Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-07-10


water and having it thus slowly dis
solved and taken up 10y the fruit.
Mr. f. W. Allen writes under thi,
date Iunr H.. lN!ll, a> follows:
The receipt that you want is /:
grains salicylic acid. | quart water
Dissolve th" water III Il little alcohol
and mlN with TIA" water; pick youl
ifHt Just a. green a. possible SO as to
secure size and c"lcr; wipe and wash
clean; place carefully in Jars; sub
merge the Jars in the acid water and
when filled put on the cover. By
thus doing all air is excluded from
the Jars (thi~ letter is patent of nv
own. no charge huwevcr) there is a
knack III putting up fruit this way
that cannot hc written down and
i only acquired hy experiment.
You will need to make requisition
for these JarS some time in advance,
stating what kind ui fruit is intended
I" hc preserved and quantity proposed
To hc supplied. We may not always
hr prepared To supply these, but it is
intended To do SO. The same policy
will Ice pursued with vegetables. In
either ease, where the distance is not
too great, il will be desirable to for
ward 10 this office to he "put up"
here. This act will not always he
practicable until arrangements with
express companies is completed as he.
! fore mentioned.
The statistical and educational ex-
hlhit, it is intended to be taken up
through specialist, yet nevertheless,
II any information with reference to
these comes within your knowledge
10y all means forward the same to us.
The same may be said as to our fish
collection, nevertheless, if anything OF
interest relating thereto comes within
your knowledge, please forward same
to this office.
Specimens OF curios are particularly
desired to obtain, to make the collec-
ton attractive and ornamental, to
umbend' so to speak, the sterner
realities Of the exhibit.
There is a wide field for this kind of
ca. lections. While these are mex
pcnSive, yet they are very interesting
and thereby become useful. OF course
II il impracticablc to even intelligent
~ hint as to what is desirable in this
line; the sugScstions must of necessity
come from the donors.
Manufacturers goods cannot be ex-
hihited in the State building and COM
pete for the award of prizes. Where
donors intend their contributions for
competitive exhibit, the same will be
received. but will under the rules
adopted by the board of control at
Chicago, have to 90 into the general
buildings.
Nevertheless, We can exhibit much
Of our handiwork in the separate State
exhibit in the State, by material that
enters into the construction of the
building and the furnishing of the
same.
We shall need IL great number of
exhibit cases, stands, tables, etc, that
ought to be Obtained by contribution
from manufacturers for the advertise
ment there is in it. 1t is here and in
similar cases the sphere of each COM
missioner comes into play in obtain
ing all such by contribution from the
citizens OF their respective counties
who will supply these from motive of
state or local pride, or for advertising
their business. We shall want doors
for the building, windows as we'll; or
namented scroll work of all kinds
shingles OF the best quality both plain
and ornamental; flooring of the finest
lumber and finish; specimens of
building stone, brick, etc, in a word
anything that can he worked" into
the building To tins end, we would
suggest that you forward to this Office
as soon as practicable brief descrip-
ton Of the kind and quantity of ma
tcrial your county can and will supply
and such other manufactured articles
as are obtainable. Please keep before
the people that credit will always be
given to locality, and if donated by
private individuals, 20 such likewise.
Specimens of grain, vegetable, grass,
timber, flower or other seeds are de-
sirable within the domain of sound
discretion to supply small samples to
such as desire them. A tiny flower
growing in The garden of an intelli-
gent lady long after the exposition is
closed will be more telling ADVERTISE
ment than loud talk or large stories.
We ought to have not less than 1OO,-
600 small sample sacks of our choice
grain alone to give to thoughtful
visitors to take home with them.
Here is field for work for volunteer
willing hands that can do us vast
service, and the sooner this work is
inauguratcd the better.
Ii is desirable to have these sacks
uniform in size and appearance and to
tie plainly stamped or printed on one
side the name OF the State. county or
locality and contents. On the reverse
side the name and address of the donor
may he printed and with it the Weld.
weight per bushel or other such inior-
nation rs may be desirable. We will
supply the sacks OF suitable size with
the state stamp, free Of charge. Where
the donors advertisement goes on the
reverse side the cost OF the sacks must
Ice paid.
What is true as to grain, seed. etc.
il in larger sense true as to other
samples. Our timber can be splendid
Is advertised in this way; so can some
of our fruit, particularly the prunes; :;
so also can many other products, nat.