The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-14
PLANNING 4 STATE EXHIBIT.
CHAMBER or COMMERCE. DISCUSSES
THE OMAHA ExPOsITsoss
Smith. Of the Commitie. Appoint
ed to Take steps Looking to . Dis-
play of Washinxton.. n~.o....

The greater part Of the time ~ vesser-
meeting OF Tie board of trustees
VI the Chamber OF Commerce was CON.
sumed in discussing the possibility a,
making an adequate display of the stat.s.s
resources at the Trans-Mississ;nn, awe
sition at Omaha. President e.ravas
.'oa'ieeu tnas upon the committee named
~ canvass the subject OF Washington
representation at the exposition he haa
substituted the name OF J. A Moo,. ,ar
'na' OF j. W. elise. ]. f. Knapp. syec!aI
commissioner for tie Omaha exnosi.,n,
was present and spoke OF .ha aaS,ru -,
me management OF the big Industrial fair
10, 10 secure an exhibit from the sfa,s a,
Secretary Ling read n let
yer from the department OF exhibits a.
mating LOCO feet OF space as an .n,,,.o-
meh1 10 the state TO make n show,nsr
ms feature removed one Of tho cor-;s
eiaois items or expense that had entered
INTO the calculations OF the COMMITTEES ana
q more roseate view of the situation vas
e.Aeh. me concession came In senarata
v.s.ss'.s ITS, . voo ieet being set aside in the
building, " 'Ae ioiestEy
I. !. Smith, chairman OF the committees
stated TINT report had not heen nra.
pared. out that he would make n verbal
report OF what had been done. T.atfsrs
nave been written 10 the eornmarc,aI
pooies OF Tacoma. Spokane, walia walla.
North Yakima and Everett, asking co..
operation in making an exhibit. The
committee, In making IN a scnaau,. ~
probable expenses. had included hula
ing. The materials for the building. there
was no doubt. would be donated NV ira
iumbermen Of the Western part OF rhe
states, and this material In Itself wonl5
form part OF the timber exhibit. The
soneession or space would remove the
necessity of building. the labor of erect
ing which would probably amount IN s7po
Mr. Smith spoke In favor OF the state.
county and city being represented and
reminded the meeting that the time IN
which TO prepare an exhibit was limited
lie report brought out a discussion
as TO the best way in which to show the
resources or the state. the Limitations OF
an exhibit Of minerals and timber being
generally considered to its disadvantages,
Judge Ward. who was recommended bv
the committee as the states representa-,
tive. was present and argued In favor OF
separate building. The exhibition then
would be comprehensive enough to include
agriculture, horticulture. fisheries. timber
state and give entire charge OF the mining
to Spokane, the timber to Western Wash
ington. the fisheries 10 the Columbia river
and Puget sound counties. and the agri-
culture and horticulture to Central Wash
ington. Mr.. Smith thought that SUBJ
scriptions 10 be paid In monthly INSTALL
ments, the same as In the bureau of In
formation. could be obtained in Seattle to
amount to $500 per month. Tacoma and
Spokane could furnish probably 500 per
month each. and whatever Wai.a Walls
North Yakima and Everett would donate
would be employed to increase the scope
and usefulness of the exhibition in its
features for advertising the state. All
of the state and the cities that contributed
would have voice in the management OF
the exhibit. which It was believed would
be credtable. The meeting took no action
on that part of the report recommending
State immigration Agent Ward as GUS
todian Of the exhibition, the statement be-
ing made that other cities would want
something TO say in naming the states
agent.
The consensus of opinion was that the
committee should proceed with the solicit
Ing of funds In this city without await
ing any answers from the other places adj
dressed. The matter Of calling the COM
mittee together was left with the secre-
tary. Subscription will be asked upon
an Assumption Iual Mn IuOutnH Will De
employed IN gathering, installing and
conducting the exhibit.
City Comptroller VIII RI. Parry wrote
to the chamber calling attention to the re-
port OF the special commissioner OF the
United States to the Paris exposition, in
which the following paragraph occurs:
That carefully selected auxiliary COM
mittees be appointed In Chicago. New Or
leans and Seattle to collect specimens in
panels OF veneers of the woods OF each
section OF the country for a first-class
commercial exhibit" The matter will be
turned over to the Washington Lumber
Exchange.
A letter from the central Cuban relief
committee Of New York. asking for dona-
tons of food clothing and money 10 be
sent to Consul General Lee or the Fed
Cross Society brought out discussion
on the change OF conditions since the date
when the letter was written. The COM
munication was laid on the table. The
Philadelphia museums invited cooperation
In securing national Endorsement or an ex-
h.bition OF American manufactured ar
ticles in Philadelphia In 1889.
The committee on mercantile anairs re-
ported that the necessary funds to partici-
nate In the library benefits. rendered ny
the philadelphia museums in previous
communication. could not be obtained.
I. was decided that such influence az
might be exerted by the interest OF promi-
nent peopie Of the East would De brought
20 hear on Speaker Reed to recognize
au-to m the ASSAY Qflfce