Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-12-14
THE MIDWINTER EXPOSITION.
SAN Francisco, CAL, Dec. II, 49,

sition will have month in which to visit
other parts OF the state besides those con-
tiguous to San Francisco, and that the
benefits to be derived by the entire Pacific
coast will be correspondingiy multiplied.
And just here there ought to be word
said about the number OF visitors that
may reasonably be expected to come out
OF the Frozen East to hibernate in tie
country
"Where the leaf never fades in the still bloom
ing bowers
And the bee banquets OH through whole year
OF flowers"
Those who have already arrived at San
Francisco as the advance guard of the
grand army of midwinter continent
crossers, say that the influx of visitors
will exceed the most sanguine expecta-
tons OF the friends OF the Exposition.
Eastern railway managers are constantly
sending to the Department Of Publicity
and Promotion for advertising matter in
connection with the Fair. Their patrons
are hungry for information on the subject.
Some of them are SO hungry that more
than one Of the great trunk lines have
deemed it necessary to prepare vast
quantities Of matter, based on the material
furnished by this department, with which
to satisfy the popular demands. All this
means that thousands of people in the
east are going to take advantage of cheap
rates, and the special atti actions of the
Exposition, as an excuse for making
ng-pomised trip to the Gland Of sun
shine, fruit and flowers"
Meanwhile the list OF attractions con-
tinues to grow, and there will be lively
times during the next three weeks getting
all the concessions in readiness for the
opening day. There is one feature Of the
contemplated attractions, however, for
which no elaborate building has to be
erected, and yet it is one in which very
widespread interest centers, and that is
the grand athletic tournament. This
tournament is to cover the entire term of
the Exposition. The contests will not be
on each succeeding days program but
there will be several events each week
and every Saturday will be largely de-
voted to this feature. There will be games
of lacrosse between British Columbian
and American teams there will be polo
matches between swell society riders;
there will be football games between col
lege and university teams; there will be
races and all sorts OF contests on the Gin
der path and last, though by no means
least, series of baseball games in which
the entire Pacific coast is invited to take
part.
With view to facilitating arrange
ments for the last mentioned feature in
this connection COL T. p. Robinson, of
San Francisco, has been selected to
arrange the games on the diamond field,
and in order to have the largest possible
number Of clubs participate, that gentle
man desires the addresses OF every uni
formed baseball club not only in the state
of California but in all of the states of the
Pacific coast. These addresses should be
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Mills building, San Francisco, and, based
upon the number OF addresses Of intend
ing participants which have been re-
ceived, there will be arranged such a
baseball tournament as has never before
been seen anywhere in the world.
In tine long list Of other attractions it is
difficult to neglect one that is worthy Of
more special mention than the rest, but
perhaps the latest added features may be
the most interesting. The very latest
and the most startling of all the sug-
gestions that have been forthcoming in
the form of confessional features of the
Fair is that which is to represent Danto's
Inferno, and which has already begun to
be spoken Of about town as "Hell on
earth" This concession is to be located
in a very prominent part Of the EXPOSE
ton grounds, and the character OF the
entrance to the building is one that will
attract inevitable attention. A great
dragons head, fifteen feet in height,
with bat-like wings protruding from
either side, seems to crouch against the
ground and grin welcome to the passing
crowds. The bat.like wing, and the en-
tine front in fact, are gilded to look like
FURNISHED gold, and, when the sun is re-
Elected from it.. it presents as brilliant an
exterior as one can easily imagine. Out
of the center of the lower part Of this
figure-head, so to speak, projects long
red tongue Of the dragon, and on to this,
those who care to venture in must step
and walk between the teeth OF the
dragons lower jaw into the very body Of
the beast. The interior arrangements Of
these Internal Regions" are rendered re-
markabIy effective by the highly colored
stalactites which hang from the walls
and which seem to extend for miles,
almost, away in the distance. This per-
spective is produced by means of mirrors.