The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-28

II should unhesisasingiy say tina, IL
would be to the advantage of me a,aar,rr-
masters department 10 have a quarter
masters depot located here II is com
ing believe Az matters now stand. we
nave 10 so into tho market and huy =
complement of articles every time a
transport comes here. or whenever a con-
signrnent Of goods is 70 be shipped 10 anv
or the outlying posts on PUGET sound or
one Of the Alaska posts WIN quarter
masters depot we would have facilities
Tor storing sufficient stock ~ goods re-
auired for the department. as well as
other permanent and needed facilities We
would not he compelled 70 buy from hand
10 mouth. 80 10 speak. as now
In these words Mai Huniens the local
quartermaster. who has succeedea Mai
kobinsor In charge Of the transport SER
vice here, yesterday gave his Endorsement
TO a project IN which the interests OF the
city of Seattle are vitality concerned. The
matter ia not new one. IL was broAched
year ago. as the Post-Inteliigenoer toid
at the time. and was heartily favored by
Quartermaster Robinson. There are on
record az Washington many letters urg-
ing the quartermastcr general TO eEtab-
llsh permanent depot here.
Nal. Ruhlen Cstes Figures.
Mai Huhien's statement was made lust
after he had Finished perusinx a statistical
statement az the shipments from Puget
sound handled by the auartermaster's
of4ce since August !. iSs. only a little
over year ago The statement WAS pre-
pared by Property and Statistical Clerk
smith, OF Maj. Ruhien's pfnce. and II re-
vsAts tins ennrsn~as grown or the busa-
ness transacted by the quarfermaster's
department IN the past few years.
The ngures are simply amazing. Mnrc-
over. they are deeply Significant In view
OF the hostility 10 Puget sound and tbs
qusrfermasters policy OF shipping AMI
mails and supplies from this port. which
has long existed in San Francisco and
Portland.
Here are the figures;
Horses. 1850: mules. s,ssp, hay. ss.tTsS.s
rounds or fs.ss1 tons. oats. k.eSsex@
eomnas or @.en tons. bran. i.asa,eal
pounds or 700 tons: coal. is.ssl.5ag ruunae:
| or saa tons. lumber, iz.ss3,4i1 feet p"ar1
measurement. miseelianeots stores MA@
| lcre: total shipments by ships measure
This NM. Il enoush 10 aI the holds Of ieas
| az ss,ont thirty average size steamships.
| In this no account IS taken % many hun
dveas of tons Of haggsgr cent with TROOPS
| and employees
| AupgnxIfnaawty Ave years Ago Nal Rob-
! snsan. chen a captain IN she regular -.
| tabsishsssnt ard assistant ggaEterHnass@f.
| came TO Seattle a. he said IN ht~ Haree
l Al tho banquet rvcently sendered hin.
| with . lead pencN and EFspsark.
under general Instructions % select a ste
| Tor a military poet somewhere n the
| vicinity of Seattle. Be had Al shat time
4 M offsre. ard no ofsce force A. be
etAtas1 hs ~uaia have had nothing to 30
IN an cfaco had he rented enc, After
a wh1is however. he secured t~p roanS
and wsas 70 weYk as the task 81 stralxht-
{ cniag out the title 80 the E9vpfnHAni ref-
cryatlon at Magnolia tlaTi
Great strides in a..sses..
rne sa,br.Ak Of che ssla rrciteneas IN
the narth ana the sAsgansns of troops
4 which sotlnwed uaaarNnaNd tho magk Ia
Nat nnhirssns ofnce Nsa fsres was In
creased and business h1c4ae fgahiag
Z kilograms hsgan 70 povr IN and ssesyoae
eaykes hard. bat tssiK was onay a
starter. The WAS pstNnsn fhe lnsisA
states ana SnAsu and the raatgFe May
Z 4 fEs. of MAasla. axef fAe tssfses - the
sesttis aaaftsfusAksers asGce ThFa came
tAe saiesn.ag ~ easaisy troupe u hgraez
& ygr artillery ard caVafFN aAfma*ee. -
[ mules far she army Taek sfaies as8 ef
tons assfn tons - saissslss ses faen ans
aniaIaAN
sn r. rassrsime thx Esvsfuaent ~s,sh-
lsaaaa several aelsig&Fg ussstn ~ Alaska
and hsgan r4sHtaG sh&f tsfffi1fE r1 sac
3 aiszssteAfrg the shrrerasntss expedition -
+ shs cazs~r river faanirg. Nifh inssrugfisNt
"a hag1s n48aary rwass ana tsiegfe4h
Tines
- rsusa vas ihs accommodation ~ ~o-E
Z shat AaI Rehls@on Aaa iittis tieag 70
lqak zb.sat hfsn faf sassAhla qiasTters. sns
NAe ta ~ eaeh AaY eaEs ~ q came 10
iu ths 6nsa wss passsltas 1nisF fAe rif-
& fnu4ssanees Test s4aasssF hs F1aes Sew
E erai aftsmpts 30 srfEFe a&fSes pTsrs A..
3 s.snsasas8 fians. t@t ssshaasf raaress. later
g. saearsss h.e fsasfnt gaAriefa sNef fas
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