The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-02

handled Eastern Washington wheat
last fall. lie also knows that Col
f.amping ~ the port comnisHion. last
summer induced MIR. Jcwett. preAi-
dent Of the Washington Wheat
Growern' asaooin ton. 20 come 10 Sc
attic. and Mr. Lamping arranged a
conference with the clearing house
90 take IN The financing thru our
banks OF Eastern Washington wheat !
our banks nj that meeting stated
they would lend every assistance pos.
Hibie.
But they didn't DO anything. and
80 Portland became headquarters for
the Wheat Growers association.
The writer also knows that for
years wheat has been going thru
Portland rather than over tho noun.
tains To Puget sound. owing 20 the
water grade down the Columbia riv.
sr into Portland. ile knows there
IL 10 per cent differentiai in favor
Of Portland against Puget sound on
freight rates upon all grain south
Of the Snake river: derpitc all these
adverse facts. the port commission
opened for the firn, time IN years
the public elevator last year and sew.
oral hundred thousand bushels OF
grain were handled thru u. and more
will be diverted this year.
The port OF Seattle for the first
time In itn history sent last year
agents among the wheat growers and
apple growers of Eastern Washing
ton. II might be interesting 20 hear
tho opinion of Mr.. Jrwett Of the
| Washington wheat Growers nsso.
citation concerning these activities OF
our port commission.
Among the apple men of wena'.
chez. Yakima. Chelan. oknnognn and
turnout Eastern Washington. the
port had "A personal representative
calling individually upon the farmers
and their hEaociatlonE TO every con
vcntion Of growers and farmers In
this state, the por, has always sent
representatives.
The port commission WINS one OF
the Responsible agents that cooper.
ated and helped stage the apple show
AZ the Bell ~. terminal last fall.
Las; summer II changed two floors
AT Spokane ~. cold storage plan, for
the storage 81 apples. md that plant
has been fun almost 10 capacity
sineo fall. with cold storage facili.
ties.
Ships have been loaded there every
week with apples and produce. and
these cold storage ships were brought
out 10 this port directly thru the
efforts OF tho port commission.
Tho port commission can be more
active than II has been. but IL Ger.
tainiy IL entitled 10 credit for what
IL has done. "Cive the devil bis
due" The bankers and Chamber Of
Commerce are not particularly help
full. either.
There has been n great deal ~ tank
about what IN wrong with Seattle.
Sometimes a too healthfui climate 10
the cause ~ holding city back.
People LIVE TOO LONG.
San Tranclkco " conceded 70 be
the ilveiiest place on the Coast and
the third generation ~ doing IL. Tho
'forty.nlncrs" have died off and the
second generation which spent
fathers money has mostly di7p
/ peared.
Portland always was dead. but Is
waking UP now-the second genera
ton IL getting the rclns.
hut Seattle II suii only 70 years
old--ths men Mt the head OF our
banks--our wealthy men--are old
They made their money in fash and
timber. and they sat In tho back
rooms Of their offices and can't even
sec such men Ms Mr.. Jcwett. who is
the bead of an association that han.
di~s millions OF bushels Of wheat
Place tho blame where IL belongs.
imagine the Seattle port commits
zion will become much more active.
II put thru several new plans this
last year. have attended prac.
tically all its meetings. or been In
touch with them. and know nj least
one Of tho commissioners has big.