Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-09
WORLDS HNDrsrgaAL AND COrroN
tENrEsAIAL.
EDITOR Posi-. ISrELrrorsoKR


phlet with the above heading, and hay-
ing seen nothing of the matter, / call
attention to IL with the hope that We
shall fnd our railroad among the coni-
panies providing cheap travelling facIll
ties to those desiring 10 inform them
selves concerning the worlds recent
progress and invention.
In the middle ages millions of mer
fell prey to disease, famine or the
sword, In the effort to secure the Holy
City for Christian headquarters. The
enterprise ignominiousls failed, as is
deserved, bus students OF history are
generally agreed that the resnlt was
beneficial to civilization, through the
Increased knowledge Of earth aud it's
peoples.
The crusades OF the nineteenth GEN.
rury are Of n different character, seek
lag to establish the dominion of uan
over natures forces instead of his
brother man, hut all such efforts
for exchange of ideas are surely
more beneficial than those exchanged
at the siege of Acre or the attack Of
Jerusalem.
IL this matter turns out as reported
believe g0odly company of Washing
ton people will gladly visit the sunny
South from December to NJ ~, and that
our own Territ sry should be represent
ed in its productions aud industries.
lts GOAL, its iron, its mighty spnrs and
beautiful woods, Ii placed on exhibition
At New Orleans, would give new i'm
pulse to Immigration, and bring us into
direct contact with the great K a..
i see there has been suggestion fer
n Convention. | would suggest that
this be followed up in the near future
and mesting called by the leaders of
two political parties in joint council for
this one purpose, or by our City Council
in behalf Of education, immigration
and home improvement. IL might be n
mass Convention, with speakers to give
It's salient points, and mark out line
Of policy. Final arrangements fer an
excursion from Seattle, Tacoma, waIla
Walla and Spokane Falls as centers,
might bs made just after the election
returns, which will engross all interven-
ing time, but prsliminaries should be
attended To at once
give below some statements giving
an idea of the nature of the enterprise.
Letter OF Hon. John Eaton, United
STATES Commissioner of L Eiucation, Nav
1, 1884 He says: "An international
exhibition at the present time which
does not make education prominent, 10
y Misrepresentation. The Worlds In
dustriai and Cotton Centennial Exp, 81
too, to be opened IN New Orleaus, De-
cember l, 1884, has recognized t0is
truth. and offers educators Of all ma
tionalities an opportunity 10 illustrate
the work done by them, the improve
ment Of the educational appliances an /
conditions, aud the relation of educa
ton TO the progress Of mankind In in-
dustry. commerce and all other pur-
suits of civilized life"
He goes on to state that this Office
q. .. the Educational Bureau) publishes,
as the first available official informa-
tion since the general announcement,
the accompanying communication OF
lathe Director General of the Exposition.
Major Il. A. Burke. TO the President of
the United States, etc"
Congress has loaned the Exposition
| &l,0O0,000 for its work, and tue Presi-
dent has ordered the Executive depart
ments, Department ef Agriculture, ltu-
reau OF Education and the Smithsonian
Institute to participate In Its wprk. The
leading educators Of the country have
endorsed and taken hold OF the educs.
tional work, and with the pride and
power of the cotton States and the en-
tsrprise Of all our industries, it will be
scarcely inferior - perhaps far su
perior TO the Centenni Il of 1876.
From Major Burke's official letter to
the President, dated New Orleans.
April 10, 1884. We learn that "the main
building covers tnirty-two acres OF
ground. Eleven foreign governments
have indicated their intention 10 ~
ticipata thirty-two States and Terrific.
ries have applied for space, and Others
are waiting for their Legislatures 20
convene. Mexico has cSnsenseo 70
sdorn the main center With royal palms
and choice plants from that country,
and will occupy 2O0, 900 square feet tor
garden, The Republic. of Central
| America will ocsupy 1000 feet OF gar
deu spacs, and an equal am-unt will b
embellished by Florida and Csiifornts
rhe COLLECTIONS OF ART, treasures and
ANTIQUE relics will he Of the most inter
eating character. Forty acres of farm
for vegetable garden, etc, and forty
scres for live STICK. will constitute
feature of the Exposition.
TRANSPORTATION.
The railroads have resp .nded to out
request for low rates ON freight Ana pas
ssneers In the moet @ n rou. m snnes
Use hundred and sixty lines af rsiirosc
have agreed to q sninimum rate on pss
| senaers at one cent ver miis ana the ex
carsion rate will frequentiy be a. log ~
one half or three quarters OF ceos pc
mile. The rate of one Get per nii'
will make the fare from Montreal. Can
ada. 4l7.ls: New York. SIS 81; winni
req. Manitohs, &lT.&s; So. Psui, tl2.sl
Por,iand, Oregon. tss o.; San Francis
co. x2k a." II these rates can he secnre<
via the Northern Pacific 10 vili present
rare opportunity OF tfsver,ins sn'
country al an interesting period and o!
concerted action Washington might
sena two carloads OF her citix.ss 90 Al
excursion In way 10 do good. IL tn'
Northern Pacific refuses the low rate
proposed, which is nos probable, tn'
route via San Francisco may be chosen
/ Perhaps some one has more recent 10
formation than the above. II 90
4 vuuld urge its publication ~ this 70
matter Of great importsnce 10 tnoo
ands of people. suggest an inter
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