The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-08

Correspoudence Over an Unreliable
Book Circulated ne Chicago.

InE EfEhahEES fAAE SuDfHNAhs
Corresponaenee Over an Unreliable
Book Circulated ne Chicago.
The trustees of the Chamber of Conn
merce were chiefly occupied at their meet
ing yesterday in discussing a corresponds
ence which has passed between Edward
Tuck, an official OF the Chase National
bank, OF New York. and DR.. @. v. Calhoun.
executive commissioner OF the state
Worlds fair commission, President Hill.
OF the Great Northern railroad, and Sena-
tor Watson C. Squire in regard TO the adj
vertising book circulated in the Washing
ton building at the Worlds fair by Hest
wood & Fry under the name of '.The Ever
green State Souvenir" Il will be remem-
bered that the state commission gave
Hestwood & Fry concession for the free
distribution of this book in the state build
Ing and for placing paintings of Washing
ton scenery on the walls, and that this
concession was sanctioned by the national
commission. In consequence of the pro-
tests of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
and fits refusal to pay anything for the
paintings on the walls and s'writs-up" in
the book, Seattle was LETT almost unrepre-
scented. The interior wall space of the
Hs
to Hestwood & Fry, was partly covered
with paintings of small merit, among
them being q plat of townsite. picture
of Mount Rainier and other scenes.
As soon as the book appeared and a
copy of 1t was received by the chamber, .
protest against It's circulation dated Au-
gust II, was sent to President II. n. Hig-
ginbotham. president Of the Worlds CO.
lumbar exposition. by President L. o.
Graves and Secretary w. III. Whittlesey,
and was published in the Posr-ISrELLI-
GKScKR at the time. In this it was
pointed out that the book was stamped
with the approval Of the commission and
that 1t practically ignored the metropolis
Of the state. which contains one-sixth of
the population, though this city has paid
its share OF the taxes, from which the APP
preparation was made for the erection of
the building. In reply to this, II. o. Ed
monds, secretary Of the executive depart
ment of the exposition, wrote to Mr..
Graves on August Is:
1.-THE book to which You refer was pub
iished by the commissioners from the
state of Washington under an arrange
made with the Worlds Columbian exposi-
ton. The exposition is not in any way
responsible for the matter contained IN this
publication. The privilege of preparing
such a book and distributing il was granted
| TO the commissioners from the state of
Washington. just as 10 would have been
granted to the commissioners from any
| other state who requested il. The words
of the attorney we're added merely for the
| purpose OF dlscouraglng a miscellaneous
distribution OF printed matter upon the
exposition grounds, the theory being that,
| by authorizing the commissioners of .
| state to distribute such book, the EXPOSE
| ton would be freed from the nuisance OF a
| general distribution and at the same time
| secure something more creditable than
would likely be the case If
| the publication were undertaken
| by other parties. IL the commissioner
have done injustice tn a portion OF the
| state, the exposition management cannot
| be held 10 account, although at the same
| time the management would deplore any
such aet on the part of state Commission
ers and regret that the field was not COW
cred IN more thorough manner. Trust
| ing that you will absolye the management
| OF the exposition from blame tor any
shortcomings which may Re found in the
! publication referred 20. am. etc"
This letter was ostensihly based on a
| Misrepresentation OF the complaint and on
the superstition that it referred to the
Estate History" Of which only a few
copies were distributed. nearly the whole
| edition remaining slowed away in a. Ia
| coma printing office until near the close OF
| the fair. while Eastwood & Fry's book
| held the field. SO on September 2 Mr..
Graves wrote 10 Mr. Edmonds, saving:
you speak of the pamphlet as having
/ been published by the commissioners
| from the state Of Washington of the
| PRIVILEGES OF preparing such book and
| distributing II as having been granted 10
/ those commissioners, aud Of the desire of
/ tae exposition authorities 10 secure some
/ thing more cFefitaele than would likely
1 De the case u the publication were under
/ taken oy other parties. From these ex-
/ pFesslous We infer that you have con-
| founded the pamphlet prepared and dis
| iFiouted under the direction Of our state
/ commissioners with the so-cailea souvenir
| Published by J. O. Hcstwood. We had 10
/ thought OF holding me exposition author
/ itles responsible for the document pre-
/ pared by our own commissioners: cur
/ objections were directed solely TO the
1 pamphlet published by private party for
I Ais osn profit In our opinion the dis
/ iEsbataon upon tbs exposition grounds OF
/ publication 80 obviously designed for
| private proAt aud SO grossly uniair 10 all
| cities aad sections of our state which did
| net tank il worth while 10 substitute the
| publisher ought not TO have been sane
/ toned by the exposition authorities. and
| Ne respectfully renew our request that the
further circulation OF the document be
/ proAshsged.
NJ. Higgsnhotaam had known of the
eHlstsace OF HestwooG & Fry's book. for
those gentlemen had called on him per
sonaily aud obtained his pledge 70 support
toe granting Of the concession, and through
his support they obtained il. Yet the dis
/ tFibGt,on % the book went on, whils the
book issued by the state commission was
not 10 he found. This state OF facts caught
tie at'oaison Of Mr.. Tuck, who thsreupcn,
en- octoSer =, wrote 20 hts friend. Mr..
James J. Hill:
an sanding you by post the Official
1 publication. The Evergreen State tie
oaly book authorized 90 be distributed IN
TIE " AShlnrton state building AZ the ex-
Position. livery important town in the
state appears 10 &c described ia Ii. except
seattle. which Is c1nSpicaous for A.. -