Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
The State Worlds Fair Commission
Meet.

The executive committee of the State
Worlds Fair Commission held a meeting
at Walla Walla, on the goth of June. at
which e. Meeker. the executive commits
aoner, submitted the following report.
To the Executive Committee of the
Worlds Fair Commission:
GENTLEMEN: Considering the question
OF BUILDING fol separate State exhibit |
OF the first importance, I, Immediately
after my appointment as Executive
Commissioner, opened correspondence
with the Director General of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, at Chicago, with
q view OF obtaining space, and settling
with the board Of control the question
OF the character of the building that
would be approved.
To obtain space for a building, the
Director General informed me, it was nee
essarY for me to file certified copy of
mrcredentlals as executive commissioner
before he could take official notice of nv
authority, and that it would be necessary
to make formal application in writing
for space, and set forth the size and style
OF building proposed, and also the amount
appropriated for the erection of a build
ing.
L have complied I..ith his request in so
far as lies in my jwer by filling the
credentials required and by making for
NAL application in writing as follows:
I'm conformity with the second section
of the rules and regulations adopted by
the board of reference snd control of the
Worlds Columbian commission, and the
board of directors of the Worlds Column
ban exposition, for the establishment
and maintenance of seperato State ex-
hlblts, L, hereby apply for allotment of
space for the erection of building by the
State of Washington to be used as a
depository for collective exhibit of the
natural resources of said State and other
purposes as specified in section six of
the rules of the board of control hereto
fore referred to-"
likewise wrote asking the Director
General to give me some idea as to the
adjacent buildings, streets and avanues,
and whether our buildings would join
any other, which would give us some
idea as to how we could obtain light,
whether from windows in the side or
from the sky-ight and roof only.
When the question of space is settled
and information as to the adjacent build
ings, streets and other surroundings OBJ
tanned, then | would favor outlining a
general plan and submit the same for
$ public competition to the architects of
| the State for floor plans and elevation,
ii the successful competitor to be paid a
i, reasonable sum for specifications and es
Al. Inmates for cost. Until this initial work
is done and we know approximately the
size and interior arrangement of the
Is nat knaw-- and i,--sIle- gronnd1Is AaKlu
inteligently determine the question OF
departments or divisions into which the
exhibit shall be divided
In response to the request of the ex
M ecutive committee that 1.-The executiv,
F commissioner shall draw up compre
| bensive plan and report what depart
Ill ments he thinks should be made an,
u. what superintendents required for tn
reasons, as stated above, [ would res
Il: pectfully ask for further time to tn
~ end that we may act upon more matur
II. consideration and with fuller informatio
q than is now available.
1il In furtherance of the wishes of tn
n committee, have, since your last meet
ing, sought an interview with the Hor
= James G. Swan, of Port Townsend, wit
II reference to his taking charge of fs
III department, and making a collection @
our fishes for the exhibit. Mr. Swa
III positively declines to undertake thi
work, yet nevertheless, will co-operat
with the commission in its efforts t
made the same complete. He estimate
Iii the cost of making complete and indie
II pendent display at not less than $4,000
H but has suggested plan whereby b
81 thinks creditable showing may be mad
II at moderate cost by obtaining loans c
u many specimens in possession of tn
general government. To this end I hav
opened correspondence with Hon. Marsh
j al Mcdonald, United States High Com
q missioner and Hon. G. Brown Goode
q director OF the United States Nation Nh
y scum. Until response to these com
= munications can be had [ would deen
! further action unnecessary. L also con
&C ferred with Prof johnson, of the Stat
pl University, and received much informa
= = ton of value, and have his assurance o
8 cooperation. He too stoutly insiste'
e that he could not undertake the task o
), experimenting, but would "work In the
harness with us to the end that tn
State may have ereditable exhibit.
v No expenditures have been made TO
{ the reason that no funds with which u
y II-.4;o,e ;ncurrad in the purchase