The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-13


waters He assured me that he gave the
canal his fua approval. AID asked me
many questions showing his interest in the
matter.
Government shipping Port.
Another matter which l took up with
tile war department was the matter Of
the recognition OF Seattle as a shipping
point. All the governments business
with the Philippines is now done through
San Francisco, / pointed out the mani
fold advantages or Seattle as a port OF
emharhation and debarkation, showing
the existence OF three franscontinenial
railroads 10 San Francisco's ons: extern
sive camp grounds for troops: an album
dance OF pure water; cofnmod!ous ware
houses and docks, ere. and urged. as
far as ! consistently could, giving Seattle
fair share of the governments patron
age in receiving home coming transports
and sending oat merchant vessels with
army supplies,
My request met with prompt attention,
and as result Seattle was given a ship
ment of 40o,Gg feet o. lumber and 1.soo
tons OF forage. which viii be sent 10 Ma
mia by the snip Marion chllco;t, sailing
from this port. THIS shipment Will, 10
Il great extent. be regarded as ties. OF
Seatties fitness as q market ana shipping
point. Col Bird. with whom talked.
was afraid that Seattle had not a sllff-
cient market. / assured him that ii the
government would furnish the demand Sc
atfle would furnish the market In short
order.
las a matter Of fact. many OF the army
officers q, Washington. In common with
many persons in c.vii life, are not aware
OF Seattle's size and commercial import
ance. They think of the city as a small
town with extravagant pretens.ons. ana
are surprised when they hear one from
& 5 IF
and the other advantages possessed by
this city | am sure that If our delegates
in congress bestir themselves Puge. sound
wifi not be overlooked N the future as
shipping port for the government
should Strengthen the Army.
Military men in Washington who are
daily arriving from Cuba. Porto Rico and
the Philippines are greatly chagrDed over
the failure OF congress 20 pass the Hull
army bill. They know the needs OF the
country far better than any number OF
congressman can and freely predict that
the failure OF the United States to
strengthen its standing army will have
bad effect. especially in the philippines.
IL Il eviden. that the government viii
he forced 10 pursue there the same Ian
gll,d policy it adopted in dealing with the
Western Indians, with the result that the
trottb,e with the rebeliious natives VIII DE
prolonged Indefinitely. With a strong posi-
hility OF disaster TO our troops. As long
as crushing Bows are not struck the rebels
will entertain the same opinion the In
dams once did. that after a Whl.e they
v;u he able 10 whip the United States.
..,The smalluess of our standing army
was n disgrace even before this war, ana
now II is much more SO. ! emphasized
this point In talking TO a member OF con-
gress whom | met on my way home, by
pointing out that our standing army is
only one-haif the size of that of NADIA
gascar.
First of n Large Fleet.
The ship Marion chileott Is now dis
charging. coal the remainder of the car
gn which she brought from Baltimore.
she has been chartered by the govern
meut To transport hay, grain and other
rnsiistuns. 10 Manila AZ a charter price
Of S. per ton. This is far in excess OF any
pre- winch could be obtained by the
vessel upon any other contract;
The Chilcott viii carry about 5000 tons.
and will be i'm readiness 10 load tomorrow
morning She is "a very fast saiier. and
win in all probability make the round trip
- Manila N record breaking time, for
during the recent voyage she surprised
every one on board hg making az miles In
twenfy-four hours.
About three years ago the Marion Chill
colt. then the British ship kilhrannan.
was wrecked of Point Wilson, and while
Oh the rocks, had several % her plates
crushed ard was pretty badly damaged.
she was finally Heated however. and pur-
chased by Richard Chtlcott of this city.
who .rechristeneti her, gave ser an Amer
lean registry and az present owns her.
II is confidently expected that the Chill
colt IS only the first 81 large feet OF
government transports 70 sail between Sc.
attic and the Philippines. ana capt. Rob.
irson's prediction that this city viii not
I'm the future he Disseminated against in
fsver % san Francisco viii be pleasing TO
LEGAL dealers and shipping men.