Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-09-22
PORTLAND LETTER.
Pleasant Place to Live In-Eood
water. GOOD Streets and Handsome
HOnes-Ihe Coming ExposttiniG


Water. Good Streets and Handsome
Hoines-The Coming Expositioie
Portland Sept. l9.-lTo the Editor. }
when Joe Meek and Lishe Apple
gate and Christopher Columbus pre-
oicted that the Northwest was going to
develop into rich and productive
region and that cities and towns were
gong to spring up all over it, they
earned medals for veracity that were
never awarded to them. But the peo-
/ pie who came after them are enjoivnu
the fruits of their predictions, and will
throw flowers on the graves of those
prophets.
For the Northwest has developed
and IL developing. and Portland is one
OF the pIettiest places on the coast. Il
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 bette, advantage. Portland's streets
are well shaded by day and well light.
ed By night, for the wonderful electric
current is everywhere and ever ready to
aid humanity.
Portland'e business streets are we'll
paved and full of life, and her business
houses contain everything needed for
the use Of man. Her homes are neat
and tasteful and in many cases elegant,
ami stand in spots where not many
years ago houirshe1l the fir forest.
Portland people are enterprising,
and 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
dustIiai Exposition from September 22
to October %. Portland people have
subscribed $1,000 in hard cash to pay
the expense OF this exposition, and it
will be one OF the grandest events that
ever occurred in the Northwest.
1t will contain everything to make
II attractive, interesting and instruc-
tive. There will be the band concerts
every afternoon and evening by Ben
nett's full military band OF 30 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 acrobatic feats All
sorts Of new and attractive anusements
will be given in connection with the
exposition, and there will be repre-
sentation OF Southern plantation life,
and free cooking lectures, and baby
show and children's carnival and a
lady's department, and a school eX-
hibit and a manual training scohol in
operation every day. Everything will
be on a magnificent scale throughout,
and every person who visits the eXposi
ton will find something new and novel,
to interest. instruct or amuse them.
one OF the special features will be the
wedding III public, which is open free
to all couples, and the newly-married
ones are generously remembered with
wedding presents.
Your correspondent Was at the Expo
siton building today and saw the ar
fnngements being made for the great |
fair, and noted that there was going to I
be a big display of all the fruits,
grains, grasses. vegetables and CONNER
cial timber produced in the Northwest,
and good, solid gold medals costing
500 each are going to be awarded for
the best exhibits.
The exposition building Is an i'm
mense structure 20Ox40O feet, suitably |
divided off. The grand music hall is
lO0x200 feet and three stories high,
with an arched glass roof. The build
ing cost $3.50. 600, and it is convenient
" located being within easy walking
distance OF the hotels and business
part of the city, or reached from any
pact on a tive-ccnt fare on street-cars
that pass its doors.
All the railroad and steamboat lines
are going to make special low rates to
the exposition. from all parts OF the
Northwest, ana the admission fee is
only going to he % cents, children 10
cents. People who attend Will reme!n-
Der it as one Of the pleasant events OF
their lives K.
THE GROWTH OF SOCIALISM.