The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-05
NEWS OF TACOMA
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Tacoma Chamber Of Commerce
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TACOMA. Jon. A-Ispec1al i--The reck3ess
end disrespscffui manner in which many
citsssas guy" the Chamber Of commerce
IL shocking. The ehamhsr hiss Watched
Taeena's growth since it was born, and 10
generally supposed 20 have the good OF
the young eaty thoroughly At heart
Nevertheless it 10 ''guyed." Just - bad
boys at school embarrass teacher Tor
whom they hare neither respect nor fear.
The municipal government is living be-
yond It's means by half IL IL spending
svics ~ much each month - its flnan-
eiai condition warrants. At the present
rate 10 viii exhaust its sxehequer Ia March,
with NO more revenue In sight until July.
Acting upon this condition the Chamber
Of Commerce appointed . com miItee 10 in
vestigate and provide suggestins for ways
and means 10 reduce expenses. IL recon-
mended tina. the salary list be cut in two.
and forth with the city council hurried
putty balls and beans and paper wads at
IL, and ridiculed the idea Of cutting down
the salary of the one-legged elevator boy
or man from so TO IS per month.
"Bus what can you expectf" asks
member Of ths council who does not look
for . nomination for something. Here IL
Q body of men one half Of whom are can
didatss for mayor. The Trades Council,
representing the iaboring men, do not look
fsvorably upon . proposition TO cut wages
and reduce forces when there Is q lot of
idle money In possession Of the city. and
the council evidently believes that the
Trades Council and not the Chamber OF
Commerce eontro!s the votes. and they are
standing IN"
Again the chamber suggested that the
superior courts exercise q little more care
In granting requests for the appointment
OF receivers for institutions that cannot
pay every cent they owe upon demand
Then the court requests the chamber to
mind its own Business. and forthwith the
bean biowpipes and putty balls streak the
air.
Even Mr.. Anderson, . director Of the
Northern Pacific railroad and manager OF
the Tacoma Land Company, who brought
the reeeivership matter before the cham
her, 10 called up by telephone, and in
other annoying ways communicated with
abont his knowledge of receivers and the
law governing the same. Anderson on
recsiverships. Trying cases before the
Chamber Of Commsrce." and the like. 90
the rounds of the courts. gathering chunks
OF wit aud ridieule as they roll on.
Today sn attorney rushed into one OF
the departments OF the superior court and
asked for q change OF venue in all his cases
10 the Chamber Of Commerce" Nov
der tho thoughtful citizens marvel. A
city o. the first class crowding the fnan-
cial limit. and pretty nearly everybody
fddlIng.
It's funny city," said Secretary Coll
yer. of the Chamber OF Commerce, today
You can't propose anything bat some
one has an objection. The rsceivership
matter care M on the order of general
business, ard hsd not been considered be-
fors. liz may have been wrong, but st any
rate there Is . large attendance these days
A. the chambers meetings, which was not
the case when matters OF tais kind were
not taken up"
OF course those who poke fun az the
chamber have an object. Some say the
rscsirsTship matter vas only Q bluff to di-
vet attention. simply the old fake
wedge" used By the football boys. Others
say blades 10 going 90 por." and accord
ingly the knowing rundsis are getting
from under.
The Chamber OF Commerce in the mean
time gives no indication Of "rninding its
esn Business" II hy that ~ meant that it
will not NEEDLE With city finances. The
reesivsrshsp question teaches tender
spot. The chamber looks upon IN. sltus-
ton calmly, as regards receivers, and
points out that with a little patiencs many
institutions like Itself could pull out all
right. whereas II receivers are appointed,
as Mr.. Anderson says at the drop OF the
hat" there will he rasnons results
The Chamber Of Commescs would 70
enaEe more support in these trying days II
l. had been more discreet itself in the DAYS
before st began 20 evines so much interest
In municipal eeczomy and seal ping
wou'd-be receivers. Previous TO the ~
ownership epidemic IL encouraged the
water steal. and when the city council
asked IL 20 do something about the city
pyin ting fraud. IL did nothing
Chairman Cove. cf the city council
finance committee, is trying 10 Gull Gu;
sorne Of the city ofseia!s aud reduce ex-
rsases.