The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-27
WASHINGTON AT THE FAIR.

CHICAGO. April IS fspeciaL1 - The great
storm OF last Wednesday night RACED at veioc-
tfy OF seventy-six miles an hour. II did tre-
mendous damage at Jackson park TO many OF
the buildinga The Washington building. how.
ever, escaped any severef injury than the una
voidable delay to WORK, and as every day 10
valuable this in itself IL something. But out
side of this the state was lucky. very lucky.
Ever since that gale there has been nothing but
snow and siest Think Of i'll Snow on the 18th
of April
In spite OF these grave drawbacks, however.
Washington's structure is practically completed
Not spltnt OF scadoding remains. the grounds
around here have been bedded and sown with
grass seed, the temporary railway tracks here
all disappeared and . solid roadway Of white
gravel stretches In front OF the bulldog. before
which gigantic steam roller passes and 70
passes In solemn motion, making the roadway
smooth and level . it rolla Inside. too. all 10
finished save the placing Of the exhibits, and
many OF these are already In pac~ Ten huge
car loads are In the denot. and most OF their con-
tents have been transferred to the building.
Most OF the Big Bend district cereals were
stacked In their various sections BY yesterday
and exhibits from the Palouse and walla walla
valleys will soon be in place All IL hustle and
activity. In the south wing-that OF the mines
and mining depaftment-many tables are COW
cred with specimens Of mineral bearing quarts
from mines all over the country and are being
sorted and put In place with large placards
stating their character and location. Huge
blocks from DIR trees are thrown around negli-
gently in this section, Jus: - il some colossus
had been playing bowls and let his playthings
lie there for . while
1t 10 very inspiritinE Dozens Of men hurry
Ing and scurrying here and there Commission
ers rushing to this point, then to that Con-
tracfors. agents. workmen, all doing their ut
n insa han IN hn nufp
day and II 10 necessary to have things in place
by that time
Heads of departments have been arriving hero
to take charge. Prot Louis F. Henderson, of
Olympia, 10 on hand to overlook his section of
forestry and botany. John Hudson, of South
Bend. Is interesting himself in the department.
OF tax1dermys and W. o. Bush. of Thurston
county, 10 here to assist the agricultural depart
ment. and incidentally to look after his own
splendid exhibit under this head. These new
corners are amazed at the tremendous extent OF
the Worlds fair and The magnitude OF the
undertaking. They thoroughly comprehend
what our state exhibit means to Washington
and ale sparng NO pains in their several depart
ments to surpass other states.
A word here on the school exhibit The show.
ing Is most creditable. There 10 no eXaggeration
In stating that it 10 the best on the grounds
State pride has no place in this statement, which
Is the result of unbiased observation. It took
three cars TO bring the school exhibit here. Two
cars brought the furniture, and one car the
work of the pupils. II will form one of the
most interesting features OF the north wing
Those interested in educational affairs have
already been tnquiriug about this section,
which, when IL is finished, will be much visited.
Educators are very numerous now In town,
coming from all parts OF the world.
"Let them come" said DR.. Calhoun the. other
day. "Our school exhibit will open their eyes,
- Will every thing else in " ashington building"
As IL the huge sizs of the spokane mammoth
In not sutncient, Commissioner Rochester has
idea. On Midway Plaisance, in the care of
rce-eating hindoo 10 q baby elephant 1t Is
small for even baby OF that species, and Ia the
pet OF the Plaisanca Ever since that ANNA!
arrived here Rochester has had his eye on it as
grand contrast TO his EgephGs prtmogenus. He
10 negotiating Tor it - . loan, and intends to
roos. 1t close by the nam moth skeleton. Hin
dostan won't be In 1t with Washington. What
the feelings of the baby elephant will be when
he surveys the bones OF its primeval prototype
goodness only knows.
There 10 . general desire among those inter-
ested in Washington to know on what day the
state building Is to be formally dedicated. This
matter, important as II 10. has not yet been de-
cided BY the commissioners. It was left to
committee consisting of Dr. Blalock, DR.. CAL
houn and Percy Rochester. The first named. 1t
is understood. left the whole thing to the dis
sioner Rochester he said. yesterday: ~ really
cannot tell when the building will be dedi-
Gated. although il was practically turned over
to Us, - Contractor Evans promised. ON April
20. The.s has not been q day we have had a
meeting bu. ] have ayitated the matter with.
out, go far. any result think myself that the
dedication ought to take place before May !, but
a. things it will, in all probability, not take
place before May II, which Is the regular 'Wash-
ington day."
This seems to be the proper course to take. If
there Is a "Washington day." as 1t 10 fixed there
shal be, that certainly il the time for any cele-e
braton.
1t appears there has been . little hitch some
where in the com mission over the state book on
the resources Of Washington. 1t will to remem-
hered that in q former letter it was stated that
Rand. McNslly Co. had offered to DO the work
and that Commissioner Thomas Cavanaugh had
advised Press Agent Meany of the fact that it
could be done here for consi derably less than
any bid previously made by home firms. The
commissioners now say that the bid OF . Ia
coma firm had been accepted . week before
this, 1t figure 1000 less than the bid of the
Chicago firm. Be that as It may. 1t would seem
to q "man up a tree that . book on the
sources OF the state should certainly be printed
In that state on paper made there. even Ii the
price were something higher than it could be
done elsewhere, although this 10 expressly
stated not TO be the case.
Tho exhibits now nearly all in are the mines
and mining and forestry departments The
greater part of the horticultural exhibit is also
in, as well as the agricultural. Many applica.
tons are In for positions OF looking after the
different exhibits. In fact, the number ran
away up into the hundreds, Is 10 the case in
every department on the grounds. There were
no less than 1.40o applications for the position
OF ticket seller at the gates
At least one Washingtonian will b employed
by the Columbian exposition authoritieA j.
Scott Fsnnimore, formerly cashier OF the Port
Townsend National bank, and brother OF the
xcounty clerk OF Jefferson county, has been
appointed ticket seller at Jackson park. He is
the sixtyninth of the l59 ticket sellers who have
been appointed TO act in that capacity.
Senator John B. Allen was here for few days
last week, and lett for Walla Walla
Commissioner Thomas Cavanaugh has re-
turned from his TIP East and 10 TO % seen at