The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-01
WHERE DID THE LUMBER GO.


A
A Large shipment said To Have Been
/ Msappropriated by commissioa.
TACOMA, Aug. Si.-ESpecial. l-'It is my
| opinion the lumber was misappropriated
or allowed to be misappropriated by some
one connected with the state Worlds fair
/ commission
1 This is what +. o. Frazier said when
| asked what had become of the bulk of
ias, 600 feet of surfaced lumber that was
sent 20 Chicago in duplicate. Mr., Frazier
is the yard manager of the Tacoma Mill
Company, and Is the man who made M ost
1 of the arrangements to furnish lumber for
the state building at Chicago on behalf of
the Northwestern Lumbermen's Associa-
/ ton
/ When the building was partially up
there Was q request for i5s, 900 feet of sur
faced lumber which must be had ut once.
The order was placed with the Tacoma
Mill Company here and filled. The mill
| company was paid 81. 500 for the same. In
| accordance with its contracts the associa-
| tion subsequently sent on duplicate or
| der. which it extected to sell aud thus re-
| imburse itself for the payment made by
| the commission aud which il had to make
| good. as the contract. published yesterday
in the Posr-IsrgrlIeEScER, stated that it
| must bear all the expense OF securing the
lumber necessary for the building. Mr..
Frazier further states:
This duplicate order was not sent until
two months after the hrst went forward,
and u woula have. been impossible to use
IL in the state buiiding"
In his report submitted 10 the commits
sion last Monday Commissioner Calhoun
referred TO attempts that were being made
to sell this duplicate order OF lumber. bat
| according to the statements made by
| other commissioners there Is only 40. 600
feet left. One statement was 10 the effect
that there was nearly 100. 900 feet remain
| ing. The balance, from li3,0o0 feet to
| IS, 3,oo0 ieet. Is missing. And IL is suggested
| that one of the reasons why the state CON-
| mission Is so vigorously disputing the
claim of the lumbermen to the lumber in
the state building is partially to prevent
any showing being made of the missing
| lumber. which Mr.. Frazier believes has
| been misappropriased. II is worth over
| so per 1.000 feet. although the state CON-
| mission has not, according to Mr.. Cal
| houn's report, been able to secure bid
| tor over si2 for 10 The following letter.
| together with the contract printed in yes
| terday's Posr-lSTELLi0EScRR, shows that
| there was a previous agreement between
4 the Lumbermen's Association and the
| commission, tho existence of which has
| been denied by the commissioners:
"WasHIxarox WoRLp's FAIR COMMISSION.
TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 10, ls92.
"Mr +. q. Frazier, Worlds Fair Trustee
/ ofthe Lumber Manufacturers' Association
/ of the Northwest, Tacoma Mill Company,
| Tacoma. Wash. Dear. Sir: Agreeable to
| my promise 1 took the resolutions origi-
| nslly drafted, OF which ! showed you
| copy, to five members OF the executive
| commission of the Washington Worlds
4 fair com mis- ssion. These five men we're all
| whom could reach without taking up q
| great deal Of time, bat as you know they
! constitute q majority Of our committee,
| and so what they agree to 10 sure to be
/ done. After making few minor changes
| in the resolution as drafted. these tye men
| ali agreed 20 favor its passage at the next
| regular meeting of our COMMITTEES. in
| close you a copy OF the resolutions as they
| nov appear. / have also sent q copy 10
| Mr.. Norton, president of your association.
II trust that this entire matter is now
arranged In manner satisfactory TO all.
Yours faithfully.
"EpMosD y MEAxY,
Assistant 20 Ex. Commissioner"
ITO ths Hor,d's tolambiaa Erposition
| Comnisxioa Of the Stale Of Haskington,
| Your auxiliary on state exposition
| building for Worlds Columbian az
| position at Chicago, the standing
| committee Of the Lumber Manu-
| faciurers' Association for consideration OF
| the same matter wili report 20 the meet
1 ing of the Lumber Manufacturers Associ-
alton. to be held the 2sd OF February. a.
| follows
"NHEREAs, The lumber manufacturers
! did. on the 18th OF November isvi. by
4 81 r.y
| lumber manufacturing concerns, sgree,
/ under conditions TO behereastsr censid-
cred. 20 furnish the lumber without cost
10 the state OF Washington for the erection
| OF a state building on the Worlds Colunsa
! bian exposition grounds ai Chicago Ill.,
/ therefore, Dc IL
"R.solred, That the lumber manufac-
stuYers, With the aid Of the planning mill op-
1 orators of the state, such of them as are
/ here and were at the Lumber Manfactar-
/ erss Association meeting held November
IL lsgi represented. wli furnish oil the
Iuuber except that used ia mill work
| and ssleh 4fniii work a. can he obtained by
| donation 90 the solicitation Of the Words
/ Coaumbtsn exposition committee of thss
| assoc alton for the construction OF the
/ Washington state busldiag at the Worlds
/ Columbian exposition pgoptdsd. that the
state Of Washington. throGgh IFS Worlds
| Columbian exposition commissioners. slli
l Aps9tHt S1ttsk k%tek4A t%tSoH ~ 40 tttS ~
IicasiHg 0s the materials and have the care
] OF same until delivered at the site Of the
state building ia Chicago, under and By
direction OF The standing committee Of this
| association on wsFsd's eoluiabian expo
sition, and viii pay said solicitor or ageat
/ salary and expense shiis engaged in the
/ duty as before stated The solicitor or
! agent 10 be paid by the month. and while
/ ia toe ernploy Of the ASSOCIATION to give
his entire time 10 the sosscitinr. collecting
and shipping of the materials sor ths
Washington stale building. Fssvtded asss