The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-08
. KING COUNTY AT TACOMA.
Final Report and Accounting in th'
Display at the Exposition.

Thomas W. Proseh. in behalf OF the Chamber
of Commerce, has prepared for the county COM
missioners the following interesting report on
King countys exhibit al the Tacoma exposi-
ton:
The exposition was a remarkably fine one, all
things considered and reflected much credit
upon the state. To the city OF Tacoma and
county of Pierce, in which il had It's origin and
from which it derived lis chief support, 1t was
one continued glory from beginning TO end,
and to have contributed to that glory, as the
people here insist We have, = a satisfaction OF
no mean character a better feeling exists De-
tween the people of the two cities and two
counties than before the exposition; feeling
that will be likely to show itself in many deslr-
able ways during the years 10 come, the value
OF which cannot be estimated in dollars and
cents.
The King county exhibit was entirely credita-
bic. The best space in the building was given
TO US, and Il was filled full IS il could well
be- Il may be stated, however, thaaGll the arti-
cles from King county were not in our depart
ment- By their rules the exposition managers
required ali fruits aud vegetables to go else
where into tbs general display, and ali woods
Goals, minerals, photographs and paintings into
their 7pectlye departments. Some OF the I'm
est ar.cIes of these kinds were from King
county, but among the thousands OF like articles
from all over the state they were all but lost to
common view. A number OF local business houses
also made displays IN the general space nuer ali
the circumstances II was practically Impossible
that our exhibit should have been more extern
siye and varied than il was.
for the King county exhibit was spent Tor ma
teriss and help. That spent Tor materials
amounted to $Il0. The articles purchased
were intended to protect, TO display and TO
besutify. a few were sold at the end and lew
others were broken or spoiled. There remain,
however, goods TO the amount of slS6.07, which
are AT your command Expenditures
on account of help were Indispensable Indi-
yiduai exhibitors all had helpers, most of them
two persons. and some of them three. To set
up, take down, oversee ana Keep clean our de-
partment one agent was constantly employed,
and "a he required assistance, the expense was
increased. This agent, Mr.. C. II. kittinger,
made all detailed arrangements In
Guiding moneys received from sale OF fur
niture at Tacoma the money in my
keeping on this account has amounted
to S5li.25. The articles hand
represent slS607, before said. Dedueting
these the aggregate oI expenditures on ae-
count OF the exposition is reduced TO S5l035
| venture the assertion that no appropriation
Tor about a like amount made during the cur
rent year has been more profitable or COM
mendabie For the balance remaining-$14 S.
check Is here presented.
The exposition managers have already ten
deFed a much greater space for Seattle and
King county in 1892. and hsve most cordially
invited US to occupy it. While not authorized
to accept II, have assured them that our peo-
pie would appreciate their Kindness and cour-
tesy, ana would no doubt be pleased 70 avail
themselves another year OF the privileges
pleasures and BENEFITS contemplated.