The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-26
THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM.
How Fine Specimens Are Being OBJ.
tanned ut the Warid,a Fair

tanned at the Worlds Fair.
WASHINGTON STATE BUILDING, WoRIp's
FAIE GROUNDS CHICAGO, Oct. 25-TSpeciaI
Correspondence. the museums and
working cabinets of the state university
and the agricultural college of Washing
ton are 10 be handsomely supplied with
rare and beautiful. as well as useful, ma
terials from the Worlds fair. 1t has been
the intention of Mr.. Meany from the first
TO keep this pleasant and important serv-
ice in mind, and he has gradually worked
out his plans until they are now ready to
be realized. He has kept in constant
communication with Gov. John III. Nc
Graw, who has given his hearty approval
to the undertaking. After arranging as
definitely as possible for the preservation
of the important specimens in the Wash
ington state building. Mr.. Meany turned
his attention to the other exhibitors, and
on September % he sent the following ler-
ter TO the executive officers of every state.
territory and foreign country represented
at the fair:
Dear SIR: I have received from Hon.
John III. McGraw, governor of the state of
Washington. letter requesting me 10 pro-
cure as many specimens as possible, show
ing the natural resources of the states and
territories of the United States, and of the
foreign countries " hich are exhibiting at
the Worlds Columbian exposition. These
specimens are desired In duplicate as one
collection is for the state university at
Seattle. Wash. and the other for the state
agricultural college at Pullman, Wash,
Please let me know as soon as possible if
there are any specimens of this sort which
can procure from your exhibits at the
close OF the exposition for the purposes in
Dictated. Yours faithfully,
EDMOND s. MEANY.
Washington State Press Agent"
The answers received are very encour.
aging and show that some very valuable
additions are TO be made to the natural
history collections in Washington.
Mr.. NJ. Berliner, secretary of the CON-
mission of the Cape of Good Hope, PROM
ises specimens from the diamond fields
and other similar exhibits. Many other
foreign commissions make similar prom
ises, as do many of the state offices. The
most amusing reply is from the Korean
commission, as follows:
"Dedr Sir: Your kind information in At
hand with very much thanks for vour
kindness. / should like TO have the pieas-
ure OF your presence at our exhibit If il il
convenient and select the certain speci-
mems which you demand. know might
do an arrangement. ! am sir,
PAX YONG KIN,
Assistant Commissioner
The articles that will be most easily col.
lecsed and preserved in this way will be
from the mining and forestry exhibits
though there are many other specimens of
value in educational work that may be
obtained.
There are many exhibits in the Wash
ington collections that will prove of the
greatest value for school work, such as the
nne collections OF fish, birds, animals. min
erals and forestry and botanical sneci-
mems. Certainly there never has appeared
such golden opportunity for this Kind of
work, and it is to be earnestly hoped that
the plans laid at the Worlds fair NAV
msteriaiize abundantly.