The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-30
Has Prepared a Bill to Move the
One From Carson.
STARTLING REPORT FROM eAsI
wants tn Deprive Seattle Of the
Beaeats Of the Asssy o0ce-in-
vestlgatton Has shown the Fall
lacy of the scheme-st- Paul sends
Resolutt0ns-Fosfo Betng In
sestigated by the Department.

1, seems that Tacoma Ia after q mint.
The growth of the City 81 Destiny has
been SO 'ensrmous. according 70 the pea
p!e who i've there. and there ID sGca a
volume OF money daily expended. that all
the revenues and pay rolls and other Tea
lures % commerce that Keep money n cir
cuiatlou are nat sufficient 10 keep pace
with the demands Of It's people. and there
fore nothing but a mint to manufacture
money that may be turned directly into
the laps Of the spenGers Will suffice to ease
this depi0fabie condition 81 affairs.
And - The project has been launched %
having the Uaited States mint at Carson
City. New. packed up AID moved Ia Ia
coma. to get the gold thas now comes 10
the Seattle assay Office. and incidentally
to deprive Seattle Of the benefits os that
branch Of Uncle sans business. This
golden egg was gertniTgated months ago
and has nov ineubated into n real bill,
which has been prepared by Tacoma and
has been sent 10 Senator Foster ~ intro
duce before the clerk voice has died
.way from reading the president 5 Mes
sage.
The announcement that this step was 20
be taken came 10 the Chamber Of Com
neros yesterday IN a letter from prom
inent man Of tE.s stale wGo happens 10
lie az Washington. where he has become
acquainted with several of the inside
things TACOMA wants from congress
Tacoma has tried by numerous methods
10 get the Seattle assay office. which the
golden yield of Alaska has made such an
important concern but falling ia this the
idea Was conceived and Ia being carried
into execution Of moving the m.nt as afore~
said. Ihsrs was some talk Oh the part OF
. few citizens OF Seattle lazl summer OF
seeing II there was any possibility Of hav
ing a mint established In Seattle: but an
investigation showed that the scheme was
30 visionary and needless that the request
would bo received by the government with
ridlcuIe.
The mint in San Francisco Is not worked
10 much more than a tenth Of It's capacity.
ard the Carson mint long since served les
purpose-tc coin the gold when there was
no transportation and bullion could not be
probably shipped out. Tn. money coined
from this Alaskan and other Western gold
Is mostly used in the East where the de-
mand for coin Is tenfold greater than it Is
on the more sparsely settled Pacific coast.
The bullion is therefore shipped direet from
the Western assay offices to Eastern
Minis, where II In coined and put into cir
euiati0n. AZ there are ample facilities In
San Francisco 30 take care of all the money
needed west ~ the Rockies for many
years. IL was considered by the invssti-
gators 10 be the height Of folly 90 attempt
20 have mint on Puget sound or in this
city. SO no attention Will be paid to this
latest departure OF the CITY of Destiny. IL
he.IR the opinion that when the bill comes
Up In congress II aih be only 10 take a
gasp and expire.
The chamber was yesterday gratified TO
-
ST. Paul copy Of the resolutions passed
at a session hold November 90 as was duly
reported In the -lnteltigencer the next
morning. These resolutions cover the
establishment on Puget sound Of the Pa
cifie coast government depot OF supplies
for the Philippines.
The department is so.Es to take inme-
date steps TO have the postosfise needs Of
this city investigated. as shown III letter
10 Secretary rrosch from Perry s Heath.
hrst asnistant postmaster genetsl, writ
ten az Washington, November Is Mr.
Heath writes tina, the matter has been
referred 10 the fourth assistant postma ster
a posf0niee inspector 10 investigate the
conditions here ''rhe report az the IN
speetor has not yet been received" said
auastsd that ths case be made special and
an early report called fer, Upon It's re-
cespt prompt action will be taken by this
ofriee"
The letter was mailed In reply 30 one
from Secretary PFoSeh "a 4 W. Metchen
ssperiutendcns Of the free delivsy system
November 10 calling attention IN the needs
af this cI%T and to the apparent neglect
OF the department TO observe It's promise
Of having the office inspected
John Garland Price has accepted the in
vitatien * the chamber IL deliver an az.
dress at one q its meetings. Mr.. Price
Ia the delegate sent 90 Washington by The
citizens of Aiask2 10 represent ths needs
Of shat territory before congress. aud is
naw in Portland He WIFI address the peo-
pie q this city next "Wednesday afternoon