The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-09-22
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me Great Heeslmans Coming to the
Exposition. !.
Portland. Or, Sept. 12.-(To the
Editor. )-This Is q most beautiful and
attractive city, and Its live people are
up and doing 10 the march OF progress.
The Hegelmans are coming to the
Oregon Industrial Exposition, and they
are an attraction that will be long re-
mem bered, for they. are the greatest
aerial gymnasts in the world. They
command princely salaries. and people
who have seen them in San Francisco,
where they are now playing, say that
they alone are worth ten times the price
of admission. They limit their per-
formances this season to three places
in the United States-San Francisco,
Portland and New York, then they re-
turn to Europe. The exposition man
agement was bound to have star attrac-
lions, and certainly secured big one
in the Hegelmans.
Other attractions are being arranged
fo,, and people who come to the expo
sitfon this year will have plenty OF
amusement in connection with instruc-
tion and sightseeing and promenading
through the big building.
The full military band which has
been engaged to give concerts day and
evening during the exposition 10 now
giving daily concerts at big fair in
San Francisco. and is delighting thou
sands of people. Such music will be
appreciated in the Northwest. and
those who attend the exposition will
be given every opportunity to enjoy It.
Advices from all parts Of the North
west indicate that many people are
coming to the exposition who have
not been in Portland for years. They
will find that many Improvements have
been made here and that the city has
grown. And they can see all these
Improvements at cost of almost moth
ing in time and money, for Portland
has one of the best street-car systems
In the world. Electric cars vibrate to
all parts of the city and its suburbs.
and you can take car every few min
utes. Excursions to the beautiful city
park. the heights. Willamette falls and
other attractive points are thus quickly
and cheaply made. At the city park
visitors not only see very pretty
place, but also see large collection of
bears, cougars, wolves. alligators and
other wild animals, besides eagles,
owls and all kinds of feathered fam
lilies.
The great Exposition building is be-
ing rearranged and made attractive,
and every evening during the EXPOSE
ton 1t will be illuminated with count
less electric lights, and the display
along that line will be the grardest
ever seen in the Northwest.
The farmers and fruit-growers of the
Northwest are taking very laudable
interest in the exposition. and the dis
play of their products will be large and
creditable, and many special features
are being arranged 10. their benefit and
edihcation, and the farmers wives and
daughters will find In the exposition
many exhibits and attractions that will
be specially interesting to them, not
the least of which will be the free
cooking lectures by Miss Suzy Tracey,
who is an acknowledged scientific ex-
pert in that line.
The solid and enterprising business
men of Portland are all behind the ex-
position, and are pushing It along.
They know that it is good thing for
the whole Northwest, and their COM
mittees are meeting every night to ar
range for and engage new attractions
and make the exposition beneficial to
all, and the railroad and steam boat
companies are going to give low special
rates. SO that all may come and enjoy
themselves and be edited, instructed
and amused. r.