The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-01

Puget Sound Deep Enough For
international Rules.
NO NEED OF 4 DIVIDING LINE.
THANH. For Defense Of Alaska BoFnfld-
ray-sced of Monthly Paper on
Weather and Climate.

Al the weekly meeting OF the Chsmser
NJ Commerce trustees held yesterday.
the fols02lng report was read from e. >
rnafsh. who Vas appointed q committee
10 examine into TIE question q wnat
soould De- me dividing lire netween tne
fs@n seas ard the rivers and harhoFs tn
order 10 ascertain the point beyond which
tie international rules shall apply. Ar-
Smifh says:
- have taken the matter up with n
most prominent shipping interests on
Puget Sound. and have received letters
from the people in charge Of tae same.
with one exception. Iffese letters are
ali 81 one accord and are as follows.
The whole OF tae waters ~ Puget
Sound 1ao called should be subject 70
The international rules. The waters are
deep, the shores are bold. and deep sea
vessels can sail 10 any part % me sonud.
AMI frequently do 90. To have local
rules. with Snleh masters OF foreign
crafts are not familiar, applied 20 these
waters would tend 20 create confusion
and cause many accidents which. upder
fhe International rules. would he avoided.
and the application Of the local rules
would De- a burden 20 tire foreign com
rnerce Of the Sound which do not thlnk
can be applied Al fhe present time with
out heavy loss Of business.
at would be well 80 mark the limits
~ such streams as Skagit river Snoh0-
nlsh river. pHwawish river. and Of
swInomish slough at Fidaigo hay aHi a
AIS southern outlet. b. suitable ha0ys.
AMI allow the rules for inland waters
apply 20 these particular bodies u water.
The precise points NJ which these btIoyE
should be located are better known 70
the engineering department Of the United
States government than % your com
rlIttee. and ! would recommend that the
location OF such buoys he left 10 their
discretion"
The secretary was instructed 10 trans
nit a copy Of the report 70 the commits
sioner Of navigation.
The COMMITTEES on the Alaska boundary
question. by It's chairman. J. r.. Metcalfe.
presented the following resolutions.
which we're adopted
whereas Since the appointment OF the
permanent committee upon the Alaskan
boundary the Information aud data col
1ecied by thai committee have been broad
j. disseminated throughout the United
States and have awakened great public
!1terest IN said matter. therefore be- II
by the Chamber OF Commerce Of the city
OF Seattle.
Resolved, That the thanks of the
Chamber are extended 20 the Mall and
Express Of New York city. the Post
1nteiligencer OF seattle and the Tacoma
Ledger for the able and exhaustive arti-
cles In their columns upon that question
IN pursuance Of the reports Of said com
miiiee. and the Chamber congraffllafes
these Journals upon the firm stand they
have taken IN maintaining the integrity
of the possession Of the United States
IN that region. as conceded since the
year ISas
Resolved. That a copy Of these resolu-
fsons be forwarded by the secretary OF
this Chamber 10 each Of said papers"
The excellent service now being ren-
dered In this city by the government
weather station brought up a discussion
On the needs Of "a monthly state paper
that shall furnish statistics of weather
and climate from every part of the state
The various talks on the subject brought
out the fact that the state lerlsla t,tre
had never made any provision for such
n nuhlicatton, though one OF the duties
Imposed on the secretary of state was
that OF collecting and publishing sta
tistics Of various kinds Including wealth
er and crop reports. The president OF the
Chamber was authorized 10 write to the
secretary Of state. suggesting the advls.
ability OF issuing such a monthly publi-
cation as shall give fun informatio rela-
tive 70 the climate AZ this state the
data 20 be furnished him by the observer
IN charge Of the Seattle station. who
receives crop and wea Their rerorts from
government and voluntary Observers To-
Gated In various parts OF this state
The following gentlemen we're elected
members or the Chamber: nr j n
Eagleson pr. Rufus II Smith. Gen On
bert :, Neem. r. c Sfryt1wfrk CsNorea "a
Preston. Joseph l.. Warner. J N Lang
VIM 9. Keith. Frederick Bausrnan. chss
W Saunders. Lewis & Crane. zN,I~k
Van Wyrk & Co T. u Srhtfvlcr s-arssIo
;. shank and Coy. LYMAN y kna,,.