The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-19
American Association Views
Seattle Favorably
As AmEETisG PLACE NEXT YEAR
British and Au@frala~iau Associations
90 Be Invited DR.. Harrington
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ent-sts ~ ih@ Eas.. re eonEr.ged TO CO
sevse effective work TIE most import
az result q that work, % FAR a. E@asZ as
Seattle IS asEs11eg. sz.ety concerned, Is the
siFnng probability that tne American
Association fos the Advancement OF Sc
enez wi-l meet n talz city IL Isl. and that
18A seSascHs IA tais city VII - participated
~ - ssFVrg delegation fron tie British
ASSOCIATION and from the AustrAl2=4An as
s-s-l@.toa. beth ~ which 5oa.es xs.l be m
szted 10 HzesE with the American azs0ct-
sf19a. u = a peculiar combination o. cir
c1nstznceS watch brings about such a
Possibility For Iae second time In is
history ne British association crosses the
ocean q nod EEz annual session. Meeting
a. i does in Toronto, great excursion
= Vancouver has already been Planned
THIS Hia bring the great body Of that
ce4eSfAtea association within szsy reach
or Seattle. The establishment Of the neg
fo6ats4sEa-statk steamship line viii opea
sM9h eeDnsetson With the Orient that
vale members OF the AGzsralasian assoc
cation might prefer 10 come To Nancou-
YER ~ the British line. they would md
return voyage over the Nippon Ygsen
n salslia streng attraction. Al any rate
1T. Harrington has let no grass grow un-
Ger MS feet IN taking steps to secure the
great meeting for Seattle. He has seer
70 = thai the attractions }.asf mentioned
pondencs. ard he has secured from the
general passenger agents Of the Great
NofSnefn ard the Northern Pacific prom
ise OF one-rate fare for the round trip
from Eastern points TO Seattle
~. harrington looks refreshed and re-
4nFlsoFatea ~ his vacation. and as ne
quietly pofIed his after-dinner cigar In hfs
study last night he looked the very deal
OF robust and vigorous manhood As he
talked over his trip 10 the reporter his
characteristics modesiy shut out all men
ton OF MS own part in the great assem-
biiss which he has attended aud all ref
efehee 70 ihs great work he has already
accomplished ia placing the University OF
3riy plane
After leaving here May 60 said he, Il
went first 70 Detroit. where I attended a
convention having as Its object the taking
% tAe tAFlH. the consular service and sim
liar matters out OF the range OF partisan
politics went as n representative OF the
1hainber OF Commerce Of this city. re-
Erst 10 say that the convention was small
ana not representative. and for that rea-
son several Of the gentlemen who had
come 10 Detroit to attend IL. Withdrew
after the FIRST day. among the number
From Detroit. / went 10 Ann Arbor
Mich. 20 see nay Old friends Of the Uni
F1Esitg OF Michigan. There as YOU may
imagine. / had a delightful visit OF a
week. This year was made specially mem
cradle at Ann Arbor as being the twenty
ffth year Of DIR. Angels presidency. and
the accounts you have already seen Of the
anniversary viii have convinced you tnat
II was the most notable educational incl
dent of the year In America
from Ann Arbor / ran down to Syea-
more. III. 10 see my own family. This
visit meant another week of solid pleasure
Then, after a few days tn Chicago. / went
On 10 Washington City 10 visit old friends
there. Most OF them were ont OF town
for the season, but stu there were enough
OF them there 10 make II very pleasant
for me.
My next objective point. after ten days
IN the national capital. was Buffalo. where
the National Educational Association met
II is difficult at a distance 10 conceive the
enormous proportions aud great enthu-
siasm OF that meeting. There were cocoa
members present. and the sessions were
attended by great crowds. | met there
Mr. Tw.tmysr. Of Seattle. and so far as
/ know ne was the only other representa-
tive from Washington besides myself
The only representative OF Oregon was
Mr.. Royal, OF the Eastern Oregon normal
school
We presented SeattIe's invitation TO the
association 10 meet hgre next year. bat Il
was a fogegJae conclusion that the honor
would fan 20 Minneapolis. coz ldorahle
Interest vas expressed in the possibility
81 coming 20 Seattle. and although very
little work had been done in eanvassing
for Seattle. while Minneapolis had entered
upon a systematic and very expensive
canvass. Yet on the fiual vote Seattle stood
wen az on The list. The place Of meeting
ia usually decided BY the beard OF direct
ors. Numbering loo. This wear no election
MAS reached IN The board. and so the
matter has been icft 10 It's executive COM
frA
ing the meeting next year win almost
certainly 30 % that city. The following
year l VIII probably so towards the At
lartI. as Minneapolis. you know, is re-
carried ~ a Western city, and the meet
ings have uniformly aliernated between
F.ass and West From the favor with
whgeh Seaftie's name was received a Buff
falo I am convinced that BY the following
year it w}H be entirely feasible to secare
the meeting for this city
.sWsn. I vert from Buffalo 20 Boston.
where Z s-cnt a month visiting friends
ant otasrwasa amusing ara Interesting
tagsalf / can say most smphaticaly
sfs' Boston lacked her usaial cool weather.
arf She east winds which are ssli 20
h'cw there di8 not prevail Bossonians
though lt inc huttsst SUMMER they hal
ever knaam" Their. with an expressive
r.anee a. are Fhermcmete On bis stu8y
table. whtch marked besow =. II tell you
I am Eszd 20 gee hack heuse. ART 20 enjoy
a ffs1e 0f the aest1bffll weather you
have ha3 here this Sasamer
ssushTa Nas a. Boston Z dis soEse work
.aaearf securing she meeting 81 The AueFj-
can Association FOR the AdvanceTEeut -
Scseaee for seattle next wear The SEQ
rrfarv lives ~ tsambr.fsgc. sri ! found
that ths hest poiat from wb3sa - carry
ou Correspondence. TIE assec.aiio aos-@
Yrs meet thss year tiIB suEus1 % and nv
Faraseuleuts sere wosl4 uot allow ne "a
remain re rzuse ~ Ses-t5e w3 - pre-
serted. however art fadEi1g from -
sxnresssrss e interest { bzxa received We
have every rtasen 20 - hopefal."
pr HaFrlu~fes then re-anita.atss fha
ss-fw above euaTnarzfed concerning the
A. sscerslsrsx for tae association - meet
sn cats cStv. sfalnE- If 1889 -0vifatso&ss
shoas8 20 aersefea ans 'aa tn-ee grast
zsaoesaslans casfse ecgesheT S@ati,e WI
have shs uFouE SlstiFscsaa1 a. sDtertatnlug
tha ereasest a9seaaalv - Ecziss speak ~
ssc.sesssts sAe NUFs4 has ever seee- ffe1
restHaaaesv sure thst u1r deviation St3
De aereQtesl oar rnest foFTns8ahls CON-
rrsitar = San E'ranczseo srss W. have
a 1aclaes a2vaataEe over thst city n ee-
snw Snhsa suucA easier reach = ~
Hgsasa assocAagaen fr1m Vancouver.
.-Fsean, Boston { sna1e u8v way west-
wArs saoaasnR ia CslEske feH hours Sai
- - Pa11. whore I saw General Fassense-
Agents Pee and whlgnex. - tae Noytnera
pA-Fac an8 Graf Ncrthefs sosss. They
aavs skrees q give IS q ons-Fate fare
srens Eastern paints - seattle, sns eoth
q theua are much iHssTesse8 n helping
a.yte- ere assorlz Sen seee ard @8A 50 aN
wfthiz ths.T POSER e. SAT- end.
4 sauna seattle rera .lrkasiS zg4 known
ana k&xeraasy kH0an - gae East TIE re-
ee-t axlHE ssoa tass city 90 TIE Alnsrsean
tsr-saa4s 81 tse &ippSu Nasea kwasshs
~ss,~es tre.-resssa