, 1890-11-27
A BRIGHT IDEA
Let's Have a Perpetual
Exposition.
OPEN ALL THE YEAR
With a Temporary Home for
Immigrants.
THE EXPOSITION BUILDING
Gould Easily Be Converted Into
Comfortable Quarters for
Home-Seekers.
THE EXPOSITION BUILDING
written for the REvtEw,I

Wales; in 1t was an advertisement
of Seattle. The paper was printed
in Welch and so was the advertise
mcnt.
1t may not be necessary for Spo-
kane to follow the lead of Seattle
especially since Seattle sent u printed
pamphlet to Spokane for distribu-
tion with her exhibit, claiming 45,-
900 population for herself and giving
Spokane 1900.
We need not emulate her example,
for we have no reason to be Jealous
of her. We want to see her grow
grow to twice her present size in the
next five years, or in the next two
years, If she will.
love the whole state of Washing
ton, and am proud of her imperial
power, for, within her borders lie all
the elements of an independent en-
pire, and In speaking to strangers Of
Washington | have as much TO say
for the Sound country as have for
Spokane, and | am just as proud of
our wonderful Puget sound, her
lordly forests and teoming cities, her
mines and manufactures, her hop
lands and prune orchards, as / can
be of Spokane and her inland EN-
pire, the granary of the great North
west, with the fields of the Palouse
country and the Big Bend country,
fertile and productive ms the rich
valleys of the Nile.
We have nothing to fear from
Seattle, nor any town In the whole
state. Let them grow! the faster
the better. We are not afraid of
falling behind in this race, and
why should Seattle be afraid, and
show her jealousy? Let her bring
forth her jewels, like Venice, and
wed the sea. She is little old, and
forgot to grow in her carly youth
like Spokane. To us, who are thirty
years younger, she looks old and
tough. We are sorry she spent so
many years clamoring on the shores,
when she might have built for her
self boats and put out to sea, and
found big fish and whales. 1t is not
too late, We will help you, and
will continue to do so. We will
show you how to be great.
Come and see our business blocks
and private residences and learn
of us.
In the exposition we were not
one whit behind you in anything,
and in many things immcasurably
superior.
In fact our exposition was n reve-
lation to ourselves, and opened our
eyes to our own greatness, especially
In the way of man nfactures. or
our agricultural and mineral
wealth, we had II faint idea, as well
as of our timber interests, and our
wealth of ilocks and herds.
But Washington, the state, in its
entirety, is what swclls my heart
with generous pride.
Where in all the western world
can the people of Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, Holland and Russia find
the ideal home that they can on the
western slopes of the Cascade
mountains? There Is the climate of
their European homes, but sweet
encd and softened by the fragrant
winds of the Orient.
The mountains are more glorious
and the forests are mightier; the
ilords are grander, the valleys are
broader and more fruitful, and the
land land of boundless wealth.
No need to kill the calves each year
for lack of food on meagre farms.
The streams are full of fish. Salmon
was plentiful on their shores 300
years ago, but now 1t is scarce and
high, bringing 81 a pound in the
city markets. Here they can be had
for the taking.
The vine-clad hills OF France and
Italy and the Grecian isles and
spain may send sons and daughters
TO Pasco and Yakima and Ellens-
burgh and countless other towns
unknown and unnamed that will
grow into being on those sunny
plains; Hungary can send thousands
and other Austrian countries as
many more. From the first they
would revel I'm the rich plenty of
grains and luscious fruits, and while
their fertile fields would fill the
markets of the state and the West
ern world with those things which
grow there In tropical luxuriance-
melons, grapes. peaches, pears,
plums; prunes, apples and berries in
numberless variety, not to mention
tobacco, the weed that gives sweet
solace to the soul OF man. They
would grow richer and more opulent
until tho great festivals of the year,
the shearing time, the harvest and
The vintage would be celebrated as
In the old country, with music,
feasting and dancing.
l have friend who spent seven
months with the family of Count
Ziechi at his country home in Hun
gary. She said that at any time
the castle was capable of containing
100 guests-and they often came
from Vienna, Paris, London and
Berlin; and there was feasting and
merry making; but at the time of
the three great festivals 1 have men,
uoned .nere were entertained Us
many rs 800 for three days at Il
time.
The first day feast was made for
the tenants of the place. They came
IN all their choicest finery wearing