Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-23
Preparing for the Big Fair.

Chamber Of Commerce was held Tues.
day evening, under call OF It's new
President, Mr.. Streets, for general
conference OF opinion regarding repre-.
sentation OF our county at the Port
land Fair next year. The meeting
was addressed by Messrs. Troy, Scobey,
Cation and Others, on the topics hith-
erto announced by assignment of a
special committee. The meeting was
not large, but that was to have been
expected from the exacting duties
elsewhere in the midst OF a brisk ho!i-
day season. Many suggestions were
to the point. and will be of great ser
vice to the Chamber in formulating
plans for united action The main
object, at present, is to gather such
information as will enable the work
men OF the organization to strike a
line to which they may hew, and it is
thought that a commencement has
been made which may soon result in
seeing the chips fly and clean smooth
surface presented on the foundation
timbers for an imposing structure.
Il is fortunate that our Horticuf-
tural Society has worked hand to hand
with the Chamber of Commerce, and
several months ago gathered upwards
OF fifty varieties of apple, pear, ounce,
and some other fruits, which to day
cannot be duplicated in the State, and
these have been placed in exhibition
jars, where they may be preserved in.
definitely. Then we have the Bush
exhibit OF wheat, which has taken the
first premium at all the worlds fairs
held the past quarter of century, and
we are pleased to announce that such
losses as it has sustained from removal
and other causes, has been made up
by Mr.. Bush from the original plat of
ground that supplied the growth
which first astounded the world at the
Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia,
In 1876. This will be returned from
st. Louis, with some other local ex.
hibits, which added to our late collec.
ton, will place Thurston county we'll
in advance for the leading place of
fruit and grain exhibits from this
State.
There is no reason why we may not
excel as we'll in other products. We
can. if We will, make display of CLAIMS
and oysters, in their various forms,
which will be immensely appreciated.
Puget Sound oysters, be it remembered
are known everywhere as "Olympia"
oysters. They do not attain the size
OF the Eastern product, but are of bet.
ter flavor when the taste has become &C.
customed to it, and our CLAIMS excel in
variety and quality. The geoduck is
scarcely known on the Atlantic sea.
board. and our "butter" and "razor.
back" clans have been extolled by all
who have eaten them. The oyster can
be displayed as samples in " cock tails"
and our CLAIMS spread occasionally, say
once week, in a regular Puget Sound
clambake. Nothing would please Wis.,
itors at the fair better or advertise our
fishing resources more. and it may in
time lead to development of our most
important resource of all, mighty as
others may be.
Then, probably, our incompatible
Olympia beer may be classed with our
natural resources, for " 1t is the water
that does it," and q nook be provided
in our State building where it may be
kept on tap for the delectation OF con.
nolsseurs. No better advertisement of
the State could be made than through
our cocktails, clambakes and beer.
The way To- the heart is through the
stomach, and companionship and good
cheer attract a responsive feeling.
This kind OF q dessert to the repast
that has appealed so successfully to
the eye. will round out memory that
demands better Acquaintance, and,
thanks to our bounteous natural re.
sources. it can be brought within our
reach, so far as cost is concerned, if we
only will to have it 80.