The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-01
BUILDING is THE
CENTER OF ATTRACTION
AT WORLDS FAIR.
Visited Daily by Immense Crowd Of
Sqhtseers-4utter Display One
Of the Features.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. II am
proud of the good old state of Wash
ington," said Tim Morarity of Everett,
and we'll known in every section of
Washington, the other day, as he sat in
chair in the Washington building and
streaming in and out of the building,
| and all commenting upon the magnifi-
cent display made by the state. Il tell
you it does fellow good to see this
| it is next to being back there in the
state and seeing the real thing" And
with that Mr.. Morarity jumped up to
tell some enquiring individual about
the great trees of Washington and in
a couple of minutes was surrounded by
a mob Of interested people who piled
questions until the good natured rail-
road man was about ready to wilt.
| Washington had indeed passed the
half way point in the Worlds Fair
with great credit to herself and all
those who have had anything to do
with the making of her exhibit here.
1t can be safely said that the Washing
ton building has attracted more at
tention than any other building on
the grounds. Not even Missouri
with her great building, or New
York with her magnificent struct-
ure has had as many visitors. Nearly
all the state buildings are for social
purposes only, and the visitor is greet
ed with such signs as these This
room for invited guests only Don't
use these chairs" while the signs
Strictly Private" are on every hand.
The Time Is Now.
Now is the time Of the year for the
people of the Pacific northwest to visit
the fair. 1t is a little more than nalf
over and the next three months will
see the great crowds, and with the
great crowds every exhibitor, as we'll
as the exposition company itself will
put their best foot forward. Those in
tending to visit the fair need have no
fear about rooms. There are plenty for
all and at reasonable prices
| Agricultural Exhibit.
Complaint has been made by many
| hot Ill
ington in the agricultural building, is
| hard to find. That is quite true So is
any other exhibit. This building COW
ers nearly twenty acres and with over
five miles of aisles. The exhibit is well
located however, being bounded by
Missouri, Michigan, North Dakota and
Iowa. The location is in block so.
Visitors to the building will see hang
ing from the roof large numbers which
numbers designate the blocks. Bear
ing this in mind it is not at all difficult
to locate any exhibit when the block
number is known.
Butter Display.
The display of butter made for the
state of Washington by the Hardwood
Dairy Co.. of Spokane, is one of the
most attractive exhibits in the Agricul-
tural building. All day long a big
crowd can be seen standing in front of
the big glass case marveling that so
perfect work can be carved out Of fro
zen butter. Oregon's display adjoining
that of Washington, and made by the
same company, is likewise very at
tractive.
Viewing the Toreda.
In the stump of a great tree on the
east porch of the Washington building,
taken from the harbor of Seattle Sew
eral Of these show the ravages of the
| toreda while beside them are other sec
tions which have been emersed in a
preparation manufactured by Seattle
concern and which protects the pilings
from these pests. A number of men
! stood looking at them the other day
when in blew a young man from Mis-
souri, who knew it ALL and who had
put in some Of his spare time fighting
potato bugs, grasshoppers and like
pests. Looking at the obstruction
wrought by the toreda, he turned to
the others and said:
Now look at that, bringing that
back to show. First thing we know
this whole country will be overrun with
the toreda.'