Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-06-18

The Sth Of June was great day,
owing to the visit of the Spanish In
fanta, and when she saw the display
open to her gaze must have felt like
the Queen of Sheba when viewing Sol
omon in all his glory, and said, "the
hall hath not been told to me-" and
even in these days of an etfusiYe press,
not one quarter has been told. Truly,
it is IA wonderful scene, and though
some few departments have not yet
displayed some of their exhibits, there
Is more 10 sight than anyone can take
in in "A solid months hard work. The
total admission on that day was 1874, Il
S9l, of which l34, ,794 were paid admis-
sionS and 10000 per passes.
Some nifty or sixty thousand stood
outside the administration building for
three or four hours while Her Royal
Highness was having lunch, the adj
ministratiOn building being closed, but
they wanted to see Her Royal High
ness get into her carriage and drive to
the WOman's building. The Chicago
dailies enter so abundantly into all the
minutiie of what she did and said, and
everything connected with her, ad
uauseam, that | hate to take up space
in your crisp journal with the details.
Among the Whatcom county visitors
who registered that day were Mrs. w.
w. OConner, New Whatcom; Ada E.
Bowers, New Whatcom; Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Becker, Fairhaven; DR.. Thornton,
terndale; and on the following day l..
w. Nestelle and wife, Fairhaven; A.
Mansfield of New Whatcom; Mrs. Ella
! HigginsOn, New Whatcom, and Major
Wilkin, Fairhaven.
In spite of the charges of mistakes
and extravaganza that have been set
allOat, the executive deserve the great
est praise for what they have accom-
! plished, and conformation FOR errors,
! for they have made the Washington
exhibit stand well i'm the forefront of
the states. There is no "stuffp or
shOddy about our state building, but
solid rock and timber, made to stand
permanently. The big mast and mon
ster logs of the lower story are the
cynOsure of all behOlders, and there is
constantly agrOup of behoIders around.
Among the marked attractions of the
building is the large oil painting of
| Bellingham bay, contributed by the
| Fairhaven Land company, and it is a
gem of art as water view, showing
| Mount Baker and the British Columbia
mountains in the background and the
expansive stretch of the bay in front.
1t stands on one side, and opposite to it
view of Mount Rainier contrasting
with it, and it is hard to say which is
the most attractive. | overheard the
observation, "There is nothing of the
town lot booming about that picture,
but it is work of art" There is also
a very pretty picture in water color
about ten feet square, and in a very
conspicuous position, showing work
ing seam in a coal mine, and marked
"Seam in coal mine near Fairhaven,
Whatcom county"
The average daily number of visitors
to the Washington building runs from
} 10000 to $4,000, ana on special days a.
many as 10000 visitors have passed
: through the building.
My visit has not yet granted me tn,
: opportunity of entering into details
/, but hope to take up special subject
! shortly and more at length.
: In conclusion, at this time, / wish Il
say that, altough | have had reason Il
+ criticise the action of the commission
in regard to our county adversely,
freely give them the need of prais
they are entitled to, for it is adnlitte,
: on all sides that we have the mos
: unique exhibit Of any state, although
some have spent larger sums of money
as for instance, California and Illinois
A. w. THORNTON.