Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-12

In sontanetisn vita the boards Of con
mexce In Seattle and Tseous- FROG
the day OF ny 1rst information 20 tn
nnsl letter OF appeal scot TO the Esso,
from New Orleans, l 81 al times tried
by poSAic letters. personal letters. earao
lsrs and visiting localities, 20 awake1
an interest IN the great southern fair
In all documents, and there we're thou,
| sAnds sent 20 every co1osy. ! offered q
pay cost OF packing, forwarding and ex
pressaRe, and to return all specimens Of
| value that would be loaned. All leading
/ papers were written letters for p1olica-
ttcn on the subject; all editors were pri
vately addressed on the importance Of q
cEeditable display. / directed letters "a
owsers Of mills, mines, fisheries. to rnan.
ufsesurers, leading farmers, orchArcists,
producers of every plant of commercial
valoe. TO owners of mica mines. 20 pat
entees, 70 furriers, - all classes and all
grades. In most cases the appeals were
met with silence: in some few, promises:
IN rare Instances with specimens for
display. Had the people been awake 10
the importance of Displaying the 70.
sources Of the Territory there woul3
have been an exhibit here of such mag
nItuae and beauty that in its most hum.
bic display would have attracted uni.
versal attention and gained the lavish
praises OF hundreds Of thousands. ani
have left me 10 derend upon the legisla-
tare OF 1855 for aid. The letharRy and
total disregard Of the Territorial inter
ests BY the people led me Just before NV
departure TO again by circular appeal 20
the citizens ere il became too late; and
said lit was ineonceiyable that the
IL n
opportunity pass as they appeared to
De doing. l also authorized Yakima,
kittitas, Palo1se and Walla Walla e.
pecislly to send articles and the agent
to draw on me for expenses up to an
amount that would not have left me A
dollar for private expenses. Others who
promised faithful services rendered no
labor whatever, and some few sent me
articles much smaller than the bills,
whose accounts have never had time.
and now have not the inslinatiou, to in
vestigate. But out Of the l50, 900 people
clamoring for statehood there we're five
or six that worked faithfully against ali
discouragements and sent all they could
obtain without going into the open mar
ket and purchasing the ordinary articles
Of trade. On arriving at New Orleans I
found We bad been assigned q space
containing ESQ square feet and situated
in q corner. The huilding was given
us in the rough, leaky and without win
dow sash. ] Immediately penned my
third letter appealing for further goods,
and sat about to remedy the apparent
deficiency. To do this / contracted for
800 worth Of improvements, including
the building of q private Office, covering
the walls, decorating, putting on double
hoors to keep out the dampness, erect
ing pedestals for grain, purchasing show
cases. enclosing space IN railing and the
hundred and one little decorative wsrks
which would lend beauty and interest to
the exhibit. The hrst note OF danger
was then received in q telegram from
Ferguson requesting funds TO come on
visit. / replied Offering $500 and az
pense Of going and coming, and urged
the Importance OF using the mNnth .,f
May, as would be required at holle IN
q Law suit. A telegram then arrived
saving "this was satisfactory" On this |
late day in November, went TO the
bank, obtained a New York draft for |
the amount and was preparing to send
it away, and had already seut to Seattle,
Tacoma and Spokane, offering them |
$500 more, when / was surprised to |
learn the balance Of the fund, 1888, |
had been drawn, and that three CON- |
and a clerk we're coming \
down at once. l called back as far as |
possible my obligations vent to the |
director general and drew the $1,000 for |
fitting mp the headquarters and stopped |
all labor. ! have paid all my obliga- |
tons. settled with my clerk, employed |
at Governor SQuire's request, eompro- |
missed on my contracts entered into, /
stopped the goods Skipped ON my per- |
sonal responsibility, and offered the |
succeeding Ferguson and his secretary |
$500 IL they would 90 on with my labor. |
or offered to do it myself IL they would |
turn me over $500 Of this $l333, and let |
them continue their pleasure trip. ! |
only wanted guarantee that the Kitti- |
tas collection would be taken az directed |
and a few private things duly returned. |
Neither Of my propositions were ac-
cepted, but an elaborate report was
handed in to the management, calcu- |
lated TO capture the money in the bank
during my unguarded moments put
in my counterplea, yet the management
would sustain the interloper. charge
the failure to make an attractive dis
play, first, to the lack of interest by the
people OF the Territory, and, second,
to the action Of the commissioner,
aided by the Governor. To all ] have
said regarding affairs here / refer to
Allen, Swash and wilkins, Of Oregon
Prof. Boardman and Gen. Harris, of
Montana Gel. ShuopS of Idaho, and A.
Rodelheimer, special commissioner Of
the N. p. X. r.; two visitors from the
Territory, banker Of Olympia and
Mr.. Sims, Of Spokane, Mr.. Prizes, private
secretary Of Gen. Burke, Mr.. Wilson,
chief Of government building, the
bureau Of correspondence, which writes
for over HOO papers, or any one else
who, during November and December,
were In and about the buildings. True,
/ am not recognized in any ofiicial way
by the commissioner or his secretary
We have no conversation with each
other, and / am under no restraint, and
have about closed my ARRANGEMENTS
with q southern corporation that will
carry me from the city. / am ready TO
turn over what money I have on hand
on being assured il win not go 10 build
no the men Who have done me vast
amount Of uncalled for injury. Re-
specifically subscribed,
A. p. sHARssrKIS.
The following to the Chroniele Ia pre-
sented a. the last Of the ill-naturea
batch, dated at Chicago, Jan. 18th;
am nov engaged in arrangements
with she N. p. X. Il. Co. to further
adorn the space allotted Washington,
and my clerk il under orders at once.
upon the departure of Mr.. Ferguson, to
assume management until my return,
aRd TO spend a considerable sum In
properly 6tting up the display. Fore
seeing the limit Of the commissioners'
funds must sooa be reached 10
heavy personal expenses, have waited
patiently for my return 70 authority,
and held the small amount in my pos
session 70 be expanded IN the cFippled
object Of my commission. Anything
SAINT viii be entirely safe. though have
no hopes Of assistanoe IN any particular
from aay one but the n. p. X. Il. Com
pany.
In conclusion. ve have only 10 say that
no fair minded, discriminating citizen
can read these letters without feeling Of
intense shame that the Territory should
hsvs been represented on 30 great an
occasion by 90 smali-mindsd q creature.
Instead of attempting 10 clear himself