The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-05

IL the plans Of the passenger department
OF the Seattle & international railroad are
carried cut there will be a gnfou@ ssy.sr
al the corner OF It's property AT Vest
ern avenue and Columbia streete sosay
when Gag pole 10 fest long win lie
raised This pole Is 70 furnish a part Of
the Industrial exhibit that General
Passenger Agent Fred A. Alien IA graau-
ally arranging. and which. when CON-
pleted will furnish al attractive index ~
the resources Of the counties throurn
which the Seattle e. International roaa
passes. Mr.. Allen is Responsible for tire
PRONUNCIATION Of ar idea which he ex-
plotted tn this column not iefsg ago In an
interview OF the subject os an annual
exhibit or fair that should serve to at
tract crowds 70 Seattle. In order 10
ofnonstrate his ideas In small way the
passenger department has had erected NJ
the rear % the station a building 2sxe4
feet that Is highly artistic in its wav
constructed entirely OF timber collected
along the lire Of tho read The siding
starts with hF plank nix inches thick
ard foTty-eight inches wide upoa srhlea
ths rest Of the siding Is laid IN peeled
legs alternately OF fir and cedar. The
roof tinlbers are Of alder. also made from
peeled poles. and the roof Itself Is covered
with fancy shingles. The outside of N.
building Is oiled. bringing OFT the na-
trial coiorH Of the woods used The IN
terror OF the structure - lighted by win
COWS piercing three sides and by four
ccrmer wind9ws IN the roof The build
Ing Is surmounted by flag star around
which Is rustic baiustrade
MIR. Allen states that there are many
exhibits Of the forestry. mineral. agricul-
ural and manufactured products from
many places on the line promised, and
he expects that the small museum wlll
prove an attractive advertising scheme.
Yesterday Mr. Allen was presented with
the skull and horns OF full grown buf-
falo bull. which viii be given a place
over the door on the inside Of the build
ing. Near the building Is the large sec
ton OF a stump that has attracted
great deal OF attention from people I'M
familiar with the timber resources Of
Western Washington.
Mr.. Allen has been furnished with a fun
set of signal flags. from the United States
weather bureau, and these flags viii be
displayed from the top OF the tall pole
that II Is expected win be raised today.
The weather bureau believes that the
service AZ the place named VIII be Of
great value to mariners and people along
the water front.
Joe Blethen. Of the Times left yester-
day over the Great Northern for STRAIT
ford. where ne viii Join forces with Gen.
Mcintyre today. both gentlemen having
designs on the geese that are swarming
over the irrigated districts. Mr.. Blethen
said guardedly before leaving. that he
was going after geese; not that he would
bring any back with him
Personals.
c. 7. Elliott. OF Fresno City. Cal. is at
the Diiler.
III. A. Tucker. Of Port Townsend. regis
tered at the Diller yesterday.
r, l.. Workman. OF ST. Paul. IL at the
Dtiicr. en- route 20 Copper river.
Morgan Morgans and W s. Moore OF
Black Diamond. are at the Dlller
Mrs. A. NJ Sickles has returned from
Portland. She If accompanied by Miss
Marie Henry. Of ST Louis, who viii make
Seattle her home this winter.