The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-27
Discusses at Length the Future
Commerce Of the Pacific.



NEW YORK. April Ex-senator William
p Frye. of Maine. chairman OF the senate
committee on commerce. was given din
ner tonight at the Waidorf- Astoria AZ =
testimonial for his efforts in obtaining for
New York city the improvements allowed
in the recent river and harbor bill passed
BY congress. The dinner was given by tho
leading commercial organizations Of New
York.
Nearly COO guests sat down 10 the tables
In the grand banquet hall The roem was
respondent with iiaxs and flowers.
The guests marched to the banquet room
at 7:O o'clock Gov. Roosevelt was chair
man.
Others present at the guests OF honor
table. seated on either side OF Gov. Roose-
welt and Senator Frye were: Abner Mckin-
ley. former Gov. Morton. Gen, Merritt.
Senator nepew. Senator PaSco. Senator
German. Senator Fiatt. Charles A. Schier-
en-. William A. Strong and Congressman
Cummings.
While the dinner was in progress Mr..
and Mrs. George T.. POL, entertained At
their house In hcnoT of Mrs. Senator Frye
and her two grsnddaug the Misses
White and Briggs.
After dinner the party went into thu
hotel 10 listen to the speeches. A letter
OF regret from President Mckinley was
read. In which the president said
Il beg you will convey to the guest OF
honor Of the evening. Senator Frye. my
congratulations upon this srfcndsa rFSoK.
nsiian af hts devotion 10 the commercial
and Industrial interests Of the country
Senator Frye's speech.
Senator Frye spoke Of the vast resources
Of America. It's wonderful progress In tha
line OF production. of the averprodaction
which ensuea and the necessity for the
development of foreign commerce. He re-
cited the brave efforts In this line ana the
measure Of success met with. He eoniin-
ued.
The eommoreiai war upon which the
werId has entered VIII become tareer and
flercer. Germany will TO our nast dam
gsr1ua rival.
Germany ls ear mnSt formidable conn
meraai enemy. sne IN skilled III the arts
Of commerce ara mechanics. she Is rcrss-
tent, aggressive annoying and fnfoHssahie
II tell you, gentlemen. that we have snnys
to fear from Germany saIan from any other
natian on earth. Hat despite all her eT-
ferts We Will surpass her and he more
successful than her I'm the contest for pres
sige in foreign commerce. Her wages paid
are not ere half ours.
Shall We reduce ours TO the plane ~
hers. Thes might breed it sisseonsent
which would endanger this republic would
certainly reduce the Ttrchasn. power ee
cur people and stiii more Increase the SUR
plus. Shall We run Our mills on ane third
or ans half fs.na7 That wosili rpsttcr car
purchasing power and largely increase thr
cost Of oar product. do not believe orr
railroads can reduce freight much unless
a new motive power IL found. ru. our
water carriers ran aud probably Will
Freight ships xil sse increased in carry
.rg capacity and rates stsli further re-
aueea Let rfs illustrate the effect OF ssissh
Increased cansrisy.
when she largest frefghser w#z sa6o
tons. the RATE arroea tha Atlantic wa# ss.t
a ton; when esss tons sf a ton: wf1er, sn1
tons, ssfo a tom. when faas0 tong. ssra
ton.
Oar ships SheuIa Garry the Freight.
"Aii the necessary facilities for these
seep draft shas fns4sf he provided for X
was ftssf lock :nfa tsis failure wsieh easn
Ysiae8 NE 20 insist. even 10 The tAosat *
oh~sfnaev, shaf sh9eu nsliaors of fa.isrs
shassi5 10 exTsenslea In New fark harisor.
ana shas ea. sfYinN World Hfaf flaere chan.
mel 9,ss1 fee. w8de with depth ~ forty
seet and aYr'a 1srkage ta0nn. I trust
toa that tas ssrne IA nos far distant .sArn
we ar7an hag. a feas waterway from fhe
Great Lakes 20 the Afsansfc eeean stts
further Increasing o4fr facilities anf H.
crrazsnw cur rates. Another shif.e ID my
ssttsgfssn. s@ ssYfperaflveiy regssIent ws
Should carry fn oHr aan ships. mn4ser aGsr
usEa raw. stf ~ on~ surnr.s srfs experts
We sbau'a pay - esss o@n Fseos.~ tire ssssa.
esss Aar ar row pay - foreigners We
sfsegasi rnake ~ the ofHeeTs af tho~e sslpa
active Intelligent an8 Interested sxenfs scr
ssa ssssavaTv ~ rasv market nna ga3e pro.
nsafgcn ~ ottr trade sssnssase % aeerFss~
pfEzh shss Il aees eess 90 efwks er ten sgssft-
so-a aF tsntsaw Annually VII not ttsre 10
AgrsrsA efyrasy rsGffang CFeat fsfftagn Grr-
masv ARD fTyauea wfsf nss SurrsFsser saEs
eaSrrgnr trade wtshaass determined esr.
agrs. whlefs alcYse ws5i re<I,see freight rates
~ taass q rar ceHs
'sThe avsrag@ freight rnt@ far ths wortf
IS apwr ~ tgu, Twenty-Five rer cert
rssfzsrsfo7 aa vate~ w3ls aave ~ pssr reoras
agty ruE3ifnas n, ACsEars an1tsaiIr.
sa1.~sfAer fer n moment A.
other. and fn my api.fen = nost
Important. aid ~ eux fur~fxm
commerce. where IL the nsost
promising neia for ~ In sh~ near
f~suv~s sar~Iy In the Orient.
Hnmhoids. MERE fhna Afty years
ag.. declared that sh~ ~omsuer~e
es the Pn~tae wosia In stae ~x-
~e~d that of the AsInats~, asA
what t.teiltxess man to-day