The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-26
STATE WORLDS FAIR COMMISSION.


Another Meeting In May.
OLYMPIA, March 25.-[Special. The
members of the Worlds fair commission
which consists of one delegate from each
county in the state, met this afternoon
and evening in the Olympia hotel for the
purpose of permanently organizing by the
election of president, vice president,
secretary, treasurer and an executive COM
mittee of nine. In order to facilitate
matters the members elect a commits
sioner whose salary shall not exceed $50
per month, who will exercise all the
powers and functions as may be necessary
to secure complete and creditable dis
play. He is to have personal charge Of the
solicitation, transportation, arrangement
and exhibition of objects sent to the ex-
hibition, but, of course, under the super
vision of the commission. The commission
will look after the interests of the state
and its citizens in the preparation and
exhibition of the natural and Industrial
products of the state. of objects in relation
to its history, progress, moral and material
welfare, and Its future development The
state mining bureau will cooperate with
the commissioners. and will forward all
mineral collections and cabinets belonging
to the state.
The commission consists of the follow
ing members: Adams county, F. r.
French, of Ritzville Asotin county, I. S.
Waldorf, of Asotin City; Chehalis county,
f. A. Hart. of Aberdeen; Clallam county,
Charles Peters of Port Angeles; Clarke
county, 2. C. Kaufman, of Van
couver; Columbia county. NJ. r. Hanger,
of Dayton: Cowlitz county, James
Wallace, of Kelso: Douglas county,
A. L. Rogers. of Watervllle; Franklin
county, w, P. Gray. of Pasco; Gar
field county, II. c. Hutchinson,
Of Pomeroy; Island county, D. ].
Gent. of Oak Harbor; jefferson county,
S. b. Conover, of Port Townsend;
Klickitat county, D. w. Pierce, of Golden
dale; Kittitas county, L. p. Grimes, of
Ellensburg; King county, Percy w.
Rochester, of Seattle; kitsap county, L.
Locker, Ollalla; Lewis county, n. B. Coff-
man, of Chehalis; Lincoln county, E.
Ramm, of Davenport; Mason county, ].
f. Sleigh. of shelton; okanogan county,
c. II. Ballard. of Ruby City; Pacific
county, S. 5. McEwing. OF Wiilapa City;
Pierce county, Ezra Meeker, of Puyallup;
San Juan county. Rev. S. r. Gray, OF East
Sound: Skagit county. G. V. Calhoun. of
La Conner; Skamania county, George
stevenson, Oh taSJtueS, Sn0DOiGiS0
county, E. c. Ferguson, of Snohomish:
Spokane county, J.. Graves. of Spokane
Falls; Stevens county. Charles II. Mont
gomery, of Chewelah; Thurston county,
Thomas II. Cavanaugh, of Olympia; Wah-
kiaknm county, William W. Colweli, of
| Skamokawa; Walla Walla county, n. G.
Blalock, of W ALA Walla; Whatcom county.
]. c. Moffatt, of Fairhaven; Whitman
county, W. L. Lafolette. of Evansville;
Yakima county. /. NJ. Vance, of North
| Yakima
Neither Adams, Columbia, Cowlitz,
| Douglas, Franklin, Garfield, klickitat.
Mason, Pacific, San Juan, Spokane nor
Nhateom county Was represented. Dr.
\. q. Blalock, of Walla Walla, was chosen
permanent president: 5. b. Conoyer, of
Port Townsend. vice president: p C. kauf-
man, of Vancouver, secretary, and Samuel
| Collyer, Of Tacoma, treasurer. Tie exec
! utive committee consists Of n. G. Blalock,