The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-13
It THE OMAHA EXPOSITION
uassfGcent Eshsbss Maae ~ the Ma
stfsaaI Govesa@sns-Ns0e In
auirfes Ahsst seattle esA Wash
aasten EserGy q Canadians.


I've foflswfag ietss- % the Pcst-rntelh-
gsna<r from u. q. Ward, the representa-
tive Of washiagssns interests Al the
TfsEsralssisslpyl su4 International e1posi-
ton. noz Ia progress az Omaha, shows that
r. IL On the ground and vide awake TO ali
tina; concerns the people who sent him
tsers. His statement Of what the Canadian
Rogernment IL accomplishing By lfs imnii~
grafton bureau gives food for thought He
writes az follows:
Although pressed for time. for / meet
- many win t u.s. lew Questions about
city, Seattle. that ! am Kept busy stu
must write yoa left Seattle. a. you may
kasw. one week ago for the Omaha EXPO
s!f.on over the Great Sortnsrn railway,
end more enjoyable trip could nos De
wished for TIE weather was delightful
tie scenery grand and the accommodations
a.a into G oman. :a d R.s .p nx s szss rus.
81 the wes; Well paved streets. public
b.stldinEs AID private residences 81 archi-
;sctuFaI dssign ard finish not exceeded by
rites ri twice the population Of Omaha.
IN nothing has the public spirit and push
Of her people been more fully demonstrated
zhaa IN the grounds and rnasnifieence OF
the exposition buildings In the general
plan and arrangement az well AZ in The
architectural design and finish. perfect har-
iaony exists
s0usefhinH NJ the ButIdinga.
Il have rot The time at this writing. and
you perhsps' cos.d not spare the space for
much that IL interesting and O.ructive
also, but viii venture a very Oeff men
lion of one OF the buildings OF the exposi-
ton, ust known as the government build
Ing, which is severely classic In design
and aesaii. ard IS a structure OF magnifi-
cent beauty, The government took q very
HYels Interest in she exposition, and APP
popriesst sasaGg towards Its success, 81
20 Of this .om being set aside for the con-
architect 81 the treasury department was
charged with the erection OF this building,
which II said to excel In beauty and COM
ple;eness any building heretofore erected
BY tie government a any exposition
The government exhibit In this building
Is most complete. Take for Instance the
cree one may divide into three branches.
viz. the accounting, The financial and the
commercial. Among the numerous bureaus
Of this denartpent Is the Lighthouse estab..
instructive display. which includes one
large FIRST cider lens. with twenty-four
Clashes, each ten seconds. and weighing
Ing alternately red and white lights, and
two fourth Older lenses. all In operation.
together with al the sighting appliances In
Use by The department and fog bell.
The financial branch OF the department
currency !ssued by the government from
. Decent piscA to $4,000 gold note.
I'm this building are complete exhibits
from the war department, the navy, the
rostoffice, the Smithsonian Institution ex-
Libs. all very Interesting. The United
States fab exhibit contains much tina.
would be Of interest 10 our Puget sound
and Columbia river fishermen.
Demand for Information
"omi;sing many fine exhibits In their re-
speotive departments. We come TO the de-
pafemsnt of agriculture. with It's many sub
divisions or bureaus. the first of which Is
The bureau OF animal industry full TO the
hsim with exhibits and information which
would be Of interest 10 our Washington
farmers ard stock raieers.
The people or the middle West are tust
Iew enjoying !; season Of great prosperity
last year good crops with big prices. with
Fair prospect that that condition will be
duplicated In is9s
Il ind areat demand for reliable informa-
Ton ahogs tie Coast. many seeming 10
Sniak that San Francisco Portland and
seattle are within \ few miles OF each
other; that Il one ls going 10 Seattle. for
!rs'ance. Il Is just about the same distance
rom one o. these points "a from another
Tlsre IL room here along this lire for some
Eood missionary work.
The Canadian government has % build
lag here and fine exhibit also. with the
agricultural department Mr. r. G.
knowlion Is eonnee'ed. the object being TO
INDUCE immigration To the North and
Northwest provinces. The Canadian go9-
efnnient maintains an agent here eontilu-
aasly. who j. doing good work As The fol-
loving gtatemeBt by M. Kuowlton viii
snow: w Y Bennett the resident Cana
Clan government agent. sent from this
rosnt tas bis hradquaScreA last season TO
ihs Northwest provinces 80 families taking
WITH Them "a their rev homes more than
sisat1 in fnoDey. Who says Ii will no,
pay 10 establish ana maintain ivm,gra ton
hurcaus' People here by he thousands are
hungry fer ins0g ma ion ahou, Seattle and
TIE state - Washington"