The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-09
MOND|M MATTERS AND TEA
important Subjects Discussed
b Chamber Of Commerce.
LETTER FROM TACOMA FRIENDS.


An adjourned meeting Of the Chamber of
Commerce had the effect OF drawing out
large attendance of members. and the last
thing done yesterday was 70 permanently
change the time Of meetings from aonaay
evening to Wednesday afternoon al go
o'clock.
Under the head Of Communications
Was one from the Tacoma Citizens y ION,
dixie Committee" IN relation 20 Initea
States supports OF entry on the Canadian
1sont!er. TIE communication was az fo'-
lows:
EVE are constantly In receipt OF many
1etfers asking for definite and htssI s.aes-
q3ents Of what the United safes = :"
u Fekarding the customs duties ohafe
nsd professed to be charged, ~ tue e .
adam government. on goods being tasen
into the KIondike region: -
.Our friends across the border, we
learn from our correspondents, are send
Ing out misleading statements regarding
the matter OF duties, and enaeaFor ~ al
Instances TO lead prospective hioDnlhsfa
Is believe that the only Way 10 escape
! enormous extra charges Is by hGStHA out-
fIfs and supplies from Canadian outhtfers
We are strongly of the opinion that lhl-
mediate steps should be taken 10 pro
tcct our citizens against duties which TIE
Canadian government may be proposing
10 impose upon Our citizens VINO afe
bound for the kIondike and Alaska Eola
fields II has been suggested that IN case
no better solution can b. reached that
the United States Withdraw It's suhecHa-
toms officers from points Oh the Canadian
frontier AZ which Canadian KlondiksEs
are permitted 10 clear their goods IN
bond. We realize that It Is not the
amount of duty that IL Imposed by Can
ada, but the huliebaloo and iIaEf,ear tiew
OF the msstsr as treated by fne Canadian
outtittfrs ard newspapers in railing tae
attention OF Eiondikers to the matter.
We have 20 report that as the rean4 or
their nlixreprf seutafians In this matter Of
dates several large parties have Been
Induced 30 change their plans and have
noticed Us that they VIII outfit IN Can
1--WE would like to cooperate win you
~ any movement walcE wtli bring aAtls-
factory results In this matter. We ea'l
your sttentirn to an Ottawa dispatch Of
November II, In which IL Is stated tnat.
The officials of the interior department
ALREADY estimate that fully aa.f1D people
VIII enter the Yukon country neat seaSef.
while there are some who estimate that
there will be half a million NJ least. The
Cost OF Quitting this army with ta6
regular outfit of clothing and provisions.
at say $500 per man. would mean eS-
penditure OF between ss0.a1e 600 ard sin-
100000. The ali-ahsorblng question II, MILO
shall succeed In capturing tho bulk of tbiB
enormous trade The United States ar
Canadag Already the dominion govern
ment IL considering what steps shall lie
taken TO obtain large share OF the out
Hitting trade. together with The food sup
ply when the gold-seekers reach tner
destination. An overland afi-o'anadian
route to tho kiondike Is said 10 be the
solution OF the problem, and the route
via Calgary and Edmonton seems 10 be
the one most favored by the government.
pt the same time the Stiekeen river and
Lake Teslin route will not ba lost sigFt
Of II Is regarded NJ certain, however
that a large share OF the Yukon trade
win be done by Americans, who already
have done and are doing such large
1T will be seen that the Canadian gov
rrgment evidently looks for rstallatorY
measures from this government, We
shall he ready 10 jssii heartily with you
In any petitions or correspondence or in
any work which You may outline 10 pro-
tcct the interests of Americans.
'"rhanking you for your attesltion and
awaiting your action Ia the matter. we
beg leave to remain. very respectfully
yours; -
COMMITTEE"
The secretary was instructed Ia notify
the Tacoma correspondents that the Seat
tie chamber had already memeralized cen
eress and that Il did not feel that aay
strength would be added to It's position m
the natter by repetition.
A highly characteristic telegram was re-
Cefvfd from the San Francisco Board u
Trade. by its vice president r. j. Par
kOrs. rs follows:
we have IA reliable man ia send 10
WASHINGTON 10 Induce authorities "a gf.
scind order making nyea SUPPORT II
entry. Will You join Portland thamh = Z
Commerce. Tacoma Chamber OF Commerce
and this organization In the expense, ynur
proportion not 20 exceed seaogH
The Seattle chamber did not see Il Ia Just
that way. and declined Ia ioir
II. +. Dearborn wired the chamber from
New York that rival cities are etreulat ~
derogatnry reports concerning Seattle as
an Quitting point. MIR, Dearborn lnqsIiF a
II the chamber would pay $50 for three
articles in New York daily papers show ne
Seattie's superiority, The communication
was referred to the advertising commits. C.
Tea Iaspectorshtp.
After brief discussion on army nes;
matters. brought up by a letter from srls.
Rotary Aigcr addressed 20 CongresxIlt.tn
James Hamilton Lewis. relating tn ;hc ae.
ceptance OF the title. u general talk was Isl,
tiuigcd in by the members cn the matter III
the tea inspec.ership. Secretary i.ins p. al
copies OF kilograms and letters an ~. suh
jert which appeared in eamnualrat.aa
addressed 10 Webb ~ Go. ScAwahaei..-y
Bros. and Fischer Bros tea IMPORTER q,
follows:
"Gentlemen, The New York tea iu,furt
.ers have entered a protest ag,tnst tbs ,f.
paintment OF tea examiner at pgftfaft,i
Or. 10 the treasury department os shy
ground Of being inadYtSa bile rs hays g III "a
tipliclty 81 tea examiners.
''pn recenhSg | tho chamber sent tina
following telegram.
Hon. Lyman } Gage Secretary az fnr
Treasury. WASHINGTON. H. e. W. ye~..-..,-
Ing the numbvr of tea inspectors on tBls