The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-18

y. III. ana 3a4gsst matters the SEsTN Time
70 satisfaction Of ali When have done
81, respectfully request that complaints
and false statements ~ part Of Tacoma
people be STOPPED. and permit; me to at
| ;end properly % best Interest II govern
rnent consigned - my keeping. The
Ashenan will coal 81 Taconaa. Victoria
Will take Franklin coal here. a. I am
ordered 10 tess various brands. fsr future
reference ~ department. Likewise he
Victoria will come here for certain IRON
| carpenter work. etc. and when finished.
return 70 your city 10 load about 100 horses
tina; are 20 be sent there. IL your people
| will he civ. and leave something 20 my
! Judgment and sense q equity. they VIII
| have 10 cause Is regret Il. assured you
| some days ago, and have no wise changed
programme ROBINSON,
"'"Quarterinaster.
| II also received A few days previous
/ 10 this courteous letter from Senator
| George Turner. as follows;
"'"Spokane. Wash, July ee, 1879,
| Capt. William w Robinson. Jr- AS
| sistant Quartermaster. L. 5, Army. Seattle,
| Wash.-pear Sir: | am noting that tho
government, has a, last seen the advani.
/ age Of using Pugs; sound rs a point OF
| departure for troops and munitions Of war.
| hope thar you will see your way clear
| 10 make such representations. II that he
| the business between the cities Of Seattle
| and Tacoma Each Of then, offers some
| special advantages. and as they are rivals
/ In business II would De taken very III ~
/ either place u the other were preferred
| 10 it's exclusion. II the matter s In your
| hands request thai You take such order
/ in the premises as will give both cities
| fair show. and. e not In your hands. that
/ YOU VIII make such representations 70 the
/ department as viii have that result. Very
| truly yours GEORGE TURNER"
| ITO this replied In The same spirit
| assuring him tina: would endeavor 20
| the utmost OF my ability 10 deal equitably
| with the two towns, keeping in view al
| ways the hes, interests OF the govern
I NJ .+a1 hi.-1 re-
| now at hand, in which he stated that he
| had no doubt would 10 so, thank nE me
for my prompt reply, snce which time l
| have not been !mporiuned OF annoyed ny
any request from Senator Turner.
| The Victoria arrived and went direct
TO Tacoma on August J In compliance
| can Goals. had desired 10 have the Vic
toria coaled with Franklin. the Garonne
| having previously been coaled nj Tacoma
with Roslyn. Despite my arrangements
10 the contrary. and partly through
| misunderstanding on the part OF Master
| Of Transportation Chiieott, the agent for
| the Rosiyn Coal Company. at Tacoma,
succeeded In putting Roslyn coal on board
Of her. so that after all was deprived of
| an opportunity 10 make n test OF tho
| Franklin coal
Another Trip to Tacoma.
Again. when it was learned in Ia
| coma that | was to cause the Victoria 20
| come TO this port TO receive her condens-
| ers. electric appliances. etc. another up
roar was raised there against such action
| and ii was claimed that / was treating the
, people with injustice by taking the Vic
| tor,a away. and that she could be read
lily placed in proper condition at Tacoma
ae cheapiy and AS we'll at Seattle. At
| this time. YOU will understand. | was un-
| der the obligations 81 verbal contract
| with Moran Bros. for the work 10 be
done both carpenter work and iron work.
| 1t was on this occasion. and In regard 20
| the Victoria. that received the message
from Senator Foster above quoted. and
oil In IN "a a AL 10 nv
the agent Of the Roslyn Coal Company
regarding a promise which he claimed 10
have received from Capt. Chiicott, which
the latter denounced as absolutely false.
" In accordance with my telegram to
him Of August I. on the 9Th. went TO
| Tacoma and again met a number Of
| members Of the business Mems Associa-
| ton.
~ should have stated that IN my pre-
! vioue meeting with this association. upon
| the occasion % my first visit tn Tacoma
| I had asked them To mention firm in
! Tacoma which was capable Of installing
! the condensers Mr.. George Brown being
| present. was referred 10 him ~ rep
| reseusative 81 the st Paul & Tacoma
| Lumber Company. and asked him n. once
| these condensers. He replied ~ me that
they We're not. saying that they had M
condensers. then turned 70 the other
| you know Of some one who can do this
| work in Tacoma YOU viii cnncAfe the
fact that I, Is necessary for all the trans
1
! unanimously accedea. either IN words or
| by silent assent. ON this second occasion
| l reminded them ~ the previous inter
| view stating that whoever had accused
! me ~ unfairly denrsving them ~ the
| work. and ar represented matters 20 Sen
| a'or Foster. had falsihea. and TIA. 7
| would he glad To have the man stand up
| and repeat the accusation IN my pres
No one volunteered ~ do So.
| " They informed me. however. that n
| Mr. Rnhsrts. ~ the Tacoma iron works
| hat ~gnified hts ability 20 ID the work
and he was presented. asked him II he
| were required He informed ne that he
| had not. but ne could make them. ask
| 81 him II n" was prepared 70 make and
| install ihern In any reaxonahie specified
| time. 10 make the ships available
NJ the time scheduled. and not delay other
| repairs He refused 20 specify any par
/ ticular time. and said he had not eouTh,
rhts work and fi6 not care - DO -. rx-
Cept fer the reputation % the town. That
he had beer urged BY other citizens ~
the town 20 take e. and thar he was will
| Ing 20 40 so If saw ~ "a give him the
| work for 'he sake Of helping Tacoma tn
maintain i's disni'y J t.la hln. dia not
| Gonna because it 90 happened that she Rad
| no condensers already made. and that II
| was a nero accident 'nat Moran CHANGED
| 10 have them, they having been ief. az
ter constructed If his so-csfIef Yukon
feet" and that. moreover. 7 was under
guarantee "a have this WORK d0re nv n
and that the whole fate ~ tho campaign
in tho Philippines wes 81 a measure Hs-
pendent upon the arrival ~ these four
TRANSPORTS there. and that therefore
could nat take tire risk ~ delaying an
hour ioHce- than was necessary. TOLD
him that II he could make arrangements
fo get the cogldeuserz e Moran aud In
! 1ta1l them iowa there would submit 20
! such Arrangement. ara after All fsAff -
/ With him atth the assurance from him
that re was perfectly satisfied ~ he
sire TO o. Tacoma tustice. he assuring
re that r. vonla report such fnet 80
Senator Fa4fer- ard res.ssrt 81 - SEN
| etor Fn~-er before ieft he city ht4f 10
! nof know whether Gr Roberts 81 so ar
uot
{ - 7 f,f~thrrronye tniH NJ Roberts tha.
II NJ Moran w0uif release TIE fran ray
! verbal rSrtrasf. that 7 @oHlt throw he
matter 0p0r fur comr@tf+tar AZ - whi~h
! ehau'1 a. - work ard let .tsaeu 1yer
scaled fsi3e &rS ie' 'hss-1 ARA Fe be-
fgS@"u hem regarding ire cnnsenser~
Tr{x rs~ogz,sstsfou 7 offered - Moran satsfrss
! nv return H. the Fsrss@nrA - NJ Max
well agers - Re General Electro Com
r.arv as Moran wPs under contract 80
.he electric resTrlssar ~ - 6o ~ lFon work