The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-17

The citizens of Walla Walla seen
to be practically unanimous in favor
of an adequate exhibit at the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition, and on ever!
SIDE prominent business men and tax
payers are expressing the hope thai
the county commissioners will MAKE
the proposed tax levy for the exhibit
Under Consideration.
The matter Of securing an adequate
exhibit was brought before the county
commissioners a short time ago by thf
Wallf. Walla County Development
league, which was recently organized
to boost for Walla Walla county. A
that time a number of representative
men appeared before the board anc
urged that the commissioners take ad-
vantage of the law passed by the last
legislature allowing the commissioner;
OF each county to make special levy
OF not to exceed one-half a mill &c
provide for the county's representation
at the big fair to be held in Seattle
next year.
After considering the matter for q
short time, the commissioners decided
to let it go over until the next meeting
of the board, and in the meantime tt
endeavor to ascertain the sentimen,
of the taxpayers of the county on the
subject.
The Walla Walla County Develop
ment league is circulating a number 81
petitions asking the commissioners tc
take action on the matter, and these
petitions are being almost universally
signed.
In Watsburs.
In this weeks issue, the .Waitsourg
Times says:
THAT Walla Walla county should
be creditably represented at the
worlds fair at Seattle next year n
generally conceded. The matter OF
appropriation is to come up for final
action probably at the August ses-
sion of the county commissioners, the
members of the board waiting, so il
is reported, to learn the sentiment OF
the tax payers of the county. The ex-
ecutive board of the county develop
ment league has asked the county fo1
$4,000 with which to collect our ex-
hibit and properly display it at Seat
tie, and it would seem to us that this
sum is none too large for a county OF
as much Importance commercially As
is Walla Walla county. The time for
gathering many of the best displays
is at hand now and TO delay longer
in this matter is certain to result IN
not getting the best and none but the
best should be permitted to go 70 the
big show"
Regarding the subject, the Touchet
Pioneer recently gave expression 20
this editorial opinion:
THE county commissioners passed
Development league for a $4,000 ap-
preparation for the A-Y.-P. exhibit.
To impress the commissioners with
the willingness of the taxpayers to
pay the special tax a committee has
been appointed to circulate a petition
throughout the county. 1t is now al
most too late to secure an exhibit and
unless the matter is taken up at once
1t will be too late. Not less than
$4,000 should be appropriated at once
Business Men Unanimous.
Fred W. Kaser, president of the
Commercial club and who is also presi-
dent of the Development league, ys
very anxious that the levy be made.
think that it is highly important
mat we make a display there that IS
thoroughly representative of the re-
sources Nv
thls morning. I'm the past we have
not always done this, and our exhibits
nave not compared favorably with
those of other counties whose resources
are far below those of our own.
spokane county maintains an ex-
oelient standing exhibit and in addi-
lon TO this has raised the sum cf
S-o'ooo by the half mill levy. Yakima
county also has standing exhibit and
mad just decided to make the half-mill
leVy which will give them $4,000 more
u auo 10 their exhibit The exposition
au'liorltles are reserving a place for
"ala Walla county right across the
oisie from the Yakima county exhibit
.n une main agricultural palace, and
"oulo De humiliating for us to have
poorer exhibit than Yakima has. If
We 90 up there with a small exhibit,
80 VIII be counties in this state with
o' hlrd of our resources which will
pass US. The stranger who looks
is exhibit will not unnaturally
" the conclusion that our county
"o oetter than some of the smallest
"aues In the state. The fact that
We know that Walla walIa count -
ihnuence him."
Which, ana Walla Development league
crr;na mas taken the initiative in Sc
nosas luhos for the exhibit is com
ever, VI men from every party and
'-connt,, action and every section of the
Wano u ana reports from outside or
"aiia are that the people are