The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-14


TuE COxCnnx or BOTH CITIES.
Perhaps 4 few serious words to the
Taooms Ledger ana tho Business Mems
Association Of Tacoma may be beneficial
to the common interests OF Puget sounds.
Five government transports, laden
with men. animals and supplies. have
been dispatched frsm Seattle and Ia
coma for Manila. The commercial ad-
vantage to both cities has been con-
siderable. An effort II now being made
to inducs the government again - pre-
fer Puget sound for l6ading other trans
ports. Il seems likely to succeed: but
the prospects Of favorable action ut
Warrington ara seriousiy marred by
the noisy and offensive clamor OF Ta-
coma newspapers and individual parti-
sans complaining Of Discrimination
on the part Of somebody or other. and
q purpose 10 slight Tacoma" For in
stance, the Ledger on Tuesday morn
Ing took occasion TO criticise with some
harshness certain actions of Capt. W.
w. Robinson. IT,. Z. 3. A., assistant
quartcrmaster, using expressions like
the following:
~ dispatch to the Ledger from WASH
tngton las; nixhs Indicates that Quarter
master Robinson has been decidedly un-
fair ia the consideration OF the Sound ports.
and n has been through tho strenuous ef
Cushman and the Tacoma Business Mems
Association that Tacoma has been able TO
secure recognition at the hands OK the war
department"
Capt Robinson II government officsr
stationed At Seattle In pursuance OF his
difficult and responsible duties. He has
no interes. whatsoever In the differences
between Seattle and Tacoma Hut he
has an interest In doing his duty az I,
ought to DO done. and thereby in seeur-
Ing a maximum of service for the gov
eminent at a minimum Of cost II is
little short OF an outrage that his mo-
tives should be impugned and his cor
rect, systematic and bas!nessllka
methods attacked without warrant and
for fancied siighs To the aspirations
Of a sensitive ana irnportunaie city. II
ID interesting. too. for Seattle to know
that Senator Foster and Congressman
Cushman have hurried on To Washing
ton TO oppose any recommendations
Capt. Robinson may make tina, do not
contemplate giving Tacoma an equal
share. or more, Of the governments
patronage. whether or not that city Is
entitled 20 II on i,s merits as a suitable
place for selling supplies and fer their
expeditions .ransshipment. The effects
of this sort OF business are discoverahle
In the following sentence In Washing
ton city dispatch IA the Ledger;
The war department, ognciaf~ have been
averse 20 having any more extensive ship
n~nte from TIRE saaas because the rival
cia'u,a - Seattle and Tacoma make some
trouble"
In other words. the war department
faals-rndsngs and chickering's Of Tacoma
and will hold Tacoma ami Seattle
equally accountable. and. t. avoid con
stan; friction. will withdraw the trans
port business entirely fram the sound
when II was first decided 10 lad
transports on Puget sauai. and !, VAS
announced that Tacoma would De CIV
en- due recognition. - nav hzs rszssegs,-
eerci that the Ledger gave ,e Capt
Robinson al tAe credit for that
achievement and especially aeknow!e4s-
Ell 1,aeoma's obligations te hiaa. Fhag
new :, seems 10 have discovered taat
the especial champions If raeo4a.as ia
;sres,s are Senator Foster and Con
gresham cushsnan. aa, thai cags
Rohinsan IL pr~iudioei III favor If se-
at,ie. The reason fer this astonishing
change OF frcat seems q. iss that Capt
Robinson was fsuna - be- wholly ina
partial and decline. e. 30 fer Taeogns
what 1, was unwilling or unable "a IN
FOR itself
Capt. Robinson win buy the govern
nent supplies where he car set sAefzs
cheapest and best II rests wsaliy with
TAssonaa~ then. whether n mAy net go
scxfs fnr 10 mersAAass The grvAsest pro-