The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-01-05
THE lDwINTER EXPOSITION.
Iweekly elircular letter No. a


spreadingso rapidly and so satisfactoril
] IN the East that the number of Easter
visitors who are to be expected durin
the winter seems sure to succeed thei
most sanguine expectations. The news
papers of the large Eastern cities, an
those OF the small towns in that part o
the country as well, seem to have tackle,
as kindly to our Exposition proposition
as those who are near by, and who nigh
therefore be expected to reap more di
rect benefit from it. But among all thi
nice things that have been said in tn,
Eastern papers in this connection non,
has proven more valuable as an adver
tlsement than an editorial utterance il
the latest issue of the Review Of Re
views, one of the most conservative
periodicals in the country. This utter,
ance was as follows:
The Exposition will help 10 give doiinits
form to many mans vague plans for visiting
the Pacific Coast, and that perhaps will be its
greatest service to its country. Everybody in
the East intends sometime to make = trip to
California but the distance Ia formidable, and
old men are dying every day who had meant
since lS4e tosee the Golden Gate some time or
other, but had never got started The fact OF
the Midwinter Fair should transform general
Intentions into specific plans. Patriotism, II
nothing else, should impel every American
who can possibly afford it to see for himself
the wonders that lie upon the western margin
Of this glorious country"
The above paragraph most assuredly
echoes Eastern sentiment and goes q
great way towards dispelling the idea
which some Californians still cling to
that the influx of Eastern visitors will
not be large The railroad people have
long ago recognized this fact and are
now making elaborate preparations for
transportation. Strangers are certainly
coming to the Pacific Coast this win
ter by thousands, and when they get
here, thanks to the eleventh-hour rail
way arrangements, they are going
to have an opportunity to visit the
entire Coast, SO that San Francisco
can not justly be said to reap
even the nons share of the advan-
tages at hand. This fact is becoming
more widely recognized as the date for
the opening of the Fair draws near, and
there is a general feeling of pride in the
coming Exposition, and Of determine
ton that it should be everything that
has been promised for it.
An experiment was made on Sunday
last in the way Of charging admission to
the Exposition grounds. The only
special attraction offered was balloon
ascension and parachute jump from
the airship when it was at the height of
1000 feet. Otherwise there were only
the buildings to see and the workmen
pushing them along toward completion,
yet nearly 1900 people paid 25 cents
each to gain admission to the grounds,
and several hundreds have paid the
same admissit on each succeeding day
during the week. This is accepted by
the management as unmistakable evi-
dence of the fact that the drawing pow
ers of the Exposition have not been over
When once the Fair is started |
there will be NO doubt about liberal
1t is the intention of the management,
however, that special features shall be
widely advertised during the entire du-
ration of the Exposition, and it is to
hat end that days have been set apart
.or special observance under favorable
auspices for the entire term. In this
way more than half the days of the Ex-
POSITION have thus been programmed
For the first month the programme is
lot an elaborate one, inasmuch as the
'pening days of the Exposition are nat
lrally supposed to take care of them
elves. The California Pioneers, how
yer, have their day in January, having
elected the Path. Stanford university
viii celebrate on the 26th, and Butte
ounty will turn out her entire popula-
ion on the Goth. In February there will
70 grand musical festival on the 9Th;
he Pacific Coast Association of Fire
)hiefs will celebrate on the 9th, North
dakota day the l4th and Idaho the 10Th.
he Benevolent Order of Elks will con-
uct a very interesting observance of
he 18th Of February as their special
ay. Southern California will turn it.
elf loose on the 10th. The Young Mems
Institute will have the Goth, Santa Cruz
ounty the 2ist and Washington's birth !
ay will probably suffice as the special I
sature for the rest Of the month. ID
In March there will be another grand
lusical festival on the sth, the Teach !
rs' congress on the 18th, a geographical i
ongress on the 10th and characters. i
C celebration Of st. Patrick's day on !
ne 18th. The state of Michigan and the .
ate Of Nevada have the 18th and 29d j.,
March, respectively, and Sierra
ounty will celebrate on the 14th. In
ie month Of April the university Of !
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