Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-09

baby State OF the Union, recently
Christened the Evergreen State" in
| recognition of the magnificent forests
of fir, cedar, hemlock, spruce, yew and
others of the family of cone bearers.
This display is always surrounded by
crowd of interested people. One OF
the principal reaspns for this fact Is
that the exhibit is crowned by huge
skeleton of whale suspended from
the roof. The whale is of the species
known to science as the Megdptera
rcrSdbiis and commonly known as
the Pacific Humpback whale. This
specimen was 474 feet long end As
feet in maximum girth. 1t IVES
washed ashore in Pacific county,
Washington, and was presented to
the State by President Loomis, of the
ilwaco Railway and Navigation Com.
pany. The tedious work of preparing
the skeleton was done by Prof. J.
Hudson, the taxidermist of the Wash
ington Worlds Fair Commission, who
has had charge OF installing both the
fisheries and taxidermy displays of
the State Of Washington.
The fishery exhibit from the State
includes mounted specimens of seven
varieties of salmon, known to the
trade as chinook or true salmon, steel
head, silver salmon, nasel, blue back.
Alaska humpback and Quinault;
several species Of sturgeon, halibut,
rock cod or groupers, buffalo cod, tom
cod, ling cod, sculpin and skate.
These are all mounted by skillful
taxidermists. There are also many of
the smaller fish such as smelt, herring
and trout, as well as shad, carp and
squids preserved in alcoholic solutions.
There is one beauty in a large glass
jar. 1t is Dolly Warden trout
weighing IA pounds. The fish are
arranged i'll groups. garnished with
clusters of star fish, shells, crabs and
other crustaceans. A large oil picture
of the whale as it appears in life, a
collection of fish-eating birds and
animals and display of photographs
showing the fishermen's homes, en-
plOyment and methods of catching
fish, showing the canneries and all
surroundings and many other in
teresting features Of the industry
make the section attractive. Oysters,
CLAIMS, mussels and other shelliish are
shown in jars of alcohol. Some of
the principal canneries, such as J. G.
Megler, Pillar Rock Cannery, S.
Schmidt & Company and the Aber-
deem Packing Company have attrac-
tive exhibits of canned fish and fish
products.
One of the most striking figures in
this section is huge sea lion perched
on great rock and in the act OF
swallowing a captive salmon.
Besides tins exhibit there are shown
in the Washington State Building "a
similar collection OF all kinds of fish
and the interesting objects procured
from the waters of Puget Sound, the
Columbia river. their tributaries and
the Pacific ocean, all from Washing
ton and go to show that the youngest
State in the Union will some day be
known as one of the greatest fishing
States in the nation.
Tie fishing industry OF the State of
Washington is practically undeveloped
as yet. but there are hundreds OF
miles of fishing grounds and the out
put, according to the reports of State
officials, is valued ut $l,l19,49O. The
same officers report 1886 acres of oys-
tiers under cultivation. The reports
20 to snow that some day this invit-
ing field will be bristling with thriv.
ing industries employing many men
and yielding millions of revenue.
NEWS NOTES.
A gentleman from Wise onsin called
at the Washington Building to-day
and said that he had been through
the Wisconsin exhibit and had been
advised by the executive commits
siOner OF his own State to visit the
exhibit of Washington and he would
see how Wisconsin might have done
and didn't. This idea now prevails
among many of the State Commits
siOns.
William T. Woodruff, president of
the Thomas Clock Company, of
Thomaston, Connecticut, visited the
Washington Building this week and
was greatly interested in the forestry
display. He says he is figuring on
purchasing great deal of materials
in the State OF Washington for use in
the clock company's factories.
One of the gentlemen in charge of
the French agricultural exhibit was
heard to remark the other day: eve
come here expecting to take prize
for grain exhibits, but you should 90
over to the leetle State of Washing
tone Grain 80 high as my head,
straws like yellow gold, big heads. 1t
beats all the world"
A Scotchman, correspondent for
one OF the largest papers in Scotland,
is examining the various exhibits can e.
fully. His first letter will say that
Washington excels the world on grain
exhibits and he now thinks he will
have to give the same State first place
also on fruits.
bred N. &. Blalock was greatly
pleased over the demonstrations OF II
prominent German professor con.
nected with that country's Worlds
Fair exhibit. The professor begged
some specimens of big potatoes and
vegetables to take to Germany as
curiOsties from the new State of
Washington.