The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-16
WHIT 70 Be- on THE NAP.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REGIS
TIERS 4 VIGOROUS PROTEST.
Tiae For Its Failure to Give Sc
aftIe Dse CreAft-The New Light
house Dtssrict-W. &. r. I.

The members Of the Chamber ct COM
mescesobjected nn9s< emphattcasly ysssses-
Export Association of Nex York in pat.
ting on the back OF their letter paper y
map supposed to show Pacific coast ports
where export and import steamers Tor sae
Orient left and arrived This map Shows
Vancouver. British port. and San Fran
cisco. an American port. as the only ports
on the coast where steamers engaged IN
this Oriental trade land.
In a letter addressed 10 the association
named Secretary Proseh called attention
BY name TO the various steamships ana
sailing vessels arriving IN Seattle from the
Orient. Honolulu. etc, and TIE sn ps ioai-
ing and leaving here for CHINA. Japan ard
the islands of the southern fsacitlc sea.
In this letter comparative showing OF
the population. customs duties. value OF
exports and imports between Seattle ana
Vancouver was made and the furtaer taet
emphasized that Seattle was la the United
States.
The society was respectfully but firmly
requested. TO put Seattle on their map
Mai r. l.. Hox.e. engineers secretary
OF fhe United States navy. eenf the for
lowing communication TO the chamber
in reference TO the new lighthouse district
The board has the honor TO aeknowi-
edge the receipt OF your letter OF January
% 1922 reeomme ntitng the creation of a
new lighthouse district on the Pacific
coast. TO include the waters of the state
OF Washington and the territory OF Alas
lighthouses and other aids to navigation
and the construction or a new lighthouse
tender.
I'm reply the board has TO state that
your communication was considered at
its session on March s. 1s9 when IL was
ordered that the proper measures be taken
for the creation of new lighthouse dts
trict TO inclide Alaskan waters and for
the establishment OF some ten or twelve
new Light stations In Alaska. As both OF
these measures will require Legislative aa-
thorits, proper steps Will be- taken 10
bring the matter To the attention of con-
gress al it's next session.
IAN appropriation OF $l"o6o was made In
the sundry civil appropriation act for the
construction OF steam lighthouse tender
for use In Alaskan waters. This board Will
take immediate steps for the construction
OF this vessel
Capt w W. Robinson, jr gave a short
talk To the members concerning his recent
visit to Washington, as outlined in the
Interview with him published ON Monday
last, and vote Of thanks was returned
the officer for the efforts he had put forth
in Seatties behalf
Mrs. Marion Baxter appeared before the
members of the chamber 10 urge that the
money pledged 10 bring the national con-
vent.on of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union TO this city he collected at
once. She briefly reviewed the efforts
formerly made to collect this money and
stated that $i,Jn of the 81. 500 needed had
been paid or pledged. but later on had
been returned to those donating as the
collections had been made under misap-
prehension. She said that it lay entirely
with Seattle whether the convention was
large or a little one. There were 10000
letters 10 be sent TO very local union in
the United States and upon these postage
had TO be paid. Ten thousand letters had
already been sent but a second and a third
letter must follow them to keep up the
interest. 4 committee consisting of
Messrs Burweli, Nadeau. Coman. Moore
and Sehram was appointed To at once cam
eass the city and raise the promised
money for the convention
A Ripe OF sensation passed over the
usually placid chamber when John w
Pratt. one of the trustees announced that
at the next meeting ne would submit
report upon the work OF the legislature
during the past session." Legislative and
political he added. Il may be able ne
said ito Interest you for ten minutes as
! shall probably say some things which
have not appeared In the newspapers" As
the Chamber Of Commerce senf seyera,
resolutions and memorials 10 the legtsla-
sure, some of which were in opposition 10
the course Mr. Pratt took there there may
be a lively passage.