Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-08-24
MAINE AT WORLDS FAIR
WHY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
SHOULD VISIT ST. LOUIS.
WHAT LIEUT.. E. f. PHILRRIcK, SEC
RETARY OF MAINE COMMISSION,
SAYS OF THE FAIR.
ST.. LOUIS. Aug. IS. 1904.


One delegate from Maine at the demo-
cratic national convention Ia renor,ed IN
haze 49, hau,,ss
WIG "a posis'o"' Ahu aiihoss 10 nave Rotteh
lost within stones throw OF the Maine
building. Other people have complained
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- 10 '"i'e US iai 60 as
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Du' ."o 'on piain' fehi'us ohe oi ene
~ my Asepe' VI YET
ssiu Ae "oo'u pe
pio7pses'se suesis,
80 pi"e' 800 wv oesio"s oia"oaoNs'
10 lug Aep' SUNNI " nis guests
gu" '"e "o"'"s "Ae oau' because
VIC "'" "e'e % numerous sha' ohe eou'o
~ 1'e ne oi.'
"o''o 'A'' "a i9Va 10 '"o 'afee u
." e"V' ''''i 1he i"ehu ~ h'st
"o' eA'ehsisee 70 pe thor-
o"s"iy ''7'e" }" ss3K'e Jay but one
us 10y 80 - u" ""u see eVers'hins AZ
'ne words ia'f' "hy more 'nan lucent
:, ,ha o,rrto,,,rn
As a matter OF fact. the exposition ia
not spread over more ground than Is nec-
essary to give tue proper setting to the
hundreds OF building and the MANY gar.
dens and WATERWAYS and statues that
make It what 1t is. Moreover, the visitor
need not walk everyw here. There arr
and there are wife led chairs that can be
had at reaaonable rates. and automobiles
and gondolss and launches.
The fair is reached by many lines OF
str. ct cars, some OF which touch several
different entrances, so that the wise sight
seer can enter or leave at convenient
poipt. One of the pleasant nortions NJ
the grounds Is the southeastern section.
the "terrace OF states". Here most of
the state buildings are conveniently
erouped, Come in at this corner. turn off
Commonwealth avenue. down Colonial
avenue. cut across the wooded section
lust west of the Pepusyfyania building.
and You come UPON the unique building
that Maine visitors call home.
rup GIT ATE on NATIVE
IS iepresenteu oS ouiioihg .oa1 Is mol
oNiy u"iau' ou' "i'' H''faoti'e' great
N'o' 'os nou9e 'epfe'en."'ife Vi our
s.ea'e'1 '.'aE D' ai.ei oay eAoia'
"'9'i0ne Vi ueisn' Vi Eisi'ors feaou NY
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na"e'
~ e"'er anu "E ca"ih
o"'e'eu eAperience' anu 'ne Vis'tor nhos
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lave 'een an''cipa'eo lof MS res'zatloh
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80 p VI ''a"'P "''s
49, 'r7 'een'
Intbe aorIv snri,oo oId ,,ahta,
raising took place at Ashland, In the very
heart OF the lumber district. Then the
house WAS taken apart, aud twenty car
loads of logs were shipped TO st. Louis,
where meu from our Maine woods r. con,
structed it. The interior decorations are
also characteristic OF cur State.
The life-like mounted animals and ant
Tered heads placed In the central room and
the halls by the S. l., Crosby Co. and i.
Waldo Nash are duly apprecisted NV he
visitors, while the Illuminated pictures
sent by the railroads tell the story OF
Names picturesque resorts. And on the