The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-05
rchaats and Jobbsrs = Build
Up Pacific Trade.
exrcuruve cosasrTTEG MAnGn.


Gar reaching AZ tie purposes Of
Me Jobbecs and Aansfadsre,s'
Association Of tie Pacific coast
4kid6 yesterday effected : tempo
- e,ysntsation BY tie election Of
= SyseuAtve cossssitaee Of Mrse Sc
~ 6ss6sess men. That tie inter
- n Seattle are to b coaServed n
r. aklh o.yaaisafson Is apparent b.
- evpmfsenf pan ksken By tie mer-
6eats n It's city n tie new n'0vs-
-. offices 1siu Be secured n
~ city BY tie nh association and
Ae Soek If pushing tie commercial
iu6eesks Of tie entire Pacific coast
~ bs SlgoroasH prosecuted.
wsHB temporary executive co0mtttoo,
appointed at . meeting held gester-
Gay afternoon In the rooms OF the
aoaefis Nsschants Associasisn. IN tks
1nstey building. consists of the foIlowtag:
Oeor1e Boolc. naua9sg Tor ~ 0chwa-
taeh@ Hardware Co.: George W Fischsr.
r vsschse Bros.. and James g. Gold
-. pxestdsnt Of echwabachsr Bros. 4
O. Qncf.
~ executive commtttee u In chsrgs
q - work Of the organisation sending
~ o1oct5on Of O11tcerA. which Win occur
q 8 nesting 70 Be called during the win
-. Tbs association numbers among it,
.membsrs the principal Jobbsrs and manu-
Metnrerp Of the following Pacific coast
attss. seattle. San Francisco. Portland.
Iss Angeles. San Diego. Sacramento and
4Aeoma. The object Of the association.
Il = ueed. u TO peph the commercial In
tss1uls Of the PaciEc coast and to fur
thss The interests of IL members BY %
1olng.
1pectncaliy, the new association. which
= one Of the most important combina-
tloas Of merchant and manufacturing
1eains ard interests ever effected In the
Wat. vii. seek 10 secure important
places on the senate and house commit
49, - scommerce for ths members at
~ Pacific coast congressional deisga-
t5s1as. In this respect tho association viii
work In harmony with 4 sentiment which
- now rife among the c1ast representa-
ttvog IN both senate ard house in favor
Of united action to secure full recognition
Of the interests Of the coast STATES. rs
pscially In the line Of appropriations.
Another object tn be attained by the
newly formed organisation h the building
up ~ the trade between the United
ots<es and the Philippine islands and the
Orient. Especially will tho association
work 10 secure AZ permanent the ship
ssents Of men and supplies from the Pa
clAc coast 20 the Philippines. In this re-
gard, II II known that manufacturers and
3ohben Of the Atlantic coast are united
n movement to secure the great bulk
of this new and profitable business for
The Atlantic coast. with New York a.
the distributing port and the port Of de-
esrkasion. Tonnage has esen offered tho
nencantiie establishments In competition
with the tenders of tho Pacific coast ship
Ping and Wholesale concerns.
as s BE- the ,hs 81 the
neea from the Pacific 10 the Atlantic
coast In this connection. the expression
Of one OF the San Francisco merchants
cant. He said I'm San Francisco while
Ne reafirc that there IL more or less RI
vasry between Seattle and our city. stili
Ne are satisfied TO zee considerable por-
Seattle. There Is enough for us all What
Ne want Is TO keep this business and 70
coast"
IN which the new association VIII take
hand. II viii eBteavor To obtain from
congress appropriations 10 complete this
work AZ means 81 further building UP
One Of the important objects ~ the as
s0ciafion has reference ia the Nicaragua
canal. which will receive the hearty SUD-
part OF the organization.