The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-07-12
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Ar A. Johnson. superintendent ot tho
Oregon forestry exhibit arrived home
from .Hs omaha exposition Sunday IN
speaking of hls Trip Mr Johnson said
II asa g!ld lo ur back jn the summer
wealh,r ~ urEun Tho weather there
II houIi aud % be- almost continually
rainuf
'~Tbr opposition liuo'r 10 a TITO copy ot
che world talI Tho ruullHgs srpuudH
lagoon 4nd ihr electrical display ia lhr
same as V paH at DM,agp except OF
smaller dimensions
"Il. governments uuIdIHg be- located al.
Tho usr' ,uI af ,n, lagoon. occupying 'hr
namr position aa ihr administration build.
los a. .aa Np.II a fHIr
"Ih. tsU.uIur,. manufacture. m1-
chine. .n1 ,.,..u.a. hUUdlrsa arg l.r
GATED .u .bs n,i.n s.l, % tho lagoon The
f,n0 aI.r. liberal arl- and mining l.-p.Afs
afr .I Mo-, sllIh -.Ir IH, horticulture
buulus ,h, strand musi, plaza ate on lho
Sahl rl1 with tho state buildings
"thr midway b,sina north ana runs
ong ha.f m.Ir apuih. and otrr fake knuNn
60 samsUHs DO np,l,t,t ihors. hni ihr,
fui1 ,uua. ln number Co ,ha, AZ tho
words fair
'"Iha 10 ibe lRrE,al exhibition since lno
wurlla aIr being much larger than
the u.INintcf fair ur tho Atlanta ur
Nashville ,apu-ltiuna
'-TAo rapuuIuun means much fpr ore
gon tbo states showing being away ahead
OF ans b.ns at tho fair, especially tho
forestry exhibit Tho eastern people
consider i NunJ,ftul iu aro trees eleven
fs,, .s Iiams,cr aud sp t,si ln h"lEh'
\ sawed piece 1f oregon nr - frct Ions
and l in,hcs Square attracts tho most
attention % 10 perfectly clear anl many
Vialtl.4 believe 20 ip Doc spilr'd. pNIus q"
its great length strange Co say. ,asl.
ofn pe.p,o can hardly bclie,o that these
specimens came from oregon Thcy in'
yata..l remark that ihoar bE tr,cn grow
"a ,a. fufpla.
Tho ,lA,-op NH Co has au exhibit
OF spruce and Jnc lifldai vou mill has
an oAh.Dt ~ hr,h Tho Perry Lumber
Co. of l.a Graulr. hI- au exhibit % tam
arack ani yellow pine. and ghv Western
Lumb,r co.. ~ Portland. has nuc "a
hiuW h,rr NJ % blE luK cut ln ,hn woods
back uf Wualpou which attracts a great
doal ot attention m, states vHhlnlt
Copa,s.a 1f -rrilHns of tll the trees indl'
gouo.aa foe lbr state, The state COM
missioner have rented from me 800 yHrl'
cilrs pf woods nusu,l and unnn,fnri aut
they aJu au magnificent specimens. tho
nnu-t 'HHt hayu ever hr'n exhibited. !
have there also a botanical collection u
all tbo .npcfrrua Er1WthH NJ tho iaelne
coan, and a collection ~ medicinal harhH
and rpols, This latter lH tho most com
plctc and Instructive of amy forestry "a.
hlblt lbti has over been dppl1}rl the
other oregon vNhlntH show up very inNor-
ably With anything at tho far There To-
worry Huc mineral exhibit horticultural
exhibit ana the nsh exhibit has no, yet
arrived. but / hope tho Columbia river
caun,rimrn W,il make au elaborate show
ms Inc Columbia river salmon has iho
name of h,lnE the nur7t In 'hr world ana
there a now an opportunity TO rhnw the
cncuUout qualities ut the nHh. a trw days
before ! Ton Omaha W. received some
fresh salmon packed In Ice which ar.
rived ln splendid condition and uli Wh'
saw them were loud ln their oNprcwlons
o! admiration and wlahrd 10 test their ,
qualify un tho dinner Dh,r We promised
them la,cr On they would have an pppor-
Wuly OF sol,InF down to % to'm'n o'o-
qlct with the compliments ot The Co
lumbh river cnnn'gm'n, uH We proposed
g. lHYlr nl lhu state representatives, amt
olrNa Ut ,hc ruuaMuaHaPp ,Apor.-
tion. ! hope the ctnurpmcu Wi 'hh