The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-06


/ the Chaneer CT Commerce a, its regular
weekly meeting held yesterday. with Vice
President elise n the c2air and T. W.
lrosca as secretary
TIE matter presented BY James Har, AT
st.s last meeting Of the chamber. .o9csing
the troublesome oserhows OF the White
and DawaEnssh rivers. WAS the principal
feature Of The meeting, the secretary az
n0unc.ng thai be had written 70 Senators
Turner and Wilson and Congressmen
Lewis ard Jones. also to Secretary OF War
A1ger ana Secretary OF the Interior Bliss.
lneioslns 70 each Copies o. the resolutions
and asking their Individual assistance IN
TIE matter. The secretary then read re-
| plies received from Senator Turner and
Congressman Jones.
Senator Turner. after acknowledging the
receipt Of The letter and contents. assures
the chamber thas the matter would receive
his prompt and careful attention
Congressman Jones said that he had
never before had an inti.nation OF me mat
ter. and that he would do ali Ia his power
20 have the evil corrected.
The secretary read set of resolutions
adopted oy the board Of county commits
lows:
Whereas, A statement, of facts relating
20 the condition Of the slide at the forks
OF Stuck and White rivers In King county
washington. has been submitted 10 this
hosFd by James Hart, Of King couaty:
and.
Whereas. The same has received the
sanction Of the city council OF the city OF
Seattle and the Chamber 81 Commerce Of
said city: as well as a delegation OF farmers
CT the White river valley. correctly rep
resenting the existing conditions surround
ing the condition Of the slide at said point;
and.
Whereas. We believe thu same also
states the facts existing in the matter:
nog. therefore. be Il
Resolved. That the board of county
commissioners OF King county state OF
Washington. do hereby Officially ind0rSe
eaid statement referred to and We heart
lily indorse and recommend 10 the Federal
authorities the necessity OF allowing the
present conditions to remain as they are at
present until such time as the Federal gov
eminent shall prepare and pat into execu-
| ton definite plan hooking 10 the relief
of the community CT the White and Stuck
river valleys.
ct. RYAN. Chairman.
"E- H EvENSoN. Auditor
The committee on county and city affairs
having this same question In hand through
,;s chairman, John ". Pratt asked for
further time, pending results OF the action
already taken: granted.
The committee on manufactures was Civ
en- another week 10 &C. on the matter Of
sits for Mr.. White.
The committee On city and county affairs
through it's chairman. J. W Pratt made
repor. on the matter Of extending the du-
ties Of the port warden He offered the
draft II q resolution. 70 be submitted 20
the city council, amending the ordinance
creating the appointment az 4 port ward
en- defining hLs duties which are to in
ciude A daily record OF export and import
tonnage and the rendering % monthly and
annual reports with similar statistical in
formation compiled. The request was
adopted. and Mr. Pratt will present the or
dinanee 20 the city council at al early
date.
set Of congrasulatory resolutions 10
the recently organized Chamber Of Com
nerce At Hilo was read by the secretary
ard ordered engraSsed and signed by the
vice president and secretary and forward
ed TO its destination by the next steamer.
The resolutions read as follows:
Whereas. The Chamber OF Commerce Of
the city az Seattle has learned with great
pleasure Of the organization Of Chamber
OF Hawaii. L. s. a. the occasion of the
organization being the recent arrival OF the
first steamship from Seattie-the City OF
Columbia. and
Whereas This body hopes Cor the clos
est. most intimate and friendly relations
hereafter between that city and this city.
les, commercially. socially ard politically;
therefore te i
Resolved. That the congratulations o.
the people OF Seattle be EXTENDED 10 the
tina. city Of A chamber OF commerce. and
the wish be conveyed that ia lie may be
70 them one OF long and unquestioned use
tuness; ard he II further
Resolved. That the Seattle Chamber OF
Commerce most cordially welcomes the
Hno Chamber 81 Commerce 10 The great
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the enlightened world.
A communication VAS read from the
North American Trans porta,ion and Trad
ing Company concerning pamphlet OF
ahou, 100 pages which Ire company con-
templates issuing bout ths erd az the
year and IN which the company wants the
city % Seattle represented by full page
advertisement. Referred 70 the aiyeriis-
Ing committee.
The regular monthly report u the cham
Der made i good showing. ard pr5ve9 high
y satisfactory 10 Tire members II reads
rs follows:
Membership. September I................ az
Membership September 81 -...-.....-.... 20
NV members ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. q
Statement fer quarter ending September
S. Is9S:
Receipts from all sources .-..-..-.... 1913 81
Ttsturser,ents FOR all purposes 80. 30 -
Old Indebtedness paid ..-.-.....-..... ~ 81
N-w Indebtedness incurred .-....... - ~
Josiah Collins was elected TO member
ship.
Secretary proscs distributed among the
members present l0t Of folders entitled
seattle SIS Seen by the Editors OF AiChi-
gar ar. Wisconsin. in juy. lsas." and con-
rainine extracts from = fes OF the many
complimentary notices published by these
asfo~s after Their return home. These giii
form coed advertising matter Ter business
men, AID cs0 readily be slipped n letters.
PUGET SOUND SCHOOLMa>TERs.