The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-07
WORLDS FAIR WORK
Meeting to Organize the King
County Interests.
Progress by Department OF Horticult-
ure-Collection of Specimens-Get-
ting Material for State Buildings.

Inc Washington commission Is placing large re-
lance on the efforts OF county organizations,
and so the intention is 20 get matters in better
shape in King. The members of the executive
committee and the heads OF departments are ex-
pected to be present
John 7. Blackburn, of yashon island. is now
busy at the Chamber OF Commerce preparing
the fruit exhibit for the Seattle district includ-
ing King, Kitsap, Jefferson, Clal!am, Snohomisa
and Island counties. He and his assistant, Lee
willard. have already put up in cans OF sailcylic
acid some strawberries, peas, gooseberries, beans
and currants. Mr. Blackburn is anxious, how
ever to receive as many fine specimens OF fruit
as poss bic from his district.
Henry BUGGY, who has general charge of the
horticultural department for the state, has
Issued circular of information, from which
the following paragraphs are taken:
1t Is the purpose IN this department of WASH
1ngton's " orlds fair work TO make such show
ing OF the actual products OF tree, bush, vine
and plant that the most skeptcai visitors at the
exposition Will be convinced that Washington
claims of being one OF the best adapted states
IN the Union for fruit growing and general
farming are well founded.
In order to get the best possible results, the
fruits aud vegetables will be shown in the fresh
state, as we'll as preserved, by the best methods.
In glass jars. Not only will complete exhibit
be made III the state building, but also i'll the
department of horticulture of the general ex-
position so tina: visitors who might fail ID go 10
one i,i ace will be sure to see Washington's re-
The state commission has procured about 1000
OF the best exhibition jars These jars will be
distributed equally among the fruit growing
districts of the state, and at the various head
quarters they will be carefully filed with the
choicest specimens OF fruits By experienced
men. They will then be shipped TO Chicago.
AS the exposition opens on May !, 1898, and
does not close until October so, 1885, Oppor-
tunity will be afforded to run the entire gamut
of our fruit seasons with fresh fruit exhibits,
commencing with strawberries and cherries
q a. nj yfty Unit 70 md int nnyNIn and
pears. These EXHIBITS will be gathered care
fully in 1895, and sent to Chicago in refrigerator
carr, and exhibited in artistically arranged cold
storage cases with glass fronts. Thus we will
have an entire years exhibit of fruits in glass
jars and each seasons exhibits of fresh fruits.
All Kinds of canned and dried fruits and fruit
products Will be shown in every attractive form
possible.
Much care should be exercised in gathering the
fruits for exhibit The fruit should not only
not be bruised or specked, but it should not be
hrndled with the naked hands. Take piece of
soft wrapping paper and hold it under the
specimen while You gently GU. it off with as
in soft paper and pack in box loosely SO as
not to bruise by crowding. Between each layer
OF fruit put layer of wool or cotton. Fruit to
be preserved in a solution of salicyiic acid
should be gathered when it has attained it's full
growth and color, but before it is fully ripened,
SO that the ilesn is firm and solid. Small fruits
like strawberries. should be tied on string,
one above another, and then fastened to the
hook found in the top Of the museum jar.
Clustered fruits, like grapes, currants and cher
ries. should be gathered and preserved on the
branch.
Some ambitious fruit districts will want to
make Independent and enlarged exhibits OF
their fruts at their own expense. To all these
we VIII cheerfully lend ali the assistance, we
possibly can. hoping to get good many valua.
BILE additions to our exhibits in this way.
The superintendents of the various horticul-
tural districts have agreed To act also collect
ors in the department of agriculture, and Will
assist in collecting the grains, grasses and
vegetables in their respective districts. These
districts, the counties they embrace the loca.
ton of the headquarters and the names OF the
superiutendents are as follows:
Vancouver Observation-Disclosures at Van
couver: superintendent, Chattield Knight; COM
prising the following counties: Clarke, Cowlitz,
okamania, Wahkiakum and Pacific.
Tacoma Observation-Disclosures at Tacoma
superintendent, Henry Bucey: comprising the
following counties: Pierce, Thurston, Mason,
Cnehalis and Lewis.
Seattle distric, - Headquarters at Seattle;
superintendent. John T. Blackburn; compris
ing the following counties: King, kitsap, Jeffer-
son, Clalam, Snohomish and Island.
Fairhaven district-Headquarte at Fair
haven; superintendent. E. J.. Won GolireD, com.
prising the following counties: Whatcom, San
Juan and Skagit
Ellensburg Observation-Disclosures at Ellens
burg: superintendent, 5. W. Maxey; compris-
Ing the following Counties kittitas. Douglas
and Okanogan.
Yakima ct-Headqu at North Yak
ina; superintendent, ID. +. Lcsh: comprisi g
franklin and Adams.
Snake river Observation-Disclosures at Colfax;
Superintendent, Henry IL. epauding; compris
ing the following counties: Whitman, Garfield
and Asotin
walla Walla Observation-Disclosures at Walls
Waila; superintendent, o. Il. Ballou compris
Ing the following counties: Walla Walla and
Columbia.
Spokane dstrict--H Headquarters at Spokane;
superintendent, John L. Eeavis; comprising the
following countless; Spokane, Lincoln and
Stevens.
". L. Davidson, tho material agent OF the
| Washington Worlds fair commission. is at the
| Arlington hotel, and Will attend toniCht's meet
| ing. He says that the state building for which
he is collecting the material, will require 900 Cox
feet of logs, about 100000 feet OF lum Der and SO
| GEO shingles. He is collecting the material in
| the order in which it will be needed at Chicago
in constructing the building. One of the con
| tractors is already there and prcpar
! ing the ground, and half q dozen
| car loads OF stUf have been for
| warded. The material is gathered at Ia
! coma. and as last rs train load is ready ship
mentis made. All OF the logs and part of the
| timber have already been secured. AS q
| rule" said MIR. Davidson. "the mills have been
very generous il supplying US with what We
| need. We have received some fine logs. This
| one gotten out by Mr. Jose. OF North Bend
| has already been mentioned in the PosT- INTEL,
| LtGENCER We have received mate to it, even
/ a little larger, from = q. Simpsou, of kainll
/ chic. 1t is ID feet long, IS inches through The
small end and IS inches through tn,
| large one. The Port Biakeley mill Will saw
| these logs for us The Northern Pacific would
| not consent 10 haul them for us until the biz
! Jose log Of l22 feet had been broueht safely
/ around a seventeen degree curve on the Seattle
| Lake shore & Eastern rair0ad. Before thai
time the largest log they tried 10 handle was II.
! feet long Matt J. McEiroy, OF Whatco:n, ha:
! been writing me about tree he has for FLAG
| stat THIS 10 yill have Ia be 20 feet long N
least. but 1t Will be sawed in two for transporta
ton Al Nhicago il viii be nut int-aih 90 ni n /,