The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-16

and "as result the name Taco
ma was likely to get established
in the public mind" Afterwards
he became a member and secre-
tary of the board, and one of the
earliest acts of the board was to
confirm the name Rainier, to pre-
vent this.
| had a very interesting inter
view with Admiral Glover few
days afterward which | shall tell
you abou. in its order.
He did not see that In his tes-
timony he had really stated the
whole case for Tacoma-that the
U. s. Board of Geographic Names
had taken its action. 'one of the
earliest brought before the board"
in order to prevent the name
Tacoma from becoming estab-
lished In the public mind-which
it was threatening to do-which,
as we we'll know. 1t had already
done.
Admits 1t All.
The fact is the fundamental one
in the whole matter, it is that
which constitutes the injustice
complained of and which has
kept the matter alive all these
years-the action of the board
having been taken precipitately
without due notice to those in
terested outside of Seattle, to pre-
vent the name Tacoma from be-
ing established i'm the public mind
There you have 1t, my friend:
from the mouth of the secretary
of the board-one of committee
of three that did it, This cholerit
old gentleman had gotten out o
sick bed to come down to sa,
the thing we have waited so Ions
to hear him say.
Don't you think this an inter
esting story? l do. But | have
many even more interesting things
to say, and those of you, GOO
; friends and neighbors who love
this beautiful city-and the noun
= ltain and the beautiful name thai
: belongs to both, will not allow the
length of these chapters to deter
you from reading every word oil
this record / am setting down. Fol
: 1t contains, and will contain, much
strange and vital history.
l must tell 1t my own way, In
sequence-brick laid upon brick
until the structure is complete thai
will stand as a monument to q
most outrageous injustice and in
comparable insolence.
Mr.. Conover, as l knew HI
would, and In order to add a snap
per to the proceedings, began
now. late in a long day of argu-
ment, to read editorials from the
P. |. of years past sneering at this
agitation. | interrupted him.
Quotes Scott Bone.
you may find many such
editorials no doubt In the course
of rs years." | said. Let us come
down to the present. 1t is today
, that concerns us. The p. l. of to-
day has asked this board to give
the mountain a new name-a Ia
icomaesque' name"
Il will read the latest utter
ance of the p. |. on this subject, =
said Mr.. Conover, with eviden,
satisfaction.
But as you know l had him
there.
Scott Bone, editor of the P.-I :.
is at the Willard hotel" said 1.
81 saw him yesterday; | showed
him that editorial; he had not
seen it; he repudiated it entirely;
said his paper would print Taco
ma as the name of the mountain
IL the board so decided 1t to be
and he expressed the wish that II
might do So"
So that left 1t to DR.. Dyer tt
put the snapper to the hearing
which he did in about these words;
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemef
of the board: The memorial un'
, der which we have been invited t.
appear here asks you to take dowr
, the name Rainier from the great
mountain in the state Of Washing
ton and to put up in its stead an
other name chosen from proposals
to be submitted here. But one
name has been presented here. II
seems to me that this relieves
you from Embarrassment as to
your duty In the matter-that II
is clear and we'll defined. We
one and all, thank you for the
very patient hearing you have
given this matter"
And, conscious Of and taking
Joy In the truth OF this saying
we went away and bought tickets
for the theater--end Of perfect