The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-28
WORLDS FAIR PLANS,
State Commissioners Fairly Or
ganized.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHOSEN.
samuel CoIlyer's Big Bond-stats Ex-
hibit all Together-Preparing to
show tho Lumber.

Edmond S. Meany yesterday returned from
Olympia, where he has been attending meet
ing of the state commissioners of the Worlds
fair. At this meeting Mr.. Meany was elected
press agent aud secretary OF the executive COM
mittee. I'VE are now fairly we'll organized"
said he. "a strong executive committee has
been chosen, consisting OF DR.. n. G. Blalock, of
Walia Walla; DR.. s. B. Conoycr, of Port Town
send: r. G. Kaufman, of Vancouver; W. l.. La
Toilette, of Whitman; c. II. Ballard, OF Okano-
gan: Percy W. Rochester, of Seattle: DIR. G. v.
Calhoun, of In Conner; l. r. Grimes, OF Elens-
burg; and 7. H. Cavanaugh. of Olympia 1t Is
strong committee.
"Dr. Blalock, the president OF the committee,
has lived in this state for nineteen years, but he
IL native of North Carolina, where he was born
ffty-fve years ago. Although q physician by
profession, he is well-known as the largest
wheat grower in the state and ID in every way .
representative man.
.'Mr La Toilette is but so years old, though be
has been farmer here for thirteen years He
was born in Indiana
Everyone in Seattle knows Mr.. Rochester,
who Is only = years old, and three years q resi-
dent OF the state, but is one of the most sue
cessful business men of this city. He is q
native Kentuckian, and, by the way, Mr. Roch-
ester was chosen temporary chairman of the
meeting, and made q very happly-received
speech, stating Seattles attitude toward getting
up an exhibit for the Worlds fair.
"Dr. Conover was formerly United States SEN
ator from Florida, but two years ago he came to
this state, and has since lived in Port Townsend.
''Mr. Kaufman is man IS years of age. Three
years ago he came here from Pennsylvania, and
he 10 now vice president Of the Commercial
bank of Vancouver and president Of the Van
couver Board Of Trade.
sDr. Calhoun is president of the State Board
of Trade, and has been prominent in many ways.
He is native of New Brunswick, and has
passed twentysix years, about half of his life, in
Washington.
broker at Ellensburg for about nine years. He
was born in Ohio ffty-two years ago.
"Mr. Ballard IL a brother Of Captain w. R.
Ballard, of this city. He has lived in this state
twenty three OF the thirty-t years Of his life
He is now . civil and mining engineer.
'sMr. Cavanaugh, man II years of age, u
now the state surveyor general. He came to
Olympia eight years ago.
"You see from what have told you of these
men that the committee represents about every
interest in the state.
Eve wanted to elect the Merchants National
bank, OF Tacoma, treasurer. Senator Henry
Drum is the vice president of that bank, and it
was very accommodating to the old Worlds fair
association, advancing some $1,000 or more for
it. But the bill passed by the legislature re-
quired an individual bond from the treasurer of
the commission. and 80 Samuel Colisef, the
cashier of that bank, was chosen treasurer. He
gave q bond of $4,000, signed by Walter J.
Thompson, Senator Henry Drum, Nelson Ben
nett and J. F. Orchard, who represent nearly
100000. ! suppose that that is one Of the
strongest bonds ever given in the state.
"The commission will not really begin work
until an executive commissioner is chosen, at
. meeting in Ellensburg-fhe geographical
center OF the state, as the people there call it
on May 20. Meanwhile DR.. Blalock, the presi-