The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-09
Fairbanks and Party
Welcomed.
LUMBER MEN NINE 4 SETTLEMENT
Plans OF the Party Of Distinguishes
Visitors Tor tho Next
Few Days.

TACOMA. June a.=United states
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks aud
party are the guests OF the city Of
Tacoma. aud viii remain 80 until
sunday. possibly even later. sight
serlnx. Investigations % the Alaska
boundary une. tsrln questions and
other legislative matters OF lmpor-
lance are 10 be crowded into these
days.
The Fairbanks party arrived al
O'Clock yesterday morning. coming
ON che nrst train from Seattle. VITA
Senator Fairbanks were Mrs. Fair
banks. sau and daughter; Comptroller
OF the Currency and Mrs G q.
Dawes. Il. q. EvAns 81 Minneapolis.
Republican national committeeman
from Minnesota. } X Hlain. senator
Fairbanks private SECRETARY. aud
Senator Foster. Judxe James Wick
ersham and state senator :. N. lie
cronc. " no had SOM 10 Spokane TO
meet the party. came from Seattle
on the same train. Later In The
DAY * senator John I. Wilson. ae-
eoaspaniea by Mayer T J. Hunle$
Major Riuehart. Prof. =. :. Mrany.
Tr, =. V Calhoun. Or. John ".
Nearie, A. {. jackson and =. q
Graves. 81 Seattle. came 20 Tacoma
20 invite senator Fairbanks - spend
.. q L.. 81 .i-sT7re. ne vii 50 there
Monday.
Tslc party Vas driven from the
.fepot t. the Hotel Tacoma. and dur
-. a. - a.. sf-44ass4a all raHnnEn
at that notei.
In the meantime senator Fair
banks starrsuderua himself 20 the
barber. and when cut ~ that esihe-
lishlneus. the chairman Of the hiFh
commission took him In hand. lie
preferred 70 remain quietly ~ the
hotel until the lumber men and coal
men we're ready 70 meet him and
tilseuss tariffs and treaties.
After the trip 90 the park the sen.
atcr was booked for a brief address
At Puget sound university. and this
morning ~ o'clock he took little
trip on Puxet sound a. the guest u
hts oldtirue classmates Of the Ohio
Wesleyan university.
Saturday tAere Il 10 he a trip 20
che WIikeson camp Of the Sc. Paul
and Tacoma Lumber company. Tha
wIikeson coal mines vii also he via
ft.d. and Senator fairbanks viii be
given some highly practicable ideas
OF the way Americans handle inm.
Der and mine coal
Yesterday afternoon AIR. and Mrs.
T.luek took Mrs. Fairbanks and Airs.
Dawes for a drive ateut the city.
and this morning Mrs. Foster took
them for a ride 20 Point Defanes
park and other places % interest.
Saturday evening. after the party
returns from fhe logging camp. there
VIII be an Informal reception az the
chamber Of commerce
At the Tacoma hotel yesterday
morning Senator Fairbanks waA In
terviewed. He avoided direct state
unents on both SUBJECTS because. as
he explained. he could not do 80 with
propriety. conAiderinE his position.
Il do not care 10 discuss the bound
AIRY question az present" he ss.f.
II believe. however. that tbs good
feeling prevailing viii result In all
cur matters pertaining 70 this sub
Ject being satisfactorily adjusted,
The people believe in What IL fair and
Just and right. and I beilsve what IL
fair and Just and right viii prevail
regarding this boundary matter. I
believe we shall be able to come 20
an agreement.
Il expect 20 spend at IeaH, a week
in Alaska. and shall examine the
Lynn canal situation very carefully.
expect to make trip over both the
skagway and chiIkoot passes and in
ssaEF
territory there. also expect to
visit Silks and juneau as well as
other points OF interest
while in Washington arrange
rnents we're made for the trip north.
We viii leave on the Mcculloch
about June r. Possibly We may
get away earlier"
Arp. N. yesterday the assembly
room o. the chamber ~ commerce
was crowded with iunfs,er men and
coal mine managers. All the great
mills 0f the north Pacific coast were
represented and their verdict seem
cd to be that n a reduction In the
tariff on lumber was necessary to
secure a treaty with Canada. then
there should be no treaty.
The meeting was called 10 order
BY President Frank y. Cole, and SEN
ator Addison q. Foster was called
upon 70 preside. Senator Fairbanks
took a seat 20 the right 81 the pres
iding officer. and Mr.. Dawes sat be-
ride President T.. o. Graves. Of the
Seattle chamber ~ commerce. 20 the
left
Senator Foster stated the object Of
the meeting and introduced Senator
Fairbanks. who said he did not APP
pear before the lumber and coal men
with the intention Of making n
speech. but had come 10 listen to
what they had 70 say.
Then followed remarks by y. ~.
Norton, George II. Emerson, Henry
Hewitt. r.. Robert WinRate. Thomas
Cooper and y. \. Ames.
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