The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-01-26

MA Mldwlnter International Exposition
will be in full running order. The early
winter rains have been trying to delay
preparations for this great industrial
event, but the effort has been vain
one. The rains have been the means Of
pushing forward the shrubs and flowers,
which are beginning to bloom as they
do in spring time in the East, only more
SO, and even the progress Of uncom-
pleted confessional adiuncts to the Ex-
position seems to have been accelerated.
Surely nothing ever sprang from earth
so rapidly as have these buildings. A
fortnight ago it looked as if the archi-
tectural part Of the Exposition was
practically complete. The main build
ings were done and all the great con-
cessions were ready for business. All
that was lacking was the reception
installation Of exhibits. But the SC,
of the Exposition continues to grow,
Applications are constantly being re-
ceiyed for further confessional privi-
leges, and the Exposition management,
nothing loath to secure its percentage Of
profit on any frst-class venture for
which outsiders care to put up the capi-
tai, does not discourage new arrivals OF
this sort.
A number of the larger concessions
have been in operation for week or
more now, and notwithstanding the fact
that the Exposition has not yet been Of
fcislly opened, they are really doing, .
good business. There has been an aver
age Of 1900 paid admissions every day
since the gates were opened and since 95
cents admission began to be charged.
This rate Of admission will be in force
until the eth, when the grand ceremo-
nial Of dedication will take place. There
after admission will be 50 cents. Ar
rangements for Dedication Day are pro-
crossing satisfactorily. The grand stand,
which is to seat 1900 invited guests,
will surely be finished in time. A large
band stand is being erected in the Grand
Central Court, and the famous Iowa
State Band, which is to be one of tho
attractions on opening day, is already
on the ground.
There have been during the past week
three important confessional openings.
One of these was that of the Firth wheel,
which carried on Saturday last more
than 1900 people around its airy circuit
and established itself at a single whirl
as prime favorite. This wheel is 1870
feet in diameter, and being situated on
one Of the highest points in the EXPOSE
ton grounds gives a birdseye view from
the height Of about $50 feet. It is
model Of safe construction and easy mo.
tion, and is quite as conspicuous feat
ure Of this Exposition as the Ferris
wheel was at the Chicago Worlds Fair.
Another important event Of the week
has been the opening of the Cyclorama
of Kilauea, the burning volcano This
grand realistic picture has been greatly
improved upon since it was seen on the
Midway Plaisance and it is shown here
In San Francisco with every additional
accessory which experience has sug-
gested.
But perhaps the most interesting of
all inaugural exercises thus far has been
the start made by the 40 Mining Camp
in the favor of the public. This feature
of the Exposition is as unique as it is IN
teresting. Everything that has been
claimed for it has already been fulfilled,
and all its special features have been
put in early active operation with a
view to have things running smoothly
when the great day of days arrives, On
the occasion OF the opening dance in the
Gold Gulch Dance Hall everybody pres
ent was taken utterly by storm. Fam
dango was never danced as it was on
this occasion, and the cid miners who
had assembled to witness the scene
wanted to catch the dancers up in their
arms, so full of enthusiasm were they
and SO full of reminiscence of the days
of gold. There were two men shot (D
during the progress Of the dance, car
ried out on board, ETC., but the dance
went on Several claims have been
jumped already and other shooting
scrapes may be expected any day, None
of the guns used are loaded, however,
SO that there is more fun than danger in
this part Of the programme.
One of the fairs within this great fair
was opened on Jan. 20. This was the
Northern California citrus fair. It is
being held in special building erected
by the northern and central counties Of
California, where citrus fruits in
ters, in jars, in heaps, in piles, and in
the construction of buildings, are to be
viewed on every hand, and where there
were great doings on the day referred
to, the excuse for the demonstration
being that this was the first gun ready
| for firing This fair onenad thus ao,l,y