The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-24
FOR SEATTLE'S GOOD.
Chamber Of Commerce Acts on
Several Important MatterA
Fre9r~0 Has Been HAmpered Doco1ss
o. Lack - Attendance Of Those wAs
Should Have Been Present.

Al sAs regular meeting Of ne board ~e
trustees % z1e Chamber % C0EIsEee.
asia yesterday 2Tgsxasea, FEes&1TlS
GF.vss n la chair. LaHs we're present
1E-1lt2 Davies. A4J. ". s. Harlan :. W.
Else. = - Craze. .. d A@aAr. u. Z. De-
re. |. - NAaeAa. 4. D Sea4yscr. Tae1ss
~. Fros1a, w. j. colksEi. j. Eurta. ~ b
s<ewA - J. SzIls4~ ~. Il. C~aao4a. 4
. xaS&sa and Z. E Lang. xeCTssa-y.
a 4rlIsr sAs read fr1En Ma Aanxy e
AaFos1~ eai-f % tas dairy division. Jalsed
states ssoxrtEnenl u agriculture. &ce~ pit
lag Inc invitation OF tas ea2n oer 10 %
present On The morning ~ October y ana
s.eAx 10 al taoss Interested II he sub
lest Of ~Da1Eylng IL Its Relations 20 nxss
Material Interests o. Washington
Nj. F1aTsh. as chairman 81 tle commit
lee o. state and nAsaoaa. Affairs, 10 waoaa
sAs re1.rr-d the lax S4l drafted 5y Lr-
a ~. I2oTnton. Tor tAs promotion % 1slx
culture II this state. reported that -as
committee lad concluded LAT he sxpeE-
meats made oy pr. Thornton prove eoa-
c4as.ysAy saAs tAAa SOL and climate ara
wei alapiea 20 the raising ~ ta4s yzlua-
o.s product and suggested that n pl4cs
o. straight bounty 81 ceats per pound
Tor I've years. the al. % ~ tAsss1 81 3
cents for the FIRST year, J eenis sor the
next INC years. AID : cent for tie last
tao years. and tA4. n 10 year the bounty
PAID 10 TAX growers saAl exceed i ntu
o. the taxable property % Ina state. The
committee further recommended las ap-
po-ntinsnI Of a special committee - CO.
operate wsSa DR.. Thornton n Ire ssta D.
Is1meat o. the FAX industry Ia ta.s state
Iae report Was adopted and re1srre1 20
the committee Oh legislation to perfect
the legal phases Of tie Dill.
Upon shs adoption OF tae report OF tns
committee on manufactures. II was re-
ka~ re=Rsx - .s.
the chamber 10 the Philadelphia CONNER
oial museum In order ihas tas state OF
" asalngtan might be represented
IN accordance Hlth taS request Of NJ. A.
lie CHAT. Belgian minister. that the
Chamber OF Commerce nominate Bel
gan resident IN the city OF Seattle fer the
Office OF consul. o. vice CONSUL. the cham
Der recommended Florence r. Van de
egtte for the offlce.
The following Chinese merchants were
elected TO membership: Louis 10y. Of ,hs
Louis Icy Company. Mark Ten SUE,
Lev kiHg, OF the Nee Wan Long Com
pany: Chin Ching Hook. o. the wah
Cnong Company. and Chin Gee Hse. Of
the Quong Tuck Company.
President Graves. as member % the COM
u1ittes on city aud county affairs, or the
Chamber of Commerce. acting as advlz-
CRY committee with he combined city
and county and school board Innasttees
Tor the purpose Of considering what
means can be taken for the regrenchzzs la-
OF city and county expenses. reported iha.
the attendance 81 the Joint committees.
with The exception or the chambers rep
res@1tatlveS had been small and acanty,
and thai on that account the progress Of
retgencameut had been hampered.
Remarks on the subject were made by
a majority OF the trustees present regard
ing the large expenditures Of the county
courts and board Of education. and K Was
declared the sense OF the meeting that
the lack Of cooperation among the Off
elals for retrencament ought 10 be ren3a-
died; that there should be concerted action
taken immediate in the interest % econ
cmy.
Il was resolved that The Chamber Of
Commerce wIshes to be- present through
Its committee on city and county affairs,
a. the meetings Of the county commission
-rs, city council and school board, when
ths estimates for the t.ax levy are being
prepared. 80 that they may suggest such
economic measures may 10 beneficial
20 the taxpayers.