The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-25
WASHINGTON AT FAIR
Exhibits Nearly All Installed
After Arduous Labor.
THE QUESTION OF ApPoiNTEEs.
II Gives Rise - 1essiea Of Heelisg
Aosng state Csmmtssionsss-1hs
Sunday Ciosing Qsestioa.

W~osrp's FAM Gsocsps. May 2a-fSpe-
c;al. II am glad this work Of Installing
exhibits Is nearly over. said DE-. Calhoun.
YEARLY. TO ,he Posf-Is7EiLreEscEs CORE
spoadens. II am tired 10 death. and 80 -
every n else" I, has been tedious work
getting the various exhibits in place. the
more so as great crowds constantly throng
the state building and delay the work By
asking numerals questions. As the
doctor remarked. though. the work Is al!
but complete. and the feeling prevails ihat
whatever labor has been expended II Is
certainly not In vain. Contractor Evans
has finally severed his connection with
the constr action Of the building. He IN
tends 10 rest for q month and Their return
TO Seattle. He has worked hard, and
though he has been well paid for his work,
deserves credit for the way he has pushed
things a. . time when most other con-
tractors were az their Wits ends.
There il q certain amount Of iil-see!lns
among members OF the commission which
nov and again will crop out. The ques-
tion Of patronage is that cuts consid-
erable figure in this. As the
commissioner Of the state the law makes
DIR. Calhoun the appointive power. and so
far as he has rome he has seemed TO exsr-
else . certain amount OF needed discre-
ton. for the appropriation is no large
enough 10 employ many people. Al the
present time the doctors policy Is 70 finish
the Installation work. oun up expenses
and then employ people TO attend the ex-
hihiss~ according TO the amount OF money
left to draw upon. But other commission
ers seem 10 think they have an equal right
to appoint. and names are constantly com
Ing before the commission endorsed by
this or that com missioner. One day last
week w. s. Maxey. Of Elienburg.
walked into the state building.
lie had his little satchel and was going to
work. lie showed his appointment.
signed by DIR. Blslock. president of the
board. No n else know anything O
the matter. Maxey had come ali the way
from Washington at great expense and il
was. under the circumstances. impossible
TO do other than put him TO work. The
other commissioner felt sighted in the
matter and 1t only helped to stimulate the
bitterncsses that are simmering beneath
the surface.
A petty jealousy is noticeable also among
those who attend the exhibits-the jeai-
ousy Of locality. 1t became 80 prominent
that the commissioner had to check 1t in
no uncertain way. For instance, . young
man from the Eastern part Of the state.
who attends the wheat exhibit from his
part OF the country. got into the habit Of
saying to visitors: Eyes. this wheat is
from Eastern Washington. That's whore
IL all comes from. West OF the
mountains there 10 nothing except
lumber" and 80 on in q style calculated
TO praise ons section at the expense OF an
other. He was at last overheard by q
commissioner. who called him down Sc
versly. "Understand. sir." said ne. 'that
this 10 IN exhibit Of the state of Washing
ton. not OF any one county. II you per-
sist in that kind OF talk you will not hold
your position long" The rebuke was
needed.
People outside Of Chicago are appar-
entity beginning 10 realize that the Worlds
fair is really open, and business at the
ticket Offices IL beginning to fairly boom.
Hotel proprietors. too, are realizing the
fact. a. their room are rapidly filling up.
Since opening day nearly $50. 900 people
have paid for admission to tho white
city," and the attendance seems on n
steady increase. The first of the Euro
pean excursions to the fair arrived today,
n French and ono German party. and
the managers say more will come each
week.
An effort was made at the meeting Of
the national commission today 10 have
the Sunday opening question brought I'D
again. COMMISSIONS Hundiey claimed
that when the commission substituted
the minority report of the judiciary COM
mittee for b majority report and then
declined 10 adopt the recommendation of
the minority report for certain amend
ments to the directors Sunday opening
rule. tho majority report must come up
for action. A hot discussion followed.
and the matter was made q special order
for tomorrow.
Immediately on the assemhiage Of the
national Worlds fair commission today
COMMISSIONS Massey. of Delaware. ten
deret his resignation as . member
of the Judiciary committee. The cause
OF tho resignation is the rejection
of the majority report of the committee
on Sunday closing by the national conf
mission yesterday. After n long discus.
sion the commission postponed action on
Massey resignation tall tomorrow.
Aside from the British and Canadian
celebration of Queen Nictoria's birthday
the center Of attraction today seemed Ia
be the German government building and
tae German exhibit in the manufacturers
building.
TIE british flag was displayed with
more than usual prominence today on the
British, Canadian ard Indian buildings at
the Worlds fair in honor OK Queen Vie.
terla's birthday.
ons Of tho features today va, the dali
cation 81 the Maine state ooilding. Hon.
ii. G. hurResgh. president ot the Nam,
board OF managers. made an address he.
l~ysFing the bni!ttng 10 the state. and
Gov. tlcases accepted IL. IN turn de!,.
eating it 10 the uses ot the people.
The visitors from Washington ~
registered a, the state building today were
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