Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-02

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Advance the Inserest. Of the
Territory

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Advance the Inferest. Of Ii.
Territory.
Ezra heeker, who was rseentIv An
pointed by the Governor as Comnis-
s'oner for Washington Territory to the
North, Central and South American Ex.
position, TO be held a, New Orleans
commencing November l0th. Iss5. ard
closing April lst, lss6. vas IN Seattle
last evening, and being ovsrhauled by
reporter, In quest of news said: II
came to Seattle rthe purpose Of meet
ing and conferring vith the sx Con mis-
siousr TO New 0fisxns, the Hon. .EC.
Ferguson. who has very kindly given me
zoe dement, OF his experience, and who IL
AIDING ne very materially IN nv under
taking to get together an exhibit tha,
will be a credit TO the Territory,-
What progress have Won made so
far, Mr- Aeeker n asked the reporter
After acsepsinq the appointment.-
said the comm isslonsr, 81 csus n
seattle and laid my plans before yorr
CAamber Of Commerce and Board al
Trade, and they at once took the matter
np' and Will place II III the hands OF
SOME suitable man, who will select
from hIng couaty's vast resources A
credItabis exhibit. His field Is large.
lie can draw from your iron mountains,
exteDsivs coal beds, magnificent forests,
Jour orchards, gardens, hay nelds, !
nsneries. manufs setorIes, etc.
At Tacoma The Chambe Of Commerce
~ once appropriated funds, appointed
a man and set him TO work TO make up |
Pierce county's exhibit. Hops will be |
one Of the principal features of this ex. |
hibit. A model hophcase is being built. |
and there will be hops In all their va |
rlous stages. from the time the root il |
planted till the product is baled for |
shipment.
At Whatcom, Mr. Bennett, the nursery.
man, was Interested IN the work, and is |
getting up very fine exhibit of fruits,
vegetables, and rare plants and shrubs. |
At Laconner q man has been placed |
In the held to get mp an exhibit for that |
section and the skaei, ooustry. Oats
and seeds will be the specially in this |
exhibit, tut we will also have some fine |
specimens Of the Skaglt iron. coal and |
possibly timber
At Port Townsend am arranging for |
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aIo e'esf proeuots ei senefsoh county.
ssn many otnef sections on |
WIS sioe OF tne mountains. and endeav- |
OF W inte,ess sue people OF each section
IN .ue woik
Az "aua wahs fhiiIp hitz, fark
wInans, Dr: biaiock and +. j. Parker
have taken the work IN hand, and ex
pect something very fine from that |
county. Consisting of fFuita yaoatabiss
and grains.
While at Dayton the people raised
money 20 pus man IN the neld, and
they Will send, among other things, q
specime1 OF banch Rrass and samples OF
bunch grass beef.
Al Spokane Fails Messrs. Glover Il
Cra~ley will get together en- exhibit of
oats and gain.
From Chehalis we are promised a
section OF solid, sound cedar seventeen
and bali feet 10 diameter, and SEQ
ton OF fir twelve feet In diameter.
1 am sending beets every other day
by mail TO the beet sugar factory In
California anu as soon as the beets are
reported ready, l VII ship ten tons,
nom whica wa Ret Won or more OF
0eet sugar. ! am having ptsns made OF
the proposed sugar beet Factory at Kent,
in King county, TO be on exhibition in
connection with the sugar and samples
OF beets.
ARRANGEMENTS nave been perfected by
which all collections sent 10 my address
at Tacoma viii De carried free, and
those who contemplate making colleo-
tons should bear IN MIND that l calcn-
late TO snip everything oy octoosf ION.
! am sure OF three carioads, and tnink
~ VIII !equire ioar cars 70 carry "asn-
inetoD's e1hiois
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