Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-06

A nrfsux saIate.


We are poz aooat ready TO make
n starr for New Orleans. Win an
srbibis of WAshiR gson Territory pro
dncts, for she American kIposuoe-
the paysisIlisy of our Governor
o., aru-1in,ior me ComHi-sioner, aud
,he MAINS taking assistance Of numerous
rI,,s-ps m various parts Of the Terri |
torv. I have been made the Instrument I
"a srnih,t the resources of Wsshirgto
Territory AZ shat IL technically termed |
th4 Ssrth. South sud Central American |
P,n ALTON. That the exhibit Is all ve |
eyrld have wished or that It - even
or, uleie Il would be folly to ciaim-
5. The big cuts OF TIMBER are not As
large a. popular report said they would
n. for the reason that rule aud tape
MEASURE proved more accurate tnan
G uess work OF rough estimate. lae
t.ll trees" did NOS MEASURE as mucn as
thew looked; the squssfes were not a.
lzst YEAR" tue iruIf vas rot as goea As
s.lbey had seen the potatoes dtd DOT
yi-id a. before, and 80 on through tn-
Ia, IN many last snces. In 'yinR this
[ vuald nos xlsb to lD press you that ve
are dissupointed, fer &c are not Zoo
siII De surprised when | get TO u aod
Erits 40 a truthful scs1unt Il tue Il
s,bIt. 1 know have b-sn snbl 7et to =
.,n.tant series of vondeFmenss az the
collection progressed IimoIoy, eignt
feet ten Ineas-; sq1A's toat yieidei
over 1000 pounds tn tie bill: .sln4le nsh
seisblpR two bundrtd pounds; e1os~-
berry InIrty feet lsn.! Bat h1id, Gas
oct ainr 20 write va ABOUT the exnioh
and will not 90 on nov. and spoil 4 story
,ai.ro4. since u ia through your Ell
forts that / have the opportunity OF
.nn9inR to the world 10 = great, saronR
ID Exoosition tae resources OF our fer
r,tory, what better ctn ] do 20 partially
repay YOU Bat b. giving you tue exn'on
90 D. per- pen picture, II you vlll-ot
the great EkposIIIoa in the building
covering tnirty three acres OF ground
That is what ! p'optss to do In thss7
"E1po-itinn notes." for the i've HoRths;
hat ia, write up state by STATE, Terri
tory by Territory say an acre asd o all
a week of the building, and then take
seuarate interests as found in the whole;
for comparison. including our washing
ton Territory, such as the dairy, wheat
farming, numbering, mining, nanufac
turing and kindred interests, and let
the world see how We appear alonRrde
of other States and Territories How
shall | make it Of more interest to the
citizens of Washington Territory, or
more profitable ia discovering our own
resources, than by sendisg copy OF
these notes, as written. to each OF the
fifty three newspapers published IN the
Territory. Perchanoe some subscriber
might send q stray copy to friend,w VINO
might see something in this comparison
that would strike him favorzbly, and
perehance many persons might be III
duced TO subscribe for six months to
the local paper; for some non resident
person who would read IL and thereby
become better acquainted with us, and
perhaps our own people might become
better acquainted with each other and
the Territory at large. / am sure that
nov know q great deal more about the
abundant resources of the whole Terri
tory than | did before beginning this
work, and | am also sure that
have vet much to learn. 10
assist in this undertaking. l
would invite correspondence a. we'll
"a contributions of articles Ut exhibit
from all persons, and from the news
papers to 90 operate in the matter OF
free printing, and also in sending their
papers for the files of the Washington
exhibits. Realizing the great labor OF
this undertaking, the difficulties to be
encountered and the inadequate mean
Al command, would almost feel like
faltering IN the start we're 1t not that
know there will be disposition to over
look tn defects from the reader in sym
patby with the effort, anu willing
ness to accept without unjust criticism
that which We can offer, even II 1t Is
not the very best that might have been
attained had We abundant help. To
the ladies We would appeal for further
and regular contributions OF flowers as
the season progresses. We want these
10 illustrate not only the Oh racter OF
COR people in this wild country" but
also our climate. Many friends IN
Olympia will remember the selection
Of fifty three varieties of flowers grow
ing in the OPEN air, on the Sd of Decem-
Der, 1870, and taken East by me and
exhibited before the Farmers' Club OF
New York City. The account of theae
flowers was printed in i've New York
week,ies, reprinted in l. iudon and run
through an edition of nearly two mil
lion copies. | say 10y all means send on
sour flowers. bs mail, after pressing.
GGtser them from time tn tine as the
season progr, ssss; nimbl, fingers guild
I'd by the love of nature will be there e.
o4re for and arrange them. You will
need have no fear but they will have
good care, for the good wife will be
there, whore thirty three years resi-
ience here has render. all the be.uti-
fui features of our Territory de.r tn
her. Now, for a cheerful goodbye,
VITO q hope that should you v.sil tue
Exposition, or induce friend to do 80.
cat wbsu you see the Washington Ter
ri'ory Headquarters, you will be r.
minded of homs and the greatness of
osr Territory; and that the many
friends tusy bs impressed with the mag
nifcence of our varied resources, and.
IN the fullness of time, come aud dwell