Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
ldaho's Bungalow.

ture that Idaho is erecting at tn
worlds fair. 1t is unique, hand
some, comfortable and attractive
1t is an original design by ]
Flood Walker. q Boise architect
and it will stand on the hill over
looking the agricultural palaces
1t has for neighbors the Californi,
and Illinois state buildings.
The building, work on which
was begun early In. November, i.
sixty feet square and one stor,
high. It is designed along tn,
lines Of bungalow, with clean
cut, plain outlines. The exterior
will be of cream colored stuff ant
the roof OF red Spanish tiling.
The arrangement of the interior
is that Of Spanish hacienda, the
ten rooms being arranged on the
four sides Of an open court OF
patio. In the center Of the court
will be . fountain, surrounded by
inviting flower 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 10 feet high and 8 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 letters.
is burned deep into the wood. It
is bolted above the entrance and
the six big iron bolts that secure il
are exposed to view.
Opening from the passagewav is
a door to commodious room fitted
up as q mems 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, rafters
and all wood finish have smokey
appearance Cory corners and
rest spots abound. The electric
lights are enclosed in old fashioned
iron chandeliers and brackets de-
signed especially for the building.
Back of the mems reception
room is room for the commits.
sioners and back of this is Execu-
tive Commissioner G. B. Hurts
private room and Office. Still
further back are toilet rooms.
Sleeping apartments are provided
on the west side, and also large
room designed to contain exhibits.
The north side of the building
is given over to the women of Ida
no and this will be furnished
throughout by the ladies of the
Columbia club. There will be a
ladies' reception room the same
size as the mems room already
described. This room will be
marvelously beautiful, and will be
decorated with the sage brush
colors. The walls will De in sage
yellow, the wood work in sage
green flemish, the floor of dark
sage green, while the furniture
will be Of still darker green. The
floor will be partially covered with
dark rich green rug with black
border.
Back of the parlor will be a
ladies retiring and dressing room.
Still further back will be the kitch-
en- equipped with ranges and all
culinary utensils. At the rear of
the kitchen will be provided a
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 on
exhibit showing the richness of
ldaho's forests, for all the rooms
will be furnished in the natural
wood, and each 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 windows of Idaho's
bungalow will be six feet from the
ground and persons from without
can not look in. Inside they will
De i've feet above the floor and per-
sons within may easily look out.
In Executive Commissioner Hurts
Office the windows will contain
Photographic transparencies of
ldaho's unrivalled scenery, and
elsewhere in the building will be
shown a large number Of photo
graphs illustrating the states
scenery and points Of interest.
Idaho in presenting her resour-
ces at the worlds fair will concen.
trate her exhibits in the depart
ments OF agriculture, horticulture
ana mines and metallurgy. Ex-
ecutlve Commissioner HURT has
secured the state, and he promises
e show what will be revelation.
several carloads of~apples are now
IN cold storage and these will be
displayed when the exposition
opens on April 80. He says he
mas Winesap apples SO large that
'ne winesap Of the east appears as
plsmy, and the flavor is unsur-
passable. Then he has Grimes