The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-03
NEWS OF NORTHWEST
Tacoma Wants Worlds Fair
Money, but No HestwOod.
THE WATER WORKS SCHEME.
Appraiscment of Port Angeles Lots
The ksmilche Smallpox Case
Suicide of Drunkard.

TACOMA, Feb. Especial. AT meet
In Of the Cham Der of Commerce this
afternoon the following resolution was
adopted:
Resoired That it is the sense OF the chamber
that additional appropriation OF at least
$4,000 should be made by the state for the use
o. the Worlds fair commission in completing
and mounting the Washington exhibit ut the
Columbian exposition.
Resojued, That copy OF these resolutions be
forwarded TO our representatives in the legis-
lature, that they use their best Efforts to secure
this result.
II. q. Denton, criticised the contract by
Mr.. Hestwood for decorating the state
building and advertising the state. He
favored the additional appropriations res
olutions which had been offered by
L. K. Manning, but he desired that
it be understood that the money
or some of it should be used in advertising
the state, so that people would not be
asked again to contribute to Mr.. Hest
woods plan Of advertising when once
this additional appropriation was made.
He wanted the Hestwood contract re-
voked, and in criticizlng the state execu-
tive committee OF the Worlds fair for
granting such a contract.
Mr.. Manning then said it had occurred
TO him that if some of the Pierce county
representatives were investigating with a
view of carrying out the suggestion OF Mr.
Denton. it would be good idea to show
by some others that the action of the
representatives were approved.
Samuel Collyer, who presided at the
meeting. stated as treasurer of the World 3
fair fund that all the vouchers had been
properly prepared, and that the expendi-
lures had been sparing in many instances.
The bulk of the expense had been in put
ting up the state building For freights
$1,000 had been paid out, and. although
this item, it was promised would be re-
funded. the commission had not yet re-
ceived it. The charges which had
been made he considered had very
little or no foundation. All
said, were fully capable of performing
their duties independent of Mr.. Meany.
Besides being press agent, he said Mr.
Meany had been DR.. Balock's assistant.
and did much work in his ab-
sence, and also had been handi-
capped and compelled to do some
things owing to the absence of the
commission. He knew of nothing wrong,
900 TO carry on its work and maintain the
exhibit. Skilled and competent men
would have TO be employed to have charge
OF the exhibit during the six months that
the fair would be open. If there was to be
resolution, as Mr.. Denton suggested, he
thought it should come up not as part of
the favoring an additional appropriation
Mr.. Thompson, referring to his regent
frt,1 fta H. a.
the Worlds fair was assuming, said it had
outgrown all expectations and additional
8 funds were required to carry it on. AS a
result no one need be surprised if addi-
tionai funds were required by the WASH
ington state commission.
The resolution was then adopted and
She meeting adjourned.
AT a meeting of the Commercial Club to-
nigot resolutions for an additional appro-
priation of $50, 900 was referred to the gov
erning board with power to act.