The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-16

the lumber for storage which must be paid
before he coaid make the sale. ard that the
matter xas sonewhss complicated from
the fact that the lumber company with
which the lumber Was first stored had
failed: that this claim against the lumber
was IN the hands of receiver when be
had not been able TO find; tha. the isrnber
had been transferred to another yard that
there we're charges against the lumber in
the last yard: that he had tried
all the yards and ali the lumber
dealers that he could learn anything about
in the city and the best that be could do
vas the offer above named and tina: one
vss through the company that had the
lumber stored with them: furthermore.
that IL would Re necessary 10 pay that
company. not only COMMISSION for the
storing Of the lumber. bas 10 Ter cent
commission for making the sale. Upon
bis report we advised Lim-Dr. Calhoun
and Ito close the deal. Mr.. Davidson
said that he would prefer that one OF Is
go With him and assist in closing up all
these matters I went with him person
ally on the 18Th day OF October and closed
the deal by giving my personal obligation
that would settle all legitimate claims
against the lumber as soon IS could ind
the proper parties who held those Claims.
After having made several trips TO the
city-a distance of seven or eight miles
We finally found the parties sho had .
claim Of s24s y. which found was just
double what the las. company had charged
for storage. told the party that ] would
pay him the same as the other yard had
charged, which was . cents thousand
per month. This he finally agreed 20 and
did accept. leaving in Iay hands a balance
Of sos as the result of the sale OF this
lumber.
before these negotiations were all COM
p.eted the fair closed and there was DO
other meeting of the board until this week,
March -. at which time il was decided by
the commission that this money should be
paid into the state treasury. and this will
be done as soon as return home 10 Walla
WalIa.
The reason this balance was not paid
into the state treasury is that there was a
difference OF opinion as to whether il be-
!onged to the Worlds fair fund or to the
state. and as | have at ali times endeavored
to act in harmony with the executive COM
mittee did not feel that / sh ould decide
TO pay this money over into either the
state treasury or to the Worlds fair treas
ury without an order from the World
fair commission. This Is all there is TO
the stealth and peculiar methods OF my
self in this matter, as referred 10 by your
correspondent
Il wish to state further in regard TO the
green fruit exhibit at the great exposition
at Chicago during September and October.
that the same was made entirely at my
own expense. The fruits were bought,
gathered. boxed. shipped and all freight
expenses were paid. and all the help Of
opening up aud installing the fruit, with
out adoilar's expense to the state of Wash
ington, aud yet they were exhibited as
Washington fruits for which the state re-
ceived two awards and other individuals,
citizens of the state, also received awards,
so that in all our state received as many
awards from their green fruit display as
any other state IN the Union.
II make this statement simply in justice
To myself and leave the citizens of the state
TO decide from the statements made in this
interview rs TO the fairness aud justice OF
the published articles above referred to. 4"