The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-15
NEWS FROM TACOMA.
~-.rxs ARE NOT sPITEFCL TO-
WARD SEATTLE.
II the Chamber Of Commerce They
rrpress Only the Frfsndlfssf
reesfng for the sister CHy-Teasa
Gees Still Deeper Into the Civil
S~~ytce Mu6hie-Ex-Tseasu Me-
Gsal~y secures His Release on
DsnAs.

gpeclai Dispatch 70 t1e Post-fnteiigeEcer.
TACOMA. July H.--An editorial. recent
Is published iu the Morning Ledger rsia-
1--WE to tea shipments TO SEATTLE and me
alleged duties of Tea Inspector EasH3sr.
Has raised a Storm of protest throughout
the city. Citizens generally Genounce the
ansalrneea Of the article. believing THAT
such statements act more a. q boomerang
on Tacoma than they DO harm 70 Seattle.
Members Of the Chamber 81 Commerce
are as much incensed al the words Of the
Ledger as other citizens. believing that
the proper spirit To show towards Al
neszhboring city is one OF reciprocity and
not malice.
A prominent member OF the chamber
stated 20 the Post-IrteiiIgencer CORE
spondent today that the appearance in
the Ledger at different tirnez Of similar
articles to the one In question has caused
the impression 70 set abroad IN Seattle
that the Chamber Of Commerce Il ac-
countab.e for siIcn statements. when n
fact that body h. radically opposed 50
such methods. ard is IN no way account
abIe for anything the Ledger has 10 say
In rs columns. The feeling is that Seat
tie has as much right 10 the services II
the tea inspector as any port OF TIE
Sound
The following communication. 81 ..ued by
the Ledger" was received by the Chamber
OF Commerce today. showing the light ii
which such misstatenaenfs are viewed.
ITO the Chamber OF Commerce. Tacoma,
Wash. s-Gentieinsn: NAV | call The atteu-
ton Of your organization 10 the incl0sasd
editorial from this mornings Ledger and
ask ~ something cannot BE- Zone ~ our
business men to express tire dlsapproysI of
tue citizens OF Tacoma with the spirit
eslneed In the Enclosed article?
mis- same line of action by the Ledger
~ the past has brought upon IL the con-
tempt OF the people Of the entire Nor n
west and has been the means OF giving
cur Citizens reputation for malice aaG
isttl@nesS To which some of us object ryozF
3eFiouely. an satisfied that the ma jor-
isy Of the READERS Of tbs Ledger are not in
sympathy with such methods but 70 far IL
las seemed impossible 10 bring about q
change, although the disapprovai has been
EXPRESSED by withdrawal Of patronage 10
such an extent thai the Ledger IL tn the
hands OF Receiver.
II II To bc hoped that the new manage
nisnt OF the Ledger will bt broad minded
anu liberal. as Its readers are tired of be-
Ing inisref,fesaenisd by such articles as fae
ineloaed. and " g want the public 30 unsger-
stand thar such methods are not what the
cilizens OF Tacoma approve OF IS sire"
The editorial on Tea Shipments TO Seat
tie was saclossd in the communication
What Is meant by the new management is
conjecture. az nothing definite has Yet been
done IN that direction. r., NJ Schultz, a
chicago newspaper man. who has been in
The city during the past ten days. has been
tsioSfied several times with Receiver HAY
den, aud reports have been circulated that
Mr.. schultz had decided TO purchase the
paper al private sale, but they have not
been AUTHENTICATED.