The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-08

the business manager OF the Farmers Al
lance warehouses, chain of twenty
two warehouses being owned by that
organization. As superintendent. of the
agricultural department of the Washing
ton Worlds fair commission he has under
taken difficult task but he has mapped
oct the work very carefully and has or
igina,ei many interesting features TO
make the exhibit from his department at
tractive and successful. He is appointing
collectors all over the state and is arrang-
ing collecting centers. His exhibits will
fin several cars and will give a full and ac-
curate exhibition of Washington's agri-
cultural resources and possibilities.
Wherever Mr.. Ia Toilette is known he is
spoken of as athoroughly widewake bust
ness man and the commission is perfectly
satisfied that the work put in his hands
will be given ample attention TO make it
even more successful than was hoped for
by the agriculiurists of the state.
Mr.. Edmond $. Meany, of Seattle, has
been associated with this work constantly
ever since IL was started in this state. He
has filed several positions as the work
progressed until now he is press agent.
assistant TO Executive Commissioner
Blalock, collector Of statistics and super
intendent Of the soil exhibit He has just
returned from a trip TO Pullman and
Spokane. At the latter place he met
Mr.. George f. Pfunder, superintendent of
the mining department, and together they
prepared folder for that department
giving full information and plans for the
mining exhibit. At Pullman Mr.. Meany
delivered the Fourth of July grafton, and,
of course, he took advantage of the oc-
casion to stir up the interest OF his audience
in Worlds fair matters while he was wav-
ing the traditional stars and stripes
I'VE had a very successful celebration
az Pullman said Mr.. Meany in talking
over his experience. Farmers came TO
town from all the neighboring hills and.
notwithstanding the fact that nearly
every town in Whitman county was hold
ing celebrations. there we're at least
5000 people participating in the
enioyments az Pullman They
had rousing procession with
great many beautiful floats, six-mule
team drawing wagon load OF old Forty
miners, the time-honorei liberty car and
two brass hands-the Citizens bSnd and
the Pullman kid band OF twenty-four
small boys. led by ]. II. ST. Lawrence. q
blind musician. The boys won cheer after
cheer fer their excellent music. All the
exercises went of without a single draw
back, and, TO cap the climax. the heavens
clouded over in the evening and the fire
works display was swallowed up in the
most inspiring thunder and lightning
storm | have ever seen on the Pacific
coast. The farmers were iubilaa. ana
went about in the rain with their coats off.
perfectly happy. IL was Jus: what they
wanted. They diGn': need the rain. but
Tor several days the hot winds had been
seorcaing the grain fields, until thev didn't
expect more than haiti a crop. bat as soon
as the thunder storm came they knew the
weather waal1 cool eff and they would
have a: least = sevsn-;en.hs crop II the
weather would remain cool for few weeks
more"
The executive COMMITTEES Of the Wash
lncton Worlds fair commission will uees
today as Mount Vernon. SkaSis county.
and from there nT. Calhoun. the SAaeig
county member 81 the commission. Wi,
take them IN carriages IL Ia Conner 10
risi. the famous SAmiSh fats. 10 inspeet
the "a. farms and also - Auacortss ana
ether points q interest about the Country.