The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02
Expeaitiou Ready for the Winters
"A Splendid Showing.
\ ssuMoaeo rsaass ON FLOOR.


A email army of men were ~ WORK
yesterday and all Of last night putting
finishing touches 70 the great opposition
that opens al the Armory tonight.
IL 10 Seassie's trst expedition. and II Vim
b. a crs<kt alike &c the city and the state.
Over hundred hrHns are repres<nfed oo
the floor Of the big pavilion and doa~a
other firms win come IN later. In adds-
tion 10 the exhibits Of the Seattle mer-
chants and manufacturers. SpokAns. Ia
coma and other outside town are vel
represented
The exposition viii continue frou De-
tober 10 October L. Inclusive. II wiii
b. opened to visitors from ! O'Clock 20
O'Clock each afternoon and from ! o'clock
msntioned- band eonceSt. iresrdlnx
sosoIsts and the famous Shields family.
Of chirsgo. with shstr speetalsiss and NOV
ing pictures. viii be = feature Of both
the afternoon and evening sessions Civ
ing the visitors an almost Continuous per-
Torrance every day and night
The opening programme for tonight u
as follows Commencing AZ tsB .. m.
WagBers band Will render the opening
overture: this wiii be- followed by an ad-
dress By President H. r. Holmes Of the
exposition; a vocal solo by Rose Bloch
Bauer. hate OF the eonssrvatortes Of Er-
rope. comes next. and then the address
OF Mayor Humes. on behalf OF the city,
accepting the exposition.
Al tbs close Of the address OF the mayor.
little I.aursns Lancaster Armstro0x. aged
~ years. will touch the electric button
that sets the machinery Of the EXPOSE
tlon in motion
The entertainment by The ehielsis fam
ily and the concert by the hand win fol-
low without infermiAion-
All the heavy work OF the exposition
In done. The engines and the large me-
chAnscal Displays are all IN place. and al
that In left TO DO II 10 put The hnlxhlng
touches on the various exhibits. The cleo
trical display Siil In itself b. a wonderful
show. while some of the booths have been
decorated and finished in manner that
will prove at once surprising and graf
ifs inE 10 the vissfors
A few rules made by the MANAGEMENT.
10 be- observed by tho public will be-
posted In a conspicuous place. but one
rifle the management desires to call sre-
ciai attention toll h the rule regarding
passes. All passes OF whatever nature.
will be accepted only at th~ gate ieAdlng
to tho agricultural department. the far
thesf gate to the left OF the building. aud
hold.rss OF exhibitors and other passes
viii save themselves time and the man
agemsnt trouble. by remembering this
fact
Everything has been done by the man
agement for the convenience ~ guests.
and IL Is hoped that their Efforts viii he
appreciated A word about the moving
pictures 10 be presented by the Shields
family may not hs am.sz. The pictures
are what are kno~s as the Edison Pic
lures. and they have been selected with
regard to the homecoming Of the voian-
tesrs. showing the Washington regiment
en- the battle line. In the midst Of sktrm-
sxhe~ and in action at various times ana
places
Miss Rose bloch Bauer comes 20 the
exposition with the reputation Of being
one of the best concert ssnsers on the
Western coast. n not In The United
States she comes from Portland. but Is
engaged IN tbs East soon "a the ex-
position ciosvs
I'm every way the exposition promises
90 be SUCCESS. and u will undoubtedly
receive the Patronage To which IL E en-
titissi