The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-24
The Legislature May Refuse to
Redeem Il.
COMMISSIONER WOODS VIEWS
0~ Give. n History of the Efforts TO
Create the Esateft-"hs A
scrip Wa. Issued-The Benehts
Derived by the s:ate-An Appr"-
.tsaa of SIXTY Thousand te BE
Made for n Exhibit nj fhfis-

The repo-t that the legislature VIII re-
fuse to appropriate EE1one> 10 1s.lSSsi US
scrip sold TO ereate and EEl-as alaiia a. -
hsblt at tna Omaha exposition i asr"t'slas
f,e5oule who hosd what neg coasaaeF S.aNS
"a r,Dr ana wng think II should Dc TAKEN
IN. a Was understood when tae5 boasnt
II
III the legislature OF Washington falls
or refuses 10 appropriate saS.a~ so Fett '.s.
the Omaha exposition scrip Il WEI stestis
Itself 800 ynake this state a by-word on
the Pacific coast said LoFett ID " o'd'
Of the Trade Register. last night
's+Thai - putting Is strong. perhaps
continued Mr. Wood, but il needs TO be
r,s!r strong for the ranorsd FeIuSdA 10
make this appropriation mas sfoas,u "a,
dignation from one eiln oI iile ssaas ~ 80 80
other especially when Il IL Know ah ma
the legislature favors appf oprislihs S@iWV
for the Paris exposition. rs.arv
When Co.. Rogers and tno seeresal i
Of state authorized = commission IN ms
state TO raise money for ana 10 get 20
gether an exhibit al Omaha. We nles. .9t
| was one of the commission a-.o To'iSsu
cred how money could be raised II Wa
hot like asking 4 Seattle man 10 DO some
thing TO help Seattle and thus dizzy
help himself, but IL was ASKING hirn 70
help Tacoma, Spokane and ail other part
Of the state as we'll as Seattle. and vice
versa Every one said: Its state mat
ter Let every citizen contribute ny pay
ing taxes for IL. Let the state 80 the
work.
Well and Mr.. Wood sighed as ne
thought OF the time. more than once We
were almost ready 10 give up, put We
finally hit upon the plan adopied Dy Ore
gon and California, that OF asking men
10 lend money TO the state for which scrip
was given. and which We said the state
would redeem. To the often-askeo 9ues
ton as tn how We knew the stats "oalu
redeem the scrip. We replied that our
neighbors were trusting their sta tes ana
surely Washington was 10 be Sustg 20
equally as much as either Oregon or Iah-
fornta.
I'VE thought SO then. but We doubt IL
now for while both oregon and sIalifor-
MIA have redeemed their scrip and thanked
the people for their enterprise, Washing
ton, whose exhibit took six medals Tor
excellence Proposes to repodiisSs !ne scrip
which benefited every portion OF the state
and every citizen in II alike;
IF the Omaha exhibit had been rattle
trap affair; II il had cost SJt,aD or slno.e1
10 carry. il on; il the press OF the state
had wanted pay for advertising the states
resources. or If there was 2 long list Of
prineely salaries 10 be paid, wouldn't
blame the legislature for It's attitude.
but none OF these things are true; The
exhibit was magnificent one, lar better
that. II was carried on for less sum
than any other state In the Union. The
newspapers gave tens OF thousands or
copies OF special editions for free dsstri-
button, even paying the postage ca them.
and the commissioners worked for their
bare living expenses. or nothing At all.
advertising alJit e5lF SiaAS
received would justify the appropriations.
and the returns show 1t in actual results.
I know for instance, OF Two enterprises,
sawnii and mandatory and nour
mill that will re built III this state at
a cost OF sioc 900 both of which are due
directly 10 the exhibit at Omaha Look
at the mining districts: go there and you
VIII tind scores Of men who first realized
| our mineral wealth when they saw the
exhibit Ask the fruit -raisers and see
| how the orders increase from that ex-
Ash ME Wi
| how often they have heard from H. /
| tell you I am in touch with the CONNER
cial Interests of this state and | boldly
| say that the exhibit at Omaha has
| brought tens OF thousands OF dollars into
| this state and viii bring hundreds OF tnou-
| sands. II was made in the heart OF a
/ territory upon which our state must de-
| pend aud We talked ;o the peoHse them
| selves who will deal with as. We reach
| ed those who will buy who are buying,
| who are near enough to us TO BUY proht-
| ably Ii was no long-distance PROPOSE
| ton. We talked 70 people here At home
| Yes. sir, that Omaha exhibit PAID anu
II have no objection TO an exhibit in
| Paris after our state has acted right to-
| ward its own people. but tf,s ym9 and
| END everyone knows that the Washing
| ton exhibit Will be but Il speck in that
| exposition IL win be lost among The mil
| lion and two million dollar EXHIBITS OF
| other states and I'll tell you what also
| believe" said Mr.. Woods, IL the state
repuaia;eS the Omaha exhibit scrip, IT
| viii have to buy aud pay Tor it's Paris eX-
| hihlf-
The people who paid .or the Omaha
| exhi0it viii not give il to . state which
| practically would saw by refusing Ia ray
| TIE cost Of il that IL was wort HESS. The
| railroad h1uled our exhibit % omaha and
| took scrip in payment Of snecial rates of
| freight II Ia not likely If this scrIp Is
| reuuaiated that they VIII haul the Paris
! exhibit free or even At Il special rs-e
| TITS all wrong. this Reputation. The
whole country will hear ~ IT, and rival
states VIII make the most OF H. u Will
| forever kill state corporation. Hcreats-
cr sections wtn aGert the selfish plan o.
! working for their own towns or counties
Repudiatia1 Is the ugiEest word know
~ 20 faSfen - state chat Is seeking
/ canltal ard Immigration
Not all the 81 90 asked for may be
sse1 TT any event" concluded Mr. Woods
I'VE want state officer appointed IN
he auditing committee. and every Bill
that can - cat wifi he. and whatever IS
| left VIII 20 back tu the treasury II f~st
- r vote ~ the people they WORLD say.
! Redeem the scrip and L IL IS not re-
deemesf It's reoudation VIII bring its own
! punishment"