The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-21
Abated.
. speelal meetlng Of ,he Chamher OF

The special meeting of the Chamber Of
Commerce committee on state and ma
tcnai Affairs held yesterday to consider
the memorial proposed the day before b.
MIR. Prosch Grew fun attendants, of tho
members there being present MeSsrs
Furih. MeeI, Coike;t and Langley. and
Mr.. frosch, who had been invited to at
tend.
The original draft OF the paper was read
and its features discussed, and the action
OF the meeting resCited ia the adoption OF
the memorial as given below The orig
inal paper. as prepared by Mr prosch.
contained some references 10 Seattie's Ca
madam cousins that ii vas thought best
10 eiin.ip;S;e, as it was believed that tho
Serbiage was Ia "A measure misleading as
TO its intentions Following Is the amend
ed copy OF the memorial:
ITO the Honorable The Senate and House
OF representatives in Congress Assem-
bied:
Your petitioners the Chamber Of Com
merce. Foicing the sentiment of the peo-
pie OF the city Q. Seattle and state OF
NashinSt ton. again earnestly presents 10
You the Importance Of establishing an as
sny Office ia this city, The startling events
or fhe last few days have emphasized tho
necessity and urgency for promptEess OH
your part. Two steamships have arrived
iicm Alaska during the past week bring
Ing with them hundred miners ard
A,2nSo IN gold dust and nuggets. Two
OF the men had over Si01a9I each and six
others had over s40.gs0 apiece--the resuIfs
of a few months operations in "A ualnin.;
district entirely unknown one year ago,
in which the pick and shovel were never
struck until the latter part OF August,
lsso. Nor cid the gold brought down by
any means represent ali their earnings.
Tor large amounts were isft In claims and
other investments in the mining country.
Diggings Ike these were never before
heard OF. where single shovelfuiS of earth
contain 500 of gold. where nuggets worth
$<eD and upwards arc common, where from
singel pans Sits % $500 are obtained where
claims Yield $1,000 10 the foot and where
ordinary faboring men get SIS day,
by the energy and enterprise Of our
citizens and by the lines OF tranAperta-
ton and trade they have developed. this
unprecedeniedly rich country has be- II
a number Of years being the starting aDi
return point for travellers 20 Alaska and
the Canadian territory adjacent thereto.
NOW that the wealth Of the far north
country lis known efforts OF every Kind
are being made 10 wrest from lS its
trade. 10 divert IL 10 nearby foreign poris.
10 open new lines Of communication hy
routes wholly without our domain and TO
induce the marketing Of this gold in cen
ters ina which cur cuuntrynlesl have no In
terest. To prevent this diversion Is our
aim and sndeavor. and II becomes aii
Americans 90 unite that We fn8y retain
possible.
"One way Of doing this f. 20 grant the
request OF this chamber, 80 that the thou
sa nds Of miners going north VIII not only
continue 20 buy their outfits from oar
merchants and go on eur ships. but viii
return with their gold TO the lard of the
stars and Stripes. ON the Atlantic coast
ar. three assays Office. GII the Pacific.
one. And yet more gold has been mined
in a single year on The Pacific than in "A
century on the Atlantic. 1Ne mines 90
the north of this state that would be frib~
utnFy to an assay oflire In Seattle yield
"a ga9o ofa In fss3. 81 90 60 I'm 1874 more
than 81 90 50 Ia isss5 and about s. co.. edo Iva
1895, What the yield OF is9I viii he can
uow only be eefifaated. bUt Il VIII De a
great deal fu0Fa than that of last year
ard may be rs much "a that of the iass
four years combined Increase suf@
fseiently The gold produced. and ths
money question 50 Fexsng ~ tf@a" ana
Politics wish disturb congress ard the peo-
ple no more TIE gold brought 20 saaftl-
by these fortunate miners came nearly
$3.50 miles. ard then Rad 20 20 thou
ssn1 miles fDrt her "a get wpor IL ths
ONLY satisfactory statement OF saIae-~shs
certificate og the United States asSaysr.
This costs money, and vas = tax upon
TIE producer that GboEi9 not be Imposed,
we again urge and demand tna Assistance
frera our vvernrrert that ia required 10
enable as 20 bold ros 0nfy the trade of ine
foreign territory referred 20. bat Of otfF
oxn American Hoaf. which trade without
Et4Fh &@ttasTfEff$ u Nt3f NfEEgsStkStfItaF -
partially II not wholly. lost And for the
desired legislation at the present session
81 congress your mernorialists earnestly
pray
There vas also presented 20 the meeting
n scletrarn from Congfessnan Lewis ad-
dressed 10 Hon. r. O Graves president
and r. r. Ling. secretary, os the Cham
ber OF Commerce. The dispatch Was
dated yesterday. and -as az follows:
Been for days trying 10 get consent 70
hFsnc up bill fer asNsag. House all right
Speaker vsii not permit any matter 50
came up. Director Preston says Dakota
appropriation not awaiiabie. Hope 10 get
bill through shis week.
Hr. Furan hciieved that Congressman
Lewis reference 20 the possibility OF ret-
ting ffs hin through thfs week was fr
reference 10 the passage 81 the tariff Bill
hy the senate. which wogsd relieve the
house Of 10 possible return In that case
the chairman said that limited special leg.
islation might BE- allowed