The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-16

-. -s.-uf.r.u1e~ ard liberal arts exhib-
its th.t rnsde The Msdwinser fzsr famous
Hetwseo the agricultural and main build
Inc. passes Taeoms avenue The
roa6ray 10 . high trestie, far above
the levss Of the fair grounds The en-
trance Of ths main buiIdsng Is from this
roadwav. and one can pass through the
building. down 20 the ground and into tie
grand court. but other entrances have
been provided ~ the elevated portions Of
the grounds-
Again. looking from the position BY the
lake, one sees 20 his right. on q knoll, the
scenic gravity railway. wsvy structure.
bumped like q camel in half dorsn
places. so feet long. Painted in red and
yellow the structure IL especially notices.
bic. Between il and the Agricultural and
horticultural building Is small glass
house erected By Canadian Commissioner
Hart for some Of bis exhibits On the
other extremity Of the agricultural snd
horticultural bnilding are cluster OF
buildings and stands erected BY conces-
ssonaires. Behind them rises the pointed
top OF pyTamid-shaped building IN which
will be seen the famous mirror mare
Turning TO tbs Jeff. one sees the high
wall surrounding the Turkish village, its
Hag-susmounted towers and gate posts,
the rounded front Of the Turkish theatsr
and innamerabse streame-s and banners
bearing the crescent Of the Ottoman en-
psrs. Beyond IL. ard almost At Tacoma
avenue, 10 the great round cyeiorania
building in which Is 10 be seen the battle
Of Lookout Mountain.
But IL IL in the interior Of the main
building that the real beauty Of the fair Is
TO be seen. Enough has been done 20
show Director Germans scheme OF beauti-
Tying In the large center hall, the greater
portion Of which Is given up TO the several
foreign sections. Is an arch connecsing
two carved wooden screens. Over these
hang the aags Of all nations Below, in
blue and gold letters. will be hung the
words: "AIt nations welcome you" About
the walls OF the hal are hung the shields
OF all the states, intermingled with the
coats Of arms of the different nations.
The special days decided upon are as
follows:
Grand opening. Grand Army, military
and naval, Masonic, A. o. u. W., miners,
railroad men, olympia, British Columbia.
German, Swedish. French. Italian, farm
ers. orphans, w. &. I. u, Alaska. loggers
and Iumbermen. Yakima. Port Townsend,
stockmen. Tacoma, fishermen, Red Men,
II. OF p, Pioneers, Odd Fellows Etks,
labor. steamboat and sailors Seattle,
Portland, Indian, Montana, Norwegian.
English. firemen. public schools, ladies,
woman's congress, Oregon, musical con-
gress, Spokane, governors. Northwestern
fruit growers. press. butchers, travelling
men.
The principal officers of the fair are:
Trustees-Henry BUGGY. @. l. Holmes.
C. H. Dow, George Stone.
General manager, Henry BUGGY; assist
ant general manager, J. Anthony Gorman;
secretary, A. Il. Eastman.
Commissioner OF foreign affairs. II.
Stiles.
Commissioner of the United States-Ed-
ward Scott.
Oregon commissioners-W. w. Baker.
DR. Cardwell. g. X. Myers. G. II. Dorr,
Frank Motter.
Montana Neutrality-suspicious. G.
Merrill, w. NJ. Bickford. N. w. Anderson.
Alaska commissioners-F. ID. NOVEL;,
f. j. Msioney. +. r. Sheakley.
Washington commissioners-Fred X.
Reed, John r. Reavis, s. s. Carlisle.
Music director-Olof Bull.
Chief Of archaeological department.
Judge James Wickersham.
Chief of art department-Mrs. & @.
Slaughter.
Chief OF taxidermy department-Fred
Edwards.
Fisheries-E. II. Hume.
Travelling commissioners-T. v. Benson,
J. ID. Davis. w. ID. Smith.