The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-12
LET MINERALS BE SHOWN.
WnshinGton said Not 10 He Fully
Represented at Omaha.
Seattle. Wash. June IL. 1855.

Seattle Wash, June II. 1888.
10 the Editor: / would like 10 use the
columns OF your valuable paper to ask
the chambers OF commerce OK Seattle, Ia
coma and Everett few plain questions
AZ was my fortune last evening TO over
near conversation In the lobby of one of
our leading hotels between ono OF our
worthy trustees OF the Chamber OF Com
merce or Seattle and q prominent business
man or Chicago. The drift of the CONVEX
sAuon was In regard to the exhibit Of the
state OF Washington at the Omaha expo
sition. plan was outlined by our worthy
representative OF the Chamber OF Com
merce whereby Seattle. the queen OF the
Northwest. was 10 be- represented at tina,
exposition by three grand oil paintings.
hrst showing Seattle in It's primitive state.
with only few log houses planted COM
parauvely on a barren wilderness: second
Seattle after the great fire OF isse: third.
Seattle as she stands today. the CONNER
ciai center OF tho North Pacific and the
pride or the state OF Washington.
/ ind upon making inquiry that every
Industry of the state Of Washington will
DO represented At Omaha, with the sx-
cepuon OF the greatest industry. and one
that has added more 20 the wealth OF the
state OF Washington than all other indus
tries combined. You spoke OF the beauty
or the Cascade range. that would act as
a background for this grand panorama
but you did not speak CT the untold
wealth that les hidden beneath those
snow~capped mountains. You spoke OF
the great rush TO Alaska. OF the richness
OF the klondlke and Yukon. and OF the
great oenofit that the opening I'D OF those
mines are 10 the city: but you did not
say that. taking the United States re-
ports. the mines OF Monte Cristo alone
produced more gold for the year 1897 than
ali OF Alaska combined. and Monte CrIs'o
is orly one Of the numerous mining camps
TN cur state that are today IN a position
10 turn out wealth and 10 iavlis e2ps.s,
TO OUR state.
II seems TO NE e is n Ease Of short
siEaisdaeFs - put all yo4r faith. yeur
GERRY and Fr*ure prospects % your city
in mias> that are T. 90 miles away. and q
PARTON II Them on foreign a0.l. while az
y4ur very ioo~ you have mines that have
added more. ana thar have benefited the
state 81 Washington far mere. than the
hlond.ks over has o. ever Will
Vow. - there uo way that the business
men % Your cay can ta3u hands with the
miners and make one oe tho gyaadest min
erai exhibits AT Omaha ;ha; the world has
ever SEEM We have the ores IN quantity
and value that are second 20 none 7 40
not think tn 70 the present time there
has beea any move made 20 secure ore
from Monte CYisso. Silverten, Silver creek
S10l1aEUlis Cascade or TIE new gold
fields Of Mount Baker Samples ~
ere car Re sfDt from she shove named
dlstve;s shat would average all :Ae WAY
fso'n sI0 % 80 q" per toa- viii admit
w'yh The geGtloguan that should be rro,1a
wasle az the Omaha exposition % see the
countless thousands gazing upon the grand
panorama ot Seattle. but would not fha
questions arise: What have YOU behind
tsst beautiful city, What Inducements
ao yea offer - sac buckingham ard -
tHe tuvcS;AT 10 co.1e - vaur midst
WoU'1 e roe ea better. instead ~ showing
t.e cascade mountains AS a barren ba>s-
sFoaea - show them 30 in thesr tra!e
fE4t, covered as tAey are wtth shrf. net-
MIX - veins carrying precious metal
Sn8 dotted here ana tNHre w}se hsat.fifu!
{ittle Towns ana elites where AZ IS ffe ara
nation ai 90 Na;c}s arr tributary 30 ths.
ercaf e.tiss of she Saaus@ rli yagi ever
s1ep go o+r restues. - thirk - tA4 vast
a-'1l:r' - money tnas = Invested r.. those
tS9~a ir as%ast#.@s. tAas tSat money
">3s4 halA a c'.H ~ FAR greater rnagvl-
tg.5e tha& Sfstts sua ,tsas tAe actual
VAsoe ~ t4e C1srE-s i1ierasss - IRE STATE
- ~ asis.saGr r0 r. far Srester sAaa al tee
c.~er interests ~gsshlrr5H
Ny. Ac43 r roe he 20 xastr interests
Xes @e0,se'osa ,.gs are nsrusbe~s e tAe
cnkzsst -e~ ~ rea.ferre ~ SeAt53e TaeSgs,a
a~f Afr-e-f. tEe tarrT <vetf o's.ts ca
Puget ssaa&. ~ g. axe a 9H4tst effort w
tae miners IN seG4 toys * S,sv sN3uASte
ere "a ere Omaha vxpest,sogi. ara thereby
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