The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-02-18
THE FAIR COMMISSIONERS And STONMEI,
They Hold Business Session and Adjourn {,
Aect Aarth 22...ImpSrtaRt lat.
ten CanTaSSed.

The three hundred stockmen, like the
Immortal sig hundred" faded away
when they came to be counted and but
. 1.-THE Of that number answered to the
roll call. The delegation from the east
was extremely limited, butthe west made
. fair showing. The hotels were well
filed and the landlords consequently
happy. OF the fair commissioners there
were present DR.. N. G. Blalock, Of Walla
WallA; s. B, Conover, Of Port Townsend;
L. B. Grimes, Of Ellensburgh; Percy W.
Rochester, Of Seattle; VIM. L. LaFollette,
Of Pullman; Thomas H. Cavanaugh, Of
Olympia; DR.. q. v. Calhoun, OF LaCon-
nor; Secretary Edward s. Meaney, Of
Seattle, and Mrs. Alice Houghton, Of Spo-
kane, who 10 In charge Of the Women's
department.
The first meeting Of the executive COM
mittee was held in the morning in the
draWing-room Of the Yakima club, when
the reports Of Mrs. Alice Houghton and
President Blalock were read and approved.
Then various routine work was taken up,
which consumed the time until noon. At
the afternoon session the stock breeders
were invited In and Q temporary organi-
nation formed, with A. T. Van do Vanter,
Of Kent, president, and H. B. Scudder, Of
Yakima, secretary. A committee Of Eve
was appointed on constitution and by
laws and instructed TO report at the next
meeting Of the association, 10 be held ct
Ellensburgh, March %.
The sessions Of the Worlds fair COM
missioneFs were mainly conducted behind
closed doors. One Of the principal ques-
tons considered was the plans for the
state building TO be erected at Chicago.
Three prizes had previously been awarded
for plans and the drawings had been sub
mitted TO Chief Architect SanbouFn at
Chicago for approval. Mr.. SanbouFn
threw out the plan for which the second
prize was awarded and stated his prefer
ence for the plan taking the third prize.
This did not meet with the approval Of
the commissioners, but they have decided
70 FeSubmit plans one and three TO Mr..
SanbouTn for final decision.
The state was blocked Of into hoFticul-
tural districts, and Mr.. Maxey, Of Ellens-
burgh, was made superintendent Of that
comprising Kittitas and Yakima counties,
and Mr.. B. Kaufman superintendent OF
the Vancouver district. Appointments
Tor the other districts will be made At the
next meeting.
Mn. Annie McIves BriSbine. Of Ia
coma, was appointed assistant press cor.
respondent and instructed to give her at
tention more particularly TO eastern news
papers. Mrs. Brisbine was very highly
endorsed for the position and had letters
from many Of the leading men Of the state
urging her claims.
Carriages had been provided by the
citisens' committee, and In the afternoon
the visitors were given q short drive about
the city and surrounding country. They
seemed greatly taken with Yakima, and
expressed themselves a. pleased with their
entertainment and enlightened regarding
. rich section and . progressive people.
AZ ten O'Clock In the evening an adjourn
mont was taken until the 22d Of March,
when the commission will reconvene ct
EllensbuFgh.