Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-16
Especial to Evening Teller)

dl the WOIlu y IdlT. II is uIlluuei Htllu-
some, comfortable and attractive.
1t is an original design by ]. Flood
Walker, a Boise architect, and it will
stand on the hill overlooking the agri-
cultural and horticultural palaces. 1t
has for neighbors the California and
Illinois state buildings
The building, work on which was
begun early in November, is so feet
square and one story high. 1t is de-
signed along the lines of a bungalow
with clean-cut plain outlines. The
exterior walls will be of cream colored
staff and the roof of red Spanish thing.
The arrangement of the interior is
that of a Spanish hacendia, the ten
rooms being arranged on the four sides
of an open court or potio. In the GEN.
ter of the court will be a beautiful
fountain surrounded by inviting flow
er gardens.
1t is the interior that will prove
most interesting and attractive. The
entrance is in the middle of the main
facade, through massive iron gates ten
feet high and eight feet broad. The
passageway extends through to the
court, and like the cloister is paved
with red brick. over the entrance is
big pine plank, two inches thick, in
which the word idaho in large let
tiers, is burned into the wood. 1t is
bolted above the entrance and the six
big iron bolts that secure it are ex-
posed to view
Opening from the passageway is
door to a commodious room fitted up
as a mans smoking room. There is
large mantel in this room and big easy
chairs. The room is finished in natural
wood from Idaho and the beams, raft
ers and all wood finish have smoky
appearance.
Cozy corners and rest spots abound.
The electric lights are enclosed in old
fashioned iron chandeliers and brackets
designed especially for the building.
Back of the mems reception room
is a private room for the commissioners
and back of this Is Executive Commits
sioner c. B. Hurts private room and
office Still further in the rear are
toilet rooms. Sleeping apartments are
provided on the west side and also
large store room designed to contain
perishable exhibits.
The north side of the building is
given over to the women of Idaho, and
this will be furnished throughout by
the Ladies' Columbian club. There
will be a ladies' reception room the
same size as the mems room already
described This room will BIS marvel
ously beautiful and will be decorated
with the sage brush colors. The walls
will be in sage yellow, the woodwork
n sage green flemish, the floor of
dark sage green, while the furniture
will be of still darker green, The
floor will be partially covere with
dark yich green rug with black border
Back of the parlor will be a ladies'
retiring and dressing room. Still fur
ther back will be the kitchen equipped
with ranges and all culinary utensils.
At the rear of the kitchen will be pro-
vided room for the maid who will
have charge of the ladies' department
Many elaborate functions are planned
by the Idaho women for the exposition
period.
The entire building will be an ex-
hibit showing the richness of Idahos
forests. for all the rooms will be fin
ished in the natural wood and each
room will possess different finish.
Idaho's building will be a state club
house, where each visitor to the
Worlds fair from that state may be
sure of finding hearty welcome and
an ideal resting place
The outside of Idaho's bungalow will
he six feet from the ground. and per-
sons from without cannot look in. In
side they will be five feet above the
floor and persons within may easily
look out
In Executive Commissioner Hurts
office the windows will contain photo
graphic transparencies of Idaho's I'M
rivalled scenery and elsewhere in the
building will be shown large number
of photographs illustrating the states
scenery and points of interest.
Idaho in presenting her resources at
the Worlds fair will concentrate her
exhibits in the departments of agri-
culture, horticulture and mines and
metallurgy. Executive Commissioner
mas SCOuISu TIE Sldlcs anu
promises to have a show that will be
a revelation. Several car loads of APP
pies are now in cold storage and these
will be displayed when the exposition
opens on April 80. He says he has
winesap apples so large tina the Wine
sap of the east appears as a pigmy.
and the flavor is indispensable. Then
he has Crimes Golden Jonathan and
all the other standard varieties. Other
fruits will be shown as they ripen.
There will be comprehensive exhibits
OF the cereals and grasses and all other
agricultural products.
The sweetest and fairest exhibit will
be honey made by bees that pasture on
Idaho alfalfa. The honey will be
shown in a case nine by twelve feet,
in which the words idaho honey have
hoan worked in honey P0rnh nj q