The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17
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ton u lonE and glowing story
which appeared in Tho SUNDAY Issue
several weeks ago Of the newspaper
In question. which told ~ o definite
offer made 10 the chipping board
by the Admiral line and l.lso de-
Hcrihod millions Of dollars worth
o. improvements planned BY that
company
That thir Newspaper n continu-
Ing ta false propaganda for reH-
sons which have not set become
apparent-wah demonstrated Friday
when n "stog" appeared in a.
columns telling Of Dollar's presence
In Washington IN conference With
the shipping bnani. whereas. NJ
matter Of fact be was In New
York all the time. the negotiations
having been put Off.
In view Of these latest develop.
mentn In tho situation. the follow,
ing telegram from The Stars wash.
lnEton bureau seems 20 bn highly
fiEnircant
"col Gsqrgc y iAmplnF. chair
man Of the Seattle port commlsslon.
arrived here Monday. IN rrsponse 20
an invitation from Chairman Alber,
tAHker. Of the shipplns board. 70 nc.
Eollsta with tho shipping board for
acquisition Of tho Skinner & Eddy
Fits. In Seattle.
when f.amplnE arrived, he was
CURLY referred ~ Chairman Iahkcr
10 Commissioners Meyer IIsannr. who
said tho conference had been post.
poned until tho arrival OF Stanley
Dollar. OF tho Admiral Oriental line.
the next day.
"LampiuF. auppoHing that Dollar
had made an offer. agreed willingly.
on Tuesday LlnKner advised Lam.
ping that Dollar would arrive Thurs.
day. and that there waa nothing do.
ina until thsn.
'on Thursday Dollar arrived. was
met AZ the door By LaHkcr and warm.
~ embraced and turned over 10
committee Of five assistants. who -
oortod him 20 Iissnsr's offico, wherr
they remained for two hours. while
Lamping was kept cooling his heels
outside.
Then f-atnrinr wag admitted. 70
be- told that Dollar had made no Of.
fer. but that tho board nevertheless
could not negotiate with the city OF
Seattle Iassner snid he fiiIl hoped
Dollar would make some offer.
Dollar then left for New York
and IampinK was informed that
he could return 10 Seattle, go 10
Europe or walt In washington aa
he preferred but that nothing was
possible without consultation with
Dollar. On Friday. LamplnE was
Informed that Dollar would return
from Now York next Wednesday
and he decided 90 wait"
A far MS the local situation II
concerned. the only development, Ia
tho action Of tho board OF trustees
Of tho Chamber of Commerce In
voting TO submit the controversy 20
\ referendum vote of the member.
shlp Of tho chamber. This action.
as matter OF fact. amounts 10
a withdrawal Of the telegram which
the trustees sent the shipping
board urging against the sale Of
the property 10 the port commits.
sion. but the board did not take
this formal action.
Tho decision TO submit tho mat.
ter 10 a referendum WIS reached
Friday after Port Commissioners
George r. Cotteriil and A. s. Lin.
coin Ind appeared before the boa ra
10 protest against the telegram. In
the course OF an extended eSpinnn.
ton Of the situation, Cotterit said
he recognized the trustees ms pub.
lie spirited men. working for the
good OF Seattle" and dIsclnined
any contention that tho issue was
political. II know and everyone
must know" he asserted. that this
s an economic question. not DO.
litical one"
The following formal statement
was issued by the trustees after
the meeting;
AT the regular meeting OF tho
board OF trusteea OF the Seattle
Chamber OF Commerce. held on Icob.
ruary 10. II was resolved by unani.
nous vote TO oppose the effort of
the port commission Ia purcbnse
from the United States government
the property known az the Moran
Site on the grounds that IL such
purchase was effected II would
perpetually place that property on
the non.taSable list.
THE board OF trustees believed
that " the development of this
property IL now necessary and de.
slrnble for increased steamship tor.
minnls, It would be preferable ~
have the purchase made and devel.
opmcnt undertaken by private par.
ties
AS q result OF tho protest of tho
port commission and OF portion
OF the press, special. Joint meet
Ing OF tho board OF trustees and of
the advisory committee OF the Cham.
bcr or Commerce. to the port com.
mission, was held nj y, m. today
when Commissioners Cotterill ana
Lincoln were given an opportunity
to very fully EXPIRE, he views and
intentions OF the commission.
N motion TO reconsider tho nc.
ton taken last Tuesday was lost
but the board decided to refer aucs.