Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-08-31
INTER STATE FAIR.
A PRIVATE VIEW FOR NEWS.
PAPER MEN.

Nearly a Hundred Representative
of the Press 'sTake In'' Tacoma
Glorious Hospitality and the he
ginning of the First Inter.Ssat
Fair.
The uniquely worded invitations t
the press OF the State request its reE
resentatives to be present on the after
noon and evening OF Tuesday, tn
18th. il nothing else were wanting
would indicate that the management
is in the right hands, directed by ex
perienced brains, and that the pro
motors of the great enterprise mad
no mistake when they installed Henri,
Bucey as Director General, J. Anthem,
German as his Assistant, and will
such men as Franklin X. Lane on tn,
Committee OF Publicity and Promo
ton. 1t read:
The management of the Northwest Inter
! state Fair requests the pleasure Of your attend
auce at a private view of the Fair. TO be givel
exclusively TO newspaper men. at the Fai
Grounds. Tacoma, Washington. Tuesday after
noon and evening, August 2sth.'
II there is any prevailing Characters
tic OF the newspaper man it is curiosity
that curiosity which dates back to the
temptation of Mother Eve. There
was just enough of piquancy about
this summons to enlist the attention
Of men whose chief pursuit in life
seems to be to obtain q " SCOOP" The
result was as expected, large delega
tons were present from all available
points of the Western part OF the
State.
Then Tacoma knows how to do the
"grand," and Olympia will have to di
vide honOrs as entertainers. There
was no doubt of the sincerity OF the
welcome accorded to the newspaper
men. They we're taken in charge BY
their colleague, Mr.. Lane, Immediately
on arrival, who with his aids KEEP
them in perpetual round of enjoy
ments until the wind-up at the Cairo
theater, at the solemn hour OF mid
night, which on this exclusive occasion
was q scene of revei.
The main attractions, at present
are the shows outside the pavilion
embracing the Scenic Railway, tn
Mirror Maze, the Cyclorama, and rep
resentatives of the people and custom
of foreign lands. The display in tn
main building is by no means les
than might have been expected from
such magniicently conceived enter
prise, but there has been much della,
in placing the attractions in shape
Much of this has been occasioned b,
the red-tape rules of custom hous
regulations which require official &C
ton before certain foreign contribu
tons can be installed. It will be
couple of weeks yet before the fair vii
be opened in all its glory, and it would
be we'll that visitors postpone thei
visit until the 10th or 18th prox., a
least. The sound of the hammer ant
saw is now heard all through the sew
eral buildings and over the As acre
which constitute the show grounds.
The first order of march was 20 tn,
cycloroms, 1.-THE Storming Of Mission
airy Ridge and Battle Of Lookout
Mountain" in the vestibule of which
the party were halted long enough L
partske of a splendid lunch, provided
by its exhibitor, and the party ascend
ed the series of inclines to the plat
form from which the great painting
was exhibited. Here q scene Of un
surpassed interest burst upon the view
Everywhere the scene of carnage, tn
bloody deeds of war, the fire and smok
of battle, were impressed upon tn
eye. The battle of Lookout Noun
tain was one of the most important Q
the civil war, and this great histories
painting seems to fix it upon tn
memory in q way that no oral descrir
ton can rival. A brief address, de
scriptive of the main features OF tha
terrible conflict, and its principal q
tors, was given by the exhibitor. Blu
the spirits of the party were too buoy
ant to be long depressed by the scene
of carnage. and soon as the party ha
emerged from the platform and wei
again confronted by it's enterprisin
protector with an array of cooling be,
erages, of almost every age and win,
age, their enthusiasm found EXPIRE,
; sion in prolonged cheers for this fe,
ture OF the exhibit, which scored
complete victory for the management
Emerging from the portal the line {
march was taken for q miniature grow
in the immediate vicinity Of . lare
sign in what may be styled the bas'
ment of the main building, which rea
puget Sound Brewery" Numerou
tables and seats are arranged in th
grove OF fir trees, representative of
typical, old.fashioned beer garde,
where the party were seated and BET
was served from . cask of p 900 60
Ions capacity. It is sufficient to 10
that the supply was ample althoug
: dispensed in royal style. Here,
have carried out the simile, lonI
stemmed German meerschaum pipt
should have been provided. but an q
mirable substitute was made in th
shape of excellent cigars which we,
lighted and . smoke arose similar I
! that described by Irving in his Knicl
booker History of New York, while Ii
sturdy Teutons were engaged in hattl
and the clouds from their pipes hun
! as canopy over them impairing II
marksmanship of the enemy.
Alter a pleasant hour passed in ties
ing the capacity of the big key, tn
, order to resume march was given, an
the party were escorted to the ofiici,
photographer, who assembled them
q picturesque group on the marpin ,