The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-30

Az N64Hs0ev OT commerce (eAS
: honOred yesterday n,onsdqe 6v
tuo addresses from men Of national
reDate and higb IN official circles It
Washington. They were BID.
Gen. John n. Wilson. chief Of
United States engineers. and Second
Assistant Postmaster Genenal WHRan
). Shailenbeyer.
IN 1etr speeches befow tie cham
Der. each declared himself : fnead 10
Seattle. 7Brtr atteeances are most
important At THIS time. Gen. Wilson
declared that he returned to Waskiae-
ton ansased At tie srestness Of Sc
attle and tie commercial dtvelcpn,<nf
Of the Sound. Ae said he 7souH
recommend that a,onk on t6e Lske
Union fresh 1eater basin project 5e
pushed. He also higkly praised tAe
Port Otchard dtydoca.
Gsn. AAilenbeye, dselared Maf
Seattle needs ! public bsildaae AL
tnftmated that Ae @,ouM % Ats ska,e
towards securing one for Ais etfy.
He spoke very flzhsnfagly Of Seattle
and Washington. and wftred 10 tlh,
city ~ tie point from 1pAicA mai
routes to tie Philippines 1sould b<etn.
was fortunate coincidence -.
= brought about visit 10 Seattle from
brig. Gen. Wilson and Second Assistant
postmaster General Ehailenbereer NJ ona
and the same time. This was vel, il,u.-
sratei when both gentlemen addressed the
meeting OF tbs Chamber Of Commerce.. An
~nica the theme was the greatness ana
promising future Of the city Of Sea,th -
the state Of Washington.
Gen. Wilson closed a most memo,ahaa
vssit 10 the Pacific Nor,hwes, by telling IN.
members Of the chamber there assembled
that the Puget sound drydock was \ rno.,
magnificent structure. that Seattle was
destined TO become the metropolis az .he
Pseiiic coast and that the goyfrnmen,
should Immediately dig the canal 10 Lska
Washington and send regiment Of i .eoo
men to man The batteries nj Magnolia h,u0
Point Wilson. Admiralty head ana Marrow.
stene point
remarkable ss were Gen Wilson's ut-
'srances before the business men OF sea,
tie. they were nevertheless not more rigui-
fcant than the statement made by 0sn
Shallenbesger regarding she need here FOR
public building and the advantages Seat
tie offers ss the point OF departure for
mails FOR Alaska and the Philippines,
Il am surprised that Seattle has no pub.
lie building. where the possofsce and Gus
toms ofYices can he located This should
be attended 20 AT ons~." vas Gen ahaiIen-
berger's statement. I'VE Rave some "a
look upon Seattle "a the greatest rity in the
Northwest. This - certainly the point of
departure for Alaskan maiis-she location
and shipping facilities here hsv. settled
that point for all time. Atlantic steamship
companies have BEEN bidding for the man
contracts 70 the Philippines. hoping 10 -
fs0fMs u r9utr by Way ~ she Sasz carni
Fer ~ own part. I believe thess r5stea
should be assi ny say os Seattle ard have
ne eeuht ;nsy win h~"s
Tbsse statements. coming from such sss4
tfFa5*Fsf5 sifHssf f-Fs frea1 n - % = 81 ts
'haa valasnss cousa 'el' C1en. ssIissa fefs
for Washington yesterday AZ t.so On M
Great soythsra. thoroughly charmed by
his visit hsre ard greatly impressed wits
all He had FesH. Seattle eoutd asss fnr no
mer i4gai. s1ase-e ard sn'hssiss J. ss's1t
a. Hszs.ngson sfan NJ FIs ca a7ac ~ sor
aerF g}Asr8rw ~es.4s;n ya.Eahse 81 sss fssy
may Fs 5fd~a VIXEN il e snewn sha' he
n a. the head - tss -ne9s iE~sersen. 8iwss
len - the arrrg--tns engineers ecrgs~.ani
beaTs "a reputation 81 tire national capital
for thorough honesty and unhias~i views.
Wien he gets haek 70 Washington. Ger,
yytlsan VIII rrve apor ths rasssnsl give
ernment ths YapaS eopEsstIcn ss sre Lake
wAahlpwfua ranss pr23srt4 HE wiil
tell hs ass0rsafs9 IN the war de-
rarsEnsnt ssat a rsximsns o. artillery
Should ss seut 10 man she runs az the
.cstascafi0ns on Puget sosnd: tnss IN he
pcrt oschers arydses the goTryssneni tsas
ss0rs capasse af taking the largest shscs
81 the navy and sha. cr TIE bessyn of
Pusst sossnf AMI Lakes Washington and
rrios shelter can be found for all fhr feess
81 .hs world
Ger. Wilson Tsfsrrsd tn all these things
In hl. iyppfompsu address, before the Cham
bsr u Gc+sfEeTce. lie spoke erstreiy with
oss no.ss. and straight from the sheusAsr.