The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-17
LETTERS OF coSeREssMEN.
Washington Representatives Tell
Their Official Views.

Representative Jones has written TO the
Chamber of Commerce his views on cues
lions pending IN congress and other mat
tiers upon which the chamber has asked
his favorable influence. Concerning the
Puget sound drydock Mr.. Jones writes;
Il have been doing all l possibly could
to get as large APPROXIMATIONS as I
thought they would allow for the Port Or
chard naval station. l have been after
the committee. on this and other matters
nearly every day, as l do not desire that
they snail forget US. In regard TO appfo-
priattons, however, IL VIII be Impossible
TO secure anything ike what you ask IN
the resolutions $1,000 e9Q). our navy yard
Is growing, and as It grows the appropria-
lions will increase. We have now In the
bill s2S6,Vo0 appropriated for a dock, ex-
elusive Of equipments. which VIII Follow
after the buildings are constructed. With
these buildings constructed, of course we
can make a much better showing, and
will then stand better chance for an IN
creased appropriation, l DO not believe
II viii be very many years before we shau
be receiving almost H,m00o0 year for
development and increase 70 our naval
station. The older a station Is and the
more improvements II has the more
money Is likely to be provided for II; at
least, that seems to be the idea here. We
have to grow upon the people OF the East.
The great majority Of them nave little
conception of our country, its facilities,
advantages and possibilities
The representative says this on the
ship subsidy bill:
''At a meeting Of the merchant marine
~
ed a report upon the subsidy bill, which
incorporates almost all Of the amend
ments suggested In the Minor bill, which
was introduced sometime ago" CThe
Post-lntelligencer published a synopsis OF
this proposed measure several days agol.
while the bill, as II VIII be reported.
does not contain a real provision that
personally would like to see Il contain.
yet / believe II IS a most excellent meas
ure, and that 1t will start a development
of the merchant marine commensurate
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hilities OF this country"
Mr.. Jones has this to say regarding the
recommendation that the Hawaiian coast
ing laws do not go into operation until a
year after their passage: Il secured this
amendment in the house committee, | also
made a report on the bill and expect TO
call It up In the house at the first oppor-
tunity. ! understand. however that there
is some opposition In the senate TO this
provision. I shall do all IN my, power to
The representative asked for some de-
tails as to the public buildings OF Seattle
the cost of the most expensive structures
here, material used i'm construction, etc,
to be used in his work 10 get a larger APP
preparation for the Seattle public build
ing. He also asked the price Of a prob
able site for the building, what 1t would
have been few years ago, etc.
Secretary Prosch replied that three
years ago q suitable site. covering n fun
block of 2i0x256 feet, could have been got
ten for 100000; that two years ago II
would have cost sl25.0o0 last year $50 600
and this year probably s17s 900 1T viii
be a mistake TO place n limit upon the
site TO be selected OF less than S200.0l0 ."
he said. Mr.. Prosch stated that the most
expensive buildings In the city were the
following. with their construction values
as given: Butler seo0. 900; Mutual Life.
s2o0oO0: Pacific. 1924, 900; Pioneer. $3.50. 000:
Burke, $3.50 600; New York 500 600: Denny
hotel, 600 King county courthouse.
$4,000; Bailey, $4,000.
LAST day Of the mammoth clearance
sale. Y. G. Miles & Piper Co