The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-20
WORLDS FAIR STORM.
Commissioner Meeker Censured
By the Board
FOR EXCEEDING HIS AUTHORITY.
The Committee Insists Upon Being Con.
suited on Every Point-The Meet
ing at Port Townsend.


Port Townsend on last Friday, report having
had most delightful time of 1t after the meet
ing The people of Port Townsend had made
arrangements to give the committeeman a royal
welcome. Each one upon his arrival was made
to feel that he had the freedom of the city, and
then on Saturday they were treated to one OF
the most enjoyable excursions ever held on
Puget sound. The trip was made on the fine
new steamer Hermosa from Port Townsend to
Union City, at the head of Hood canal, and
those rho have never made that can hardly i'm
agine the beauty of the scenery and the delights
OF trip over that magnificent stretch of water
on such perfect day as last Saturday.
From all accounts all was not smooth sail
ing at the business meeting of the committee
The storm that burst on the meeting was the
result of Executive Commissioners Meeker max
ing appointments of assistants and publishing
broadcast definite plans of the proposed exhibi-
ton without first submitting them TO the COM
mittee for their approval. 1t was shown that.
by resolution adopted at the Ellensburg
meeting on May 81, the executive commissioner
was ms tructed to submit to the executive COM
mittee comprehensive plan Of work, that they
might add 10 it or improve it in other ways
before making final decision. There were only
two of the committee nbsent-Mr. Z. w. Roches-
ter of Seattle, who was sick and unable to
attend, and Mr.. d. II. Ballard, of 0kanogan
county, who was not heard from. Each of the
denouncing the defiant attitude that Mr..
Meeker had assumed toward the executive COM
mittee. A subcommittee of two was appointed to
draw up resolutions expressing the sense of the
entire committee on the actions of the execu-
tive commissioner The resolution, when re-
ported was unanimously adopted, and the
secretary was instructed to send copy to Mr..
Meeker, with the names OF the seven committee
men affixed thereto. The resolution reeites that
mi Sj0 m nst all
recommendations for appointments to the exc
cutive committee Tor approval; the commits
sioner is notified to appear before the next
meeting of the committee with all papers and
documents received and issued by him relating
to the work of the commission, and all official
bulletins must also be approved before sent
abroad. In fact, the committee has declared
very emphatically that it proposes to supervise
and control the exhibit and the official actions
of the executive commissioner as they are re-
quired by law to do. Aside from that unpleasant
ness the meeting ran on smoothly enough,
and much important business was transacted.
resolution was passed returning the thanks of
the citizens OF the state to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company for the generous proposition
of carrying the entire exhibit from this state
free of charge
Mr.. w. A. Richie, the architect from Seattle,
appeared before the committee on their invita-
ton, he being in that city at the time, and Mr.
Richie gave them his ideas of how to proceed
in the matter of starting with the building. Dr.
Conover read a letter from III. Preussy, OF Spo-
kane, giving number of valuable suggestions
Commissioner 7. II. Cavanaugh, who has just
returned from trip i'll the East made lengthy
and valuable report on what is being done for
Washington at the fair headquarters. He also
submitted tracing showing on an enlarged
scale the exact grounds allotted 10 the state of
Washington. All these gave the committee
much, information the building question.
A subcommittee of five, consisting of
President Blalock. Mr. Cavauaugh, Dr. Call
houn, Mr.. Grimes and Mr.. Kaufman, were APP
pointed 10 draft plans showing the character
and extent of the proposed exhibit. This COM
mittee will report at the next regular meeting,
and then, with the other information being ac-
cumulated, definite and businesslike propo-
siton can be made to the architects OF the state,
so they can submit plans for the building.
Owing to the fact that the crops OF the present
year in Eastern Washington are especially pro-
life. it was determined to take immediate steps
toward securing large quantity of the grain in
its growing state, to be stored in the exposition
buildings and other places of security. Presi-
dent Blalock was instructed to go ahead with
the work of making that collection. He has
instructed Press Agent Meany to take up that
work in Western Washington in addition to his
other duties. Mr.. Meany is also commissioned
to prepare plans and proceed with a system of
gathering statistics of the resources and develop
ment of the state.
The secretary was instructed to notify the
gentlemen appointed as assistants by Mr..
Meeker that the said appointments must be con.
sdered and approved BY the executive commit
tee before the same shall be considered final or
before any compensation is allowed for the work
done.
On invitation Judge Swan addressed the com
mittee on the possibilities of complete fish ex
hibit.
Mr.. Gushing NJ. Bryant, of Seattle, filed an ap
plication for the privilege of selling in the
Washington building at the fair miniature ex.
hibits of the resources OF the state including
the woods, minerals, grains and scenery. His
application was recorded subject to future &C.
ton, when the plans of the board of control al
Chicago are known on matters of that kind.
Press Agent Meany submitted his monthly re-
port of work done in his department. All the
work mapped out at other meetings had been
accomplished, and in addition he reported thai
he had added TO his list of papers one prin
cipal newspaper in each state and territory in
the Union. Worlds fair news reports about
the work in this state will be sent to them each
week, which in itself will be a most valuable
way OF advertising the states resources AL
these same reports are to be sent to every paper
in this state. His report also cited the co!lec.
ton OF number of photographs and much in
formation gathered about big trees He present TED
TO the committee Autographs, catalogues and
plans of many of the principal expeditions ot
the United States which he had collected TO,
the use OF the committee.
Those present at the meeting were: Presiden,
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