The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-03

fsrmers' Warehouse Committee Here
Tho Offers Made-kebatcs At Tacoma.
J. ". Bicknell, OF Garfield, and Liiiis T.
Smith, OF Endicott, members OF the committee
Of the Farmers' Terminal Warehouse Company
Of Eastern Washington, which was appointed
Tor the purpose OF selecting site for the ioca.
ton Of q tide water grain warehouse. have
been in the city during the week
They came here for the purpose OF in
speeding the offers made to their company on
behalf Of the Chamber Of Commerce OF this city,
and were accompanied by H. +. Hesse, q men,
bcr OF the executive committee OF the State
Farmers and Industrial Alliance. who is taking
m active interest in the matter of securing =
reduction OF the high warehouse charges on
grain for the benefit o; the farmers Of the state
Senator r c. McCfcskey. Of Garfield. the other
member of the committee, was unable to accom-
pany Messrs. Bickneil and Smith here, owing to
important legislative duties at Olympia
The visitors were met BY President Z O..
Graves, A. Macintosh. John Leary. F..
y. wittier and Secretary J. w. Dodge,
Of the chamber, and alter brief discussion of
the general advantages OF this city for the loca-
ton OF the warehouse they were escorted
about the city and shown the sites which the
chamber tenders their company. Senator Nc.
Croskcy and Mr.. Hesss had inspected the sites
on their previous visit few weeks ago. but this
was the hrst time Messra Bicknell and Smith
u6O kOu0 elOug Tue Wdtct HOuI Auoy were III
tervicwed at the Arlington by q Posi- 1NrGLLI-
eENcER reporter, and Mr.. Bicknell said:
We are very much pleased with the induce
ments held out BY this city, but we cannot
come TO q conclusion on the matter until We
have seen what Portland has to offer. We shall
very likely come over here again next week.
We have Examined the sites rendered US by the
cities OF Tacoma and Everett. We stopped at
the former place Sunday. Monday and Tuesday
We spent at Everett, and after spending the
evening in Tacoma We shall 60 to Olympia to-
morrow. There some matters over there
which We think need little watching. and we
want To see bow they are getting along. We ex.
pect 20 leave there Friday for Portland, and may
then return to Tacoma and this city agsia for
another inspection OF your offer see IL has
been published that the location OF our tide
water warehouse has been deferred because
OF our failure to get all our stock taken.
] want TO contradict this and to
about our going ahead with the enterprise We
have already obtained subscriptions Tor $4,000
ri tito $4,000 capital stock OF the company and
would have had more II IL had not been for the
atofmy weather tails winter We have not the
least doubt Tut that the balance oil the stock
will be subscribed by the farmers. We have
have bad some very good offers made us. In
making cur selection OF a site We taking
everything into cons,deration--all the collateral
circumstances we'll ~ the donation of par-
sicuiar sites OF land ani help in building the
warehouses which must have a capacity OF |, :
oeo.00o bushe.s. We have not yet decided
In eli likelihood we shal not need one At pres
emf, ms all the grain must be sacked, and there
IL more economy tor the farmer TO sack b 10
grain at the thrcster than to handle 10 in bulk
In coming 10 our conclusion shall con-
slider the question OF market facilities shipping
and railroad facilities, transportation rates. etc
Now, Tor instance, Tacoma Claims that she is
already the grain market OF Washiugto ton, with
better facilities for buying, selling and shipping
grain than ally other port But. of course, IL
docs not follow that we could not make IN ar
ket Tor our grain equally good by goiug 10 some
other good port Then, again. IL IS claimed. and
know 10 10 bc \ fact. that Tacoma grain buyers
get better rates than other places in the shane of
rebstes from the Northern Pacific railroad 1t
II alleged, you know, that Tacoma 10 the
pet city of that corporation. While you
have noriaally the rates 40 that
city. II that city can secure rebates il will
have an advantage over you. Now three fourths
Of all the grain in Eastern Washington must be
hauled 10 market by the Northern Pacific the
other one-f fourth going TO the Union Pacific. II
uili's road ran into the wheat belt this city or
Everett would be d much better place than Ia
coma But he does not touch us yet. although q
branch of only seventy miles would bring his
line through the heart Of the Palouse country
Well. yes, perhaps your business men may be
able To guarantee Us ~ good treatment from the
Northern Pacific here as at Tacoma, and per.
hapS. too. tho Great Northern may soon hui
into our country, aud all these things will be
considered in making up cur mind. Senator
McCfoskey was with US Ut Tacoma and Everett
and came down with Us from there, bus had to
so on to Olympia.