Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-11
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Cs,nainsioner Meeker.


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Cssnmiasioner heeker.
r,cus PosG -IsrKLLIoKsoER:
IN. sthes morning. before breakfast
..s..s,sas lstteE from Gov. SqniTs, and
= =. tsbks / read il, in which be In
49, ~ that be wished TO appoint
~. = Commissioner for Washingt -
T.,,ssarg 10 the North, Central and
sssss American Exposition TO be held
/. Esw Orhsans next winter.
4 voudensd 10 my heart hos IL eams
4. al sh,a he seonld have selected
q, al Of all the one handred and
sftr thouatnd people In Washington
fssritery, % represent them at The Ex.
ecsIsion; asd a. the Governor had used
snas saft words of fattery In his letter,
fu.tsrslIy feltnot little "puffed up,'
"a ssyly locked across she table. "a
- 81 eve Of ono Who SIT opposite
fafa glance Of approval OF the proposed
srip 10 New Orleans. At glance IL was
plsin 10 bs seen there was dsubting; but,
nisintsFpn sing the cause, l said:
aWsIl, my dear, II / am TO DO Com
nlnIonsf, sou will be Commissioner
- vii goa no,;I" a
Ist he IuzzlinR. doubting look did
cot disappear.
OsusultiuR some special friends, they
Win ons aes0rd said: Why, yes. by all
means aecspt tna appointment And
10 it came about that dad, and In dus
time received mg commission.
Meantima again came my doubtina
mood. my f,,ar aud trembling. a. real
izrtion came over me ~ 10 the task thai
| bad undertaken.
Hare was Oregon alongside Of us, that
bad an old. tried, experienced Commis'
sionsr, With an organized immigration
board ct his back, An orRanized. expert
snoed force then ~ work. Here we're
eli the great states represented 81 the
lAss4lxpcuition, wiIh their elaborate die.
plays costing twenty. twenty i've and
sssn fifty thousand dollars Here was
Tie great distance in which We must
transport fsait. vegetables, or any other
aFticlsai and here We had bat tso thQu.
snd aeilAss instead Of tssnty With
skich 70 do the work, and ] COATES ny
spiriiB went down bslow xsfo.
Looking about, hewever,. there In q
better field for work, q better WORKING
f1fcs and u bei.ter opportunity for Z
sowing than Ht the second thouRhi
appeared p,aaihle or probable. yea fsi
hort Of that which could be wished for.
What q splendid opportunity 10 bring
Mr beet sugar scheme before the world
NJ, Aivofd siii donate the bsets. Capt.
Ofow or soras other captain running a
hoaa M White river will transport them
fFse "a SEATTLE; Capt. Tibbals will surely
pasa them 10 San Francisco free; Mr..
Dyer will tnAke them into sugar; and
90 dcwn V Alvnndo shall 20 ten tons
Of tIsssa; back shall come ton OF pure
white sugar, the product OF ton tons Of
Warrington Tsrrisofy beela, shat shall
20 10 Neg OFletina, and thenes, IN tan
thousand Little sacks, 90 into the hands
Of Ian thousand investigating persons.
10 whem vi can say and tell the truth.
here 4 atlasx that can be made at Q coss
y kss tana fear cents poands and
ehsspsf saAa Il can be made elsewhere
from the eaiis; and yet We need not draw
heavily eptu the two thousand dollar
fund fer all THAI. a
What 10 uss oi the bse,s and the sngyu
vii doabtt'ss Be tree II other thinifs.
We shall call ON Judge swan fer q COM
plete showing Of cur fish: on Mr. Denny
and others for q showing Of our infant
iron industry and group 10 with our
pyramid Of coal and limestone; en- oar
milluien fer q good showing Of our
Insignificant timber; on Mr.. Lswton and
others fof oar traits; on our farmers for
vsesisblaB. grahn, hops, and all other
tAfm ptRduets; On our manufacturers
~ espn and every kind made, from an
q leka 70 an ~, haadie, from bunch
Of shInGIta 10 ale nnsst piece OF furisi-
TIRE; let us have 10 all. Bat, Mr.. Editor.
] mad that am stealing she thunder in
sns letter OF q circular soon TO be sent
g y2u ~ 20 \ must desiss from this
Aisiadg We have sompIs.e arrange
meath tor transportation. and hops 5000
g have for collecting, storing. packing
ssd forwarding 10 q common center
snd 20. with the help Of willing banda,
~ n<pe. before October 10 eoEia, 90 have
NO % more cara we'll stored and on the
say, watch shall have on their SIDES q
mzn tAai will show the people along tbs
fsate that Washington Territory 10 80.
"a " Nesa Orieilns 10 the Exposition.
uais v0fd 40 10 the cold water or wsl
sMnhet shrswn on THE whole scheme
" Ne Ossao,,iaiA ana perhaps eshers
eesglse We osnno4 exrscf 90 draw
t4Ae tIanigtAn1s ffom the euntIi.s
vufad fain say 70 all suoh that Il !,
ios thinking, vtesi-to- do class Of The
Aeffii that did visit the former Exposi
nass and doubtless will this; the ciaz
q peeple with means, seeking fer In,
sesnltt,oti ~ wall - pleasure; seekins
.af hsw iislds Of enterprise. new field,
.sf Investment. A man that will 70 4
MoaAAnd OF twN thousand miles 10 m
1poaliion sill iiksly awe best,r heed q
Wal Ne sses. and is likely 10 have {
mere definite object In view, than IL b.
ssat 70 show near By juss becauss
saA cesysnient and cheap.
Ne. Mr. kditor, | am not ose that be
essszseis 70 nol good oppertnsiks 4
=nr our gEaeulrza = thaf Will Do d
sezue4 but, cd the sentraiy. eeiiss,
asA ~ ~ great good. and - iavits
- eaiy yenr setive % operation. h1l
49, tnAi Of all nislEena both Of HeAtsl,
- e shs sshola Territory.
sMning snexpected hAppeEinQ. vii
- y nsAsfhi on wednesday next 10 ae,
- sseee yea yeopie on this question
- taa's yDa. lar. Editor. take Up ans
Tvs yoer pea IN the interts& Of TAI
.asspfsatk Cah't roc induce ~. Ynsie
~ ~ In jaetknife and lsg desn hi
- aae take hold OF this wofk1 In
seaf uamelsOus Glib talksrs 10 taxi
- srhsmes your many hard wofk
xotk % nrs and show 10 the work
- hank osnnty - alive 10 the fnaross
% having Washington Tsfslt0s.
- tspfsssntesl % the comiiag Expesl
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