Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-14
TEE TERRIr0kY TO Bg REPRE-
sEsrED.
The chansbeF ef Csasmeree aud BesFd
Of Trade MevinG In the Matter er
Securing Exhibits 10 be sent

Eoe CaaRoef Of CemReFee aud BaaFd
Of Trade MevinG In the Matter sr
seearisg Exhibits 20 be sent
- Aew 0rieanH.
A meeting of the Seattle Board Of
Trade was held in she Yesler- Lssry
building, yesterday aftsrnooa. to confer
wttha COMMITTEES from ths Chamber Of
Commerce, relstiva to taking some ac-
tion toward ssCuring q suitable exhibit
Of the products of this section. TO be
sent to the New Orleans Exposition to
be held this fall, Of which Ezra Meeker
has been appointed Commissioner from
Washington Territory.
Jadgs J. Z. Lewis. Who was appointt a
90 act fer the Cnamber Of Commsrce,
appeared before the Board Of Frsde.
He said shat Mr.. NJ ecker vas hsre, loak.
inG over The erSnnd 70 sse uhas conld
be done in the way Of securing q re-
spectacle exhibit, He has secured free
transportation for one or more car
loads Of ssuf. Ihs Chamber Of Com
meroe had had the matter under consid-
er&tion. and had deeianated him 20 ap
pear before the Board Of Trade, and ss-
eide What 10 bs,st TO be dane. The
Chamber lad appointed Mr.. @. W.
Lawton 30 make . collection Of fruits
for the exhfhifiun.
Mr.. Mseker, who wss present, vas
called for. he Baid he had talked with
Mrs. Watson, wlao said she bad Spoken
to q number OF ladies relative 70 the
making Of 10000 little sacks, in which
10 place the beet sugar, which will be
on exhibition at New Orleans. The
society has Only appropriated 5000,
whieh mast deffay eli my expenses, and
we mnst look ~ tbs eitixsns for the ex-
hlh3t. l am ri0w tFaselsina over the
TERRITORY, endeavoring 70 inter- st the
people In this important matter.
would like one ear load Of lumber and
native weeds. half q ear load Of coal.
irsn. eoppsf and marble ane showing
ef hnpa. fruits, ete. Il viii cost some
money, bat cannot see Why we cannot
get up big exhibit In regard 10 the
sagaF matter, wiil attend 20 thai. Mr..
Alvord and The transportation compa-
nies viii help me shrou9h. l wili send
Ten tons of sugar besss from Mr..
Alvord's faruI on White river to Cal.
Hernia, where | will have one ton OF
sugar extracted fronf these beets. This
saaaf vii COS NJ IN 10.0oo neat littls
@eke, which viii Be made By the ladies'
| OF Seattle. These packages will be kept
on EXHIBITION, or placed where they sill
do the m0st good. All articles intended
for TIE exhibition mnss be ready for
znipmsnt ~ tks uitidis Of Oslsber.
Mr.. Fsrresa thpnGht the exki6it wDnid
NOS cost mach. The o9ners II coal
mines would doubtless furnish speci.
msas OF their coal free. and the saw-
mills win also do their share. As far
as hts Asm wAs eonosrned. IL wcald
gladly 80 40 an sxhihisioa Of native
ve0ds withont eost-
Jsdee Lewis tkoogAt thst some good
reliable man sh s1ld oe employed iosntiy
by the Chamber Of Commeree and
bard Of Trade. 30 30 ahesd and gsl
tnVesher an exhibit from King esanty.
Tais vas considered good idea, and q
eonamitfes consisting OF W. r. ForreSs,
/ !. Fusth and A. b. stswArG vas ap-
oointo6 on The pArs of the Board. 20 aef
wasn Jndze Leais on the part u ths
Ohauber Of Gommerce. with fail pcssi
% empley q man. and do AnY and al
things necsssafy 10 seecring q respect
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