The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-31

by choosing the chairman of the board
of county commissioners as it's chair
man, and John Weigel as it's secre-
tary. The county treasurer is the
treasurer of the committee in so far
as are concerned the funds that are
received through taxation.
Later the business of the secretary
became so grea. and important that
Mr. Weigel could not devote enough
of his time from his personal bust
ness to do justice to the work of the
COMMITTEE and at his request his re-
signation as secretary was accepted,
and w. B. Newcomb who is clerk of
the boar; of county commissioners,
was chosen for this place on the re-
commentator of the members of the
commissioners.
Seattle Concession.
A committee was sent to Seattle TO
secure concession of large booth in
the agricultural building. A fine
booth was secured. Later, informa-
ton came from Seattle that on ac-
count of so great number of appli-
cations for booth space in the agri-
cultural building the A.-Y.-P.- EXPOSE
llOll COlllIlllSSlOil Iletl loullt II lcCeS-
sary to cut down our allotted booth
space to one half it's former dimen-
ltions.
A committee was sent to Seattle
with protest on their lips to reason
with the A.-Y p. Exposition COM
mission. They found, however that
their protests We're of no avail.
| The newly allotted booth space be-
| ing too small to allow Yakima county |
| to make a representative exhibit, our
I committee knew not which way to
turn. The A.-Y.-P.-E. commission |
suggested that Yakima county should |
be able to put up a building, which |
would be known as Yakima. County |
Building, and induced the committee |
to look over number of building |
sites. They showed our committee |
various sites one of which the City of |
Chicago had partly promised to use
by erecting thereon $4,000 build
ing. The commission explained that
in case the City of Chicago failed to
use this site the commission would |
allow Yakima county to use it pro-
viding the county would erect a
$4,000 building thereon.
Fdltn Ill I'eOple.
The committee came home knowing
that the county had not sufficient
funds to take up such an extensive
project; but with faith in their hearts
that ways and means might be found |
with which to go into this project on
the larger scale A meeting was call
ed Of the A.-Y.-P.-E. committee in |
connection with the business men in |
general and the matter taken up and |
thoroughly discussed by those pre-
sent, and it was the opinion of those
expressing themselves that an effort |
should be Immediately made to secure
sufficient money through popular SUBJ
scription canvasses being made
throughout all the precincts of the
county.
Precinct Representation
In pursuance of this project it was
decided to take the matter up with a
representative of each of the several
precincts throughout the county and
ask them to choose a committee of
three to have full charge of collect
ing money for this purpose in their
precinct. and at the same time have
the meeting choose which one of this
committee of three should become a
permanent member of the general
county A.-Y.-P.-E. committee, with
the understanding that this one MEM
Der should attend all the meetings of
the general committee and be en-
titled to a voice and a vote on any and
all questions up before the said COM
mittee, thus allowing each locality to
have voice in the spending of this
money as well as in the collecting Of
it. This request was so sent to a re-
preventative of each precinct, and
many of the precincts have taken adj
vantage of this opportunity to assist
in making our wonderful valley more
Thoroughly advertised throughout the
world. Many of these precincts
have now representatives on the gen.
eral committee and are doing excel
lent service in connection with this
work, while few precincts have
not yet responded to the call and yet I
seem lukewarm or not warm at all in
enthusiasm in regard to this worthy
project. Many of the precincts have |
made full collection of the amount
asked for, and some have as yet only
covered part of their territory; but
so 1ar as we nave nedrQ no precinct
has expressed any doubt that the
whole am cunt asked for would be
raised
Only Want Necessary Expense
The committee decided to ask the
people of the county to subscribe to
the amount of $4,000 to be spent in
the construction of a county building
and in collecting, placing and MAIN
tanning a creditable exhibit of all the |
products of Yakima county, both pro-
ducts of the soil and products of man
ufacture, and to assist in the expense
of properly advertising the natural re-
sources of the county and assist in in
ducing people to locate and spend
their money in Yakima county.
The question of how much of this
$4,000 We should expect to get from