The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-20

/ Weekly Circular Letter No al
Z The hotels and boarding houses OF San
Francisco are full to overfowing. The
influx of eastern visitors TO the Mid
winter Exposition during the present
month has been very large. One train
load coming in over the Santa Fe route
took three locomotives to draw it, and
ON the following day it was estimated
that 5000 strangers arrived in the city.
! The result is that the exposition grounds
have presented livelier scenes on days
when no special effort has been made to
draw a crowd than on some Of the
special days earlier in the history of the
/ exposition.
| The attractions offered to visitors,
aside from the standing attraction OF
the state and inteVatiOnal exhibits, are
being continually augmented. The
fruit shows--at least those made in
direct connection with the citrus fairs of
the state of California-are now thing
of the past, though there are permanent
exhibits of citrus fruits maintained in
the Southern California building, in the
Northern California building and in
others of the county buildings on the
exposition grounds. The flower shows
are now beginning to play prominent
part in the exposition program. The
first of these was Almond Blossom
Day, when the Alameda county build
ing was turned into perfect bower of
almond blossoms; when one could not
walk without the blossoms brushing
against him, and when the air was
almost heavy with the delicious spring
fragrance. And now come the roses
and all the other beautiful flowers which
bloom in rose time. The town of Ber-
kelley has prided itself for years upon
the great variety and the general excel
lence of its roses, and on Wednesday,
April II, there was Berkeley Rose
Day" in the Alameda county building,
and the floral sensation created by the
almond blossoms a month before was
more than duplicated in this particular.
April II was also "State University
Day." and it is worthy of mention in
this connection TINT the entire day was
celebrated without any literary exer-
cises whatever. This was probably the
first time that a university celebration
utterly dispensed with the literary feat
ures. The university Of the state of
California is wonderfully rich and u
wonderfully comprehensive institution.
1t has the most magnificent exhibit in
the Manufactures and Liberal Arts
building that was ever made by any
university in any exposition in the his
tory Of the world. About the only feat
ure Of the university not displayed in
the exhibit above referred to is the
military feature, and perhaps this is the
reason why the outdoor celebration of
University Day p&rtOok so largely of
military character. About 500 Of the
students Of the university make up the
university battalion. This battalion
paraded around the grand court Of the
exposition in the morning of their day,
and had grand drill and sham battle
on the recreation grounds in tine after
noon. Early in the evening there was
university banquet and later on a grand
display of Pains fireworks, with uni
versity features.
The same week also included Gran
gers Congress. This congress held the
attention of great many people in
Festival Hall during four sittings, two
each on Friday, April 1S, and on Satur-
day, April IA. The exercises have con-
sisted of addresses, literary exercises
and music, with discussions of subjects
particularly interesting to patrons Of
husbandry. This congress has elected
more attention from people outside Of
San Francisco than any other gathering
thus far held in connection with the ex-
position. The people Of California are
ssowiis lIoie anu iiore 70 hKe 70 tnink
Oh tnen,selveS aS ~ sreat agricultural
stare lnelr goiu anu tnelr fruits arc
petler aa'srllseu IMAM is their agricul-
lure anu tney seem 70 nave seized upon
tnis eApo0ition ~ = means OF emphasiz-
ing 70 the worid tnoir prowess in this
regard.
Inc pas' meeh mas Deen one OF partic-
uiaf interest aiso 10 music lovers. Ever
since tne arrival OF the Sousa Concert