The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-22
Thirty Thousand Mem to Be Sent
to the Philippines.
SEATTLE ENTITLED TO Portion
- . Pert - Enbarka.
tion Firmly EstablisAea N Case
Of Third CavalFy-TFonsD0Pt
Can He Probably CtiliseA Again
On Aee~snt 81 Expenslve Eit.
tings-Business Men Are Active.

Recent dispatches from washington -
the effect that the secretary Of war has
ordered several recently organised regi-
men.s to be sent to Manila to join OTIS
az soon a. possible brings into prominence
once more the necessity for effort In the
direction Of securing . share Of this bus.-
ness for Seattle. The Quartermasters de-
partment In securing the Pacific coast for
transports to take the troops TO the Phil
ippines. In all. approximately 5000 men
viii be sent to the Philippines from points
on this coast
The extraordinary success which Quar-.
termaster Robinson has had with the
transports which were assigned to sail
from Seattle with the officers and men
Of the Third cavalry has, Il In believed.
had the effect OF forcibly directing atten-
ton to the advantages OF Seattle a. port
order TO obtain tor tbs city the reccgni-
ton which II has now demonstrated II de-
serves. renewed efforts are TO be made to
secure from the war department orders
directing that at least portion OF the new
transports at this place.
Looking for Transports.
The war department has already char
tered the steamships Tacoma, Glenogle,
Columbia, Charles Nelson and City Of Pu-
ebla--all vessels that are well known on
the Sound. The length Of the service OF
the Tacoma. Glenogle and Columbia. own
ed by the Northern Pacific Steamship
Company, is uncertain. In the meantime
the government has the use Of the Atne-
Man, Garonne. Victoria and Port Albert,
all now lying at anchor In this harbor, on
transport service.
1t Is believed that the Athenian. Victoria
and Garonne will be ordered to return 70
Seattle. after d:scharging their troops and
horses at Manila. II n pointed out that
the war department could profitably use
these same vessels TO transport troops
and horses to the Philippines after their
present voyage Ia terminated. thus utiix-
ing the new regiment. condeneers. vent:l-
atIng apparatus. etc. which has been pat
on the vessels named at large expense.
One reason has been urged at Washing.
ton and San Francisco why the latter
city should be preferred In selecting a port
OF embarkation Tor the soldiers en- route to
the Philippines. This II the fact that there
is no Quartermaster's depot here. whereas
there IL such a depot, at which supplies
are stored and an officer In command, at
San Francisco.
Can Bay Cheaply Here.
As far as that argument goes. Il would
not take the war department twenty-four
hours to establish a auarternaster's depot
In Seattle There are warehouses avail
able here for the storing OF large guam
titles Of supplies Here the GO com mn. :;
San Francisco or any city on the Pacific
coast. and In some lines supplies can be
obtained here cheaper than at any city on
the coast, because OF the fact that three
railroads enter Seattle and freight rates
are low. Moreover. the local market fur
nishes many OF the articles OF food re-.
auired by the government In great guam
titles.
There Ia no doubt that ultimately the
war department will be compelled 10 estab-
iish "A quartermaster's depot in Seattle 60
facilitate the shipment ct supplies TO tho
troops In Alaska and the Philippines. It
is argued that II might az well he estab-
lished now as at any time. Indeed. q
movement To this end. II II held. would he
timely. As far ~ San Francisco's advan-
tages due 10 her supply depot are con-
cerned, II should be stated that the cloth
ing supplied the troops through that depot
In not made In San Francisco. and can
be bought a. cheap.y here as there. Maj.
Long. the depot Quartermaster at San
Francisco. II will he remembered under
took TO have clothes made In San Fran
cisco for the troops that were sent 10 the
Philippines. Hts contractor employed CHI