The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-12
Plans for the Washington State
Exhibit at Omaha.
CHEERING NEWS FROM FIELD.
Capt. Thompson, Of Spokane. Leads
Life 20 the MeesfnE--Eirst serious
ObstacIe - Dfmcuity of Getting
Railroad Transportation Must
and VIII He Overcome Picture
10 Go With Mining Exhibit.

The Washington state commission OF the
Transmisslssippi exposition at Omaha held
a business session yesterday afternoon In
the rooms OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
presided. and the following other members
OF the commission were present: Vice
Chairman y. b. Ward. or Seattle: Capt.
G. III. Thompson. of Spokane; n. Rude
beck. OF Everett: HARDWOOD Morgan. OF
Seattle; J. II. Scott. of Olympia Chair
man Moore. OF the transportation COM
mistee. and Secretary Lovett n. Wood.
OF Seattle.
Cheering reports came In from various
parts of the field as to the degree of In
terest taken by the people in state ex-
hibit- Capt. Thompson. OF Spokane. who
is in charge OF the mines and mining ex-
hibit, Is host In himself. and hrs pres
ence yesterday added not p little to the
interest and profit of the meeting. Among
other things he presented TO the commits
sion a proposition from David r. Day. of
the United States geological survey. whom
the president has appointec TO represent
the general government az Omaha. and
who wiz act as superintendent OF the
mining bureau. giving this state the OPP
portun.ty. of being represented by large
painting In the mining building at a
trif!ing cost. The proposition was accept
ed and Capt Thompson was authorized TO
arrange the details for the execution of
the painting. Capt. Days letter Is as fol-
lows:
Enclosed please find still another letter
OF an Alaska company that is going 10
help make exhibits. Please make use OF IL.
The interior decorator OF tie mines
building has just sprung pan In which
you win be glad probably 10 participate.
III not. never mind. But as Ii viii be an
attractive feature. am glad TO give you
chance at Ii. There IL set of braces
for the roof sixteen feet long, reaching
from the upright posts of the building a,
an angie OF As degrees over to the roof
These are sixteen feet apart and there
are about thirteen OF fourteen of them on
each side OF the building NOW II Is pro-
posed to put a sIxteen-foot square pic
tHre In each one of the braces. so that tn.
pictures would be inclined forward at an
angle OF 50 degrees and snow very beau
tifully from the floor below These Will
be painted in water co,ors on cloth ana
represent mining scenes in different parts
OF the country. just in the ,nme way she
transparent pictures in the windows would
do. and / have found a contractor who
guarantees 10 make these paintings sat
fsfactori.y for SO piece, which of course
Is extremely reasona Bile.
II would not care to have you monopo-
lize more than one of these pictures. but
OF course would like TO have Washington
well represented. If you like this idea,
send me a picture quickly. OF course. any
sort OF pietere viii. answer, as Ii viii be
somewhat generalized when painted TO be-
w., n 3~fa - ~
Other states are inclined TO take hold Of
this feature with avidi;y.''
4 Washington Picture
Capt. Thompson makes the following
suggestions for the painting. IN accord
ance with which 1t viii be painted 1t
viii be in two sections. each representing
the stretch OF the Columbia river where
Northport Is situated. In the first viii
appear scattered hamlet. consisting OF
few houses on one side Of the river: In
the river win he seen a man seated In a
canoe heavily loaded behind which swims
a horse towed by lire. On the opposite
shore a solitary packer Is waiting for the
the figures 1885" The other section viii
show the prosperous town or Northpor.
as II was year later, it's streets teeming
with business and crowded with People.
Across the river. Instead of the canoe
ferry viii appear the splendid .irch of n
railway bridge. with q train crossing II
and another iiss ppearing In the distance.
Conspicuous among the structures viii be
seen the big smeiter. tfndcrneath this
section Of the picture. VII. be painted the
figures 1881" T'udernea tn the entire pic
ture viii appear the suggestive legend
1.-THE Mines Did II" Backed m as n
undoubtedly will be by generous min
eral exhibit from this state. the picture
VII excite muFh attention and make a
profound impression.
Capt Thompson already has his work IN
good shape. Besides personal visits to va
rious portions OF the state he has a corps
of men at work IN various mining districts
east Of the mountains ani yesterday ap-
pointed an efficient assistant IN the person
of " Rudebeck OF Everett who will have
immediate charge OF the work west of the
Cascades reporting, OF course 10 Can't
Thompson. Al the urgent request Of Chair
man G.. ". Thompson. Capt Thompson
consented 10 remain on the Sound today
fl order TO attend the special meeting 20
be held in Tacoma this afternoon.
The TRANSFORMATION Problem.
The commission yesterday ran against the
first serious obstacle that has been thrown
sauareIy across SIS pathway. Plans had
been laid for Architect G. W. Saunders 10
20 Fast yesterday afternoon. carrying
with him the plans for the Washington
building 10 be submitted for approval By
the management at Omaha. Mr. Saunders
was also 10 b. delegated 10 select size and
conduct the preliminary negotiations for
light water aud sewer connections Tor tia
building He was on hand az the meeting.
ready 20 start East. and in fact had sent
his baggage 30 the railway station when
the facS developed that the committee on
transportation had DoE been able 20 secure.
transportation for MIN. Capt. Thompson
also reported in the same connection tina.
~ had 20 p8y his own way over from
Spckare 10 attend the meeting. Tnsidental-
IL the fact was brought out thai che mem
bier ~ the commission had been shown an
e9icia. telegram frcsr1 prominent general
officer OF one 90 the tFaHscorfinentai lines
stating that 70 transportation whatever
WAS 20 be isszsed on account OF the exposi-