The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-05

be no dedication ceremonies except what
may take place on Washington day. Nav
IL. 1t will be best understood why this is
SO irom Dr. Calhoun's own word The
TACT OF the matter is" he said to the Posr-
iSrELLIsEScER correspondent. 'that We
cannot afford to make splurge. The ap-
preparation will barely cover the expenses
Oh this exhibit. The other states are cele-
brating their dedication with banauets 70
which every one 10 invited. It is expeu-
sive. costing in some cases as much
as $4,OOO. We cannot afford to spend
money like that. and if We cannot do the
thing property think we ought not to do
it at ali. Another thing is that we have
no room here to accommodate q large con-
course of people. Every bit of the room
Is taken up by exhibits and passageways
are all of the space that is left Ii there
are any exercises at all they will take
place on May II, which has been chosen
as Washington day."
1t was generally hoped here that Gov.
John H. McGraw would have honored the
opening day ceremonies with his presence.
The commissioners confidently believed
he was coming, and it was currently re-
ported that he had left on April "a in
order to get here before the May day fes-
tivities. On the day he was expected.
however. Thursday, dispatch was re-
ceived by Percy Rochester stating
that owing to his special duties
the governor could not possibly be
here. 1t was quite q disappointment to
many of the old Washingtonians living in
Chicago, who would have liked to see the
state represented by its governor on that
grand occasion. But 1t was not officially
represented at all there. Ii is to be re-
gretted that grave discourtesy was
offered the state by Secretary Culp, of
the ceremonies committee. Instead of
sending, as in the case of all the
other states, an invitation to DIR.
Calhoun as the executive of the commits
sion, he sent a curt note requesting that
the commission hold . meeting and elect
one of their number to receive the invita-
tion to the grand stand. DIR. Calhoun
took the matter as personal insult, and
the result was that no representative of
Washington officially Witnessed the OPEN
ing of the exposition.
As matter of fact, this Is not the only
occasion on which the executive head OF
the commission has been utterly ignored.
Although the various heads Of
departments have been notified by
him of his official position, COM
municarions are repeatedly addressed
to DR.. Balock, and letters have
gone to Washington before they reached
DR.. Calhoun. Chief of Works Burnham.
too, has been particularly arrogant as re-
CARDS the state. He is at any time one
of the most aggressive of men, and has
made bitter enemies in all quarters. In
stead of addressing complaints regarding
the workmen to tho executive committee,
he would drive up to tho building and
in his most disagreeable way order the
workmen to do ''this" and 'that" and tho
other. At last DR.. Calhoun's patience
gave way and he addressed . short note to
Chief Burnham, notifying him that il he
had any instructions to give they must be
given to the state commissioner and not
made in person to tho men.
Perhaps, however, the most fragrant in
stance of the discrimination which seems
to have been attempted against Washing
ton relates to the Oregon building site.
When it became known that Oregon would
have no building application was made
that the site should be turned over to
Washington. This was refused. Later
on the same site, which lies directly be-
tween the Washington and Colorado
buildings, was offered to tho latter state.
Colorado promptly refused q gift which
was OF no use to her, and now the plat lies
unused.
Regarding the invitation incident DR.
Calhoun said:
Iconsidered the matter . personal Insult
do not know this man Culp, but - the executive
commissioner was certainly entitled to an In
vitstion. l may - well tell you that the state
OF Washington has been Disseminated
against right along and red tape seems
to meet US on every hand. In spite Of this
however. can honestly say that Washington
is second to none in her exhibits OF cereals and
lumber. California 10 ahead of US In pomology,
and Colorado in mining, but In those products
mentioned we are unexcelled by any state In the
Union. AS to Chief Burnhsm, he interferes with
our workmen in most arrogant way and
found 1t necessary to let him know
that the proper place to make his complaints
was to me.
1t may be stated here that Chief Burn
ham has been III hot water two or three
times lately. In the case of the Marine
cafe he decided, after the great storm Of
two weeks ago. that the building was so
much shaken that it would have to come
down. He SO ordered the proprietors,
They, however, quietly ignored his In
structions and went ahead repairing.
Chief Burnham stopped the work, where
upon the proprietors promptly took
the matter into the courts and OBJ
tanned an injunction against his
interference. Later. when the Norwegian
steamship Hecia arrived in New York with
its exhibit for the fair, he decided that the
Norway exhibit could not go up. An in
ternational complication was only avoided
by the directory overruling the chiefs de-
cision and causing him to withdraw it.
These are but few instances Of the AFRO
gance Of the man.
:. To pass to pleasanter things, 1t may truly
be said that in general sense Washing
ton is unsurpassed in her exhibits. In
the taxidermy department are so me enor-
nous elk and deer of various kinds. A
cougar and other wild animals are fea-
lures of this section. Commissioner
Lafollette is busily engaged pre-
pairing his model farm. which
is almost completed. 1t occupies a
space in the main building 40x33 feet in
area. 1t will be in imitation of Palouse
county farm, with rolling ground. A
ridge Of wheat, with header at work, in
the scale Of one inch to the foot; q self
binder in an oatlield; a moving machine in
q timothy meadow; q couple Of gang
plows In a field of summer fallow, will be
q few of the features OF this meritorious
work. Dwelling house, barns, sheds. sta
bles, all will be there, including thresh-
ing machine, at work. The whole will
have q upjeodid affact