There was certain office furniture which it was deemed unwise to
sacrifice, and some permanent exhibition material that is worth more to
the State for future expositions than any amount that could be realized
from it at a forced sale. Consequently this material was returned and
the furniture has been turned over to the State Agricultural Society
and the exhibition material has been stored in a shed which we built
for the purpose on the grounds of the State Agricultural Society. The
latter consists of eight mineral show cases, a collection of California
ores and mineral specimens, a large assortment of California woods,
including burls and rare specimens, a lot of framed and unframed
pictures of California scenes and industries, and about 500 glass
jars, most of which are filled with seeds, cereals, sugar or processed
fruits. The furniture returned at 50 cents on the dollar, the usual
selling price at an Exposition of good material, is worth $75.00,
the showcases $425.00, exhibit material, estimated at half what it
would cost to collect it, $2,000.00, and the glass jars $1,000.00.
This totals a heritage to the State from the Seattle Exposition of
$3,500.00. This will be available and worth even more than the sum
stated whenever the State desires to make another exhibition.