The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-24
Special Commissioner Wolffsohn
Is in Seattle.
WANTS EXHIBIT FROM STATE.
Says Fair nj Buffalo Will BRING To-
gether Commerce OF north and
south America, Resulting in
Great Increase Of Trade-seattle
Entitled by Her Position IN Large
share-Benent of Advertising.

Samuel g. Wolfsohn, special commits
sioner for the Pan-American exposition
10 be- held In Buffalo next year, is in Seat
tie. For the last three months he has
been travelling In the Pacific Northwest,
impressing upon the people OF the differ
ent states the Importance OF having ex-
hibits at the fair. and 50 far has met with
splendid success. The governor Of Ore
gon and many OF the state senators have
taken up the idea with enthusiasm and
will labor for substantial appropriation
for an Oregon exhibit By the next legis-
iature.
Mr. Wolffsohn desires that Washington
be represented. and will spend several
weeks travelling over this state address,
ing the different chambers of commerce.
boards of trade mining associations and
similar organizations. In speaking of the
exposition and its relation to Washington
he said yesterday:
1T IL OF great commercial Importance
TO Seattle that she be represented at the
Pan-American exposition. Already this
city has growing trade with China.
which she obtained largely because OF be-
Ing advertised on an extensive scale. The
name OF Washington f. always associated
with Seattle in the East because OF this
reason. Many wholesale dealers In China
have their branches In New York and San
Francisco. The American Offices soon
mercial entrepot. and hence their ship
ments through this port.
More than one-half a million acres OF
Washington timber has been sold I'm the
last year as a result of this states small
exhibition at the Omaha fair.
Now. the object OF the Pan American
exposition IL To bring together the two
continents Of the Western hemisphere.
The trade OF South America is naturally
Ia
The object of the fair IL to remedy this by
letting each continent see what the other
produces. Seattle, By right OF her ioca-
ton, should have large share OF the
trade which the exposition will bring
about between North and South America.
The people In the Southern continent are
buying goods from European nations
which they could get easier and more
quickly from this state. Again, most of
the products of South America are ship
ped TO England, and thence to this coun-
try. There IL no reason why the trade re-
iations should not be direct.
THE cause OF these conditions which
the Buffalo fair IL Intended 10 remedy Il
that we have never asked for South Amer
teas trade So far the matter has been
almost entirely ignored by American cap
buffalo is ideally located for the hold
ing OF such an exposition. as the city In
located IN the center Of a thickly popu-
lated district IL Is only twenty i've
minute ride from the city by electric car
70 Niagara falls, and one hours ride to
the famous meeting place Of the Chautau-
qua assemblies.
The electric exhibit at the fair will sur
pass anything OF the Kind ever attempted
before. This II due to the fact that there
IL enormous electric power within easy
reach. The front OF the electric tower
SO feet hlsh, will have la0No brilliant
llNhtR
''The countries OF South and Central
America have already commenced pack
ipE NJ their eshshits at the Paris EXPOSE
tian and will ship them direct to BUFFALO -