Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-05
copyright, 1891, by Edgar w. Nye.l


American exhibit, and climbed NJ. Eifers
tower while your salary was marching on, 1t
seems Ia me that you might give me Few
pointers. ! am particularly anxious to draw a
crowd at the main door and then get 1t inside
and have some fun with il II SO disposed. l
would like TO keep this up every day for a
month. giving the people time enough to sleep
Sundays and rest 80 that they could start in
fresh again Monday. tell you "a matter Of
fact ", are tn have a great exposition, but
want you to make IL sure.
What do you think Of introducing the balletr
Do you imagine that Punch and Judy can can
didly be considered "A chestnut What are the
drawinl, powers Of sam Jones and sara Bern
hardt and Alicocks porous plaster, relatively
stelking2 Do you think the Siamcse Twins
could be restored with success or galyanic
battery What do you think Of ex-senator
Blair OF old New Hampshire, in an Grafton OF
thirty days dur1tion2 How would he compare
with DR.. Tanner on a fast TOR that period OF
timer Could they hold the crowd, or would
We have TO lock the people inf Provided !
brsttened down the matches, locked everything
up and oiled the burglar alarms, do you believe
Jay Gould in the act Of sheariug coupons would
draw "a crowd or an iniercGccf What VIII re-
move lux truu the letter that never came
from Henry Watterson to D. Is. HIP Can you
furnish me, for framing. copy Of the law pre-
venting David b. Tin from running for mayor
OF New York in addition to governor OF ana
senator from the Empire slater Can you seud
me for the art gallery a certified portrait OF
Annie Rooney. dOCcaEcdY Should cnsilage be
cut often. and II so, in what quarter Of the
moon should the abridgment take placer May
j safely introduce into the restaurant OF the
exposition gumquats ~ a side dishF DO you
think it a good idea to fix special days, such as
press day dog days, or would you leave It to
your next almanac DO you think that the
free coinage OF silver will Interfere with the
counturfeiting industry; II 80, In what respectf
Could successfully cross the gold bug and the
potato bug and use the resultant in the fat
stock show II not, why uOt2 DO you think
Holm [. Sullivan would be out Of place in tho
chamber Of horrors which propose introduce
ing in the expositionr
These are simply details, but II you have any
general ideas upon the conduct Of au cXposi-
ton, showing bow II should DO run, Would
like to have . few sacks Of the early variety
Yours anxiousiy r. W. MITCHELL,
Secretary and superintendent
DEAR RoBERT-l am glad to know
that you are TO have a great industrial
exposition in Portland worthy Of the
wonderful country Of which she Is the
metropolis. How you came to be the
superintendent and secretary l do not
know. The Oregonians are humor Low
ing people, and like TO put up jobs OF
their neighbors. Possibly that has some
thing to do with it.
You ask me how best to run the ex
position, and so will try in ms htti
space as possible to do So Having tn
Paris exposition still fresh in my mem
DRY, feel like throwing out a few hint
regarding the matter which | know
will be valuable
Expositions should have, in the frs
place, a spinal column Of worthy an
y.rf If hot
you please, upon which to hang the pol
corn privileges and other features whic
are Of minor importance. The expos
ton must not be a gigantic boxoffic'
with a slight annex Of corn shelters an
patent beehives People do not care
90 a great distance 10 witness recer
methods of pulling candy or maxim
lemonade without the aid Of lemons
We should not. Mr.. Superintendent
allow the commercial spirit to cast
gloom over nude art, nor our America
thrift to get a cinch on science at such
time.
The exposition in Paris was gre
success because it was an entertainer
and an education to see 1t; not becau
it was big county fair, with oppo
tunities at every corner for the fren'
peasant 10 test the strength of his lung
1 warn you first of all, as superinten
ept. against the American commerce
spirit, which crops out at all times, b
especially in an exposition. a sausa
stuffing machine is one of the most bea
tiful sights, from an utilitarian stan
noint. that ever saw. but it Will L
bring people from distance. You INT
have something Of art and beauty, a
an element Of the wonderful wor
impress this upon you, for, taking
Paris exposition as a criterion--and
could use IL that way if you wished
do so-the crowd was ever packed abe
the strange. the beautiful and the We
derfuL America and her exhibit W.
chiefly patronized by those who WI
paid salary TO work her churns q
wave her starry banner free.
People who ride two miles benin
mamma horse and young colt to
Fourth of July orgy and hear free Q
ton will stand good deal OF bonn
and starry banner business, but wi
they nay an admission, friend Mitch
they want TO see or hear something I
will remunerate them Those who W
IN Paris from Poland and witnessed
American baking powder and swo
,o,;o,s If ourselves have doubtless