The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 28, 1905, Page 19

'"HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1905. 2 19 GOLDEN STATE TO THE FORE AT EXPOSITION PRODUCTS N SINGLE BUILDING SRR California to Be Represented at the Portland Fair by a Handsome Structure De- sicned in Mission Style LRSS ALL IN READINESS FOR THE OPENING | | Special Dispatch to The Call. fairgoers to by far Cali- very ark Fair grounds. ason to be Califor- e Oriental as for a near mous ains Oregon’'s for- monster a perfect gem e natural shrubb effectively, giving by no Sev- were a he form of out the idea Pardee of upper part of ade to represent the in the to Of course, 3, California be a building. On executive quar- used as a sh t occasions. art gal- e promenade g a things gleaned liforn treasure-houses on a s prepared for these reception is over be removed, to for another play will be ready the i of the exposition. Car- | loads s are stored in the to be installed when penters have finished putting in ving. Commissioners Filcher ggins are working with untir- €Y and feel very sanguine as y will be distinctly a and with the exception of | ural building will be shown roof. No section will be es- recognized, save In one ‘or s, but everything will be d to showing the rich and resources of this State as a This is following out the idea of Director of Exhibits Dosch, in great s somewhat of a novelty. exhibitions of this charac- | e displays have been placed In classes and placed in different 1gs—agriculture, mining, etc WHERE EXHIBIT EXCELS. Commissioner Filcher says in many exhibit from California at d Clark Falr will be far | a Louis exposi- notable in the erals and gems One luding nuggets, quartz showing of m >t golc fields, In this de- exhibit of a cement com- ct a great deal of atten- s a Yosemite Falls in miniature, detail perfect, and water st k.w it does in the famous d feet of space has i to the Agricultaral build- big exhibits that cannot be the State buildings. Thou- nds of dollars have been spent by 2 firms in showing the product field, orch Vege- tables and fruit, preserved and canned, e displayed in great variety. Palms and decorative trees and plants of all sorts will be used at the entrance to the State building. Orange, lemon and olive trees are to be in- stalled about the immediate grounds, while potted plants from . California will be used effectively ini the interior of the building. Toree cars will bring these products ftom the south, and s0 abundant will the-supply be that the commissioners, with California’s gener- osity, have promised the fair officlals a carload for use at other places on the grounds. These borrowed plumes will be marked, so that credit will be given to owners. These plants and trees are from Gold- en Gate Park, in San Francisco, the State Hospital grounds at Stockton and a car including the offerings of G. C. Roding of Fresio and from various parts of | beer | | 27.—Sweet chimes | tower of a replica | ) mission will call the | building on the | view the work | | ~ o - < -~ - PRSI . f B8PS i % — % Southern California. i the executive staff in | | of the north wing. | ficers’ living quarters and the admi: | the | Director Furlong is taking so much : pride will occupy the south wing. | the east wing will be the fine arts col- " lection. { gation and what irrigation means when | scientifically applied may be seen | the east wing. { huge topographical map of tha State. ! Liberal arts exhibits will also be found | here. | | | | Oadioad-Cal the home Stat hey appe bs ami rded, aggressive, hustling about among floor, keeping things go- knowledge obtained from pre- ce; Frank Wig- outhern gentleman, polite. a good orga ng. enthusiast on educ f infc but how ional work, cretary George A. Dennison, with correspondence, but ways ready to give any information when asked of him. ARRANGEMENT OF DISPLAY. Right inside the main entrance of the | California building bit that will make the stranger remember what first made the State'famous. Here Is the ing exhibit—samples of ore, exhibitio treated from the ti r distinctive red about the pri f minerals es are also clus cipal portal. In the big south tural exhibit. This annex, which most attractiv of the orchard—o the hortic the forest es and so on, are set forth in a display that makes the mouth water. The products of the vineyard are be- | ing gathered into the wide west wing | The work of the agriculturist is also set | forth. The specimens of grapes alone will make the Eastern sightseer sit up and | take notice. | A big lecture-room occupies a large Here are also th part of- tion offices. Exhibits of fish and will occupy the remaining space. hall near the temporary ouice is now resting the body of a feroclous black sea bass, apparently keeping guard on the office door. Under the dome in the center of the | | building is a high, many-stepped hexa- gon. This is to be the one spot where any distinction as to the geographical di- visions of the commonwealth will be al- lowed. The side facing the entrance will be reserved for the State at large, and | some choice mineral exhibits will be ar- | | ranged there. | Sacramento valleys will each be repre- The San Joaquin and the sented by a flight of steps holding fruit of various kinds. The coast counties, the bay countles and Southern California have each a face of the hexagon. All this is simply an outline of what the lower floor will contain. Where to | put it 21l is the problem constantly be- fore the commissioners. On the upper floor will be some of most interesting things to be seen anywhere on the exposition grounds. The great educational exhibit in which In What is being done in irri- in Here will be placed a wainscoted twelve Thousands of in- Both floors are feet from the floor. | teresting odds and ends will be artisti- ;cnlly arranged on a wide Dutch shelf |at the top of the wainscoting. Above this shelf will be pictures taken from all sections of California. Industrial as well as scenic views will be shown. The central hexagon on the main floor will be flanked at four angles by four pyramids, representing beet sugar, seeds, beans, and grains and soils. Here also will be arranged a display of honey transparencies. Plenty of 0dd features are being pro- vided. Over near the forestry exhibit is the frame of a life-size elephant. He will be stuffed with walnuts. The wal- nut elephant was shown at St. Louis, but the ‘others of the menagerie are new. The State Capitol building at Sacramento is being made of walnuts. There will be a horse full of hops, and a bear full of prunes, all large as life. The great seal of the State of Cali- fornia will be reproduced in beans. Beans of all colors and sizes have been purch: to make the design, which is twelve feet in diameter. It is a beau- tiful plece of ‘mosaic work iilding is not unknown ! the Robert | mation on his particular de- al- | UNIVERSE- WILL SHOW ITS BEST |States and Nat‘iom? Will Vie With f Each Other. Spectal PORTLAND, May -/—AS the acqui- | | sition of the bregon country was one | |of the most important events in the ! history of the United States, the Ameri- | can people In- general, and those of the | Paclfic Coast in particular, supported by the Government, have determined that the Centennial shall fittingly rep- | resent the products and resources of | the Paclfic Coast. The other States of | the Union have been cordially invited | ta co-operate in the display, and to give | | univereal scope to the exposition. For- | | elgn lands are also sending their best, | ;reed of duty, to swell the abundant und. ‘When the gates of the exposition are | i o The Call. opened the fair will represent an ex- | penditure of over $7,200,000, and the | collecting of every imaginable articte in the space of some four hundred acres. The plcturesque setting of tue display is practically unrivaled in the | Northwest. The cost ta the United States for its | Tepresentation at the Centennia! is in the neighborhood of $500,000. To this | is added an additional $300,000 repre- | senting the value of the exhibits . Ore- | 8on alone has appropriated $450,000, | | which is at the rate of $1 per capita | | for each of its inhabitants. California and all the States of the Pacific Coast, the States of the Middle West and many | of those of the East are represented by buildings and appropriations have been made to cover the expense of cxhibit- }ng products. G X San Francisco, in particular, Is inter- ested in the success and welfare of (Portland. Attracting, as she does, | | tourists and visitors to the shores of the Golden Gate, many will take ad- | i vantage of the visit to the Centennial | to satisfy their desire to see California. | So far as the East is concerned, the ! | exposition will be known as a Pacific | | Coast enterprise and the entire Pacific ?o’a.lt will profit by the success of the ; air. Like San Francisco's Midwinter Fair, which followed the Columbian Expossi- tion, Oregon’s enterprise will profit by following closely after the St. Louls Falr, in obtaining many exhibits that were shown there. Over one-half of the exhibits the Federal Government sent to St. Louls have been transported to Portland. One of the largest ex- hibits, the fisheries, occupies over 12,000 square feet. Agriculture and forestry are allotted 10,000 square feet and the ‘War Department, with the Philippine exhibit, 7600 squdre feet. Another in- teresting portion is the Alaskan ex- I i i | ticultural Palace, | tion % hibit, which covers €000 square feet. The other branches of the Govern- ment display are from the State, Treas- ury, Postofiice, Navy and Intcrior de- partments, departments of Justice and Commerce and Labor, an irrigation ex- | hibit, and exhibits from the Smithson- ian Institution and National Museum, Bu- reau of American Resublics and the Li- brnry“o( Congress. I FEDERAL DISPLAY. The most imposing buildings are: The | Foreign Exhibits, Agricultural Palace, Liberal Arts and Industrial Palace, Hor- Elcetricity and Ma- chinery Hall, Mining Palace, Fire Department building, Administration building, Public Comfort building, Pub- lic Shelter, Festival Hall, Transporta- building, and the Government group, comprising Government Exhibits Palace, Alaskan building, Hawallan building and Oceanic exhipits. The Govérnment has constructed an entirely new piant for the working mint in the Government exhibition building. The improvement over that shown at the World's Fair is at least 50 per cent. Two furnaces will be in- stalled, in place of one as there, thereby showing a continuous operation instead of having to stop once every hour for replenishment. Despite the inability of the Philippine Government to send an exhibit, the isl- and archipelago will be represented’ in the Government exhibit. One hundred Philippine scouts, called “Constabu- lary,” are encamped at the exposition. The detail will assist in keeping guard at the Government bulldings. The scouts represent the Philippine contin- ts of the regular army of the TUnited States. — i 1 They are trim, orderly and soldier-like in appearance, though noticeably small in stature, like the Japanese. While the scouts are com- manded entirely by American officers, several companies of ‘the constabulary have native officers, who take great pride in training the men under them. The commands to both, these mil organizations are given in 1 bands play American airs. The feeture of the drills, b: itary sh: The 3 s, by the way, is striking, showing In a very impressive way the real muslical nature of the Filipinos. It is a sight that will be remembered—the formation of these nitive organizations stretching down the green parade ground at sunset. One -of the principal features of the Alaskan exhibit is the group of totem poles on the lake front near the east wing of the Government building. The “poles’” arc set in a semicircle and, be- sides -the ‘effective setting, seem to arouse greater interest in and direct attantion to the Alaskan section, which | is being Instalied in the east wing. According to Governor Brady's re- port of the poles. they were secured from different places on Prince of Wales Island and from two different tribes of Indians. At an old village called Tuxekan . four wqre obtained. These represent the totem or heraldic sign of great families, and the back part of the totem was excavated to re- ceive the charred bones of friends and , ancestors of the man who raised it. Of the foreign exhibits, probably the | most attractive and interesting at the present time are those of Japan. The jisland empire has been allotted one- third of the floor space of the upper gallery in the Foreign Exhibits build- ng. In addition there are two acres of land reserved for a tea garden, plan- tation and manufacturing plant Rus- sia’s exhibit is as large as that she sent to St. Louis. France is sending three carloads of art works for the Museum of Arts. Great Britain's display Includes the gifts made to Queen Victoria during the Jubilee in her honor. From the ‘Vatican will come magnificent paint- ings, papal robes and rs of histo- rical importance., The other countries represented are: Norway and Sweden, Austria, | Servia, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Egypt, Morocco, Persia, Australia and East Indies. FROM THE STATES. The buildings erected by the various States all embody some ini incident in the history or development of the commonwealth represented. New York, the Empire State, has ap- propriated over $60,000, erected a com- medjous building in the Italian style, and has filled it with the treasures and | products of the State. The State build- ing stands upon a commanding terrace immediately north of the Mining and Agricultural buildings, and from the piazza a wide view is had of the Gov- ernment Island and Guilds Lake. The structure is 122 feet by 78. e G i Turkey, J CALIFO_]SNI/i BUILDING IN MISSION DESIGN AT THE FAIR| 5 Massachusetts Commission is issulng a thirty-two-page folder on the Centeri- nial. The pamphlet will do much to in- struct prospective visitors In the East| in regard to the attractive character of the World’s Fair on the Western coast. There are now $30,000 worth of Massa- chusetts exhibits on the grounds. A large attendance from the Bay State is predicted. The house at Springfield that Abra- ham Lincoin owned and occupied will i be reproduced at the exposition as the | linois State building. The house is now used as a museum of Lincoln relics, many of which will be exhibited at the fair. Exposition headquarters recently re- ceived the pleasing information that a bill carrying $60,000 for State partici- pation at the Lewis and Clark Exposi- tion passed the Legislature of Pennsyl- vania. A $30,000 building has been erected, leaving a handsome balance for entertainment of commissioners and the displays of products. Idaho made an appropriation- of $27,- 000 for her exhibit at Portland. | Missouri’s Assembly agreed upon the | sum of $35,000 with which to prepare | a State building in which to have head- quarters and arrange a display. The Oregon State headquarters, which were opened May 1, will be during the exposition the “welcome” place for all Western people. The building is a splendid example of architectural { beauty on imposing yet simple and ma- jestic lines. It is equipped with large | reception and rest. rooms. On the main : parlor floor easy chairs are provided and from the wide windows and porti- ! cos many of the activities of the expo- | sition are to be seen. The Oregon head- quarters will have for hostess Mrs. Jef- ferson Myers, who will look after the comfort and pleasure of the callers. The upper story of Oregon's “home” will be devoted exclusively to women. | Washington will be represented with {a handsome building and exhibits to | the total value of $50,000. Montana has sent a handsome exhibit | for the fair, for which she appropriated 1$10,000. A strong feature of the dis- | play will, of course, be the mineral col- ! lection, but the agricultural, horticul- { tural, educational and forestry exhibits | will also attract much attention. Large . drafts were made on her St. Louls ex- ! hibit, for which $80,000 was appropriat- | ed by the State. | The sum of $15,000 has been appro- | priated by Colorado for the assembling ;and maintenance of a mineral display. The great gold mines of Colorado will | be represented by exhibits most attrac- ’ tively arranged. The Senate of the Wisconsin Legis- { lature, on February 28, passed a bill ; to create a board of commissioners for | the Lewls and Clark Exposition. The | | bill provided for an appropriation of $25,000. i Early in January, while the Virginia | Legislature was in session, a flying | visit was made to Richmond by Con- | gressman Willlamson and Jefferson "Myen. president of the Oregon Fafr lCm-mllsslon. Since Virginia was the ihome both of Thomas Jefferson and Captain Meriwether Lewis, and there- fore closely connected with the great | expedition to the Pacific, the Legisla- | ture of that State showed its interest iin the coming Centennial by voting an i appropriation of $10.000. { A sum was raised by popular sub- | seription in North Dakota to allow of i participation. - A feature of national ihnorut,h the original Roosevelt log cabin, which is transported in its en- tirety ‘from the ranch where Theodore Roosevelt “roughed lt.; The interior quarters for women, consisting of re- ‘meét and visit with their friends % PRESIDENT - 10 START MACHINERY Chief Executive Will Press a Button in Washington Which Will Ring Chimes on' Exposition Grounds FAIR TO REMAIN OPEN ON SUNDAYS Spectal Dispatch to The Call PORTLAND, May 27.—The opening ceremonies of the exposition will be both brief and simple. The programme will include addresses by a Cabinet official, representing the President of the United States, a member of each of the committees appointed by the United States Senate and the House of Repre- sentatives and the president of the ex- position. In addition the Governor of Oregon and the Mayor of Portland will extend a welcome on bebalf of the State and eity. At the conclusion of the speech-mak- ing President Roosevelt will be notified by a dispatch sent from the ceremonial platform that is all in readiness for him to touch the golden key in Wash~ ington which will start the machinery of the exposition. President Roosevelt will answer with an appropriate tele- gram that will be read aloud to the assemblage. He will then, by pressing a button, transmit from the White Hotse the electrical energy” necessary to put in motion the great engines and operate the melodious chimes in the towers of the Government building. Upon receipt of this signal, President Goode will declare the exposition opened. September 9, 1905, will be California day at the exposition, and a committee appointed by the Legislature to visit the fair will be headed by the Governor and other State officers. A band com~ posed of Indian boys from the Sherman Institute at Riverside will accompany the legislative party on the journey and visit to Portland. The chairman of the committee is Senator C. W. Pendle- ton of Los Angeles, Thomas E. Atkin- son of San Francisco is vice chairman. Phil A. Stanton of Los Angeles Is treas- urer.and Albert Searles of Los Angeles secretary. Other members of the com- mittee are Lieutenant Governor Alden Anderson, Senator Woodward and As- semblymen Gates, Beardslee and Beck- ett. The Legislature appropriated $3000 to defray expenses of the committee. Aside from the numerous national and State conventions to occur in Port- land this summer, many of which will be held in the great auditorium om the exposition grounds, a large number of dates have been selected and set aside special city days and State days, In honor of the various commonwealths and municipalities after which they will be named. Crack military companies, thoroughly equipped, from all parts of the country will occupy the “Model Camp” on the reservation east of the Government bullding, and compete in prize drills daily. ATHLETIC EVENTS PLANNED. Magnificent pyrotechnical displays will be given frequently, and the en- hanced effect of lake and hill environ- ment promises to eclipse all previous efforts. Lovers of athletics will be afforded abundant opportunities to enjoy a car- nival of clean and wholesome sports at the exposition. This will be held under the auspices of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club in the baseball inclosure adjoining the exposition grounds. The athletic field will have its entrance from the exposition, and practically be= come a part of the grounds. At night the exposition will be & blaze of light. All the buildings of the exposition have been covered with in- candescent lig! and thousands have been scattered about the grounds. The Fish, Game and Forestry Com~ mittee have erected a- fish hatchery, where visitors may see the hatching of salmon-and trout. Various sizes of fish from tiny fry to full size will be shown in glass tanks. Overhead Baldwin's airship “Califor- will be sailing through space and an aerial tournament is being arranged among several dirigible balloons. TO OPEN ON SUNDAYS. The gates of the exposition and the exhibit buildings will be open Sundays during the fair. The managemen emphasize the educational features as much as possible. A local organization headed” by ministers, philanthropists and students of advanced thought will work In conjunction with the manage- ment of the fair In the matter of hold~ ing Sunday congresses. Twenty-five thousand gold dollars, the first installment of $250,000 in gold coin from the Government mint, a trifle smaller than a dime and inscribed om one side “Lewis and Clark Exposition™; on the other “United States—One Del~ lar,” will be sold for $2 each. A suggestion for special events at the Lewis and Clark Expesition is to have a Western Author’s Week, with a Joa- quin Miller day during the week. It is planned to invite all well-known au- thors living west of the River, as well as those living In the East, who have written books bearing upon Western topics. Commutation tickets to the Exposi- tion have been prepared and placed sale in Portfind by Chief of the partment of Admissions Frank B. Da- vidson. For the people who expect to spend a considerable portion of their time-inside the gates the reduced rates on commutation tickets are attractive. Two forms of commutation books are on sale. One contains 137 tickets of admission, one for every day during the exposition, the holder may enter the grounds as f3 50, with the privilege of using as coupons on any omne day as may desired.