umbiaea exposi-
ton and Of making display % n resources of
this state. Towards this cum the county OF
King contributes by taxation az leG-I 81, 90. the
chief part Of which fails upon the czy OF seat
Re. The city having contributed 50 largely 10
the expense 0! the exposition, the Chamber OF
Commerce feels that It ougat not Il Dc called
upon by private subscription for az further
sum for the purpose. The Chamber regards the
letting out OF spaces il the building sor aiver-
Using purposes 10 the various cities X the state
or 10 corporations or persons thrsugh the
medium of a private indlv.dusl "a :I'ghly OBJ
iectiouaole, as The represeu tdii0n Ehich any
city would thus secure would deIenz not upon
lis real importance or the amount " zich Il bad
contributed III taxes 10 the erection of the build
ing aud the making OF a complete sta=a exhibit,
but upon the money which the contractor
might De able TO get, more or les willingly,
from other private parties for the purpose.
In our opinion, il any SUN ad1iIio,saI TO that
already Appropriated is required Jog the coz
struc;ion or decoration of the bl4!1ing. il
should be Appropriated from the treasury Of the
state IN order hat the burden may ISL equally
upon all, and the entire spgropr.atio@ be SO ap-
piled by the commission a. To give proper rep
resentatioa TO all OF the cities and sections Of
the state.
The Chamber Of Commerce has protested 70
the commission against the proposed method of
decorating the building aud against sny action
or its par, which in any wise encourages COM
petitiye advertising between the citias OF this
state by paint. ng. pictures, printing matter,
pamphlets or otherwise, and has informed the
commission that in the opinion OF the chamber
any decoration or advertisements y tSich are to
be permitted in the Washington state building
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lair commission exclusively, and thai ali cities
should receive proper representation according
10 their size. This protest having .aiz,d to
cure tie results aimed AZ, We now ad4re.s our
selves 70 she governor Of the state in the hope
that either By the exercise OF his executive au-
thorty or by presenting the subieci to the lsgis-
turc OF the state, the objectionable contract
may be set aside.
At the meeting of the trustees yesterday
the following memorials were adopted:
To TIE Honorable the Con9res Of re United
States Of america; Inc Cham Jer OF Co!~IneEce of
the City OF ,:a.tie respectfully It's memo
r.ais of le92 and years previous. in iay- of COM
pete and sufficient arrangements for national
defense. Appropr atoms for land for 3fcatons,
arsenals, gun factories, weapons, 81 Is, docks,
amor, tOrpedoss AMI experiments save been
observed with pleasure The work begun lew
years since of building new navy has pro.
gressei with reasonable rapidity. Many steps
have been taken IN other directions boxing TO
the putting 0; oar country in a condition. OF de-
Tense. Thee things have been notices here and
elsewhere with uuiGuisei satis act5on. The
WORK is not half done, aud can never be fully
done III these days of scientific and constantly
changing methods OF warfare. IL is not wished
by this body TO have the United states smbroiled
ia war Win any people, small or greaS, but !t IS
wished most emphatica.iy TO have Fle patton
prepared for any International EN- ygency a;
any time Il IS Il fact taa, freedom from insult
or assault can be secured most effectively by
conditions favorable 20 instant oft.ns:, and de-
tense. In being prepared for war peace will
more certainly be assumed SO feeling, tlis
chamber trusts that 10 the regular array, 10 the
militia TO the navy, aud in prov !:sg al the
various appliances required in motern war,
that the present congress will be TO lsss geneE-
Gus than the most liberal aud thoughtful Of
Congresses preceding
To the Honorable the Legislature of t3s STATE of
Washington: Your memuriaIIsts, the Chamber
Of Con mefce of the eity OF seattle. respectfully
represent:
First-Ihat the state Of Washington is pos
se,sed OF great area OF public Isnd5 held In
trust Tor al the people
| second hat thesa lands are in ev.ry town
| ship aud dlsir outed uniformly thfouz hout the
! commonwealth.
/ Tnird--Ih.t i: has been customary IL the past
TO Lessee these lands 10 private iudivid:ais al IL
! cents Ter acre per aunum.
Fourth-ThGt . i the settled public policy TO
/ dispose OF these ANS slowly, their c@tite dis
! position cover ng long term OF yeare, in order
that the best possible prices may the-zby be OBJ
! taiuei ana the people benefited by anticipated
increaees in value.
| Fllth-That the lands in question ara in many
cases suitable ana desirable Tor public park. snd
| are lhe on lands remaining in large ,boiies in
the vicinity Of our rapidly extending, vigorous.
/ promising towns ard cities.
/ oixth-That II Will De well for tie people;
/ that II viii be in iiue with the constitution:
/ that II viii b. profitable t. the institutions con-
Ce,n-d. that il VIII De bene ncia. II Macy way
! 10 provide II method ~ which isr~rpn-s led
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