The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-15


sirable for residence purposes. They
want the packing houses removed
several miles away on the banks or
the Duwamish. The principal firms
affected are the Frye-Bruhn Co., cars
tens Bros. and James Henry.
Before the city takes such action it
| would be we'll to inquire whether the
interests of the few people on the hill
above are of sufficient Importance to
offset the great financial loss result
ing by the abandonment of present
plants, together with the additional
inconvenience and heavy expense OF
transporting the packing house pro-
ducts to the city and points of ship
ment. The Ranch thinks that instead
of driving these people about from pill
lar to post as though they were lot
of pests they ought to be given every
opportunity to do business here and
all possible aid extended to enlarge
their plants and thus make OF Seattle
the leading meat packing center of the
Pacific Coast. And unless they are al
lowed proper locations and facilities
for carving on their enterprises here
it is not unlikely that they will go to
some other point where they will not
be booted around, but where, on the
other hand, the residents will be glad
to have them.
The meat packing industry should
be one of Seattle's leading industries.
Instead of shipping livestock from the
northwest to Chicago and other points
to be returned in the cured and canned
form. abattOirs here should be erected
sufficient to supply not only the home
market but also the Alaska and great
Oriental trade. This will undoubtedly
come about in the next few years and
if Seattle is alive to her interests she
can be made the center OF the in
dustry She will never achieve that
position, however, if she needs the
protests of few people on Beacon
hill Let the packing houses stay
where they can handle their trade to
the best advantage. IL anyone Is 10
move let it be the cliff jewellers.
Governor Makes Bad Appointment.
The appointment of L. Davies to the
position of state dairy and food COM
missioner came as an unpleasant sur
prise to the dairymen and merchants
of the state, because the man the
Governor has chosen has absolutely
no qualifications for the office. 1t sig
nifies that the Governor does not care
anything about mans fitness Tor
office so long as he is a good political
worker. Mr.. Davies is lawyer at
Davenport, and has with the Cover
nors sanction moved the office to
Davenport from Seattle, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the commissioner
should spend at least two-thirds OF his
time on Puget Sound, where the bulk
of the dairy and mercantile business
is carried on He was chairman or
the Republican central committee OF
his county during the last campaign,
and because of very effective work
done in behalf of the party the Gov
ernor has taken this means of re-
warding him. Here you are, Davies"
says the Governor. "Tll give you this
nice fat job Take it home with you.
What's to do? Oh, nothing much.
Just stick your feet up on your desk
and draw your salary. 1t won't inter
fere with your law practice. Oh,
don't mention it. | never forget my
friends, you know"
Thus we have commissioner VINO
knows nothing about the requirements
of the office and probably cares less.
In reality he is a political striker put
on GALAXY "Da ring" must be served.