The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17
h SHOULD Be CONTINUED.
eoax OF THE BUREAU OF IS-
FORMATION APPROVED.
business and Pro-
f~ssgDnaa Men Unite la saying II
HAS Done Well, and Conditions
Require It's Further Service.

4 rh.r. SEEMS 70 lie bas one sentiment
Ara4nr tho bues aesz and professional men
~ seaatss WIN regard 80 zae bureau of
.~fsrrnAfsan They are convinced that
X. zork OF the nursaa ought 70 BE- con-
srs,es.. Furthermore, every one OF sisem,
Z s+.sn approached 90 the sabJect. ss ready
E. giya a reason for The faith that is Ia
Am The Post Iaisillgencar has saow sgs-
: tsu,st.raliv aF41 carefully Interviewed
enu.bar % representative EneE On this
sssstIan. Eaea they afs asked, DO
- think tts aafs OF tne h4rasu OF IN
forustloa ought 10 lie cos9t3aaesE' they
seeartzhsy saY Yes" " Aa8 asked why
: tssy fhink -, fheg almost invariably
aasxsr. ~fe1auAs u the gaJd work Il has
ssvsaav emphasizes. and because Tire me
rniEy which ex4stsd for Us work bither-
Z 4, hav. not csssed % exist. Sorze OF
&c. gentlemen when spoken - yszter-
n rgplssd - follows:
ssTLs scgk tilat has bssn done bv the
sssesrasti0n buFesa haa been very eiyect
H. snd the influx Of people Into Ssaitle
: fax tssea greatly aue - the work az tina.
bureau" SAID = Richter. OF the Wash
layton Rubber Company. 81 would c@r-
asIsly b In favor or continuing the work.
II be.sess It Is a good fh.ng." said James
cr II Should be continued. We csr-
faxey sfkte3 A33A q t&sAi*AH y = af21ttk
900 and other towns take Up the 3dyer-
l.s.ng L would work 10 the SERIOUS disad-
ssn.sga IL Seattle Ly ali means Goa
t.nus IT,"
J,gdse + y Turner, Of IaudEav. King
! 4 Turner ghiIlk fhe bureau Of inforuaa-
.ion should uesta.ssnhbly be continued.
sha hsst business interests " the city
csmand that /, SHOULD ts.
pr. @. Y. Csasheun--If had The settling
o. the question az 20 wasthar the bureau
OF Information should or shouId net be
continued would DECIDE II I'm the at
frsggsivs without a moments hesitation.
I have watched the woFk done b the hu-
feau. and taking tss broadeae possible
view Of the interests 81 Seattle. I say
kmphatlcaIlY let the good work SO or
I 4. Nadeau, general agent os the
Northern paciiie~Do I ;hlnk tie work OF
the bgreau Of Information should bs dis
continued? Well. ! should say not. My
reasons7 Why. simply the work that
fhs bureau h&s already donA. No
loyal citizen or friend OF Seattle. 81
sesnls 10 me. ran think otherwise. We
must remember that the Ffea. Alaskan
business OF which Seattle now has control
b not 80 be a temporary Or eyaussceni
boom. II IS - he 4 permanent, enduring
trade which will Inevitably flow through
Tie gateways OF the Pacific coast. Tae
good work already done Us the bureau
has helped 20 bring the bulk Of that trade
20 SeaEtle The bureau Snoud la con-
slnued In order ~ insure 10 Seattle the
Trade Of tho future. Permit me 10 gay
with something more than rhs fatieFy
VI a passing compliment. that tse men IN
charge Of the bureau deserve tunnite CRED
Il for the good work, the splendid work
they have done. Particularly IS this true
Apf Erastus Rralu~vi. who has bson en-
5haticsliy the right IMAM n the right
place.
Il. G. Stevens. general Western paszen-
Ger agent OF the Great NogThern-~fn my
judgment Il would be euprafue folly to
csseontinue the work og fhe bureau az Fl.
formation az the present tuueture. Theya
y s0sr}s consolation T. kuaW-rr ahat the
business men Of Seattle ell think tha
fane way. have talked with numbers
~ them on ti'is sNbiect. ana | Do nor find
> single dissenting votes Such una4niuily
y not n ia wondered - when We CON
j Ger the practical results that have come
- Seattle ana her business lslef a. a re-
trl. - 'as work done by tie bureau r
bhouia ike for aonls man wlio IS good
~ fsrTts - give SO an estimate e the
ssnosiut CT money that hss been s1,rys. In
1h's city az = result of that movement.
NoH Know, 81 course. that ] have pretty
,f0pd cpDori@nitses og Watching ths trend
~ TRAFFIC asa travel from the Eastern
Il ates. Every ok$arTa ion that I hrvs
essn ablefto 7uaks - tAat direction CON-
FIRMS ne in fhe view thar tho bureau -
Etorn9'9on ahou'si b. coutinued ard the