The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-21
p Unite With Seattle in Secur-
;up Government Business.
utve INTERESTS IN COMMON.
o., information Furnished by the
rn.mber of Commerce ~ to Ad-
~..taxes for Transports offered
~ Pu9et sound-Ofueiai State
nent Of Customs business for Sep
sember - Thi, city In Japan.

me disposition Of 81. Paul TO unite with
a.. etty in an effort 10 divert government
.~s,s..,rt business and Oriental shipments
,s.<rasly from the southern TO the north
% ,o.,,e is meeting with every encourage
nen, on thu part Of the local Chamber Of
r~nmsrce Replying 70 a letter from the
Z, pau Chamber Of Commerce. offering
!, use any information as to the advan-
s.r,. OF Seattle as shipping point to the
-, East and 90 cooperate In any effort
-. nn.xht increase the traffic over the
xa<thern Pacific and Grea, Northern rail-
vsyz 10 Asiatic ports. Secretary Prosch,
~ the Seattle Chamber OF Commerce. has
~r,,sn at length. In hts letter. Secretary
rsosch says In part:
.srnls body would he glad indeed to have
ii. assistance and cooperation OF the 81
p.ul Chamber Of Commerce in the matter
~ stlah you refer. Indeed. IL has been
r. nc a cause ~ sarpFise that the St Paul
sharnbxr iid not initiate the movement.
n has been matter OF almost as much
roeseQuenes TO 81 Paul as 10 Seattle. and
|, La certainly been loss 10 your city
a 4 vas, amount % traffic and vaiua bic
Advertising. II would have been a great
hing To 81. Pau! to have had the 66.ao
mar who have been sent 10 Manila during
she past year go through the city. and II
You'd have been almost as great thing
20 have naEShe returning volunteers trans
nortad over the Same route and through
~ sane city. The provisions. clothing
msEi.icss o war. etc, sent 10 Manila
have probably aggregated 50 90 tons also.
snS IN this too. would nave been pick
~ OF no small moment to your city, or
aay other city III the land.
las II has been. San Francisco has got
Almost tbs whole benefit. II has been a
rsdsend 10 that city that they have appre-
r4axed that they have worked to the ut
meet, and held on IN tenaciousiy. It has
smounsad to them. We are told. TO s2.0a.-
a. a month That they have done we'll by
- soldiers there Is no question bur that
Asy have done Well by the government
b extremely questionable. In fact II Is
safe TO cay that vast amount OF money
- been sqiandered there. niisspent, and
spent In excess OF what like or better serv-
nA c05,d have been obtained for In the
ps4s on the northern coast the ports IN
uhich 81. Paul Is Interested
Nay Garry Fight Into Congsess.
Continuing. the letter reviews the light
made by Seattle TO coantsraet false i'm
Dsessions Of this city. Puget sound and the
rntaern route entertained by the gov
eminent and recari;uiates for the inior-
nation OF the 81 Paul chamber the mani
- advantages Puget sound has 10 offer
sM government az AN inducement To have
sead LIS traffic this way. Concluding,
secretary Prosch says:
swe feel like carrying the case next into
congress II the war department VIII deiih-
sz,ely and detarminedly overlook the adj
Esn,Agss our section offers In this matter.
.a5 will sQaander the money of the gov
eminent merely TO favor and foster par
.ealar city. It will be well to make IL
inown IN the lawmaking body OF the ma
aaE and by legal enactment compel tha
tzYsai, Of another course. our suggt stsofl
% which BY thu way. no reply can be Do
saea-is the appointment Of hoard of
a.tary officers OF high rank. disnterested
sssery respect. 10 look over the entire
Nd 70 visit every Coast city. and 10 rec
emnend enc az them as the place for the
tfxnsactinn Of the government military
trsnspa.iac business II after such thor
oags and impartial tnvesIig ration. san
Frsneises., San Diego. los Angeles. Port r.
and or Tacoma Ia CHOSEN in prefeTencn u
ssata.@, Seattle viii have Ia more 20 BAY.
We will know that We are beaten. ani,
IKE sensible men. VIII give W the isght-
IL viii rejoice lis "a have the help
u the ST. Paul Chamber II Commerce
II that body can get the great railways
ss Minnesota and the senators and rep
rwestaiives Of that state to join with
4 and such other influences AS II can
hng 20 bear the thing will be accom-
pished We have got IL started. You
can accelerate the motion. and together
W can keep Il going hereafter smoothly.
eemfortabiy and happily.
Hy all means sf,, what YOU can, and
shiis II Viii he tn the particular interest
q Minnesota and Washington. Of ST
Paul and Seattle, II viii also be In the
interest Of the entire Union. II will be
good work. and. I sincerely hope, well
done
The foregoing letter Was read yes,er-
Gay IN the regular weekly meeting OF
.ae Chamber Of Commerce. held on Fri
gay because of the Adjournment, taken
sN Wednesday Ia allow members Of the
eaameer - attend the ceremonies II the
presentation ~ the Alaska totem pole
Y ne city There were present rresi-
cent < q Graves \ r Crifaths "
tolk.tt ,irtfAth Davies u H. Ward
kliis Morrison Clarence Thwtag and Sec
fefaFy T " rrn%rh
II Is fertfeA that the letter should 10
fhs not only - ST Paul. bot rs well 70
.'her Northern cities which might ne in
safsssed In cooperating with Seattle.
Puget sound Customs
Among other things presented 10 She
easraher Yesterday was the official state
E"n' OF the september customs business
y tne Puget sound collection district II
sas a. snllnvv
Entrance American vessy's from fer
skn ports ilS tonnage & ssI. foreign
y sss 'ron3 foreign ports 81 tonnage
raj ''F '''i' 'e''''"Se
slesfsnces American vessels for for
so ports i-s. taDnase p 80 foreign ves-
Ter forV'En ports a tonnage - So.
"sA vessels - te'ai tonnas~ s. 30
,tnps-tts ifj;ft4N'e 81 81 frse ~ sisltx
a,.i.@si '0tsl So. 90
,skiSfFi Wet t}s e1r bushels vaius
go F7u~ s>st barrels stIs +p. tsrrabe~
So" feet SIS afe ~htnn'es 90 az
t.,se NsH Embellishments mrre hanltze.
80 'ois3 'aiue - exports 81 -
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