The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20
tft PASSING IHRONG.

10 e. ward Washington state inmlrra-
4 o. agent. said yesterday:
i ess mr. four months from date the
4 ~sns- Mlsslsslypi and International expo
ssn Is 70 open. Few OF our people
sa.xe the nagnftud. Of this undertax-
Ia JUS now the attention Of more rao-
III. IA being directed 70 the state of wash
liz on tban ~ any prsor time. Il IL
~ sr alwsyz TO go with the current than
/ IL Elst e. Would It not therefore lie
be wise thing CT the part OF the people II
ksy state 70 take advantage of the favor
Il conditions By seeing that such an
3xifnillou Of the resources OF this state
y made az that exposition as shah truly
4w % al the w0ns@rfu. products % or
y an5 climate. and the many aavau-
Ma which az stats we can offer 70 the
II sligent III cities and towns
III The following. from a ate Eastern pub
Ne .fion. tire Youths Companion may
g 81 interest 70 your many readers, and
therefore suggest tie publication:
'srhs Trans AISs.ssippl ard Internation-
] ExI<& fl8a r % b1 ogssaeG at Omaha
7 the ffst ~ June next. and will continue
v's month"; TIE chief puTpoee Is 20 make
ifplsy o. ths agricultural mineral and
X saS1 rtssl resources q that grest gr8ssp II
d tss sttAatsd ives, 0f the Mississippi
( n ,se rnarss!os1s development during the
~ h21-ceFlsGry has added 50 much 10
s
va Mining. fruit growing dairying
Il ok growing. the Deef sugar industry and
x.1eulturo in al ~ branches will oe rep
sntesi ~ separate buildings Twenty
or states and territories al bat one Of
u ben lie N@sf q she Mss@asst pii, are rep
seDted IN the cu8aasg zns@nt. 3Ios; OF
81 states haze commissions engaged
esi4scftng exhibits AID sosse - them
N se made Appropriations 10 erect bailJ.
ngs Of aesr own. One striking feature
tas fer VIII link the present with the
AT Tais wsll be She great Iad'gn exc
n npFnfnt. extending oveg mary acres. IN
N,sch taTc1xi tie eo-siss 9at43o % the ma
&c al government 30 Is Aogs@d 20 bring
q eilitr representative u al re IDd.aa
|ua al exhibition ~ he aerk q indian
~ tools. Other states than facEe .snsne-
&reiy interested AIe arranging 10 MAKE
~ hilHts Congress has made an appro-
pa.ation. and fhs national government vii
"a We building and exferlxsVf exhibits
Al Intern atiofal CHARACTER IL given 20 the
opposition bY invitations 10 foreign gov
1.f'smsnts sene - which have promised
D. be 0sftcieilY represented and 10 enCoIT-
= Q their citizens % send exhibits. Onla-
~. Is less thai FITS years old. With rs
<arteen r7s'i-cA5s ~ stock market srneit-
FRS works and factories Il l. a good type
o. the vigorous and growing region OF
which Il Is q center Such exposiilons as
rfss serve . useful purpose not oniy In the
y hamilton Of material pr0dacts. but Ia
= forcing thai community % Interests
ficb makes the prosperity OF one state
" section the occasion Of satisfaction
Z all Interest in this display viii not
SOP at the Mississippi river. for the Older
sftes Fejosoo IN The rapid growth OF the
ypHnger.
There Fl not city. town or neigh Dor
D. osl in the state which may not be bcne-
fted by an fncrs ase IL It's population ~
p'op!e Of Intelligence and means sufficient
&c carry them along tll such time as they
N ~ bscnIne self supporting IN their new
hs mes, The growth and DEVELOPMENT Of
CN@ part ~ the state means the coed of
q a united effort viii accomplish the
q sired rerilt and not Dc burdensome 70
aliy Who VIII Sc publle-epiri,ed enough
ts' start the ha! rolling?''
Frederick McMu-ti. Of Toronto. Ont. -
o. his way 10 the klondlke and has pur-
g .assd HIN outfit in Vancouver He want
ell % see Seattle. 50 10 came over Friday
= GIT and spent yesterday IN this city
H~ said 10 a Post Intelligence reporter
uAt as 0id not care to compare prices
a 81 had made his purchases and was
nj curious. lie Is waiting for some
hlgsion ana Hamilton people 10 come
AID Join him and then the party Will go
mrth together. Mr.. MeMIrtle was IN OF
u va shortly before starting fer NancDa-
VIZ and stated that the belief was general
IN ottawa that the railroad originally