The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-21
BOOMING THE
PORTLAND FAIR
Prominent WsbfOoter Talks of
the Exposition.
GREAT SUCCESS PREDICTED
SITE is SELECTED AND CON.
STRUCTIoN TO BEGIN.

7 a. II. DeverS. prominent business man
of Portland. and a director of the Lewis
iind Clark exposition in 1906. who has
been in attendance upon the Irrigation
congress. working in the interest of the
Portland fair, spent yesterday i'm Sa!t
Lake Mr.. Devers is member of the
loIlcst tea and coffee importing firm IN
4 fOftlanu. and has been ole o, the active
directors OF the fair. W hat he accom-
DlisItd az the Irrigation congress demon
strates that his work counts
rae Is enthusiastic over the prospects
of the exposition that tho northwest is
preparing for. and declares without hesl-
tation that ID will Dee one of the most
MAGNIFICENT affairs of the kind in the
history of the west He states that the
work of preparing the grounds and bulld-
lugs and securing EXHIBITS Is progressinS
IN most satisfactory manner. lie speaks
in glowing terms OF the preparations that
are under way. In referring to the work
that has been done Mr. Devers said:
Plans For the Exposition.
"A great deal of the grading on the
grounds has already been zone. Streets
and rOadvavs have. been laid out and
the sites for the various exposition build
ingS are being gotten into shape for the
work Of construction. The grounds VIII
De arranged IN the very best manner lot
comfort aud convenience Ihe strips
separated by the lake viii be Joined by
bridges and all parts Of the site VIII be
connected by railway system.
been drawn and it is expected that con-
| tracts viii be let not later than Dec. i
next. Work viii commence on the build
ngS as soon as 1t is possible TO do so.
Some of the construction work that can
be done in winter will be commenced in
short time. and We expect to have 1t
completed By spring.
'The site selected for the fair is one
OF the most beautiful that ] have ever
seen at any fair In this country or any
where else. IL lies on a sloping plateau
f-frrr fcr1n rain a O.
banks OF the Willamette river. I'm front OF
the grounds and across the river are
picturesque bluffs covered with timber
/ Back and TO each side of the grounds
rises the mountain range above which
tower the snOw-capped peaks of Mt
Hood. Att Adams and AIT. Rainier.
Will Have Natural Lake.
Guilds lake is taken in by the site
This has been damned and water will be
pumped into it until it is OF sufficient
depth to permit of the use of all kinds of
/ boats on it and the installation of Va
rious water features.
zone Of the features of the fair will be
water scenes as found IN China and ia
pan. The japanese government especial
I ~ has promised to give MS a splendid eX-
( hibit, These attractions Will be estab-
scenes there will be exhibits from the
, Orient showing the home life Of the peO-
pie there the shops and how they work
and the products Of these shops This
interesting ones TO bc seem
The other attractions that we viii
have are. Of course. too numerous 70
mention. We have been promised "A good
norton of the exhibits that Will be at the
St. Louis fair and we are rushing the
work of erecting our buildings that We
may he ready to receive these exhibits
when the Louisiana Purchase exposition
closes. There Will be everything repre-
senting the growth Of the country from
the time Of the wild Indian, the pioneer
and on to the present day
Sufficient Funds Raised.
THE efforts Of ,the' directors and those
who have been sent out TO raise funds
Z ful. The idea has met with the support
and favor Of everyone. The faiL has been
given a helping hand by all the big con-
ventOns and the support of the western
people has been particularly strong.
Portland herself has raised about 800
000 for the exposition and the railroad
companies have donated $4,000. More
success seems TO smile upon us from ev-
| cry quarter The money appropriated by
the state Of Oregon has all been appOr-
toned to its various uses The 8ppTO-
priatiOn by the Utah legislature was "A
handsome one and it is appreciated by
the directors OF the fair
We are now hoping that congress will
believe il viii. Such an act has been in
dorsed by the Trans Mississippi congress
and the Irrigation congress, and IL is be-
ing worked for by those who are interest
ed i'm the success Of the undertaking. We
believe that the fair viii be one Of tho
most popular events in the history Of the
country