The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-29
the FLORIDA WATER scANDAl4
Percy Rochester Said 10 Be the Real
Cider stand Concessionaire.
Brises 60 Newspaper Correspondents
and Extravagant salsries-rhree Of
the National Commissioners oRer @
Sell Awards. and Are Pound Out

tuaay ot tue state w oFkds fair coEnnlf9s
sion. 1t appears that Florida orange cider.
costing less than 10 cents . bottle, Is sold
for 70 cents Orange dust and water are
given rs the ingredients Of tho cider that
Is sold in the Washington state building
at 10 cents per glass. There are seven
glassiuls to the bottle. Out of the profit
Of over 60 cents on each bottle 10 per cent.
goes TO the state commission. to be ap-
piled to note of some sf.ooo gwen by
Messrs. Drum. Calhoun aud Rochester be.
fore the law was passed creating the state
commission. This is understood to be
what Ezra Meeker refers 10 as . private
debt"
The money was advanced with the ex.
pectation that IL would be returned by the
state. and when the law was passed crs&t-
ing the commission IL was also expected
that the funds then appropriated would
be used In part to reimburse Messrs. Cal.
houn. Drum and Rochester. But Attor-
ney General Jones Is credited with decid-
ing that the appropriation could not bs
used for such a purpose. Therefore the
cldes concession is TO be used. according
TO the recommendation Of Executive Com.
missioner Calhoun.
The evidence that this concession was
IL
Mr.. Rochester, is said TO be in pickle.
One OF the commissioners announces that
he will swear Mr.. Rochester got it and
that II was simply turned over TO Mr..
Reavis when objection was made to such
q concession going to an individual aud
not TO the commission ~ q body, 70 b
used In defraying expenses. IL IL also
stated that &, 900 ~ TO be realized out Of
this concession. Therefore there seems to
be some doubt about the action Of the
executive commissioner in this regard
being approved.
1t is estimated that sio 900 will be needed
to carry on the work of the commission
and pay salaries at an estimated cost OF
s., 900 per month. Salaries must Be paid
for three months. At present Executive
Commissioner Calhoun states in his re-
port that the salaries aggregate $3.50 per
month. "a follows:
tee. $50; Edmund 3. Meany. $50; w. G.
Rutter. 500; L. Sivyer. $50; ]. 5. Forrest,
800: h. A. Hart, 500; w. L. Davidson,
500; John Hudson, $it0, r. w. Burch,
500: T. w. Maxey. 500; William L. Wis.,
scher, SIS; Miss Dewey, $50; Miss Hard
slime. 500 Miss Ingrahsuf. SO; Mrs.
Scott. SIS; J. NJ. Blain. 500; 9. w. Scott,
-
Mrs. Newell, 70 will be observed, IL noe
included in the list, albeit she 81 reported
authoritatively as having said she Was en-
ployed or had been 80 employed. or paid.
ever since she went TO Chicago ~ corrs-
spondent for the Ledger. Her pay 10 given
NJ $fs per month. In this connection
Commissioner La Foliett announces that
he will give $1,000 90 any man Who can
-
Newell has been paid red cent by the
commission. Mr.. la Follctt also has an
other 81, 600 for Ezra Meeker II he can
show that miniature farm, such as 10 on
exhibition at the Worlds fair and In the
Washington building, has ever been sx.
hibited elsewhere In the world. Mr.. La
Follett adds with emphasis:
"Mr. Meeker says my little ranch is
piaything. ridiculous. and can be seen -
any country fair. At the same time Mrs.
Slaugh YER told me today that when tho
Chicago rress was asked to name the
twenty-one most interesting things at the
fair they put my little ranch third on the
list This farm coat the state $40. not
$1,000. al has been stated. Included IN
the cost was bill for SIG for carpenter
work done by a Seattle carpenter. 1 my
self put forty days at sixteen hours day
on 1t. ! was then being paid 500 per
month by the commission. / have rot
drawn any pay since June l3, when | ar.
rived home from the fair"
The reason for suggesting that the salary
roll hereafter will be 81. 100 is because IL 10
estimated that more men should be en-
ployed. Mr., Calhoun's report says;
"The reduction OF number Of shs en-
ployes leaves as short handed. and can
be justified only by the financial condi-
ton Of the commission Three or four
active, intelligent men. well vsrsed in
tho resources OF the state. would DO Q
large amount of good. bat 10 would b
folly 10 appoint them under present cir
cunstances. About 5000 people daily
pass through the state building. besides
the tens OF thousands who visit our exhab-
Its in the various departments. IL will be
readily seen by this what an opportunity
we have for calling attention to the mag
nifieent resources Of our young state,
and the necessity Of keeping our exhibit
MP to the highest standard 20 the end Of
the fair. I would respectfully suggest that
the commission take Immediate steps 10
have the attention Of the deficiency board
called 10 our financial necessities 10 the
end that sufficient funds be furnished 20
continue the work IN hand"
In another reference to tho matter hs
says:
FttNH bnN tast AHfEhbfh A@s~ &Fkt~sAAt@ t@+k
William L. Visschsr TO duty in the state
building at q salary OF SO per month with
instructions TO be Of as much service 20
the state as possible. | think the
amount Of matter he has been able
to put with some of the lead
ing publications in the Union showing
up the attractions OF our state. fully justi-
hes the appointment. and therefore re-
specffuliy ask for his confirmation.
have received the resignation Of ". L.
Henderson In the forestry department.,
and In bis stead have appointed
r. A. Hart, of Aberdeen. At a sal
AIRY OF $50 per month. ! have re-
ceiyed the resignation Of Mrs. 4. q.
Crabbe In the school department.. asd
am getting along without any one In that
department. | hays received the reaigna-
ton OF Mrs. Samuel Slaughter Ia ths art
department. and have Hppointed Miss
Dewey, Of Taeoma, sister u Mrs. CoIiyer.
al 3 salary Of sS0 per month In her stead.
I have received the resignation Of Mr..
Conover and Mr.. Leddy Ia the office. l
have received the resignation OF Miss
Preston and am getting along
With Miss ingraham and such help
a. Mr. Rsavts can render. Miss
Crosiey has not been 90 work Tor some
time We hare dispensed with the services
~ the assistant janitor. / have nofifi "a
Miss Hsrdstine. who Vas appointed Isni-
ress, that she will not be NEEDED after ths
| l5th inst Tnis gets tho pay roll down 70
. state where. In cur present financial
stFaffs In fzat.st Ia very xrafszyif1g 20 fta