The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-25
A WELCOME TO HILL.
Programme for the Great North
ern Celebration.
wHen THE EXCURSION STARTS.
4 Wait % the Mineral Palace and
BIsksley Mil ana . Bssqoet-
The Electric Display.

eeyera. sub-ecmmit;ees. hasins in
charge: the arrangements for the ceieors-
tion Gin accoun. Of the opening OF the
Great Northern, met at the Merchants
ard Manufacturers Exchange last even
ing 10 consider aud further the details IN
der their charge. The reception commit
tee heza . session frst, Maj. J. X. Hayden
In the chair.
Mai. Hayden stated ,ha. q telegram had
been seccsved from President J. J. Hills
secretary saying that his party would
probably leave So. Paul June Il This was
the nearest to q definite date yet obtained
from Mr.. Hill. Maj. Hayden stated that
several members Of the COMMITTEES were
now In the East and would come
West wish the party. and that several
more would go East for that purpose 1t
had been intended for = party OF twenty
I've IN go as far rs Spokane. Transports
ton could no. be obtained for them. how-
ever, hu. it could be arranged for them TO
20 rs far as s~kykomish. lie suggested
that la sitations be sent out TO the mayors.
~counciimen and principal merchants OF all
towns in the Sound country and on the
upper Columbia.
Mai. Hayden also outlined the pro-
graf, rae for the celebration. Mr.. Hill and
party viii. be received by the committee
and shown about the city. special atten-
tion heing given 10 the mineral palace on
Pios eer place. Tie party will be
taken to Port Biakeley On .
s~tesassr chartered for the occasion, on
wheeb a collation. will be served, and Will
be shown how q big sawmill works. Mr..
HE party will remain in town but one
day and will be given a banquet in the
evening. The next day an industrial
paFaie v i'll be given. ms in the evening a
"a agerfest at the opera house.
> subcommittee was appointed TO send
oua the invitations, being composed o!
Afplrew Knox. W. X. Ballard, Il. Mum
soe, d.. II. Gilman aud +. NJ. Daulton.
Questions as To the number Of invitations
snyl the time of sending them OFT were
discussed and q large number OF other de-
IN liz. and the committee was checked oil
20 ascertain who would serve on the re-
ceDs on day. only a few b were absent
being u~naccounted for.
The executive committee subsequently
ne, with T.. +. Whittier in the chair, aud
talked over questions of finance, etc. DIR.
NJ. ". Fredrick, who has charge Of the
music, told Of his arrangements for the
sasugerfess. which were approved. He
proposed to get all the singing
societies of Seattle, one from Port
land ard n from Tacoma
together fol: the event. Secretary J. =.
Goldsmith reported good progress on the
mineral palace, that it would be completed
ty June . or 3, and that more
exhibits had been offered han were
waited. lie also reported on having
sent the big log TO the st. a
celebration. The questions Of sending a
band to 81. Paul and Of having a large
plumber Of souvenirs printed for general
distribution were brough, up and left for
further consideration. Mr.. Goldsmith
esso told the plan OF soliciting subscri,'-
tgons. tho city being districted and each
district placed in charge Of a good man.
Those members Of the committee who
wi! come west with Mr.. Hills party are:
Terence O'Brien. John Lesry. l.. ii. Grit
fifth, T.. q. Graves. II. g. Henry. Judge
Thomas Burke. Isaac Buriingame and
Lieat. J. l.. Hayden.
Thu building committee Is making good
progress with the mineral palace on Pio-
peer place. and it is fast assuming shape.
Jhe committee has just received spccitica-
kttiiS tfOil t1o nICufteEt9 iOT the nluNll.
ings. doors. window frames and arches,
and will today mako requests of the mill
men for the material. Other material is
coming in steadily from the donors, and
not q refusal has been encountered SO far.
fmo ear loads of stone from the Sher-
wood quarry and two car loads of coal
from the Oregon Improvement Company
aave arrived. and more coal will be fur
"a a L. ii. Co.
lany and the black Diamond mines as
aeon n the work is far enough advanced.
ihe Tenino Stone Company has given a
SIT OF six steps Is feet = inches long for
ons y%estibule entrance. and the Eureka
ssone Company has donated ,hirty-two
Pieces of dimension stone. In addition To
tho donations of colorcd stone for The floor
and walls OF the vesiihules from the Denny
LAY Company and the Seattle Brick. Tile
snd Terra Gotta Company. the Seattle
HTioS and Tile Company has given 5000
back for the walls Of one y~esiihule.
Probably one of the finest features ahou,
tAe building will be the exhibit of the
General Electric Company. This viii con.
sast OF \ locomotive linked to the name
scattle NJ one end and 81 Paul at the
other. all formed of incandeseent lights.
Ranging in power from thirty-two candies
so miniatures. The name u. J. Hilir
wtli appear in electric lights on the side %,
ihe locomotive and the motor will work so
that the lights composing the wheels will
le estingnlsAed and turned on IN turn IN
az to create the impression that the En-.
CINE is moving. There will he a, least
SOP Lamps in this design and the carr,n,
will be supplied by q fifty horse-poser ina.
chine furnished by the Union Elec,rie
company.
Special attention is being paid 10 the
mineral exhibit. ami Chairman Ross has
secured the all and cooperation Of the
WimanS Mining Company IN collecting
IL r. W, NiinAans viii send ont 4 letter
requesting mining men to prepsrr an .x-
hibit of the ORES 81 every district and
Vii! himself sake charge ~ the collection
and arrangement ~ the exhibits. thus
assuring their being goei and complete.
The 81 Paul Pfasssrr F'trys announces The
ARRIVAL Of Tervuce Ubssen ans! John y
Jackson, who have gene to -. Paol 4,
,ske charge of the monster log sent - the
Scsstse contribution 80 the industrial dis.
pay. one Of the first things Mr.. onrisn
al MAS Ia hire = ;wenty-horss team 20
nsu. tAc log. which viii probably be one
Of the most attractive features of the
raFaie. says the Pasevv Fsess Mr.. Br,sn
has xonc Ia Chicago. but will return az -.
Paul III Il few days. The paper further
saws,
fey Nti coseSs&,.an - are.ssinx srvat eztss.
sSsra Ia tbs tosas aud cities along The Great
NorfaNfa FQ2s irwin et FsGi 10 the farlGs. II !.
nf confined - Sas sing c a~lysssess az the siae.
"a NtSN"''sss i&Aat&, 1oasans ard N tito