The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-17
BOWLING ALLEY ROW.
Chamber of Commerce of Tacoma
~pifts Into Two Factions.

Special Dispatch 10 the PoSt-Intelligenesr.
TACOMA oct. iG.-raComas Chamber
% Commerce aAs one Of rs little rows on
Tals ,lne lt = uol 4 ught over me e!n-
p.uyfneat IL a secretary or the ssttiA-
nent y what should oe done 70 reduce
taxF< but a littls affair that - suggestive
% an .p0xatGn Being SUCH the old.
reliable faction OF t1r TneTTlaetsnif>-or at
least a major portion theTrof-are ia
arms against the move, and - result
che Of taLre nice !3ttsc Internal coEapAca-
tons fer which the local chamber is not
altogether unknown has been ensendered.
Ta- question 1T issue this time has 10
do Win athletics. In some way certain
members became imb9ea Aita he idet
mat "a gentle InnD' $ exercise room would
Dee the proper scheme "a c0ahectlCn with
the chamber. They ag-;Atea their plans
20 this end, cured 3 following among
the members % sufficient strength 20
justify recognition. and then proceeded 10
nGhg tneLr way 20 the fTcnt 10 accomplish
The chef desire or these athlet.cally
inclined - 80 have a sUre-enough bowling
alley laid IN iae building. which. they ex-
plain III al "a for the physical benefit OF
slich II. ulbers as shall be inclined 10 pail
ronixe his uu~c4e developing sport. Tho
scheme was nos az warmly received Ivy
certain solid members of the chamber 40
IL NJ eht nave - egl- These latter seemed
partial 20 maintaining lie institution as
= body o. business men. % do business
in = buS:neSs-like way for ;he best inter-
eSts Of ;ds business OF lne city as
whole. They adr2.tted timely incompetsncy
10 appreciate tGe iulrae1s2 advantages 4
oowlf@g alley. etc, would prove 20 a
Trade {.he official title o: the iocal body.
and , one way ard another sat down
on the proposition. Then came "A spit II
members for Snd against the great bowl
.nK alley scheme. and while the matter
mas rot Vet reached Il stage where the
records snow how the hattie went sew
cral members on both SIDES give evidence
* having aaG their feathers rlI:ae3
Y po1 the scheme taking definite form,
oue ~ the tenants OF ;ne ground floor Of
the Chamber 81 Commerce received or
ders . vacats TIE premises that the
be secured. tbs tenant didn't show any
particular signs 81 satisfaction With fas
Iseremptory com m1Ticatt0u telling h.m
he wog.! nave 70 Hr8 rev quarters and
so comp-cate matters he joined IN tho
fight an outsider. 9s.ng his influence
against the bywl.ne alley.
The -1w has been on for some tina
without any Settled result, except Il IA
rather material Indications that thu ants
ATE likely 70 meet defeat. TIE opposition
tho alley h@o aHse they want 20 save The
,Ts-r-e 6t'schti 20 bowling on private
alleys. TIE o'hfT ste argue That The
alley aa3 3 rew t3ttecdan. side issues %
an atHe1'f Ttt3r" = d mean q big Ia
crease ire rHe ulsuhe-s7 .. which wi come
tae beaatr ~ we}i-eoudGcfed gentle
mems FxFrrtsa room H.rr fhe mat
SER stands. The tenant who has teea or
ct~et - Move ms n4F So, G1u@ -, and
Nus3 Ae d1es t1e -g.lC h-rRlke3-of bo~lfng
room ha~n1, b. fXsG ~. In re rnea n
f.me both factions r. tae ~hau7ber ara
r. be aear3 from On tu-s ore very i'm
T~l-tslt ethj~e+ that 1~ row stirring IN
enough ef n rew - make The matter COM
mon fa-k ab-u+ town