The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-15

ers.-The citizens Force Action.
with the complete exhaustion Of the
Legislative appropriation for the state fair
and the dissipation Of every cent received
from all sources. by Gov Rogers COM
Inissioners. as related 10 the Post-Intei-
iigencer yesterday, II In easy to under
stand why, early this year. President
BAXTER and Secretary Dunn Of the COM
mission began quietly urging that no at
tempt be made TO hold fair In 1900
According 10 the statement OF Secretary
Gum the state appropriation OF $500
made by the Republican Legislature Of 1899
was reduced IN one year by more than
1000 After the close Of the fair in 1870
only ssai remained in the fund. Knowing
that this small amount could be drawn
out during the year. as II subsequently,
WAS on one pretext or another. without
any trouble the fusion commissioners did
not see any necessity for exercising them.
solves In 1900. They advocated abandon
rncnt OF the fair.
While the legislative appropriation OF
1889 was much more liberal than that OF
the preceding Popuiist legislature. II was
nevertheless very disappointing 70 Rog-
err' commissioners. In his report to the
governor for 1905 Secretary Gum had
he also requested a salary for himself and
per diem wages for his associates. Not
being favored In these matters. the Rog-
ers economists and reformers were
grieved. so that II happened, after they
had Eotten away WIN az pu. .. ~. W.
knew now trey couia easay W. .ns'' M u,a
a recess from their iahors until another
legislature should furnish more money.
AS~s.>a A.aiust the Fair.
Up 10 September /. 1900. President BaS-
ser SECRETARY Quinn and the other COM
,nis.soners nersiatent,y advised that no at
..m,,,, y. n,asn " hnla Inc fair August
se"p, ~ "sao s =. -. cna,naLa.
70 Assis'm. seerr.ay ,s,,,.ancsr
- stated ~ yesterday ros'-in,~'nsenee'
wrote to this erect 70 prominent STATE
official and day or so later save me
gsncer's correspondent At North Yakima.
who an G.ptenhcr q telegraphed this pa
nsr IN mart 4. foliows;
w. - 80. s.,s AN rea.opah,e certain
m'1i s, satp a. hsid n viii not
~ .na. a1 ns a.. eammisston but nv
~ ,a.'s,1s r,,,,n. "a Sor,h Yakima who
hsh.,va maj the town cannot afford TO lot
,rs ss,, 'h lsss ,"' Wv"
me ta' sstss.,,,.. ahsch ea,fron, IN.
~ u'l nr a,.i,s .,a vsrv many in
STATE 's,r 0o', ~ ,ne,n are mai The funds
ueeu ,ss,,. - ~ wheuv ,paufl-
AsA.",e p,ha se,,,,,x.tnr'. ,,oat siren
eieh1' aia, 'ne ~ 49, rns,,f,.s IL hring-
nous etoIts uas' ~ $3.50 ~ : aaasrs
m n,sn, ~, a. hnsses far the races; that sec
mehts q hVfsas ~ ~ 49, =, $50 - ~y
retsft tuhn' VIZ i"@s. ~. 49, ~, strI
she eoaL i, y op ,,,,,."s ,es hnars ,bat he
aan render no further assistance this
year, and that the time hxed for holding
. tho fair " wholly unsuitable
Early CHARGE Of Loot
"As to the matter OF tNnds, II II
charged by the critics OF the commission
wse,ser ina, i true or not. Il is a fact
THAT the fair Last year cost 81 ooo more
thar the gate receipts ard entry fees, or
chou, $500 ans ,S p.s' ana 1 ths eonmisa
sinn therefore at this time. has but
"a 80 ~ the anproprl.ttion left The tom-
mission = $40 e have msas sao1's .e "a
stock aTparttnsn's ne sssg.'S r asS3,,
The commissioners say that whencvsr
they nave ASKED ~ sn sAhla's suVp u'se
seen tel1 w w. ~ s''l'.s ~ 49, ~ -. n. =
that thrN Metr tfV Wy ~ ~ go VI
tsfsri = the fair pnc man sho teeN
away ste "a premiums tsrt year mas
80 much 20 81 nos tAN hn has net TINE
60 prepare an exhibit The stoekmen
fspiv that they don't need the adver-
fisensnt they would get az the fair. rhs
harsemcn say thets r nothing IN u for
hsxe beer entered tyr the races
ssi~hnar Who grttfrise the commits sion.
asd fhey afo a iarge elemant % the pop
s,tstto. ~ sh,t tNs real reason why ex-
ntsffs e.rSnt W. secured is thai inc peo-
NJ eayc ~ eannlfanee IA sAu cnmmgsslan.
49,. 49, ~. 'ttts.fs.s ~ asa "a
~f" "V'N'
seid feopir were Toe n"ss'
ssg.sA statutes Ak the aatn far tao fair
40 the faet sewk III September II Ia
n.eA fbSt ~ tNat tisas prartleativ
@eses ,usr vnnsan swd ehsta In Yakima
..,. 4. i,,ssv aaA eanwat HnA fiF4,a
either 60 Nsaist 90 making the faif q SUE
sr%e ef - attgita r. ~ ~ y,
saNfNtNvrF 'lWnN "a -
bog biesttA 500 ~ ~. 49, -.
lrNse tt+i t4e 49, t -. ~ ,.-.