The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-20
4 GUARANTEE
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SEATTLE, MONDAY. DEC. 20.
REAL Or bogus .RELIEFs"

REAL OH bogus "RELIEFs"
In consequence of information re-
cetyed by the Post-Inteiligencer, authen-
ticating famors that some measures OF
relief for the Dawson miners are needed,
u telegram was sent to the president OF
the United States by the Seattle Cham
her of Commerce on September IL last.
urging that some steps shouid~ee taken
by the government to send relief. No
commercial spirit was injected into this
petition should be sent from Seattle,
none pointing out its merits as an out
fitting point. not a syllable as TO the
r'lnlber OF its transportation lines.
Two months later IL appeared to dawn
on the advertising committee Of Port
lands Chamber Of Commerce that IL
the government. An appeal was sent
to the secretary of war from Portland.
saying that Portland was the home
pert OF IA transportation tine to Alas
Ma. that 1t was the" railroad center
of the Pacific Northwest. and that, IL
the government would only send re-
lief expedition from Portland, that city
would donate the supplies Then fol-
lowed a request from the Portland
Chamber of Commerce TO every city and
village In Oregon and to nearly every
city west OF the Rocky mountains. ask
ing that donations OF supplies should
be sent Ia Portland After all of this
month of begging. Portland has sue
eeesiea In raising 100 IONS OF supplies.
indicating that people recognized the
advertising mule under the lions skin
81 charity" The total amount raised
in Portland In a month could probably
bo duplicated In Seattle in twelve hours,
provided that good faith In such an.
enterprise were shown to exist. and Ii
Gees rot set appear IN Pcrtlands
scheme.
This Portland project has been called
an advertising scheme. The oregonian
iGT ,ae sessrCi2tion In taat issue on
the aca; .age the following statement
appe.gs:
This Suggestion ina. Portland snsn;d in
trest herself n ~ -speGsEon for tns relief
OF tae 'hrea:Hns5 niinsss Of chc Yukon WAS
made by ). g, Knapp to a committee ar
pointed h. she Chamber o. Commerce %
advertise Portland Tire i,tea was received
with 50 mucE favor (hy shs advertising
committed that a Suh-cofr nittee was
forucd 10 work up the idea and take charge
O. ;ae work.
Here Ia the milk Tn portiand's relief
eoeoarut. II further proof were neces-
sgry Il ia also 20 ne found In the ORE
eeaian of the date above quoted In
IS 10, al columns there appears the fol
io~lag telegram 20 Russell A. Algcr,
secretary Of war:
"Fbis company viii pa, 81 no. pounds OF
?to,isiona donated by merchants OF Port
i7Ht ip;o Dawson City within forgy-fve
da.s for $e5as9
GOLD COAST COMPANY.
-. IL S;earns..
The above proposition was accom-
PANIED. according 10 the Oregoniaa. BY
kilograms. Endorsing and urging the
project, by ". = Mason. prcsiden, o.
the Portland Chamber OF Commerce
Rnd others,
Again the oregonian OF ;as, Saturday
stated
TIE Placing 81 the management, Of he
rvies expedition IN she hands - the gen
cfat commanding the department 90 the
Columbia - good news for Portland as
& i0sefes The port ~ departure. ard me
expenditure q a large sem Of money In
cHtnt'ins re rscu who will accompany he
expedition"
II "a clear that if ever any one stole
the mantle % charity 10 serve the devil
- rlammon IN. Portland has done II.
The question Ia vhica Seattle IS tn
terested II - know II the officers ot
the government are aware 20 what ex-
tent Portland - trying 20 use them tov
Advertising purposes Congress has
appropriated seoo. A'o for the RELIEF o. the
Dawson miners. The officers q the
government should - allowed - ex-
PEND this without any attempted dlcta-
tion fror' Portland. Seattle or any either
Coast city.
II thss relief expedition had been
merely !ntenaed-rrovtaei IL IS found
necessary and nossiSl. 10 send an ex-
Geiislon-to carry supplies " hicA might
Se given outright 10 the government.
ard not purchased BY II. then Sesstle
vou!e have desired and have been
rea:y &c contribute as much as csrcuus-
stances fnSy Demand. Esat the explicit
reimbursement Is now made tAat Ire
Federal officers iatent 20 bay supplies
aEd We presume they VIII he bought IN