Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-26
Thurston County at the Worlds Fair.

1t Is feared that our people have
failed 50 far TO appreciate the benefit:
that may be derived from a prone,
showing OF our resources at the Levi.
and Clark Fair, in Portland, next
year, which opens June lst and close.
on the 18th Of October, after a foul
and half months of continuous exhi
bition OF the best products, not only
OF this coast, but the Far East, and
doubtless many from the Old World
this project being favored that much
by the grandest exposition ever held
now in progress at st. Louis.
The Chamber Of Commerce has tax.
en- steps to secure a fair representa-.
ton OF Thurston county, at Portland
next year, if possible, and to that end
has appointed a permanent commit.
tee to act in conjunction with auxil-
larry organizations throughout the dis.
trict. In this effort it has been al.
mitted, the main effort must be di.
rected towards securing proper ex-
hibit of products of the soil. We
have as an aid, the famous Bush ex-
hibit OF cereals, which has taken the
gold medal against the world where.
ever exhibited; but We can have many
things, in the shape OF fruit and vege.
tables, which will meet with proper
recognition and rank best when
brought in competition with the pro-
ducts of any other soil or climate.
Our people realized this, when, third
of century ago, the Western Wash.
ington Agricultural Association held
the first fair ever held in the Territory
and Thurston county then constituted
the greater part of the Territory OF
Washington. About the first use made
of Columbia Hall-which, when com.
pleted, divided bonors with Yesler's
Hall, Seattle, of being the finest public
building north of the Columbia river
was to hold fair, and in fact that
use was probably suggested more by
the fact that some very conservative
citizens thought the building was far
in advance of the needs OF even the
capital city Of An embryo State.
The year was certainly propitious
for the people, and they fairly sur.
prised themselves in the extent OF the
display and excellence of products
In mechanical exhibits, likewise, prin.
cipally in specimens OF handicraft
manufactured from native woods, there
was a variety and beauty that was ex.
ceedingly gratifying to exhibitors and
people. Had there been no other di.
rect benefit, that was sufficient to com.
pensate for labor as we'll as to demon.
strate that the provision OF hall to
render possible such exhibits, was q
wise movement; that we had in real.
ity "built wiser than we knew" And
when the happy second thought that
resulted from the fair was realized
there were no carpers left to proclaim
that either or any part of the sequence
of events had been improvident or un
wise. This second.thought was TO,
transfer of the exhibit, as it stood, ia
the East, and it was done. A fortui.
tous choice was likewise made in the
manner OF exhibit. The consignment
was made to Jay Cooke & Co., the
bankers having charge of the North.
ern Pacific railroad bond issue, and
they placed the leading products ia
their Windows, and displayed them on
their tables, as the products of single
county in the terminal Territory of q
great transcontinental railroad, in
which that wonderful inland sea, Pu
get Sound, was situated, and on which
was the terminal city, Olympia, in
Thurston county, which was represent
ed by the fruits and vegetables there
displayed. The effect was instantan.
eous and decisive. There could be nc
hesitation about any enterprise will
such backing, and the bonds from tina,
time found ready market.
This, as has been intimated, was {
result never dreamed of by the humbl,
promoters of the first county fair heli
in the now prosperous State of Wash
ington. May not such far.reachinl
results be promoted in the future, b.
just such united effort! Is it not vel
worthy Of trial?
A meeting of farmers is to be hclt
Tomorrow Saturday in the Superior
Court room, to perfect their organizs
ton as a permanent club, at which i
is expected that some plan for con
certed action will be outlined. DR.. L
P. Holbrook, o. d. Sullivan and Georg,
NJ. Savage have been appointed com
mittee to submit bylaws for organiza
ton and make such suggestions 81
may best subserve the present objec
Of endeavor.
1t is proposed to secure the cooper
alton of every mill and factory owner
in the county, and the several labo
organizations will be requested to ait
in making our local exhibit complet,
in everything which may aid in pro
ducing comprehensive knowledge o
our many superior resources.
A TERRIBLE TORNADO GRAPPLEs ST
PAULA tornado passed over st
Paul about 9 o'clock Saturday night
which resulted in five deaths and tn,
destruction of property valued at 81,
100000. At Minneapolis, the twin
city, considerable damage was done. .