The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-18
Office Buildings Will Compete in
Contributions.
ALL FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY.
Finance ComDtttee Meets with In.
Already Received Amount 10
Nearly &x.jOO - Canvassers APP
Tenants In the Bailey Building.

The meeting Of the finance committee
at It's rooms in the New York block yes
terday was fruitful OF good results in the
way OF plans adopted Tor future canvass.
The day before a committee appointed for
the purpose. made thorough canvass OF
The offices in the Bailey building and ss-
cured Sl1o.'n. As the committee went from
room 20 rom, they tod the various ten
ants thai they were trying 10 see which
Office building would give the most money
toward a proper celebration OF Independ.
enca day. One patrhtic tenant informed
the committee that il any Office building
In the city gave more than the Bailey. he
and his partner would subscribe sufiicien.
20 make up the deficiency. The amount
subscribed by this building so encouraged
the finance committee that IL decided 10
adopt some pans for a thorough canvass
OF the remaining buildings and yesterday
morning appointed the following commit
tees for that purpose: Burke building, c.
K. Burnside and p. d. Hughes: Dexter
Horton Bank building. c. l.. Denny and
z. F.. Blaine: Pioneer building L. c. Gi.-
man and T. b. Harden: Mutual Life build
Ing. ]. p. Taylor and Sherwood G:llespy;
S.arr-Boyd building, DR.. Bragdon and
Charles F. Munday: Washington building.
Angus Young; Boston building, ]. NJ. f.
Atkinson and DR.. j. S. kloeber; New York
building. s. L. Crawford and William p.
Tr!mhe
The good natured rivalry OF these va
rious bsiild.ngs in showing how much pa
triotissn exists within their walls, prom
isss to be very Interesting. The spirit al
ready displayed by the Bailey building
evinces the fact that the contes, will wage
long and hot. It should be understood
however, tina; only those who are strictly
Office tenants are in it The various
renters on the ground floors are excluded
1t Is absolutely necessary. as before
stated by the Post-Intelligeucer. tina. the
finance committee should know as early
as possible just how much money they
are to have Business men should consider
the amount OF financial benefit they Will
receive by great gathering of patriotic
people within the city gates and make
their subscriptions propcrtionase.y large.
Then, IL they allow for the amount OF
time and energy spent by every member
OF the various committees to make the
jublation SUCCESS, they should add
about 100 per cent. in order to keep up
with the procession and be in 1.-THE bani
wagon" The time for celebration is
mos, opportune and al! people. who feel
the Righteousness OF the present war and
who appreciate the heritage OF liberty LETT
by the fathers OF the republic. should join
in making the celebration TYPICAL or Amer
lean enterprise and American patriotism
Even as Dewey and Hobson proved to the
skep,Ical Spaniar1 that the American
sailors were not towards. SO should those
who are rot IN the frort show 10 the
world that the avar.ce accredited to the
average American by foreign nations. Is a
falIacy and sham.
Besides the list OF subscriptions amount
ing 10 si,9i7 heretofore published by the
Post-Inteligencer. during the last Two
days the following have SUBSCRIBER she