The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-17
THOMAS 3. MERRY.
eLp riSE sNp wElL KNOWN ssuUkaG-
Isr % rHE xoRrnwrxy,
visitinx seattle H~fer~ ssarsaag fsr
Australia a. United states Co.
missioner to the Exresittsn - -

: st~uthx >eatsfe betorc Ssorat0I -
Australia ~ United Ssases c.,
/. missioner TO the Exposittsn - -
bourne.
Mr.. Thomas Il. Merry. local existnr
OF the Daily lnselliyeaccr about eleven
years ago, arrived here hy yestrriayau
tssai and ON hcinr interviewed by Z
FosE-iSrKlttSE~xs reporter. ssid.
"wea. l'm off Tor Australia in tiny
o. tive and having day to sparc.
thought | would rua over and Sav
goodbye II some oil ffi~nsis. NJ
business i one os msngiesi haSiness
and pleasure
What in the way Of business. 2 ask
ci our reporter.
We'll, yoa must know that cnnrrosx
astesi rather shabhiiy in the matter a
the Australian exposition. The IN
originally provided fer an apprapria-
tion az Ssaaks, ef which Sss6 was .
bc paid the chief Commissioner and
Sassl To each ef the assistant commits
sioners, in addition TO Siupa each FOR
travelling expenses. The senate re-
'faeesi the appropriation TO xovoa in
which shape il passed and went to I'm
hoasc. The hoese which Is a god
deal ssethersi about the surplus in the
treasury just nov. cat il down 10
5000 and the senate. rather than -
,ese whole killed. cossesrresi in O.
house amendments This len NJ.
Bayard very little money 10 eperxta
with.
What did he do aboat itT" qaersed
our man.
Well. did the hest he coaia.- re-
Piled Mr.. Merry, that Is, he liked Mr..
Mctioisin's salary at $50 and allowed
him siip for expenses. Then be a.
lowed each OF ns assistant commas
sioners Sasssl each, oat ~ which We
were g. pay al fares and travelling ex-
lenses.a
That's not much money for it,
saist'our scribe
Very truly. | thought SO myrrlf
and vas hcsitaring about qualifying,
when some prominent business sncn
ot Portland came 10 me and hexgcd
me 10 accept, stating their willingness
Ia make il up 90 n decent sum. They
therefore raised $50 additional for me.
to he born Jointly by the hoard OF i'm
migration and the board of trade. This
IS done ON the condition that estab-
liSh AZ the exposition free advertising
sheet, in which ! am 10 keep three COX
umns devoted 10 the resources of Ore
goa and the trade OF Portland, and
circulate II gratuitouSiy at the expo-
sition, rs guide 10 persons desiring
Ia enigrase.
DO you think there are many living
there 2"
"Ses, good many" replied Mr..
Merry, ''snd there would he a great
many mere il the resources OF the
northwest coast were properly shown
up Ia them. They are having grvas
dead of trouble there with the rabbit
pest, but that is not 80 much OF an evil
a the land question. You talk about
land grabbing in California. why Isnx
& Higgins would only be considered
third rate land grabbers in Australia.
Think of H. Forty y-cight men owning
over tnl.Css acres ~ land each Twelve
men or firms each owning over imMO
bead of cattle and fifty.fanr that have
over 10000 head af sheep. What
chance has poor man or even man
oi moderate means, under such a con-
dition OF things as thatgp
IL certainly bodies little reod 10 the
country, . said the reporter.
Nor y that all, " continued the COM
missioner, ''for ~ II the grievances was
mot already heavy enough, they are
forming syndicate~ and stock compa-
nie- in all directions. In u cattle CON-
pany with inn.ND acres of land snd
~ u0 head of cattle. nearly seven
eighihs OF the stock viii be owned In
England and the profits reInittcd
quarterly to lie spent there. All that
ha. but tendency 10 iinposerish
rich country and increase the burdens
of the middle ciaSscs. The very poor
viii stay, ot course. bat the thrifty
and Industrious viii not. They will
pull up stakes and eone here or else
where. Now think can show this
country pretty well up TO them.
lived here two years and have iscn ali
over the Territory, except into the Zig
Bend country
And you want the business men oi
Seattle 10 do for you what Portland
has ,ione7f
No sir, cannot expect that. Port
land i, n larger place aisd able TO do
more than Seattle. Besides. II j. my
home and have been 50 long away
from here that ! am net acquainted
with many of yonr most prominent
business men. Ne, sir, shall take
what they offer me and rive them the
best taossiiie show ior the money.
Ny knowledge of this country viii en-
able me 10 do justice to the sod and
climate. which will he, after all, tho
chief considerations. When you give
these 10 people IN paper which they
do not have Ia pay for, they viii b
very apt 10 read them"
How long does the exposittoa
lssfg"
''six months, but shall be there
month before it opens and two weeks
after il closes. We 80 Down on tl1e
Alameda with Captain Morse. VIE
used TO ran the Dakota To this port
and has legion Of friends Ia seatfle,
aud hence We all anticipate good
time -