Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-10-12
EXPOSITION A SUCCESS
Portland an Interesting City
to Visit.
HAS NUMEROUS SIGHTS TO SEE
The Great Fair Opened September SS.
and Will Run Afternoon and
Evening to October 2S.


which is now in full blast at Portland,
Is the most successful enterprise of its
kind ever held in the Northwest.
Everything about it is on grand
scale, as well 1t may be, for no ex.
pense has aeen spared to make every
thing connected with it first-class in
every respect. To accomplish this re-
suit it was necessary to invest $12, ,00G
as a starter, and this amount was
quickly forthcoming. The enterprising
business men OF Portland went down
into their pockets and produced the
cash, for they recognize the fact that
the fair is great object-lesson, an
educator, and instructor-an enterprise
that benefits the entire Northwest.
The products Of every section of the
Northwest are freely given place in the
exposition at Portland, and the mines,
farms, fields, factories, forests and fish
cries all make a grand showing, and
there are grains and grasses that any
part of the world may be well proud OF.
Colonel III. G. Dosch, Col. X. G. Judson
and Louis NJ. Spiegl have collected TO-
zether and have on exhibition thou
sands Of specimens of grains and grasses
and fruits and vegetables raised in the
Northwest, all of which make splen-
aid showing for this rich region.
Among the msny things seen at the
exposition in Portland may be mep-
toned the mining exhibit. Tons Of
ore, all showing just where it came
from and its value is shown, having
been collected by j. P. Marshall, and
there is reproduction of a quartz
mine, with its big timbers, shafts and
tunnels, built by j. F. Batchelder, OF
the Portland Railway Co., who is a
practical mining engineer.
In large illuminated cave is COM
plete fish hatchery, in which young sal
mon may be plainly seen in all strges
Of Matching out, and there is a full
grown Royal Chinook salmon always
on exhibition.
There are great many sights to SEE
at the exposition. The realistic re
production of Multnomah falls is worth
going miles to enjoy, and it is great
success. The real water, with th'
whole of Bull Run river behind it, fall
so feet; and the rustic bridge is ther'
for the people to cross, and the sylvan
pools, and ferns and moses and big
live fir trees. The falls are attracting
great crowds and will run all the tint
to the closing, October %.
Portland is very attractive city .
visit, and it has such a splendid stree
car system that the stranger can se'
the business section, the attractive
homes and the splendid suburbs all OIL
single cent fare, while comfortabl.
seated in open electric cars. Two ca
lines pass the door of the great exposi
ton building, in which the great fai
of the Northwest is held-the City 4
Suburban line and the Washington
street line--and all the stranger has :
] do is to take car which is plainl
; marked, Direct to the Exposition. 3"
The war museum, which is unde
the direct supervision of Captain f.
: Edwards, Colonel d. NJ. Dunno an
General o. Summers, is a grand sigh
: to see. 1t was the carrying out of
/, brilliant idea suggested by Dan Nc
I Allen, one of Portland's most patriot
u and enterprising business men, and
will be the means of adding many do
lars to the fund being raised to th
d Oregon volunteers who lost their live
: during the recent wars.
y The immense exposition building 9
Portland has been vastly improved |
o every part of its interior, and is ga
II with flags and bunting, and at nigf
It presents scene of splendor rarel
Q equalled. 1t has 5, 500 electric light'
n and presents a picture to be long n
= membered.