The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-02

Germany Wants an Exhibit of WASH
iugtou Products.

At YESTERDAYS meeting OF the Seattle
Lumber Exchange a communication was
read from Hans Giese. German consul at
Tacoma. stating that the Chamber OK
Commerce OF the city of Bremen, Ger
many, had requested him to make rep
resentative collection OF the various prod
ucts of the state of Washington. especial-
ly cereals, fruits, woods and ores, together
with photographs and statistics. The col
lection is intended for a permanent ex-
hibit 10 be p.Rced in the new and spacious
commercial museum OF that city, which
has been erected for the purpose or af-
fording the German export and import
merchants means of information
n will also offer valuable assistance TO
the many ernigrants who leave their coun-
try through the port of Bremen, as well
as TO the numerous concerns interested in
emigration. The consul states that II was
not in his power 10 personally attend to
the matter He especially desired the as
ISOLATION TO interest Itself IN the collection
OF an exhibit OF the woods OF Western
washington. The manner In which the
lumber Interests can be represented 10 the
greatest advantage he left 10 the judy
ment OF the members. He thought II
would be advantageous that figures and
statistics relating to the strength, dura-
b;lity and usefulness should De attached
70 the different samples. In conclusion.
he honed that attention would be given 10
the matter before the beginning or mid
die az November. when he intended to
shin the collection. The matter was re-
ferret 10 committee consisting OF
Messrs. Sargent. Stetson. Anderson.
Brown and Kerry. with instructions TO
prepare an exhibit OF the woods OF WASH
ington.
a communication was read from the
r.an,gers of the Minnesota state fair,
which conyenes IL MINNEAPOLIS during the
first week In September. IL stated that
ls0xSD0 feet OF space had been reserved
for an exhibit for the state OF Washing
ION After a brief discussion. during
which n was stated that the task of pre-
narsnv such an exhibit as was desired
vas TOO large a one for the Seattle Lun-
her F.xrnanrs, il was referred TO the state
board OF immigration
Frank Cole thought the agitation for
the government station in which the
tensile strength OF the timber o. this
STATE could be tested and tables made for
the snformztfon OF builders and con-
tractors should be kept up. II was con-
fso5sa that IL the stregnth OF our Ium-
her vas better known the derna nd for IL
would be much greater. The secretary
was instructed 10 address al the cham
hers ~ commerce fn the state OF WASH
tn4ton with view TO securing their CO.
,r.a~at{or IN the work Of obtaining The de-
siret convenience. ana also 20 write 20
ire safes representatives in congress and
urrs them 20 secure an appropriation for
the purpose.
sshafrrnan White thought an effort
should he made 20 secure a eScent rate IN
tba territory 10 the south and west OF
yEarxse s.{tv This could be done II the
%o-thsrn Pacific and Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy reads could absorb the Decent
loeal rate. Messrs. Bel. Brown an3 siet-
scr we're appointed committee 10 Try
20 ssd this territory 70 hat alTea1y COW
e~ea by was1sngton's lumber pTc1act