The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-15
FAVOR IT'S continuance.
Bureau of Information Should Go
On With Its Work.
BUSINESS MEN INTERVIEWED.
rsanimoas Are They in sayis9 That
the Past Work HISS Bees HtGhiy
Satisfactory, asa That 10 End
the Bsr~aw Now Wsaid he . step
IN the Wrong Dissestoa-N~@-
hers es nassaess Csmmsaisy Talk

Further inquiry among Seattle business
men Ira regard 20 their oplnlo1 as TO sn@
ssYisa DsI!ty OF continuing the iafoFaa-
ton euseau Of the Chamber q commsses
sustains the Post lnieilgonesr n tie
statement that she ssnslmsns n favor %
1t IL general Yesterday 81 number OF
business men we're interviewed. and with
Oh, exception iasy agreed tia. the Du-
Teau vas 8 fsoas valuable Institution.
They realize that Vancouver. Victoria.
Tacoma and Portland are doing all ia
their power 30 divert travel from Seattle.
and az ieass ere of the cities has agents
on every incoming train and boat A.r-
chants are satisfied with the widsspreaa
advertisement of Seattle, and think that
half the benefits would be Iost should the
work Of the bIreaa be stopped at the
present .lsne. The benefits 10 Seattle are
general While the ogtatiers are The nFss
to realize Ivy the advertisement. all
branches Of business are gamers by IL.
The merchants who express themselves
80 cordially In favor Of the bureau and
the WORK tone by Mr.. Eraiaerd mean
what They say. ami are wiling 10 back
their expressions by subscribing To the
fund required 10 continue he work. The
statement Of expenditures zen, CUT b. the
bureau has been carefully pefpSed. and
IN. general consensus OF opifion il thai
the Chamber OF Commerce has placed tho
right man sEI the right place. Fsll0alng
archie expressions Of opiHipa secuted By
a Pass.inteiiigsncer reporter yesterday
afternoon.
Il think beyond aaes,oB this adyertss-
ing should bs continued" said g. w
Fischer. OF the firm Of Fischer Bros -
not only adsersiass liz as the center for
supplies for the north. bus sets forth the
advantages Of Seassl. LII bold outlines as
the natural gateway to foreign countries.
We feel that the advertising work 80 far
has teen systematically aud carefully
managed. aad 70 ihe method Of adysrtis-
ing adopted belongs in certain measure
the satisfactory results VIZ have enjoyed
through the number OF uaen who have out
fitted for the north by ali means lei the
good rrosk go on, and the frs. arrivals 81
gold from tie north Will only aceentuate
the wonasrfui popularity OF our city.
II am heartily In favor Of IT, said
George II. Adair. II thiak IL Will he a
benssit 10 everybody. think anything
that would have a tendency u kesp Se-
attic before the outside public generally
esuld not help bus do us lots Of good.
l got a letter from my brother yesterday
New York. where party af forty-five
were making ready to start for the eoas,
m few days fog klondike via Seattle
II We get such returSs from - little Cross
road town by "A little advertisement what
return We are sure 10 get from the
larger e.nters. As subscriber 10 the
fund. We are willing TO continue.
II think ii Is A good thing ard ought
% pe kept up" said John schrain. II
helieye however. that the large autntters
should pay a larger part Of the expense
than they have In :he past arm willing
90 pay my par, OF the expense. 1t il q
good time 10 keep Seattle befor. the peo-
pie of the East. by all means continue
Ia
''Dseiiedly continue IT. said l. Brown.
OF the San FRANCHISES shoe store Con
tinae the good work and we will bear our
proportion OF the expense
~ believe 10 would be al right IN con-
tinue II a couple ~ months longer" said
John II. Asen III bas brought Ia many
people that otherwise We would not have
get. On the other hand. with the trans
portatioa facilities We have here & IA
doing az nluch. II not more. toward hay-
ing peop;s come IN than anything else.
especially with the rates w TOW have
over San Francisco"
Tok'as Sinssrman 4 Go bolteve that
the bureau sheulG he continued
1T would he a coed thlnx Cor the elsy"
said MIR Taklas Il understand that iuss
as soon as the city stopped sdvsrtlans ths
travel this way VAS diverted 30 both Ia.
coma and Vancouver. tiy ali means keep
on with she advertising
My idea - thai II should be contlu-
uefi.' ssstt T. kohn. manager Of the Geld
stein fias Company. Il individually have
proofs and experience tnat both tie ha-
reaus Of Information and Advertising hava
fully satisfied tfe expectations % tAe el;-
fxsnS ana merchants"
II think II would 30 well Ga couitsie 4
for white " Asla T.. \ rresn seat
tie merchants should 81 all IN thor
power - increase fha business IS the
city and retain that which they naw have
The hufeau has certainty ,fnne good
work in aiNartlssaf the eisy. II has done
much toward putting aad keeFlng Seattle
before the people
II. GFunhanu, manager er the CITY -
Paris. fssore 1he continuance. bag thinks
that the government shaaia take = hand
ia affairs lie said
Il am IN Eayo. - the continuance IT
the bureau s.iIrNe however that me
government Should Oe hseuxAs - under
stand the matter. - thai legislation fer
the i"nsef q Americans eeu,d - So
cured"
H. u nlser ~ size frfs ~ Baker 4
Richards. Heartily favcvs tAe Continuance
W. sa1&
There &, 80 question hat taAs ~, bit
reau hss dane excellent work The result
81 show f0oHs ere IMPORT every ore hears
from fse last that seattle Is wsll kaews
"a she headquarters fer AlaSsan eaaffst.
f'ns iu addition 30 this gA> advantage
seststr ans Washington possess Isl sgher
rrsSeeis have heea brought iefase ne a3-
ieatien e Eastern peerle ans haxe lssi -
Isss1iEssous taaairicS ARA doubtless savr ~
ss'lse' tn Increased interest sra tae re
~auNs~@ tNsr ~esstt3n possesses -
Ia Is S1e1S<fs{ne tNat ouxh' - ba eess-
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- stopped now Hfs,N reyu1sueat sesesa
wos3ta rcsa.f srens gfe w0gk already ss<ssse
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sasts. wast keen }sa sderr sssuenf s.eys-
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