The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-11
- % Tell Uncle Sam About
His Naval Station.
- DISCUSSION LookEDFoR
1850 Graves Th1nks ARgunonas
Acranpt seattle ~ Transport Deo.
- Are Specioas aaA lnsSnooee-
,netaee Appointed - Arrange
~ Weoeeae for the vslanteers
1Aey RetsFn e The 1aaae.

"a fhs war department Of the gov
-eat takes official cognizance Of the
<sss~ q the Seattle Chamber Of Commerce
zSnne forth the facts Of the Puget sound
=.-.f ssaficn, there promise to be- some
Il = most interesting discussions thar
- 1asssrbed the equanimi,y Of that -
S.1s hody. There was just starter NJ
p yesterdays session, which was pre-
11nted upon the reading Of letter from
n Neikle1ohn, acting secretary OF
- eootaining the same matter that was
~e ouf IN dispatches from Washington.
yEnk6ent E. o. Graves was not excited
vs. = I crave, dignified manner pointed
- - alleged fallacies Of the reasons the
rrnmsnt official set forth for not send
H. volunteers directly TO their homes.
fnnd Of going FIRST TO San Francisco
N2olY(ue 70 the argument that Il was
6eee Tor the government TO transport
no6e % San Francisco because nothing
~ charged for traffic over the Central
1870 from Ogden TO the coast, he said:
- ooams TO me that ali those arguments
- Oecaeus and insincere. This situation
- strike the Quartermaater, who has
- located here for two years. a. . sin
80 one How his own department can
~ knoeant OF the actual conditions for
f&e handling Of vessels hero passes my
Feheuaion. The Quarfermastsf has
tN18tsn many letters to tho department
nfIng eat those facilities here. and yet
~ 1upartment seems to look on this local.
~ 3 place away out in the woods SOME
I811IA ana takes It for granted that we
- trying TO get some OF the patronage
ri ~"
n = Cliss, who was In Washington not
~ aso and looked into the matter. said
- Re head Of the transporting depart
El1Gt gave ~ the reason for not sending
|bu6s b. way Of Seattle that there was q
1T On ale that there were not facilities
- for the repairing Of vessels. II de-
{Sjonoed In the course Of the discussion that
Nb nporf was sent through San Francis
~ nd Vas based on the statements Of
1ncoes there.
lons q tho members were anxious to
- Immediate action. and set Of resolu-
| - was introduced, but II was decided
~ would be best to walt until the gov
tGnent reciied to the letter Of the cham
! II covering tho actual facilities Of tho
3nsN station.
n following committees was appointed
= arrange and provide for q welcome
- - Washington regiment Of volunteers
| - IT. return from the Philippines: J..
t4sA J. II. Hayden. e. g. Meany. W. W.
1s1hgon. Gilbert 8. Mcem. II. Weldon
1sng. W. v. hinehart. jr.. A. n Brookes.
III ,. Netcalfe and Josiah Collins
m resolution was unanimously adopt
Whereas. The president of this body.
II Edward o. Graves, has recently ad-
- letter to the secretary Of war
\ Mofnlng the opportunities and advan-
- e8ered by Seattle and Puget sound
~ government transportation be-
Ira f~f H. ~~~A - NJ
- east Of the United States: the letter
s94s~ 70 was 4 clear. strong and com.
pe11nave statement. covering all points
81 hdisputable: its preparation required
q general good alone. and called for sac
n1ss on HE part that II worthy Of recog-
MIN: be Il
| Received. That the thanks Of the Cham
- d Commerce are accordingly rendered
= PRESIDENT for his zeal in this matter,
- f0r his Intelligent and wcil-directed
mort In behalf Of this community, and nj
e same time In behalf Of the general gov-
0Hment and country at large"
The president reported that Gen. Wilson.
esee q the bureau Of engineering. would
here on an inspection tour May q. and
nat Z government vessel would probably
= furnished to take him down the Sound
me military improvements. II was de-
oded to arrange for q reception to be ten
0AW tue CONGRESSIONAL 0etekat1on from
% state at the same time. and the recep-
VA committee was accordingly notified to
10 necessary arrangements.
~ Graves said that Senator Foster had
oaplaycd a broad sauged policy In hts
usWs on public questions that would UNI
seubtediy result in msfch benefit to the
sund. ~ well as to Seattle IN particular.
Ne showed himself to BE- earnestly in
uSor OF all Matters said tho president.
md takes the ground that enterprises
at arc already started should be gono
= With. He was referring 20 the Lake
warrington canal. the army post improve
nenfs. etc. think we shall find = good
nsend In Senator Foster In all legitimate
~usefprises We undertake."
was expected that Senator Turner
uo0ld BE- present and address the meeting.
sut early In the afternoon q telegram from
tacoma announced tina, he could not do
.. ~ he had departed for Spokane the
night before.
e J. Sseeple, j. {. Stein and 8. C. II. I.iv.
whore we're elected 10 membership.
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