Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-06

Graphic Descriptions and Humorous
Delinestions By q saismite.

rubber coat nor gum boots, I must stay
At home. Perhaps may take little
time ~ tell your readers something Of
the grandeur and immensity Of this
world exhibit,as TO describe IL st length
Is impossible. As remarked TO me by a
reporter OF one OF the Edinburgh (Scot.
IaDd) dailies mo one who has not seen
the worlds exposition In Paris or Wen.
na, is competent even TO comprehend
IT,
How shall bring the minds Of your
readers to understand what mean I
Take all the state fairs ever held In Ore.
gon, and all the Portland expositions
aud arrange both on nine hundred acres
Of ground-for that is the space oocu
pied by the buildings and grounds here
and when all this is done, as com.
pared with the exposition Il "would'nl
be worth going across the road to see.'
Now this IL said with no feeling of dis.
respect for my adopted state, for you
may substitute New York, Ohio, Penn.
sylvania or any other state for Oregon,
and the comparison will remain the
same. And for one reason among
many Others, that thousands of articles
on exhibition here were never seen In
America before. Your readers must
understand, that this exhibits means
millions II not hundreds Of millions of
value. Why, Brazil alone has expend.
ed nine hundred thoussnd on her ex-
hibits, New South Wales has mon.
ster display-pyramids of silver ore and
bullion, Of copper and iron ore, to say
nothing Of all her other displays. Italy
is here, with the most beautiful marble
and bronze statuary the eye ever rested
upon, all sizes, from hands length to
life, enough to fill opera house h.ll, rep
resenting millions of. wealth. And
this is only one feature Of her exhibit
Don't understand I am giving my opin-
Ion In these matters. don't consider
al OregOnian's opinion Of this exhibit
as worth anything, / am giving the
judgment and opinion Of men who have
seen all the worlds expeditions in the
last 80 years.
Said an Englishman, with whom l
acquainted, "You could put all
the buildings ut the Paris Exposition
Into the Mechanics and Liberal arts
buildings here" This is the building
covering A acres-half mile from one
end to the other. Why, there are three
paintings In the art building, to my
personal knowledge. valued at half
nillion dollars, and even that sum
would not buy them. and these are
only three Of hundreds and thousa nds
from all over the world.
Ia the Midway Plalsance, the por-
ton Of the grounds especially devoted
10 the shows and amusements, you can
wee street In Cairo, with its Exytian
men and women ready to sell you their
novelties and wares; then, "Old Wen.
na," smother world resort; then "Javn
Village" In fact all sorts of strange
md very interesting exhibits-not on
he cheap, "catch.penny" order, bu,
xhibits and novelties which have cost
arge sums Of money to bring here. |
Don't forget that the Columbian expo. |
ition IL an exhibit Of the genius md |
esources Of all the world--in it's side |
hows AZ well as in all things eIse--at.
ractions which never have been, and
ever again. will be seen In America In
ny lifetime.
l should like to attempt description
all the rare curiosities from Spain.
mong them the original letters Of
ueen lsabella TO Columbus, also OF
is In repIy-much Of the correspond-
,ce while he was seeking aid for his
,yage Of discovery, etc, sent here In
ir government ships and under PROM
that night or day they should be !
nder government guard. There the |
ntinels stand, guarding the cases In 4
hich this valuable correspondence Ia
und, ss well - other relies loaned by
'ain to this exhibit.
But there 10 no use TO attempt de-
ription. The universal testimony Of
competent to give an opinion is,
at In the beauty Of its bui, ,dings and
oands, as well as In the extent and
aracter OF its exhibit, the world
ver saw the equal Of this expo-
Ion or even the beauty Of the /,
'ctric illuminations on Tuesday and
turday evenings. Thousands Of elec.
Q lights, beautiful fountains with
sir ehsngeable rays Of color; bands
my pieces each playing most de-
hifoi music; gcndolss skimmiug
sr the waters Of the lagoon, man ned
men In their gaady uniforms, the {
rring Of birds, the huzzAhs Of thous-
Dc of voiesa oh. II 10 q scene never J
be forgotten for i,s beauty snd 8
udeur.
While ] sm proud of the geaius, taste }