The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-17
Y. L. Tissera Speaks to Represen-
tative Business Men.
TALKS OF TRADE WITH cEYtoN.
tie Answers Number of Prarttcni
Questions With Reference ."
Exchange of Comm oditses-tom-
missioner Rudebeek Reports
AJner en- White and stuck Rivers.

vincent l.. Tlssera. Inc lea importer. H4ln
whom al latergisw appeared 10 the Foss-
Intelligence yesterday morning. Appeared
before the CHAMBER OF Commerce In Re-
Spouse to 81 invitation 10 assofssss tastt
body
His address was rather in the nature Il
all informal lsik seSsfai n~anhsrs o. the
eharnf.er wsaEe attention Aa1 been az
trartei by tne interview ia the Post In
teil.genCeT. sad already sought Nil 1Is~
sefa at bis hotel and tslAest attn him. Ia
his address To the chamber As aekuowi-
etgea tie courtesy OF the INVITATION. anu
SAID In substance;
Il am very glad 10 be here. am IN So
attic purely on a business visit. nay cnie.
object being TO iock into ths matter ~
freight rates between tns1 country ana the
Orient. with the }dea ,naf The products %
Ceylon and inSia. SIGH as tea coIee,
spices. piIinhagf1. coeOanai Oh. exc. may
be brought 20 America fw thsS direction
rather than as Eog oy Atlanta ep4st ports.
When, al the close Of 5hs "oy.a 5 'air
III Chicago, ! engaged In the business OF
Importing tss. | thought u strange kaai
had to bring tea ffosa Cey.on apG IIala
all the way around by Liverpool ans SeN
York or Montreal ! made inquiry as 10
freight rates direct b saS It the Fsesllc
coast, bat eouId ees 70 quotations.. hope
that now WITH tbe unfolding Of commerce
or the Pacific, II may ~ possible 10 BRING
about d new order Of things | IA here
al any rate 10 .ook into tbs matter, IL II
can be done, 80 shall establish depot
produsts and sneir distribution throughout
the western states aud as saT east AS CHI
eago.
achievement viii take TINE But Seattle
nov has q golden eDpoFt unity The field
Tor American commerce IN Cty!on and In
din Is almost simitisnr. II may become ne.
cessary for the merchants and shippers ot
your city 10 take some action /, may be
Advisable for the Chamber or Commerce TO
advocate the matter. or 70 provide Ter adj
s4.fa r..sHt.a =
merely lay this matter lefore you for con-
s.deration and shall be- pleased 10 answer
ans. questions YOU may Wish 70 ask
o number of pTacfteal questions as - the
Interchange cf commodities. The entire
matter was referred TO the mercantile
CraVes and that committee will inquire
into the feasibility Of cooperating with
Mr. Tssera
commissioner Hudebcck Reports.
Commissioner X Rudel,eek made "a state
ment to the chamber Of the result, OF his
wsssk AT Omaha. Among other things. he
stated that before he left Omaha he mad
teen approached by MT. Rosewater and
asked whether Washington would renew
her exhibit IN ease the fair were continued
for another year. Mr.. kudeheGk gave him
assurances taat The state would not only
he or hand with 4 creditahie exhibit but
would 10 all probability have a building 10
put IL I'm.
MIR Radebeck also said he had received
request from the public library Of Omaha
for mineral exhibit from this state. on
the condition that the library would ar
range the exhibit and place II property.
free Of charge II was suggested that In
esmuch as the. mineral exhibit which had
been shown at the exhibition was private
property and had now been turned back To
It's owners, the committee appointed TO col
iect minerals for the Paris exposition
might incidentally gather collection for
The Omaha library. The suggestions met
with general approval
A proposal from q real estate frm In the
city that the Chamber Of Commerce sub
serihe fof space IN and q number og copies
OF souvenir album of Seattle views was
referred TO the committee ON immigration
and statistics.
4 Acting Secretary Prosch read the follow
Ing letter from Secretary OF War Alssr
with referenc. 10 the dam at the junction
Of White and Stuck rivers.
White aud stuck Rivers.
washington. Nov .. fsse.
Sir Referring 10 your fetter OF Septem-
Der -. iSe. presenting resolutions OF the
Seattle Chamber ~ Commerce. protesting
against the removal by parties lnteres I'D
ut natural dam az the junction OF White.
and Stuck rivers, Washington. and re-
quesiing an examination of these and the
i'ny aiup river, WITH View To prevention
Of floods, / beg 20 Inform you THAI The
chief Of engineers, 10 whom the matter
was referred. reports IS follows.
" From a report dated the Nolh Inst
copy herewith by Capt Harry Taplar
corps % engineer. the local officer, e at
pears that the stuck river il not nayiya-
bic. that ths dam referred To ~ about
seven miles above the head ~ navigation
on White river and thai the question Of lis
removal Is one az LEGAL interest ,.oncernln nag
which the government should take no
action.
" surveys az tho PaEalup and nBwarl-
fsh rivers were made nnder the require
rn"nts pf The river and haghor act og lure
!. ts% ana reports bg Cant TaYior aatel
MarCn ana - is~ topples herewith, CON
tain suggestions As - Nufks necessary Tor
controlling iae Hoods Of ffssssi streams assf-
ncicat}y 10 protect thc farming intsYsstS
along their banks
For the further Information ef va,ir
chamber copy of the res.prt IL capt frav-
Tor anoYe rofeFS@d %. IL transmitted here
with, Very respe tfpilV.
Il. \. AfGER,
Secretary of War
Thomas " Irpseh. ksq, Acting Serre~
tafF Seattle Chamber ~ Commerce,
Seattle. Wash.
Capt Ia,tor'S Rrpavt