The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-26

we an admire . man who does his
work we'll" said Chairman Burieigh.
whether he be = worker in wood or IN
iron think you al admire the splendid
achievements Of Robert Moran Cloud
applause) He 10 prevented from being
here this evening. but be has sent q letter.
which viii now read II n as follows.
seattle. April 8. 1ssx
TO the Members Of the Seattle Lumber
Observation-Disclosures: / beg TO acknowi-
edge receipt OF your invitation TO be pres
e1t at the opening OF the exchange rooms
this evening, and greatly regret that .
prior engagement requires that be out Of
the city this evening.
your organization. ] believe, win be Z
very great benefit IN developing and ex-
tending the lumber interests of this state.
as well as In tending 20 secure q more uni
form scale Of prices for your output. some
thing which IL absolutely necessary to a
prosperous condition OF business. l am not
advised that the controlling OF prices Is one
OF the objects Of your association, though
presume II Ii. ut least II should be. though
VIII be determined by how conservarively
you a. a body fix such prices and how hon.
estiy the members maintain them.
Wishing you all success, beg to re-
main. very respectfully.
ROBERT MORAN"
Mr.. Bufieigh next called on Hon.
Thomas Burke. whom he introduced a. ar,
ancient and experienced iumberman." to
speak on the topic. Puget Sound and Its
Resources" and Mr.. Burke responded
with q eulogy on the forests. climate,
mines. fisheries and soil Of the Puget
sound country which thrilled his audience.
He then turned tho thought Of his audi
tors sharply to the fact that these re-
sources alone could not make the country
great: that they must be wisely utilized:
and with this as hts basic thought he gave
interests Of the Northwest. and pointed
out how. while lumbermen could not 70
verse the laws of trade by mere organiza-
ton. they could 20 direct those laws as to
bring about local and general prosperity.
When the name Of Mayor Fawcett, Of
Tacoma. was called to respond to the sem
timent. ''Tacoma's Prosperity" that gen.
tieman failed to answer. and F. B. Cole.
from the City OF Destiny. speaking from
the audience, said: II think the mayor 10
sharpening hts AK tonight and can't get
away" which sally brought down the
house.
f. H. Lewis. Of Lewis 4 Crane. spoke
briefly In response to the sentiment The
Single Industry" congratulating the ex-
change on the forward movement marked
by its organization.
Timber Tests" responded to by c. w.
Saunders, was the next topic on the pro-
gramme. Before taking up his regular
subject ne referred to a movement inau-
gurated by the Washington State Chapter
Of the American Institute of Architects for
protecting forests by instttuting a patrol.
Mr.. Saunders then gave an interesting
account OF the bill which the architects
have been instrumental In Introducing in
congress. through Senator Squire. for es-
tablishing . station for testing WASH
ington woods. He showed that at present
the lumber interests here are hampered
by the fact that Eastern architects have
no authentic data on tests of Washington
woods: and he asked that the Seattle lum-
Der exchange give the matter immediate
attention. He read an interesting paper
showing the value Of accurate and relia-
BILE tests.
Then Chairman Burleigh announced q
topic. to which he said all were invited
to respond. and by unanimous consent all
responded. 1t was Refreshments now
ready in the committee room" It never
does any good to try to describe q ban
Quet II you succeed. It simply makes
the fellows mouth water who wasn't
there. The one served last night was a
success Everything was there that ought
to have been. and nothing was there that
ought not to have been there. and 1t form
cd a most refreshing interluds In the pro-
grsmme OF speeches.
When order had been restored. and only
. few fragrant Havanas were left putting
away In the corners Of the room. Chair
man Burleigh called on Edwin Phelps.
the secretary Of the exchange, who gave
q statement Of his own duties and Of the
work of the exchange. He spoke Of the
proposed plan by which the exchange will