The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-31

they got tossthsr to talk over the situa-
tton Seattle ersoyS "A rsssston 70 the bus
sns@S Of Alaska and thu Northwest ter
Fito-y. ard % suggest means for protect
i1s thai possSsoa and maintaining tha
commercial SUPREMACY of this ctr by
suatcsous ADVERTISING. There Was at
tendance % possibly 81 including In 81
numbers representatives CT the seadinE
business house, The proceedings we're
l.herzliy Contributed 20 by uszzy timely
speeches. al o. which were atssEtsyely
listened 20.
Il the absence OF President Graves Mr.
Jsrnes Goldsmith was called TO preside
over The meeting. and after a rsajing o.
the call, which was seIs-az pizaat9ry. the
chairman explained that bis own idea %
the meeting was 70 bring about a per-
Tflaleuf organization 70 carry out the E.ur-
poses az presenting Se&tsleis claims as the
chief Quitting point for the gold fields.
Mr. Nadeau suggested the reading OF a
number Of ietters On the secrstary's desk
in relation 20 advertising schema after
which suggestions would BE- invited from
those present. The first plan submitted
by letter fer advertising the city was IA
connection with al exhibition OF sluicsng.
rocking and other mining operations 70 De
seat through the various circuits OF coun-
~ fairs IN the East and the Middle West.
The proposition was BY GesSrx. Black
q Batsrnan. who asked for So TO carry
out some cs the features Of the scheme.
An unsigned application. dated from
NhAtcor. ard referring ths chamber 10
the mayor and other prominent citizens Of
Whatcora. was for ten advertisements and
ten views o. the city, IN connection with
a sterecpticon exhibition 10 be taken
through the East. There was a $40 condi-
ton IN connection with the proposition
Frank Eoyt. who stated that he had been
on the lecture platform n the East. sub
mitted suggestion OK stsrsopticon exhi-
btion with lecture accompaniment. and
he was followed by a Dir. Fletcher. who
has been In all OF the great gold districts
Of the NORTHWESTERN Australia South
Africa and Alaska-and who said that
what people wanted was facts-not flow
cry talk or lecture. bat Jus; q plain state
merit OF facts. what they were going 20 &c.
and what 20 DO with II after they got r.
Mr. Flstcher's idea was a stsreoptieon
with views Of Seattle and the sea route
mp with pictures OF the passes With the
exhibition would 80 q plain talk about
things as they really are. Z. :. Jones
wrote, suggesting that business men en-
close IN their correspondents small circu-
lars relating 10 Alaska ard Seattle as an
Quitting point. There were many appli-
cations from people who desired TO 90 East
at the expense Of Seattle business men
H.
but they were passed over. There was a
smile provoked. that went around the
room. at the reading BY Secretary Ling OF
letter addressed to the Chamber os Com
Uercs by David Zsrwekh CT the firm o.
Wade & Zerwekh that showed the husl-
ness sagacity OF Tacoma people. The let
ter bore the date, August 5, and was as
follows:
Allow me 20 bring 70 your notice csr-
80 -
ore Mr.. Hammond. OF SteubenviIle o. I
considered the matter OF sufficient impor-
tance. At least, 70 report tire same. so the
Chamber OF Commerce can lock TITO h ara
take such acton as Il sees # He and a
PARTY Of friends were on thsfr way 20 the
kiondike. via Seattle intending % pur-
chase their entire outfit here. ard take
passage from this port They were tick
e.ed 10 Seattle. and thesr baggage ara
other helonSfnxs we're billed 70 Seattle. but
about fifty miles beyond Spokane they.
and the other passengers. were approached
by an agent. or camper who's business Il
seems 10 be 20 lsui advartage ot Tacoma
ever Seattle and induce all wegii-be Kien-
iikers. ty fair representasio ions or false, 20
20 10 Tacoma instead Of 20 Seattle. II.
saws they were approac hsd by four or fve
ot these caprers Their method "a for one
20 work the train FOR about fifty miles
when he win Gnit ne trsfn. sni one Of his
work the train FOR the next fifty miles or
such a matter. when be, 81 turu. quits The
train. and still another takes un the work.
Mr. Hammond saws fhew tell all kinds Of
stories about Saattis. ina. they sion Al
nothing ihat VIII work an injury 20 Seat
re ~ Tacoma VIII thereby h1 Benefited
Re Saws they slanter Seattle rae~chsnts
ard hotels. ard IN fact almost everything
else IN and about Seatt One OF thesr ret
stories seems - BE- that nns a ship fers RS
from Seattle for the roth: thaf al Skins
leave from Tacoma srs -.srai~ touch az
SEATTLE ~ wsv pcrt ard that n order %
ret stear-er accommodations for The no-fs
= = necessary "a take passage from IT,
cora These cnupers "a their work 40
well thar Mr.. Hammond his friends sns
Others on TIE trs'n changed their original
r,arz ara fu.enftsnS and sto.res a. Ia
coma instead ~ coming N Seattle The
baggage was taken rom Seattle 20 Tacoma
~ 49, Tsc1rra rart,ss free a. exper-e 70
M. Hammond and the Others intercepted"
Following shs reading Of ~ above let
ter Mr.. Cooper was called ana seated that
hss views on the subject az rsvsrtfsf-rx
the city was 70 place Sc Advantages 30
fore TIRE greatest number % rn.rs~ az the
least sxrense. He urges sh@ citizens q,
sekA hnfs - the proposition az once arse
net sllow time 70 pass. nor % wait FOR \
few pnhllc-soiritei men 20 - IRE work
and bear the EXPENSE. 4 committee -
handle the proposition shGaid have AZ
least g 20 Per meath. A part 81 fhe
money ehoG1d - applied 20 a-v@rtsssns
IN Eastern papers. Another feature thst
| Re considered practical wouI4 sa the 10
eating 81 agents ST S. Psui ara fu-rh~-
I east. who should bs equipped With a fuIl
/ knowledge 81 prices Tor outfits AID saF.-
/ pies CO what Is necessary 20 - % ths
I gois fields as wei Is general irto-matio,
I on Alaskan matters Another thing tsst
NJ Coorar suggested was the rsn7ovirs
Z 81 an erroneous impression in the East
| that Seattle Is small tswn.
| Mr.. wss5 spoke C hls experiences II
/ advertising the state Fl connection WITH
1 his Interest 10 the w&shingfon Sssts
/ Monthly. ss PRESIDENT & TIE state Irurr'-
/ CRATES, Society Mr. Webb "a = firm BE-
/ Yfe~e- n r@~swa-er advertising ard sad
/ fhs- - e his t.af'ef fhz. 80 Iocs' papers
/ c~sr a better r-sslur1 % s8ws~ttstnr So
! asf7e F%a1 arr outside publication could
/ rs1sxfb{y 60 re rnow~d TIE arpesneussn'
/ ~ = COMMITTEES a. seven members ".
/ should tr0ronshfv canvass ths e@at means
/ offered scr carving oct re intentions q
/ frs meeting THIS committee sszouA1 pro-
/ -ee8 ufsh ne carrying CIT q SIS fGs8s
I ard sherss ask bankers ara business rusr
/ fsr contributions % the general fsra
/ Rev W \. Howgs recommended -
/ writing - personal istterS. which. BE sa21
/ - had Goze wIrA g59a results. and -
/ rs~,rcsaz - ccuttnua He was followed
| Nv Messrs EAnfort. H0wa. Daley. Ma
! sean- BaUtnze-. L&verTne-e. CrAEtoz1
! gr@erssrx. Sander Gos1SEas-~ ard Ne
/ CEwrR. sEr. wsbA's motion was carried
/ ard re chair announced ssat re narass
/ ~ IT, committee wo124 - sEroZsscfe
| after - haa discussed tas r1sEn 1ess 7a'T
/ WITH Mr.. webb. w&o Should = caslAlE lal&1a
A zsvarars committee o. 1za5es wa'
1 rnr,@a hw NJ Goldsmith. CONSISTING q
/ x~s.rx Cesper. Burweil sr6 AEs0-
Secretary Lag F-&a TIE fol2owsng -
/ fs~ addressed 70 tie se1Ts-zry % -
/ ha-aher q Commerce.