The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-05
At THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
Seattle Will Exhibit the Re-
sources Of the Northwest.
FIRST cyTxIo RESERVE SPACE.
The efty Council Resolves That Sc
attic Shall Be Represented mt the
wssSs's Fsfr-Herrmsn Victim
fred W . License ordinanre--The
w.oa -sev ordsssnae IL SIN Rax-
Efns-rnprovenA&nts Are Ordered

Seattle r. the FIRST city N the United
States to exrreSz an intention % reserv-
ing space IN re- Paris exposition for fis-
Play re;sEessstlng not Only her own re-
souroer. but those o. the entire North
vest T'he import q the following rssoisi-
tens adopted last uixat ny ths city com
ell viii today ne known ard discussed al
ever this eounfry:
WHEREAS the Federal government has
beer invited bT the government of the
French republic 70 particlpate ~ Ar inteF-
rational exposition - ~ nesa IN tho city
s@ Paris in tne year 100 and
whereas. The Federal government has
accepted TIE invitation and has appointed
4 special Tinted States commissioner. one
whose duty Is e. secure an allotment ~
sraca for American ezhieiteFs. and
Whereas The city % Seattle e the
trreAf ard most Representative city -
the Pacific Northwest IN this. the most
northwestern state. bearing tae name ~
the founder Of the great American repuh-
iic. and whose resources n mines. forests.
fgberiee snd agricultural products are al
most iliiussfahse and
sswhar~4s complete exhibition ~ ffa
wealth and importance - orr city wonlf
prove startling Feveisfson - SURPRISING
interest 10 many 81 the people from All
parts Of the worl6 who win visit the Paris
exposition. now therefore ~ n
Resolved b. the city council % the cite
Of Seattle That In the opinion ~ this
council L l. desirable that there shsii -
made fsg.f. complete and Thoroughly "
Illustrative exhibition ~ The ctty % SCAT
tie. itF educational indurtrial commercial
and physical resources So surroundings
-.
ethn0Eraphscai picture. typicai 0rtne great
West. Of which this IL representative
center.
RI -olvea further. That the supsrin-
fendeni u public Instruction The prcsidert
Of th- Chamber u Commerce. thr mayor %
the city. together with t~o citizens 20 -
appointed hy the council. be and hereby
are made \ committee with power 20 pre-
pare a PROJECT 20 carry tine purpose 81 this
ress.ution into effect.
sa~solves further. That the city clerk
be lrstrucfed 90 send copy q this rcso-
istlon 10 Nsl Noes r Handy. special
soIamisslone- Of the United States ln
Paris. with thr request that ne procure. x
possible. Tor such exhibition space % not
lees than 1900 squsre feet Tor an exhihl-
ton by the city % Seattle. ard with the
further ssaxEeation % him that IL would D.
desirable n h. could induce SOME Eastern
city ~ the same alEe as Seattle 20 make
The resolution wsk introduced hy janice
and passed - a practically unanimous
vote fhr only diNssnter being Navin. y 30
explained thar be Was not particularly in
favor ~ aaxertiEing the cay. fn urEiag
the measure James said u seemed an op-
oriunity for the city ~ Seattle 20 adj
NeFfire Itself an over the United states
In manner superior q any that could b.
devised Our citizens have heen raising
81 90 menfh for advertising. Here q
. chance 10 advertise the city without e1-
psnse. Lei Seattle he In advance % any
ether city on the Coast
Efastns Bfalnerd. representing The com
mitfee Of Seattle business men organized
- promote tho interests OF Seattle spoke
20 the council on the resolution tie said
that there was M expense projected or
Involved In the adoption OF the resolution
and that Seattle would be the first city
OF the United States % send % Paris a re-
quest FOR space. The action o. the Coun-
rH would be hsralded az once. not unEy
IN the United States hat IN France.
Practical Joke.
Never were the august city fathers "a
more playful mood than last night. Amld
much talk % this iignlhed body" prac-
teal Joke Oh Herman VAS carried almost
10 the last extreme. 30 the discomfort uf
the victim and the high edlacatlon 81 his
tormentor4 Herunaas propensity 10 a.
ccfske every AiuE NCenaahie Il a matter -
lengthy record IN the city councils book 81
minutes. Resides being afflicted With an
ahaormai desire to impose licenses Herr
man also sells filters water filters
This led te the following ordinance IN.
troducsd by ellison.
ANY person or corporation hereafter
selling or soliciting orders for tsYe sale ii
filters for water within tue corporate I'm
Is 81 The city % Seattle = hereby required
20 take oQt a license Tor such sale as fol-
lows.
SAIL person SO desiring 20 sell or A.
iieit the safe % nich alters saAn pay into
the city treasury ,hs sum or $50
Any one violating any 81 ;hs provisions
OF tAs ordinance shah he ftuad in ANY slgfn
not less thar 81 nor more ghan xs0 and
shall aA@o be Imprisoned ia the county fsn
not less than shrty days nor mere than six
uoushs."
The ordinance wenG Through the formula
OF committee Investigation and report aas
being declared ar emergency bla requirffe
Immediate action, 81 was under a slts-
pension ~ fhe rules. put az it~ third rs4a
ing and anai passage Many aue spae.,i,,,.
were rna4ie in Ga favor hnt none we're y,
eloquent a. thst selverrd ~ lgcrr-nan
who took TIE whoie matter ouifa serfotss
Is. During Tho course ~ the sre1tr,.s.s
CITY Co0pfrolier Parry testified thar H..
man had come 20 htn ana hparsa ht,,
suppress the bill Whrn q vote ~ 49,.
the uieaaire. 60 Hermann vast relief w.s
Killed.