Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-08
St. LOUIS WORLDS FAIR


Yes, We saw the big show, it is all
right, yes, we had an enjoyable trip.
Yes indeed, yes it is worth going to
see, il, looking until your eyes and
and strength gave out, your head.
ached and went buzzy-fuzzy, and you
wandered and WAS crushed am ong
thousands Of people but could find no.
body. Yes, we experienced these and
. hundred other new things and had
ever such good time. The Louisiana
Purchase Exposition eclipses any A.
fair OF its kind previously held. It
covers approximately lAO acres OF
land and has fourteen miles OF intra.
mural railway and Oh the whole 10 .
sublime and inspiring specacle that
We wish ell oLr friends might behold.
From Information gained it would
seem to us that from and after about
Sept. 18th, would be the preferable
time to see the great exposition in t.
full splendor and completion.
The Warrington state building is a
splendid exhibit for the evergreen
state and will never be forgotten when
once visited Massive timbers two
feet square and one hundred feet long
run from base to dome, the private
office within 10 enc OF our native trees
followed out giving a ten foot space
which 10 furnished properly and occu-
pied by our Commissioner, Mr.. Elme:
E. johnson. Another production from
here 10 . plank four inches thick, ten
feet wide aud tnirty.ive feet long.
Mr.. Geo. w. Ingrahsm in charge Of
the exhibit, is Hastily arranging every
thing ~ fast - possible and ere long
will throw open to the visitors one Of
the most unique attractions on the
grounds which will be credit to the
state. As those grounds are to be
preserved in future ~ one OF the most
prominent public parks in the coun.
try it occurs to the mind OF the writer
that II this building could BE- left and
properly maintained whore it stands it
would prove y benefit and great adver.
Using medium for the Pacific North.
west.
Our journey was over the Norther u
Pacific to St. Paul, the thwestern
to Chicago, the Illinois Central to St..
Louis and return to Chicago, the
Great Western to Omaha, the Burling-
ton to Denver, the Denver 4 Rio
Grsnde to Salt l. IKE and Ogden, which
carries you through the finest scenery
in the world. the ~ to Spokane over
the Oregon Snort l. ne and o r & n
IN frtp l,f,
that the service on these roads are
first class in every respect aud the ar.
engagements are such that travelling
over these great transportation sys
TENS becomes . pleasure. We were
obligated to attend the National Edi-
torial association ~ MT mber of the
Washington delegation which met
there May 10Th in three days session;
otherwise We would not have not gone
~ early in the season, and have thus
been deprived OF seeing some OF the
best features yet to be installed. Dur
ing the week the worlds press parlia.
nlent and many Of the state press
associations were held. Fifty news.
paper people of Washinpt ton attended
the press association Of this state.
Spokane, the imperial city Of the
Pacific northwest, WAS chosen ~ the
next meeting place.
Following is the list Of state dele.
gates to the National Press Associa-
ton, which meets ut Gut lrie, o sia-
bona, next year:
w. A. Steel. National Committeeman.
Nome Daily News and Seattle P. |.
Orno Strong. New West Trade. Spok-
ane.
Edgar D. Gibson. News. Ritzville.
John Blaauw. Tidende. Tacoma.
c. w. Corham, Tribune. Snohomish.
]. E. Houtchens. Gazette, Waitsburg.
Lovett NJ. Wood. Trade Register.
Seattle.
Mrs. Minnie Sargent. Tribune. Pull.
&c. Gregory. Argus. Auburn.
ID. L. Gillispie. Herald. Brewster.
Dewitt c. Britt, Leader. Chelan.
Among the distinguished persons
attending these meetings we're score.
tary of state John Hay, Hon David
r. Francis president Of the exposition,
Sir Hugh Chilean Reid OF England,
Pres. worlds press parliament, Col.
Henry Wstterson, Edmund Vance
Cook, the lsvorite poet, Mrs. Fenetts
Sargent Haskill, (who will be remem.
bered by some Of our people 1t honey
the charming entertainer and reader
OF Cuba. NO., and many other uoted
chsracters, among whom was Mr..
Homer Davenport the famous csrica-
turist, who presented your humble
servant with specimen OF his car.
toon work.
At St. Louis you step from your
train into the union station, one oil
the largest and most beautiful railroad
depots in the world. All arrange.
ments are very systematic and no ono
need have the least difficulty in max.
ing his way about or in taking train
out. In fact there 10 less Likelihood
OF making mistakes at such . station
than there 10 vt smaller places. You
must show your ticket to the gate
keeper. who will not let you pars
through any gate except the one open.
ing to the right train. An interest.
ing feature Of the station ie its in.
formation bureau.
There young fellow sits who sp.
pears to b out eighteen or twenty
years old. He 10 usually surrounded
by considerable number OF people
who are asking oil sorts Of queer ~
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