The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-04

To an Cregonian Reporter About
Lewis and Clark Exposition and
Other Things.

C... Frank J. Parker Of Walla
wa.a &. iu the city, attending his
sill. H.a was operated upon several
DAVIS AGO t0r appendicitis, says the
tr.guuial of yesterday. The young
man .a. passed the danger point last
..grt a.G the Colonel was in a very
.... .u.r Colonel Parker is chair
man ~ r.e Washington State Com
rs--... for the Lewis and Clark fair.
Ash. -ar in the corridor OF the hotel
last evening. enjoying the touch OF
-...uam spring zephyra and the sigh
.. BUSTING thrOngs and hurrying troll
.. .a.- H. looked the acme OF con-
-W. am l called COloneI?" he re-
.t. roa question on this part Of his
-"an .-rnction. We'll. YOU see, /
MAS commissioned colonel back in the
indian wars Of us. | did some hard
.u.. I'm those days. but | made
..v...vs Story except my own.
ST.. they called me the horse
,t No. ] didn't steal am horses.
- wore out something like p
.a t.. -.gytce Those were hard
.-.- i. :. Some people complain
ont lar. times now. but they don't
.r.v what hard times are" Then
... colonel went into a dream
....r.e of We Oldeu days. When he
MAS called upon ,J tell what Wash
l--aI would 10 tar The Lewis and
Clarke fair. Dr. said:
We want o. be- sure frs what the
.a.or unions are going to do. We
can go among our pubIicsp spirited men
and get them To guarantee a certain
-or the exposition. but We will not
Tor the eNlsouOu. but We viii not
f" il If labor unions are going to eX-
fort tile money out Of Us. We want
au understanding in this matter with
II. ul.o-s |. for one. Will not put
UP any g. my dearly earned money to
support walking delegates, whose
function will be 10 make trouble for
p. .ar ! will not put up money to
a mr.. for their idIeness during a
STRIKE. This exposition is as much
~. interest Of labor as Of capital
should say that labor will profit
.'- than will capital. Nearly all
-. money expended will go TO labor.
Ike managers OF the exposition
a-- Tie unions should have an under
Standing such as I have just men
."Aea The Resources Of the fair are
wtec Whatever the managers IN
..''ahe t. do they viii have TO know
-" much money it will cost.
noted few days ago an interview
..A van b. DE Lashmutt in your pa
.- Mr.. De I-ashmuet said he could
--. ".rzans Of Washington to guaran-
..- S@"ooo or 100000 for the fair I
not think he could obtain that
.. money. but | do think he could
.-e sufficient funds wberewi+b to
construct a building. The legislature
AZ" meet In January. 1903 and can
..H Appropriate money for a Wash
.". NaiDj.. Much of The diSnlay
r. Louis can be used at Portland ;"
"a. colonel remarked that Governor
"r.- was nor hostile - +bo fai,
I'll. -.r.rror had yaroad IN nnn
Dig an auuourf3tion for, rho fair
said Colonel Parker "+b.a stare
..... vas 10 it," '-''| . 90 80
..."r.. Parker said that citizens in
.-- Of the country did mr. take
.".. interest i'm the nortapa railroad
.... ore-oD !. about IA hnild ah.2vn
.8Mgs 'There's var,- Ii+fIo an
.sw over, il mn orr ya,, " laid bo
.... ..E unon i as schan,n 10
-.. .'...lrsars and othors q cborcn
-r ..uarhfnq ma nroiac, Te,,t
.. "".. -u h-naft tho in+d III ~ -, cor mr.,
.- IL. .-.... 'lii' ne interior COUNT
5.. nav with IotI Of noonIa.
.-.s DON'T aynac+ - haneft rham.
-....s hr going aftor rho otbn,. follow.
.-.s II 5r.r- him +, ti,oo
TIE colon. aiI,,t -. to,.o,.o 1,1,-
~. any portage r ~ 'o0 pon1 Mohr