Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-18

having called upon Isrfs OSos AAS-~1tf
Watson, Secretary Of tie Territorial
Commission, who has .Iass returned ffoa
New Orleans, vas cordially recsigsa By
ths, gentleman and ~As fre',lY g1TeE tie
information so1gbs.
what did gen tank Of the szhisi'
ton a. q wholsF was asked BY the
sThe Worlds Pair. whilst = fsiiare
fnanciaiIs.' raolssa the sscfstasJ, IA
a suooess in every other particular. As
an exhibition Of Ehs rtsO1foes Of TIE
United states aud foFsian oO1Dtriea this
has never besn exeeIlsd In q1sIlty or
auantity, The Arrangement OF TIE
buildings il most unique. Hniis Al
PbiladeIphiA, tn 1876. the different
states kzd their different b0ases. a.
New Orlsans the sasas we're Arranged
geographically under one roof. from
the galleries which run around tse
building one can io1k down on tns
whole display. which IL maRnlhesnt'
This 10 called the fioyeFnmenf BnldinR
Besides this there sre the monster ulAln
boiIding. In whisl weiss the foreign IL
hibits and the dispis.f OF general fnef-
nhandise. machinery aud manufactures
the Horticultural Hall, the Art Banding,
the Mexiean Headquarters and Bar
racks. the Life savins, Station and the
building for live stock. The whole ~
enclosed ia a park, th,f beauty Of which
waa ouIy narress By itH peSBszs and the
remarkably inGIemeu. weather. he
buildings are very plain. being bait OF
wood and lscking permanent foandt-
tons. During the heavy rains OF the
winter the Leaking roofs tried even the
temper Of = Christian.
RspOFteF--lt hes besu openly asserted
that the management . inSompetant
Sserstary-- Az au old HOOsisF ex
ureased II, they bit oil more than they
csuld chew" but, to tell the truth, ths
tuaanj.r,de Of the enterprise Gfew bat
slowly upon the mind OF the manage
ment. until later the executive ability
Nhoved itaeIf 10 TIE different depart
rsents as able 10 cope smith the great diff
fionltiea. II those WHIT, had the affair IN
their charge were sometimes slow aud
narrow. 80 many Of ths Northern Com
tuissioners we're a. contracted IN their
views a. pushing IN their actions. Many
Of the statements made at an early date
we're true, bat do not nov apply ~ all,
ne the wheels have bscOne oiled and
North and South hayei'ome 90 know one
another.
Rsp.-WhAt about the mSans of com
fnunicationf
Sec.-Ths means Of communication
were, on the whole. very poor A. regards
the moving of the Immense quantities
Of freight which poured into tue city
during December, and there was mnon
real causs for complaint on she part OF
exhibitors and Commissioners. Freight
do. A.szrastNk .s4r did moi
rsach the grounds Gil January; the
Washington fruit disEiay being frozen
enroute. As far as She passenger traffic
was oonoernei, It xas fairly provided
for; the only danger icing that Of the
use Of single track.
Rep.--What Of the weather, citizsns,
visitors and eecommodationsf
SEQ The weather during the winter
could not have been tnsre abDminable. |
The raina descended INCREASINGLY and
the air was chill. NousAnd then. how |
ever, lovely day made the stranger |
forget all the preceding gloom. Beau |
tiful weather set ia sboat tue beginning |
OF March. The eiiizemi were uniformly /
kind, ignoring all war 'IOestions, which |
were never diaousset save BY the /!
,houRhtless Northern. Tho South, how |
ever, had evidently No idea that the 1
pockets Of the Northerner had limit: |
this only at the start, ah 1t soon became |
evident that the computation OF attend 1
ance by the enthusiastiu director was an /
erroneous one, and the citizens reduced |
their charges. Ihe Recommendations /
we're ample, sinca aitnoilt every house iE /
the palmer streets had upon 1t the sien, |
Furnished apaItmentspto lot" Visit
ors we're largely from the west, the s0nth |
and east furnishing Onlg small quota. /
This arose naturally frtlm the fact that
the western States, aud especially Terri
tories. bore of the palm for sxisat and
beauty Of exhibit.
Rsp.--You speak Of the Territorial
exhibits2
sec.--Yss: lot me here say word by
way OF criticism csnceFiline the interest
Of our own Territory. Col. Shoap. of
Idaho, expended from his own pocket
1000 10 fih his spae, With the min-
erals And products Of that section. The
Commissioners of Montana and Dakota
also advanced thousat,ds OF dollars,
while Washington spant her time Ia
specializing what had bcoome of the
paltry five thousand dollars appropFi-
ated by the management with which
simply 10 begin the wofk. Proper rsa-
liRailon OF the magnitude Of the enter
priss and patriotic interest 10 the OK
tent Of touching the pulse, might have
hlled our corner OF the Government
Building. which 10 today, without doubt,
lainentably bare. Nevertheless, IL ought
20 be understood without the saying,
that small samples Of I'LL the vast re-
sources Of Washington were on exhibit,
and that much information concerning
our great Tertiary Wis day by day
disseminated ~ many interested visitors
BY the faithful Commissioner and his
Secretary.
Rep.--weFe there many visitors from
tho North Pacific eounir,
eiee.--h sas matter ut great disap-
polnttnent 30 rs that 30 very few cared
or we're able 10 have their homes 10
visit the Exposition.
Rep.-what Of Ferguson and Sharp
stein viii Ferguson usuiain, and will
Sharpssein do anything I
SEQ. OF Mr.. ShArpstain l snow
nothing. not having seen him AZ the
Exposition for weeka sFevious 10 my
departure. OF Mr. Feranson can say
tAAs be has been most pAinstaking aud
laboriooa. being Ia bis place early and
late. doing all that he knew how to do
or could do with one.luarier of the
small appropriation 10 make his de-
pArtment respectable aasfng the slater
Territories. do not seil hew MIR. Fer.
Ruaon can main muea longer unless
funds In the hands Of zoe alternate are
passed over 20 him. would like 10 re
mark here that ihe greatest courtesy
ana asd we're shown tho Commissioner
and his asaisianta by she Northern Ia.
eifio Railroad and the q, H. q n. Cd. in
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