Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-12
n Bgv Orleans Exposition
...s LETTERS Faos 1 :. SHARP
~ I'm IL1EaalrE comHIssloaEa
..,.ss,sa q PsfiishnssS, impsr-
..s Inssienes iasrfifyihs
n cssassns Of the feFriaeFy'
.s.yEp BY nIs swS weEss'
,..,,r fogl0wina came 10 % . few
sss sa0 srs ox1KiSs. Jan ", 1884.
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-. wl.b all the solieitation .
lss .nanId have for bis eharac-
fss1z J. ~enr issue OF Jan lltn yoa
~ = jEpplicatioo, ATTACKED %
sass - yssating she furds OF West-
pf9 $500. You have TO DO tins
- 800 1 have previously osnlso'
ssSsJ Ess given tne LefrI.9.y. 49, -
- i,sssg been drawn, snS - -
- s.sarsr thsn ftOOo for exnioa pof
- slO10 for ntting az spacs;;
m, vas necessarily - ce nslo
v.ssess OF she Commianoaers mere
oocds and railroad fares.
1sE. = srhibit Il viii at once appear
s@F.l ~as never pfomsed Seattle
- -. vkiie. By referring 20 the
- !. "A seut. Sd, you VIII nno II
fH $780, that Western washing
49, u nave 1900. II tts commits
s,1msssioneFs desired 70 spend
49, - a was beyond ny power 70
- snstter. feel have gwen
-. sufacisntly full OF the t6S5
- ~ me. Al least an oonndenf
"a kass 70 sufbcs until stS sesn's ~ ~
a.efsrn Washington oensl InAn NJ.
80 ess,pi,t 70 hand IN faii atssemsn.s
= 80 expenditures. As m N. kss-
49, se,ianing, that vas inoeeo 2
"a s..tsTs 70 rse; bet the fast thai be
80. ~ On give mo authority 70 do
- hs.n kaR with the fate OF the
-. 80 Y0u yourself mast admit
$3.50 Inactivity and useleseneas when
- Ms.aser BE- has sent nothing 20 tne
49,, as,d when you blame for all
alaIs ..;r,~g vour tiiscernment In the
- "a 81 occupied BY bin, II IN
ishs sas nos responsible for tbs en-
- srs,srtssa. am willing TO Ct All
-. - the blame for Eas.ern wash
100, % account for tho west wash
,rstr,u sunds entrusted 70 me, 70 sustain
s-ssslf by the approval OF those 10 au-
sis,;sx hare. and 10 any thinking man
gili a onos sppear the greatest inlus.
- a hoId ne 20 account for tnaf
ss,.s ~ Al ssys beyond my control;
psr,ue the sternest justice viii Do
assn ms, I am, respectfully,
R- A. p. SHARPsrErs.
Va have no desire 10 do Mr.. sharp
A.. iniassice. and we have not insen-
.l.oslly dcne hiIn any in the past. We
kink, however, that his course has been
rs,sainsiy eulTable, and that 10 him
.,s.ehss a larger share of the discredit
i.lIlnr upon our Territory for Ice himsy
uhIbis than 10 any other person or per-
-
"a aupolntment of Mr.. Sharpstein
...,.rnate commissioner van serious
si<sks, He IL q meddlesome, quarrel
ans fsllow, and Ia noted a. q writer OF
sslsss for the press, his theme being In
nsiably furnished by IN irrepressiole
xisis Of fault finding and desirs 70 heap
,pon others personal abuse. He was
iuisoisd, though. and BY consent Of 4.
L Ferguson, the commissioner, TOOK
sassre of the entire work. Five thou
snd dollars we're appropriated for the
gnposss Of she Territory. OF this
sossy the commissioners themselves
Is, In IA official report:
aThs Board Of Management Of the
krposition early IN 1884 gave generous
Nation 20 esch State and Territory 90
III IN fAeir collective erAfkfts, s.Iad made
arral offers 60 tbs commissioners IN
AZ wav Of assistaace IN Installing their
etjsifs. In furnishing their headquarters
ia h providing special watchmen.
0ns thousanA dollars Of the i've, 1t
nls Stipulated by the management, were
h b used In atting up and taking care
4 NE place Of exhibition, and four
asasna dollars we're to be applied to
ncufs the exhibit itself. BY inference
Z reasonable amount could properly be
&sosed 10 The expenses Of the comnis
Gnsrs themsalysii.
". ehaspstein drew sltegethsr $SoS7
4 ~ raensy. BE began travelling over
IL state OF ores.an. the Territory Of
Nszhlsstsn. and. We believe. tho Prov
he u British Columbia. II he made
~ aiscs personal efforts 10 ssoure ar
tlim for thu Exposition. We never
knnsd o. shsm. On ths contrary. be
t>psslsd 10 others TO do this for him.
n sppiied 10 the newspapers of the
nxntozy, 70 bodies Of pablie-spirited
aadsepA and. We presume, 10 private
tsznas end corporations. Hesviaently
nsaeht that, by interesting gr,,at Nuns
~ q people In the movement, articles
wsiA b secured cheaper. perhaps with
al suy expense 70 him whatever. and
esi h thsreby would have the mere 10
psud faf Ais cwn personal eratiacatisn.
= nsybs 10 nave for - rainy day"
nns an be no doubt that. had Mr..
&aspss<sn guns and aos articles himself
agricultural. mineral. manufactured,
alHmh Aa.--kle eonld. al an aggregate
e,ers q = thousand dollars, have OBJ.
Mnsd Rrand celleetion. and that u
- " intention 81 the Exposition
1nAeesnent thai he or aouae one else
nNi& Do tsis 10 plain enough from the
tases aessation. This voald have left
- manihcsni snui OF three thousand
alAfs fer sxpsnssH Of the commission
g = Nsw orlsana aad ene thousand
- - decoration and care Of the Ter
nAss.i department. a the Exposition.
nees ssas on 90 badly. However, and
" aATsisins promises were % lily
~ shss u was concluded 10 relieve
e. e . partipa II the responsibility
y ~ seadlne On 10 Nes Orleans Of
y seasnlsdosNf. Mr.. Fsrgasoa. reis.
mN1 % > couple OF lady commission
~ = SECRETARY. What vas 30 be
Slsa1 b Tie sppoinsnent ct thess
= inllvsdusis has never been made
- ~ Win not be aaestioasd that,
- saaissy vas 10 BE- sxpensied for
- eshsF than secarinR and main
49, - szhihit. is was Just a. veil
hhhs dividsd au,ong shres. to1s or
rsnpns ~ that Mr.. sharpsssin
80 have Aah The propsr step uas
2 6es. sqair, 10 place the mooney
siizl 70 tha credit Of the Territory
kk-n NE hansia Of Commissioners
n, VA tnnAliaisly vent on 10
ulsAna. vhsss be has since faish-
y Rsssinea q Air psi of duty.
ais'sssa u Authority and division
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