The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-18
THE PASSING THRoyG.

reporter interviewed Mr.. Thompson 1T his
Office and gathered from him some OF ms
impressions Of the Eastern situation and
the great fair. Mr.. Thompson found the
depression in financial matters as oppres-
sive in the states of the Mississippi valley
as upon this coast, and says that except IN
the city OF Chicago. which is largely aided
BY the advantages Of the fair, money
seemed 10 be scarcer and collections
harder TO make than upon this coast. lie
spent some time in Ohio, and reports the
political situation there IS being extremely
interesting and the outcome Of the pres
ent campaign uncertain Each party
seems TO be well organized. with little DIS
satisfaction in tho ranks of either. eaen
captained by very strong leader and eaen
aggressive and hopeful. Referring TO the
great fair. where he spent most OF his
time during his Eastern vacation. Mr.
Thompson said: The exhibition - the
greatest the world has ever seen or prob
ably ever will see. /. will be difficult
task TO ever again secure so vast sum OF
money for such purpose as the enter
prise of Chicago has secured for this
Nothing in the shape of architectural dis
play has ever been attempted upon either
continent. The Centennial exposition.
while upon quite large scale, was wholly
without architectural display. the great
buildings being merely sheds 70 cover and
protect the articles exhibited. The pres
ent Worlds fair buildings, however, are
triumphs of art. Not only the buildings
themselves are beautiful. but the plan
upon which the grounds are laid out. tho
symmetry and beauty OF the waterways,
bridges and streets combine to produce an
effect altogether harmonious and attract
i've. / tried very hard to study the exhib-
its, not in detail, of course, but in such
a way as 10 give me an understanding OF
the whole and OF each section in all the
principal buildings. Foreign nations have
been very generous in money and effort,
and in every department of the exhibit
ton have given Us samples OF our
highest and noblest work. Small and
weak nations. like some of the South
American republics, have not allowed their
limited means to prevent their assist
ing in making fine display: indeed, some
OF the most beautiful creations exhibited
are from thirdrate powers. Mexico has
noble display, and in the Art building
Italy 10 foremost OF all. Whoever has
love for painting or stauary and does not
visit the fair will miss seeing the largest
and finest display of paintings and statues
ever gathered upon American soil, or per-
haps other where. Almost any one having
a love for pictures will devote the most OF
his time to the Art building; but the won
ders of the Electricity building are greater
for many and great for all. Witnessing
only as we do In our home life electricity
applied to street railways and electric
lights, one can hardly imagine the march
that electrical science and invention is
making. The Forestry building was an
extremely interesting one to me, and the
exhibition of woods of all countries was a
revelation. No country, however, could
show finer examples of forest wealth than
our own state. Both in the Forestry
building anu the Washington State
building thousands were daily attracted to
the magnificent woods OF Washington.
Indeed the remark was so common within
the grounds Have you seen the Washing
ton state buildingr that every Washing
tonian was filled with pride in his state
and its display. The fruits of Washing
ton and Oregon seemed equally TO attract
the attention of thousands, and have no
doubt but that the display from these
Northwestern states will be the means of
attracting millions of capital to this region.
The statement that | was from Puget
sound invariably brought forth torrent
of questions in reference to this region,
and that a large investment of capital will
be made upon this sound as direct result
of our display at the great fair seems to
me without question" Mr.. Thompson is
one of the few we have found who frankly
admitted that he went diligently through
the Midway PlaIsance, saw all its won
ders and enjoyed the visit. He went over
the great wheel and pronounces il sue
cess and the view from the top extremely
fine. He could not give the time for de-
tailed description of his visit or those
things which most attracted him, but
agreed To- do go later on. He returned
thoroughly satisfied with his visit, and
thinks that every one who can possibly do
so should not allow the opportunity to
pass; and while delighted with every
thing he saw. he says that at last there is
no country like Washington and espe-
cially no city like Seattle.
William Goodale, OF Hilo, Hawaii, who
is stopping at the Diller, Is one of the
oldest white settlers in the islands, for he
has lived at Hilo since ls47. where he was
planter until his retirement from bust
ness few years ago. 81 came over TO
San Francisco on a sailing vessel, which
took twenty eight days to make the trip,
owing TO the Gains prevailing ut this sea-
son. and from there | have come by
steamer. shall stay here about two
weeks. until l can catch a vessel returning
to Honolulu | prefer travelling on saii-
ing vessels, because like being at sea and
il Is beneficial 10 my health. made an
eight months trip from Hawaii around
the Cape of Good Hope two years ago.
Hilo is on the island of Hawaii the larg-
est of the group, about 80 miles from
Oahu. on which Honolulu stands. 1t is
directly on the road to the volcano of
kilauea, which ! visited in 1877 and sew
eral times since. Ii is probable that the
lava from the lake of fire will
overflow before long. for il is I'M
usually active and the lake is so
full that the banks of lava AT
the sides are beginning TO fail in, and the
liquid lava IS overlooking the rest of the
crater. The lake lies To one side of the
crater and there is no danger OF its over.
lowing the walls, for they are about 600
feet high, but when the lake gets too high
for the mountain to hold IL in the lava
forces assures N the sides and flows
through them. Hilo wilI be in no danger
and no damage is likely. for the last over
flow, in 1850, stopped about 8 mile from
the town and covered q country which is
full Of dead lava streams and brush. The ma
tives are growing constantly more demon
allied and are diving out There were