The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-14
WORLDS FAIR TALK
Agent Meany Favors the Glover
as an Emblem.
BIG LOGS FOR THE BUILDING.
Lumbermen Responding Handsomely
A Lumber Train ut tho Stampede
Iunnel-The Fruit Exhibit.

Edmond S. Meany was in town last
evening wearing in his lapel big red
clover blossom.
Hello there, have you taken sides on
the state flower contest2" was asked.
Yes, sir; and favor the clover. 1t is
suggestive of honey, strawberries and
cream, fat sheep, green swar6s. rich mead
ows, and all that goes TO make man re-
joice when he thinks of the beauties and
pleasures of country home. And then |
like the clover because 1t is common,
iowly, beautiful and humble Hover. A
good many people favor the rhododendron.
but don't like the idea of carrying state
flower whose botanical name is Rhode
dendron Californicum and. if remember
correctly, that is the name you will find
our species of that flower sporting in the
books. You will find no flower in this
state that is peculiar to this re-
eion only and nowhere in the
world can they excel Washington's luxu-
RANT clover. So am going to favor the
clover as Washington's floral emblem
until the ladies of the state have definitely
decided this important question"
what is new in Worlds fair matters?"
'The best news I know of in that line is
the success that is attending the work of
Material Agent w. l.. Davidson. He has
now secured all but two or three of the ia
big logs needed for the foundation of the
states building at the Worlds fair. We
should all be proud of the generosity and
enterprise of the loggers of this state.
Some of them have contributed over $1,000
worth of logs, and they do so cheerfuily,
and gladly offer to load the logs and send
them on to Chicago, with the hope that
Washington will get all the glory and
benefit of the big advertisement. If all
other work is as successful as that among
the loggers and Iumbermen of the state
We will have q magnificent display at
Chicago.
zone of the prettiest sights have seen
in this state was when our train was COM
ing out of Stampede tunnel last Saturday
evening. We were waiting at Weston for
freight train to pass, and soon the train
came up on the lower loop with an engine
in front and one behind. The cars were
all bright green. One passenger suggested
circus and another some theatrical COM
pany, but soon the train came along, and
it was found that it was special train of
Puget sound shingles from the Stinson
Mill Company, bound for the East. We
hope that such a showing of these valua-
bic shingles will be made at the Worlds
fair that hundreds of these trains will be
sent to all the principal markets of the
East.
1--WE are getting wonderful specimens of
straw Derries this year for exhibit at the
Fair. Some of them found in Walla Wala
measure ten inches around. Fruit jars are
being sent to all the fruit districts of the
state and big horticultural display will
be gathered during this year.
''The work in other departments is pro-
crossing satisfactorily. General Cava-
naugh is now in Chicago and Hon. Henry
Drum is going there soon. Both these
gentlemen will urge the management there
to give Washington the site that was to
have been occupied by South Dakota.
This will give Washington one of the most
conspicuous sites on the whole ground.
right at the first main depot from the
city,"