The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-23
TO RITUD 4 PACKING HOUSE.
st. Joseph Capitalists Offer - Alaska
QueStion-Fourth of July.

At the regular weekly meeting of the
board of trustees of the Chamber OF Com
merce yesterday II was decided to hold
the annual election OF twenty-five trus-
tees on Monday. June 3. under the Aus
tralian ballot system. Tickets will be
printed and sent TO each member of tie
chamber several days before the election.
and Il notice of election published III the
Post-Inteligencer.
A special committee was appointed. TO
cooperate with the secretary ia gamer
ing statistics on the port OF Seattle for flu
ture use. The committee is as follows: {,
]. Smith, j. \. Hatfield. r. ". Prosch. r.
S. Meany and S. l.. Crawford
Letters in regard to the establishment
OF a packing house In this city ~ st. Jo-
seph. Mo, capitalists were real. ard the
secretary requested 20 communicate with
the parties on the matter. one letter is
from Horace Wood. of the Henry krug
Packing Company. TO c. G.. Austin. and
after referring TO a conversation the
writer OF It had had with Mr.. Austin. says:
Il have talked the matter over some
with my people. and they are somewhat
interested in my reports of your city. and
wish further information on the subject
VIII you kindly advise me whom TO take
the matter up with there?"
Another letter is from the Nave e. Nc
Cord Mercantile Company, OF the same
city, and says:
st Joseph, May H. 1875.
lone of our young men has Just return
Cd from "A visit in your section OF the coun-
try. and contemplates locating a pork ana
beef packing house in some Washington
point, Portland. Seattle. Tacoma or Spo-
kane. If such venture is made the writ
or and one or two others viii be interested
both financially and actively. Al what
ever point we locate, We would expect
some encouragement, {, e.. the erection or
a suitable packing house. etc, the amount
of capital we invest being based upon the
value and kind OF plant offered.
The writer has taken the liberty 81
writing TO you. and trusts that yon Will
place his letter in the proper hands In
your city, where. II the idea meets with
favor. further correspondence can be had.
The san Francisco Chamber Of Com
merce forwarded the following circular
letter on the Alaska boundary question.
and the secretary was requested "a tender
the thanks or the chamber 70 the San
Francisco chamber:
Resolved. The Chamber OF Commerce
OF San Francisco with "A full appreciation
OF the important interests involved. re-
spectfulfy urges upon the United States
government the necessity for making am
pie provision for close examination and
careful guardianship OF the rights Of the
United states IN the matter % the Alaska
boundary line. now in question with The
government Of Great Britain. Our ma
t3onal experience in a previous contention
Of this character warrants cur urgent re
quest that the national domain suffer no
restriction as the result Of the want OF q
careful and painstaking inquiry The ter
rftoTy Of Alaska has a great future and
lis correct boundary line Should not be
sacrificed To the desire Of avoiding an hon
orable contention for our national rights
Resolved. That an attested copy here
OF be sent TO the interior department at
Washington city. and another 10 the
Chamber Of Commerce 81 Seattle. which
body requests our aid herein.
The following we're elected members.
Or r. 4 Noble r g. Dimock. ]. r
Troxbrldge. J. r Fox. J. F. Balllargeon
a .. Eshelman. Ellis Morrison. J. H.