Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-17

THE WORLDS FAIR EXHIBIT.
Mr. Me- ker's Views Regarding Wash
ington's Part in that Affair.
SENtILE. April H. Hon. Ezra Meek
81 has been prominently mentioned ~
ono 81 thc best suited men in this
state for tie position "t Executive
Commissioner Tor tins STATE In an
interview with the Press Agent 81 the
Commission, Mr. Mcckcr gave the fol-
lowing a. a rurti ~ ii his ideas ON the
subject OF this states work ~ fol
lows
" Assuming that W. must need pro.
vide our own huilding, would say not
To attempt I" pat on style and cNpcnd
a large sum IN oruainrntInc the ont
side, but only build ior the convent
cncc and protection oi the exhibit. !
should say tins building should include
samples of every kind Of building ma
terial in the Str ! have in mind II
unique style, part wood. part stone.
part brick. part iron, part concrete. and
So on through the list, until the build
ing itself would hc an exhibit.
Then. il We can get grounds suili
cicnt. would have samples Of every
kind uf timber and other plants that
are indigenous, pottcd and growing
also. n FAR ~ practicable. all kinds Of
crops that are grown here planted in
our own soil. had little hop-yard
planted at New Orleans that attracted
a good deal of attention. Iowa had
her farm scene, part real, part paint.
ing. alongside our Snoqualmie Falls
That likewise was in part a real water.
fall and in part the work of the artist
That instantly attracted the attention
OF every visitor within sight OF the
painting or hearing Of the waterfall.
These g" little things" serve the pur-
pose of attracting attention and cost
hut little, ana in no wise interfere
with or take the place OF the real work
in hand-thc exhibiting the solid re
sources of the State.
4 ton Of beet sugar made from our
own growth of bccts. n tub Of rich but
ter. or n fine cheese. monument
built 81 our different Goals. another
from the ores. n group of our wonder
ful timber, another each OF game.
fruits. vegetables. grain. grass. and 50
on through a list that will astonish
from the variety and excel
lence. will make the real exhibit to
hold the attention of the thron. after
IL j. once arrested.
had nj New Orleans n fir sapling
set perpendicular. inches in diane.
ter at the butt. aud 10 feet long {;
another . inches. 10 feet high. along
side Of these was "A cut of the same
timber seven feet in diameter. II |
had told the people this last had grown
i've hundred feet high they would
have believed IL. Combinations like
this almost rs numerous NJ the articles
tn hc exhibited can be- made to inn
press the truils yet not Ia deceive.
The Commissioner should live
with the exhibit. No matter how
or how nriisticallv dis
played. II the exhibit il neglected hy
the Commissioner. the public will, in
n great measure, give the exhibit but
a passing glance; therefore no elabo.
rate or expensive headquarters should
be provided away from the exhibit-in
fact. from my experience. the earnest
ness OF the work makes much more
lasting impression than any style,
Ii. 4
bounds plain work is best. What the
thinking public want is solid facts
Here, on page five OF the Catalogue
Of the Washington exhibit ut New
Orleans. you find short history Of
the collection III the exhibit. IL was
marv' lous how things pou ed in on
us after We had time to get up m en-
thusiasm through the public prints
| had rather have u rntlsing enth,Isi-
asm through the State than n round
thousand additional appro-
priation this can only hc brought out
by active work 10y those having that
part of the work IN charge
Photographs are one Of he best
mediums with which to illustrate n
country; they carry conviction-no
artists fancy IN them. Public build
ings. school houses. churches. groups
OF representative men and women,
logging scenes, business sircets-well,
there il no end To the things that can
he done in this line.
Here are some of the photographs
OF our exhibit ut New Orleans. Tx
anime this one carefully with refer
cnce Ia the Snoqualmic Falls. The
upper part was from a painting. the
lower actual waterfall, to ones left
looking Ut the picture was the en-.
trance Ia our headquarters. The
drapcry shown was in part this pcauti-
ful mountain moss found on the foot
hills of the Cascades. There seemed
to he no end Of praise accorded this,
and everybody stopped TO look.
The methods Of exhibiting are So
numerous that one hardly knows
where Ia begin or when To leave OFF,
besides the subject in hand il suggcs-
tive. and one must work on the inspi-
ration Of the moment"