The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
A Pleasant Place to Live In-Good
Water, Good Streets and Handsome
Homes-The Coming Exposition.

A Pleasant Place to Live In-Good
Water, Good Streets and Handsome
Homes-The Coming Exposition.
Portland, Sept. le.-(To the Editor.
When Joe Meek and Lishe Apple.
gate and Christopher Columbus pre-
dicted that the Northwest was going to
develop into a rich and productive
region and that cities and towns were
going to spring up all over 1t. they
earned medals for veracity that were
never awarded to them. But the peo-
pie who came after them are enjoying
the fruits OF their predictions, and will
throw flowers on the graves of those
prophets.
For the Northwest has developed
and is developing, and Portland is one
of the prettiest places on the coast. II
was wise forethought On the part of
her pioneer people to plant shade trees
along the sides of the streets. for now
they add beauty to the landscape, and
in no city of the world do they show
to better advantage Portland's streets
are well shaded by day and we'll light
ed by night. for the wonderful electric
current rs everywhere and ever ready to
aid humanity.
Portiand,s business streets are well
paved and full of life, and her business
houses contain everything needed for
the use of man. Her homes are neat
and tasteful and ip many cases elegant,
and stand In spots where not many
years ago fouirshed the fir forest.
Portland people are enterprising,
aud invite the people of the whole
Northwest to come and visit them this
fall, and to entertain their guests they
have arranged to hold the Oregon In
dustrial Exposition from September 90
to October 22. Portland people have
subscribed $l2, 600 in hard cash to pay
the expense of this exposition, and 1t
will be one of the grandest events that
ever occurred In the Northwest.
1t will contain everything to make
1t attractive, interesting and instruc.
tive. There will be the band concerts
every afternoon and evening by Ben
nett's full military band of 32 pieces,
and it will be the finest music ever
heard in the Northwest. The wonder
full Hegelmans have been engaged, and
they will amaze the audience with
their great aerial aorobatio feats. All
sorts of new and attractive amusements
will be given in connection with the
and there will be a repre-
of Southern plantation life,
and free cooking lectures, and baby
show and children's carnival and
lady's department, and a school ex-
hibit and manual training scohol in
operation every day. Everything will
be on magnificent scale throughout,
and every person who visits the exposi-
to interest, instruct OF amuse them.
One of the special features will be the
in public, which Is open free
to all couples, and the newly-ma1ried
ones are generously remembered with
presents.
Your correspondent was at the Expo
sition building today and saw the ar
being made for the great
fair, and noted that there was going to
be big display of all the fruits,
grains, grasses. vegetables and CONNER
,ial timber produced In the Northwest,
and good, solid gold medals costing
Sa0 each are going to be awarded for
,he best exhibits.
The exposition building Is an i'm
nense structure 20Ox4OO feet, suitably
livided off. The grand music hall is
l0Ox2O0 feet and three stories high,
With an arched glass roof. The build
ng cost $3.50. 900, and it is convenient
y located being within easy walking
distance of the hotels and business
,art of the city, or reached from any
,art on five-cent fare on street-cars
hat pass its doors.
All the railroad and steamboat lines
re going to make special low rates to
he exposition from all parts of the
and the admission fee Is
My going to be 25 cents, children 10
ents. People who attend will remem-
er 1t as one Of the pleasant events Of
heir lives. R,