The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25
Exposition Receipts Expected to
Greatly Exceed Expenses.
ALoAn OF s,a,soo IS nEsDgo.


The trustees Of the Seattle exposition
teld q meeting yesterday aftsraoon at
o,cIuck In the headquarters. room ~
Gilman building. and the progress 81
work was talked Over. There we're pres
efst IL. f. Holmes president. A. If.
sAry. Phillip r. Kelley and James D.
Goldsmith. Frank y. Armstrong. sa-
fserinfsnaent Of the exposition. made a
report 10 the board. Ia which be showed
the proposed plans 81 the two big wings
% be built on either sias Of the AfTnory,
each wing betns zsxlss feet and each
having a ronf space Of sasp square feet
which IL 10 BE buist soiiaiy, with water
proof. paiTsted corrugated iron roof. Let
tiers we're also read from Mr.. Hoeoua.
who is having marked success ia organsx-
Ing the agricultural and Horticultural
exhibit IN the various counties OF the
state. He. reports that nineteen eoun-
tie. throughout the state viii send sx-
hihais to tha exposition.
The matter Of the fTsfssa meeting Of
bt1siGrH4 men whfrh viii be held torfsof-
row esefsing In Collins hall was then
taken up. Al this meeting President
Holmes. Treasurer Eroakes. Mr.. Gold
smith aud others Will address the meet
Ing. setting forth the aims uf the trustees
Of the exisgaitian- The matter 81 a guar.
antes fafsd from the bsIstness nasn viii
JOS. s.a from pss aas'h ,. nhs about s
the. signal success Of the Portland as-
position. and presented 4 clipping from
the orexoaian showing the. manner .n
which that exposition proved financial
sueeekA. Al tomorrow evenings meet
inR the merchants and huasnsss men will
ne asked 10 subscribe to . fund for the
ssan xsons has viii fs g. n NEEDED as s ims
d1ately, bat this merchants viii not be
asked TO donate that sam. all money adj
paid back from the receipts. Of the es-
position. There was no doubt. how
eter. among the tftas-ees that the whole
s.soans e Ga. ssysfsi snH, T, d thu ad
" expscted BIZ the trustees that as a re-
suit 81 the proposed errosisfsa there Will
- . surplus whlrh will be available for
70 that hereafter Seattle may have n
permanent exI,ositson worthy of the eisy's
position.
Mr. Gnlssn,tth Rad the clipping from
the Oraxonlan which shrws that ~ Der
cent. Of the guarantee fund was returned
TO the subscribers The figures are as
follows:
Tsa receipts fren admissions - IS
yrm ss;s u LIN %
ftn 9aaszntse f1a ,-..........s.-........ II, sis 70
Total ........... .sas.is q
I"sss expenses ss.t-s s
Dlvidrad III - per rent 10 ssteass ....ssei y
Mr. Golsfsmith and other members of
the board II Trustees heiI@va that there
will easily be bJ.1se ss-cent admissions
at the exposition her.. and that the sale
81 privileges In connection with this wttB
Inofe than admit Of tbs Itlit amount of
the guarantees hsssEg rw-Inaed. leaving a
surplus for next years exposition and
nucleus for permanent building and
grounds The estimate nf 81 sI aGFiais.
sionn was considered very conservative
The SECRETARY Was Instructed tn send
circulars 10 the leading business useu Of
the city today. railing attention 10 the
mass meesIng tomorrow evening and ask
Ing for large attendance, The secretary
vas aiss Instructed to have printed in.ssse
kttcksre tho size 81 \ dollar 80 thar husl-
ness men mailing letters can stick them
ON the hack Of each envelopes and thus
the more advertise the exposition
Tie frustees have established head
quarters In supfs, " Eoi,naB building and
ali raranns having business with the
exposition the recurring Of i.oer space
etr,. are requested to grs their lnferua-
sion al this place TIE trustees asked
the secretary 70 90 respond With profier
persons t0r an exhibit ~ art embroidery
xrhoai. naturalist work ard university
matters OF moment. Tbs secretary re-
ported that he had written Cay Rogers
according 10 directions, requesting that
at ths disposal 81 the state assv shss var
department. be loaned the exposition az
an exhibit TIE governor Was informed
that n the cannon was permitted tu b.
placed un exhttiittss Ia this city II wonisl
BIZ given the place uf heneF IN the ex =
position hait. suitably decorated II was
pointed o0t ta the governor that mas
tendance during the exposition thar shN
assca5toH would he an excellent ssae Il,
show this trophy ef victory 10 the people
of the state.