The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-09-07
NORTHWESTERN PROGRESS
Oregon Industrial Exposition
Will Show 1t All.
ATTRACTIONS TO BE PLENTIFUL.
proauct. Of Field, Farm, Forest, Fish
cry, Mine and Orchard VIII All lie
There, with Splendid Music.

The Pacific Northwest is a region OF
rich resources and it produces food ma
terial, clothing material and building
material that any section OF this great
country may we'll be proud OF. Its
producing capacity is as yet in its in
fancy. and there is great development
to come.
In order that the products Of the Pa
cific Northwest may be seen and ex-
amned by the general public. COM
mittee of Portland's enterprising busi-
ness men get together every year and
organize the Oregon Industrial EXPOSE
ton. These men meet every week for
months previous to the exposition and
perform an immense amount of work
in the way of preliminary arrange
ments. They appoint subcommittee
90 attend to all the details. They raise
BY the voluntary subscription Of Port
land business men guarantee fund OF
about $4,000 to pay the expenses OF
the exposition.
The committee collects large
amount of specimens of the products
of the Northwest and arrangcs them
into an attractive exhibition at the
great exposition building. There are
grains and grasses in the sheaf, grain
ready for milling, grain reduced to
-four. There is wool as it comes from
the sleeps back; secured, and in the
goods. There is gold and silver in it's
native rock and ready for the mint.
There is timber fresh from the forest
and polished ready for interior decorate
ing. There are fish, full-grown SAL
mon, and salmon eggs from which
young salmon are being Matched out,
in plain sight of the public. Fruit
and vegetables and the dairy interests
are all represented, and manufacturing
enterprises show what they are doing
in the Northwest, many of them nav
ing actual working plants in the great
machinery hall of the exposition build
ing.
1t takes brains, executive ability and
much money to organize and success
fully conduct great exposition such
as Portland presents to the people,
and among the enterprising business
men who are the active spirits III the
affair and compose the exposition gen.
eral committee are: H. G. Breeder,
president; /. N. Fleischner, vice presi-
dent; X. j. Holmes, treasurer; A. b.
Stenbach, Dan McAllen, J. E. Thiel-
sen, d. NJ. Dunno. H. l.. Pittock, X.
9. hudson, II. d. Ramsdell, Sig.
Sichel, l.. NJ. Spiegl, d. Soils Cohen,
G. b. Williams, Ben Selling, j. p.
Marshall. z. S. Edwards, b. S. Pague:
W. S. Struble. secretary; f. C. Mas
ten, assistant secretary: II. f. Bosch.
auditor; George l.. Baker. superintend-
ent
The Oregon Industrial Expos ton
will be held at Portlan for full
month. from September 20 to October
2S. and while it will embrace all the
best features Of state fair. it will
have special attractions in classic con.
ceits by a full military band OF SO
pieces, and acIobatic and aerial per-
formances by some of the most re-
nowned performers in the world.
People who attend the Portland fair
not only see all the products OF the
Northwest, but also meet thousands OF
people and pass pleasant afternoons
and evenings in which instruction ls
mingled with healthful amusement.