The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-23
Chamber of Commerce Takes
Up the Matter.
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Committee Appointed 20 Protest
Against Circulation OF That COM
pany's Recently Issued Pamph-
lets. Which Deliberately Ignore
just Credit in CONNIE rcial Affairs.

TIE necessity FOR a government building
In Seattle to accommodate under one roof
the now widely scattered offices OF al
Federal officers. was the principal topic
under discussion al the meeting Of The
Chamber OF Commerce yesterday after
noon. 1t was resolved TO urge the passage
OF the BIZ now pen1lng in congress estao-
fishing such building in Seattle. The
Ohama exposition and certain discrimna-
tons against the city by the Northern Pa
cific Railway Company were other matters
discussed. The chamber having accepted
the resignat ton os Ernest r. Ling. who has
for more than two years been the secre-
tary Of the chamber and strong factor
in the success OF its undertakings. the va
cancy was filed BY the election Of ]. II.
Sch.vely.
The discussion OF the public building
question became quite general and many
interesting statistics were placed before
the meeting. 1t was shown that the Unit
cd States IL at present paying annually TO
is landlords In Seattle as rents far more
than enough to pay the interest the
money which would be required TO erect d
suitable building for the government
needs IL was shown that among the iarg-
or rents paid were the postofiice, 5000:
tho United States court building S. 100;
the government engineers office. 81. go: the
assay office. si.2Go. and the land Office 500
per annum. T. was resolved 10 lay the
facts Of the matter before the state repre-
sentatives In congress and urge them 10
do all In their power 10 secure the success
OF the pending bill
John W. Pratt called the attention OF the
chamber TO the fact that In the advertising
literature distributed by the Northern Pa
circ RAILWAY Company this year Seattle
Is almost wholly ignored. There were
large engravings OF Tacoma. Fa.rhaven,
Olympia ard other Sound cities. but none
or Seattle In the publication. and cuts OF
on.y few OF Seattle's public buildings.
There was scarcely a way for a stranger
TO ascertain from the pamphlet that such
city As Seattle existed. Worst of al
when stating the fact of the arrival OF The
treasure ship Portland In Seattle last SUM
mer. IL Is calmly asserted that the treas
ure ship reached Puget sound" an OBJ
flous and deliberate attempt 20 withdraw
credit from Seattle. Mr.. Pratt F. II o.
good and Jacob Furth were named as
committee 10 protest against the circu..-
ton or the pamphlet in rs present form.
Tha Omaha exposition matter was not
brought mp in any regular form before
fha meeting. The offer Of the Post-Tr
teiligencer TO furnish 5000 copies of The
Greater Washington edition free for
use in advertising the state at Omaha,
made az the meeting yesterday by George
L. Piper on behalf OF tho paper was ar-
c"p'ed and vote Of thanks given FOR the
Donation The action Of the state COM
MISSION In abandoning The project Of
state building ~ the exposition owing 20
IN" pressure brought 70 bear by Tacoma
members. was casually mentioned and
several members spoke deprecating the
commissions action
Secretary Ltags resignation was ten
derea 90 account % other business pre-
venting MIN from longer giving II the
same constau; attention as heretofore ut
ths present salary The board 81 trustees
u first taHleei th- rvs gn3tion. hat some
- the trustees iutimitinS that i Mr.
Ling could not g.va HIS whole time TO re
duties ~ MS position. It would 90 hest that
some man who could 10 50 shoula h. Sc
l~ctoi ~ succeed him. Mr. LINK Insisted
thar IN" resignation should he immeti ate
II accepted Mr. Ling hG~ worked hard
for the interests Of the chamber and has
fully meritei the approval bestowed upon
him
! II. S,hively. Mr.. Iiug's successor. has
for several years been considered for Sc
vetary - the Chamber % Commerce and
his election ~ tho trustees. u = conceded
Viii - satisfactory to great majority of
ths o>ut,eFs ~ the chamber He waS
Formerly grand lecturer for TIE \ . /
W Ii. = an old resident - Wash ngt3r
ara wisely known thyoug loHt he STAT"
In politl he has been prominent. Ia
1S.-s - was talked Of As the Republican
"a 40.