The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-18
Congressional Delegation Work
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CONE publicity las seen given to
- n Anaoancessenf that the
Was6heaon poisnfees 1per going to
Il sent dited home and nat BY nay
If San Francisco. Tits statement
originated h Tacoma 7phere It u,as
SAID Mat Senator Foster lad recefOed
: telegram from tie secretary Of Ua,
to tat effea. Il was. however.
bossk oui It tie meeting Of tie
Chamber Of Commerce yesterday.
1Aere TITS telegram mas read. that
Ae rspon mas MT t,ue. tie telegram
merely stating that tie bar depart
Msenf mas Investigating Svab viev
to proceeding on sacb = course. IN
Ge same telegram Secretary Alser
sspe new reasons svhy tie troops
skosld not b sent tbs hay. claim
~ tat tie cam,pdas facilities were
Madtquasss 50 Il 4 considtrd that Il
an GA1e MscS nsos 1pone on tie
~ q AIsst httsesbs1 h h4Ss tie
jSkiss ~ HIT oam skast fist
S,Aen 0Iey cross he Pacific.
The war department Of the United States
has By this time on hand q defuge OF cor
respondence and data relative to the dock
ing and repairing facilities Of the naval
station At Port Orchard. Seattle and other
parts Of the Sound that II they read II
oil win make them much better Informed
on actual conditions here a. viewed by the
citisens OF thia state. When the report
Of the QtMrtermaeter general went out that
tho Warrington volunteers could not be
sent. home direct because there were no
facilities here for taking care Of the trans
porting ships. etc. II aroused an indiSna-
tion that was never known before In tbs
Northwest. and everybody that knew q
thing about the Puget sound naval sta
tion AZ once either telexraphed or wrote
that knowledge to the department The
Washington congressional delegation has
bsen particularly active In this educating
OF the government ofneiais. "a y shown In
bstween the members and lie Washington
authorities.
TURNER'S COMMUNICATION.
Senator Turner wrote this letter 10 the
Chamber Of Commerce from Spokane. un
der date OF May 8:
~ have 20 acknowledge the receipt OF
your favor Of tire 9Th frsNan.. inciosing =
copy OF the report submitted - the Cham
Der of Commerce by q speciai committee
concerning the Puget sound naval sta
ton. The report IL an admlrahle one. and
cannes but b. OF great servic. In securing
. proper recognition az the advantages az
Port Orchard ~ the site for a great naval
station I need not assure the chamber
that nay hess efforts win be us~d To further
this project.
Two days later he followed with this
communication:
ION returning 10 Spokane found a
letter from the acting secretary OF war
Mr. Meikieiohn. Informing mo OF the adj
serSr action Of thu department urcn the
request Of the Chamber 81 Commerce S..
attic. expressed on behalf ef the whole
propie OF this stare. ths: the Washington
trosre be retained Direct TO Puget sound
FROM Manila You have already been In
formed az what ~ the chief reason ast-
vanced for this refusal, As this reason
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