The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-06
WORLDS FAIR HINTS.
Valuable Suggestions by the
Executive Commissioner.
BEST WORK FOR THIS STATE.
How to Prepare Fruits and Vegetables
Northern Pacific Promises Free
transportation.

A very valuable bulletin has been issued by
Mr.. Ezra Meeker, the executive commissioner
for Washington at the Worlds fair. He makes
some very practical suggestions TO intending ex-
hibitors, and lays down plan OF operations for
local commissioners II is as follows:
Ever since nv appointment az executive COM
missioner have been striving to get adjusted
the three most important questions OF the WORK,
which, il was manifest, must first be settled De.
fore the real work OF collecting an exhibit should
begin. Within the last thirty-six hours two OF
these have been adjusted on perfectly satisfac-
First-The question as to transportation. In
a recent conference with Mr.. T. +. Cakes and
other officials of the Northern Pacific, the gen
ersi outline OF the plan OF cooperation was
agreed upon, in which the Northern PACING
eshS to os
mon point or points within the state when
needed so to do for storing, rs-pack,,
Ing ao5i1s baking g into Tsi.,g e.ro 10
guard against imposition. no exhibits VIII
be SO transported except upon the written order
OF the executive commissioners and when ap-
proved by an agent of the company. This agree
nent viii extend to most of the material for the
great building to be erected for our state exhibit,
which, of itself is to be made an exhibit, and IN
LIBERAL concession 10 the state by the officers of
the company will save large sum of money
that can De otherwise applied in charging and
completing the exhibit, and therefore we can
now enlarge our plans accordingly. A consery-
alive estimate is that we will save not less than
$4,000 by this agreement, and probably much
more am negotiating with other transporta,
tioE and express companies, and hope to extend
the scope of this valuable auxiliary aid.
Second-The kind OF building that will be ap-
proved The letter of the director general sent
you under another cover has dispeled ell
doubts as to the character of the building, and
we may now move with confidence in getting
down to details on that point The plan will be
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prepared within the borders OF the state resdy
to put into place upon arrival at Chicago. This
will apply to all material of every kind from
within the borders OF the state that il to be used
in the construction of the building.
Third-The space to be accorded to this state
will, it 10 to be hoped, be soon settled, after
which we can lay of and allot the grounds to be
occupied by our building and arrange the re-
mainder for our live forestry or other growing
exhibits This feature OF our exhibit can be
made very interesting, attractive and useful.
Now that these questions are so nearly ad-
justed it is proper that we should get into closer
touch to the assistance that may be rendered by
the commissioners at-large
First-Any and all suggestions from the COM
missioners as to any general or particular feat
ure of the exhibit to be made will be thankfully
received and carefully considered, and where
desired, placed before the executive committee
Second-It is particularly desirable that each
commissioner should, as soon as possible, In
dictate what will be the nature and extent of the
material TO be obtained by donation or other
into the construction OF the building.
In this connection IL 10 well to re-
mark that full credit will be given to localities
well as individuals making donations. We
will want something from every county with
out fail to make up the sum total required for
the building. special detailed list of articles
wanted will be sent you later, but IL 10 very de-
sirable that the tastes and also kinds of the pro-
posed donations should first be made known by
the donors themselves. To accomplish this end
! would ask you to confer with your citizens
freely and get them either to make their propo-
sitions direct to this Office or through you, IL
more convenient
In the case of mineral exhibits should advise
your selecting some enterprising, patriotic, COM
petent person of your county TO take this matter
in hand, to the end that If possible your county
may excel, or at least compete with other coun-
ties, though the expenses for making these col
lections should be met by voluntary aid Of the
citizens of the various counties having mineral
resources within their borders. You can say to
your people that the greatest pains will be taken
individual contributors as well to
locality. II there is one feature of the exhibit
be my aim to make that of credit where credit is
due, particular point to the end thst donors
may receive the full benefit of all the sdvertis-
ing incident to their donation; at the same time
care will be taken to exclude any and all often
sive, improper or misleading advertisements
In the matter of the fruit exhibit the policy
win be adopted to furnish a limited number of
jars and also with instructions how TO preserve
al shown by the following recipe:
RECIPES ycR FRUIT PRESERVING.
Worlds Fair.)
Mr. Henry BUGGY writes as follows:
my plan of using salicylc acid is to use one
place the powder into the jar, then pour in clear
cold water. l formerly practiced heating the
water and dissolving the acid in II, when dis
solved pour ii into the jar containing the cold
water and the fruit; / discovered that this
method discolored the fruit more than the prac-
tice of putting the acid powder into the cold
water and having it thus slowly dissolved and
taken up by the fruit"
Mr.. E. W. Allen writes under date of June Is,
1891 as follows:
..1he recipe that you wan. is, fifteen grains
salicylic acid. cue quart water. Dissolve the
acid in little alcohol and mix with the water;
pick your fruit just as green possible so as to
secure size and color; wipe and wash clean;
place carefully in jars; submerge the jars in the
acid water and when filled put on the cover By
thus doing all air IL excluded from the lars
(this latter Is patent of my own, no charge,
however,); there is q little knaek in putting up
fruit this way that cannot be written down, and
is only acquired by experiment"
You will need to make reQuisition for these
Jars some time in advance, stating what Kind OF
fruit is intended to be preserved and quantity
proposed 10 be supplied. We may not ALWAYS
be prepared to supply these, but it is intended
TO do so; The same policy will be pursued with
vegetables. In either case, where the distance
is not too great, it will be desirable to forward
to this Office 10 be put up" here. This last will
not always be practicable until arrangements
mentioned.
The statistical and educational exhibit. II is
intended to be taken up through specialist,
vet nevertheless, III auy Information with refer.
ence to these comes within your knowledge by
ali means forward the same to as
The same may be said AZ 10 our fish collection;
nevertheless, If anything OF interest relating
thereto comes within your knowledge, please
forward same to this office
Specimens of curios We particularly desired to
obtain, to make the collection attractive and
ornamental, 10 ''unbend, so TO peak, the sterner
realities of the exhibit
There is a wide field for this kind OF collec-
tons. While these are inexpensive, vet they
are very interesting and thereby become usef,li
OF course, ii is imprseticsble to intelligenty
hint as TO what is desirable in this line the sug-
gestion must of necessity come from the donors.
Manufacturers goods cannot be exhibited in
the state building and compete for the award of
prizes. Where donors intend their contribu-
tons for competitive exhibit, the same will be
received. but will. under ths rules adopted by
the board of control At Chicago, have to go 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 construction
of the building and the furnishing OF the same.
We shall need great mum Der OF exhibit cases,
stands tables ETC. that ought 10 be obtained BY
contribution from manufacturers for the adyer-
tisement there il in it. IL is here and in similar
cases the sphere OF each commissioner
comes into play in obtaining all such
BY contribution from the citizens of their
respective counties who VIII supply these from
motive of state or local pride or for advertising
their business We shall want doors for the
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