The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-07
COMMERCIAL CLUB IS REAL
live WIRE" ORGANIZATION:
WHAT IT HAS DONE FOR CITY

Nine years old. tho Seattle Com.
morcial Club IN beginning the new
year with n membership campaign
that ought 90 make It the largest
organization Of its kind In the
Northwest. 1t already has 1900
members. Il hopes to get 1000
more.
The club is opening new and
larger headquarters. It's success
has como directly from the coop
Grafton OF its members. aud not
through any subsidies from large
corporations or special interests
Il has been thoroughly indopend-
ont. active and painstaklng In It's
ondeavors, and has a long list OF
beneficial accomplishments to It's
/ credit
Among the things accomplished
I by the Commercial Club. tho fol-
lowing should be mentioned,
Y Aids In Alaska Opening
The Seattle Commercial Club was
the FIRST commercial organiza.
ton In the Northwest to favor a
government railroad In Alaska. II
has consistently used its influence
az Washington. ID. C.. In behalf OF
large appropriation for that great
enterprise. and congress has ap-
propriated s95.ooo,ooo for this
work.
The Commercial Club has for
years been a tireiess and infiuen'
tlal worker for the opening OF
AlaHka's coal fields.
Five months ago the club. work
ing hand In hand with tho Wash.
lngton and Oregon congressional
delegation and the commercial bod
les OF Alaska, began the active cam
palgn that very materially assisted
In tho passage OF the bill which
will at last permit tho development
OF these great coal fields
Helps Safeguard Coast
Tho club secured the co-opera'
ton OF the large commercial bod
les OF Oregon and California In urg
ing congress TO mako appropria
tions for chRrting. wire-dragging
and safeguarding tho coast Of Alas
ka.
Il was the FIRST organization
to urge the retention OF the United
states land office In Seattle. Here
after IS per cent OF tho business OF
the district will be transacted N
Seattle.
Tho Seattle Commercial Clut
rendered every assistance In loca,
ing In Seattle q branch office oil
the United States bureau OF for
clgn and domestic commerce.
which office will be OF the greatest
assistance 70 merchanta. manufac
turcrs and business men OF our
city.
II was FIRST TO use its influence
NJ Washington. ID c.. for the main
Itenance OF the United States assay
office at Seattle.
The Seattle Commercial Club
assisted in fostering the good viii
and trade OF tho Chinese nation
during the floods in that country
by contributing a shipioad OF flour,
In recognition OF which the club
rooms are adorned by two large
flags presented by tho Chinese en-
peror
II has perristentiy worked In
conjunction with the bremerton
Commercial Club for the upbuiid'
Ing OF the BrcmeTfon navy yard.
The Commercial Club has used
It's Influence at Washington. ID. G.
for the enactment OF avs looking
to the development OF water power
resources along lines which VIII be
satisfactory to the public and cap
itai alike.
Helps Get Needed Legislation
II has co-opcrated with the for.
estry department AZ Washington.
u. C., in urging laws for the prop
OF protection and utilization OF our
great forest resources.
The club has been In daily touch
with the Washington congresEion'
nj delegation. furnishing tho mem
bers valuable data and assistance
on hundreds OF matters OF vital i'm
portance TO the people OF Seattle,
| tho Northwest and Alaska.
The club assisted In framing
tho port district bill and caused TO
DO written into the law clause
empowering the port commission
10 install and maintain a complete
1 terminal transfer system.
Thus. through the port commits