The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-23
THE PASSING THRONG
What Men Talk of i'm the Ho-
tells and Streets.
WORK FOR THE WORLDS FAIR
Important Session OF Executive Com
ter Twenty Years OF Separation.

Mr.. Edmond 3 Meany, press agent of the
State Words fair commission, returned 20 the
city yesterday from an important meeting OF the
executive committee held On Saturday =. Walla
Waila- In speaking of TIE session Mr.. Aeany
said: There were seven present, Dr. y a.
Rlalock, of Walls Wslla: d.. 8 3 Conover. Of
PORT Townsend: N. 6. y Calhoun. OF La Con-
ner. Nj ". L Poliest. OF Whitman county; Mr..
Percy W. Rochester. Of this city Executive
Commissioner Ezra xeeker, o. Puyalup, and
myself.
I'VE were most Hospitality entertained BY Dr.
Bsslock. who did everything 70 make our stay
IN Wella wslIa agreeable He took Us out TO
bis farm and showed Us some practical results
OF irrigation We had delicious cherries from
trees four years old on irrigated ground. Besides
the cherries there were al sorts OF fruit. straw
berries and blsckberriss, 20 say nothing OF
tooacco, corn and vegetables. We were also en-
tertained at Dr. Blalock's house, and when We
LEFT, each was given box OF cherries.
"Bnt OF the meeting. The most important INST
ter Was report from Executive Commissioner
Meeker. he told how he had written to Chicago
asking the directors Of the Columbian Exposi-
ton for separate site for building in which
Washington might put her exhibit He has not
received final answer yet, but he 10 expecting
i daily One letter from she authorities at Chi
eago indicates that some one will have 10 go on
from here 70 look after the final details regard
land, 80 that exact directions may be given
under which Washington architects may offer
competitive designs for the building Mr..
Meeker and the rest OF US want building which
shall be in itself an exhibit OF Washington
products. Mr. Meeker would have some OF the
largest tiEnbers procurable in the state worked
into the construction, and also specimens of our
stone, marble, iron and other building material
y: was suggested by Mr.. Meeker that we
might do well 20 cooperate with the other
Northwestern states, Idaho, Montana and Ore
gon. IN putting Up big building. The execu-
tive committee. however, were unanimous in
preferring an independent building-and that
preference had also been expressed by the com
mission al large There is feeling especially
strong among those living In the counties Dor
dering on Oregon, that in all affairs OF this kind
Washington has been the tail of Oregon's kite.
And now we are big enough to be kite of our
selves so the strong probability Is that we
shall have building Of our own.
''Ar. Aeeker has also been negotiating la the
matter OF transportation If we have to pay
full freight on all We send TO Chicago, large
part of the appropriation will be consumed by
the freight bills. Accordingly. Mr.. Meeker il
endeavoring 10 get the best terms pos sible from
the companies On our way home he stopped
off al Stampede TO meet the private train Of
President I. r. Cakes, OF the Northern Pa
cifc- The result Of the conference with Mr.
Cakes do not yet know.
''Mr. Meeker, in bis report, also spoke of his
conference with Professor o. b. Johnson of the
State university, and Judge James q. swan, of
Port Townsend, in regard 70 the fish exhibit to
be prepared.
This resolution, offered by Dr. Conover, was
unanimously passed:
''Resolred, That the resolutions OF the wash
1ngton state Mining Association, rendering to
this commission the assurance of aid and CO
operation in making the Washington exhibit at
~ late and
creditsble, is received with much satisfaction,
and the commission will be pleased to have the
cooperation and assistance of the Washington
state Mining Association 70 the end that wash
ington s resources and interests in all their
features may be fully represented.
Mr. Meany also showed a copy of his report of
his own work as press agent IL is largely de-
voted TO matters of detail of special interest to
the committee Mr. Meany q short time ago
prepared an interview with Mr.. Meeker on the
subject OF the Worlds fair exhibit from
this state, and sent ii TO leo Wash
ington papers He has arranged with
the Chicago Graphic and the Worlds Fair Illus
trdtei, of Chicago. TO furnish them with Worlds
fair news from this state. He has also prepared
articles for the Cosmopolitan magazine, of New
York, for the Washington State Historian and the
NORTHEASTERN LumbeTndR, in addition to supply
ing the local papers with items. The Worlds
fair literature arriving from Chicago and else
where has been very generally distributed 10
the papers OF washington, and 10 q number OF
the leading newspapers out of the state he has
sent dispatches touching the states plans for
the fair.
On motion of DR.. Calhoun, Mr.. Meeker and
Mr.. Meany were directed to prepare q circular
of instructions to the state commissioners. tel
ling them what is expected of them. Each is
expected TO take special interest in getting up
the exhibit from bis own county. Several have
already written or sent TO MI. Meany in this
| city samples Of what their county can pro-
| duce, and collection of such samples
| will be made. Mr.. Meahy, who is to
| act as a general agent for the executive COM
| mission, will arrange at once to have SAMPLES
| of slabs and cross sections taken from the big
| fir tree at Sumas-fourteen feet in diameter the
| largest yet found in the state These pieces win
| probably be put on exhibition at Seattle and
| Tacoma until the time comes TO send them to
Chicago.
The executive committee win hereafter hold
| it's meetings the third Friday OF each month
! The ne 1t one will be at Port Townsend July H.
| at which time the State Board OF Trade will
| meet at the same place The question OF hay.
| ing the work divided into departments with q
| head for each viii probably come up for consid-
| Grafton then.