The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-03
Tux 4 F[0RI[ BUILDING.
SEATTLE CHAMBER OF COMNERCE
WILL TAKE ACTIOx.
Dtsessstsa Develops seatl.eAt
TAat the Tine IL Ripe Ger This
City te secure m Appreciation
-Aatters Of Interest NJ SeASaen.

caai1s.nk the aoteE ta1n 81 the tnAmoeE OF
Commerce yesterday afternoon WAS one
THAI came Up rather iEcidentai1y, VIZ. that
81 Hsgsng upon she national government the
necessity FIR . governments building here.
There was v@sy hearty expression OF
oeinion 70 ,he effect thai All proper iafu-
ences sfeis,a - hroughtsto iear upon the
next session Of cossress 10 secure an aee-
quafs appropriation. tie only differences
among members Of the e1cHsosr being
theee ~ method and detail. The matter
finally went asst fer the Consideration OF
the ehamoer AT Its heal fs,1attnS
The matter came ap as tbs fessait o. q
suggestion from Acting Secretary FJstssa
as TO the necessity Of securing better quar~
tiers for the local. postofficvs He stated
that the governments lease of the lsissdinr
now occupied on Columbia street would
soon expire. that the government was now
paying $50 a month rent5t for that build
ing. that MOTE eligible quarters 3G-.is he
secured. and THAT the government would
probably be willing 10 pay more for better
Offices. and would also be willing 20 exc
cute a lease upan q i0ilgsr term say five or
ten years both Of which considerations
would DC OF advantage TO Seattle property
owners II properly presented.
This drew from President Graves state
lnels OF what he has long regarded ~
necessity. a general government build
Ing In TINS city. He said he h.4a inyestI-
gated the facts and presented them to fhs
representatives from this state in the last
congress, showing that the government is
NOW paying a monthly rental of about
A.,eD. and that Seattle Is the only city OF
It's size in the country iflat has no govern
msnt building. while at the sauna time
many smaller cities are favored with ssic,,
buildings. He spoke especially Of build
ing now under construction in Duluth at
fAfsx
sort of relief that is needed IN Seattle He
said the matter of such building had long
been held IN aoeyance here on account of
the government canal. whose prospects
Seattle people were anxious not TO inter
fsre with
After a suggestion by Mr.. Boone. OF spe-
sial committee. and some remarks by Judge
Burke, the whole matter went over for fur
lher CONSIDERATION nexs week. when it viii
undoubtedly be faxsn upswith viser.
Italy WanAs 1nform alton.
Several COMMUNICATIONS were laid before
the chamber% the nCN interesting being one
from the Chamber OF Commerce Of. Turin.
Italy. fnquiring for information about the
klondike. taking it for granted that Seat
lie Is the natural headquarters for such
Information. A striking point about this
letter was the fact that it was addressed
SIMPLY 20 The Chamber of Commerce,
Seattle" without the 81. s. A." or even
the name Of the state
J. A. Moore. as chairman of the commit
tee on mines and mining, submitted a re-
port with reference 20 petition for build
ing road from certain mining districts in
King county to railroad connection, and
advised that the matter be presented to
the King county delegation of the next leg
f ! ature. me report was adopted.
pm Simison were added TO the committee
funsfalSy appointed to eo.cit a guarantee
W. C>.Secure the next meeting Of the
8. 1. convention In this city.
the chamhyfford called the attention of
station had ~ the fact that the Tatoosh
from Neah baA discontinued. the reports
dent Graves sia!tss4ng substituted. Presi-
Prof. Moore. chief ofxA he had had with
the latter had expresse& Neather bureau.
warmly in sympathy with 6s1Seif as being
and had paid a high triburgacific coast.
Salisbury OF the Seattle observation-disclosures
OF all the papers presented at tnGU that
convention that of Mr.. Salisbury xsoaha
tracted the most favorable notice. OnsHt-
ton the suggestion OF Mr.. Crawford wa4
referred to the standing committee or
meteoroaogy. A lengthy wrangle followed
over the pamphlet recently issued nominal
ly under the auspices Of the chamber, ths
matter being finally referred TO commit
tee composed OF G. j. Smith. w, L. Bocns
and A. f. Griffiths for investigation ant
report.
4 request from Lovett NJ. Wood of the
Trade Register that the chamber cooper
ate with him in a special edition of his
paper was referred To the committee or
printing and advertising for investigation
and report.
The following communication was reae
by Acting Secretary Prosch with reference
to forest lands:
The division of forestry OF the depart
ment of agriculture has devised a plan by
which it is intended to assis; farmers. iurn-
bernen and others in handling forest lands
II is fury stated in circular No. 2l just
issued. = few copies of which have beer
ta y no.
tribgtiol among persons interested
Under this plan. which the department
il anxious TO test In the state OF Washing
ton and elsewhere, the services of the de-
pariment will be rendered to the individual
wholly without charge. nor will the depart
ment participate in any degree in the re-
ceipts arising from the cultivation of tim
Der on the land The idea is to help par
ticularly the farmer and other individuals
of small means. the owners OF large tracts
presenting more difficult questions being
expected TO share in the expense Of solving
them
Forest Culture.
"In illustrating the des.rability of fores.
culture or rs,ha bilation the circular says:
" Throughout very large portion of the
United States every farm has certain par,
OF it's area under wood, either planted as
IN regions otherwise treeIess. or of natural
growth. The value OF this wooded portion
besides affording protection from The wind
Is cnieny Tor fuel. Fencing. and railroad ties
with SOME building material and the wood
needed for special uses about the farm
Without the wood lot farm very often
would be an Improbable investment, be-
cause the farmer could not afford to buy
the wood which now costs him very little
except the labor OF cutting and moving It.
lndeed. in very many cases the wooi Ioi
keeps the farmer going. Is labor there
during the winter. when otherwiss. he would
be idle makes UP for any deficit in the
cultivated land, and the ready money ne
receives from the sac of fuel, Ties. or other
material. Is Indispensable 10 his comfor.
and prosperity.
The harvest az the timber crop on tim
Der lands Owned by other private persons
b. commonly accompanied. under the usual
method OF numbering. by the destruction 81
the forest when merchandise rress pre-
dominate. and In any case BY severe and
needless injury. Fire follows the lumber
man. in spite OF the precautions be very
often takes. until In many places II is
th1;gat 10 be inevitable. These are mis-
fortunes from which the owners Of the
forest land are the first but not the only
losers. fer in the aggregate the loss IS Of
igrInsDss pubic concern. IT = 10 prevent
these public and private losses that the
division offers rs assistance. realizing fully
that they must continue until the success