Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-11
QUEER
FAIR
SIGHTS
Many Ways In Which Wis
itOrS Can Be Enter
tained

worlds FAIR there are always several
things that the visitor Is advised to dc
first. The advice varies with the
character and taste Of the person aid.
ministeIdng 1t, but most people seem
70 be agreed that the very first thing
the newcomer al. the exposition ought
TO do is TO get his bearings;in good
old Missouri parlance, TO find out
where he is "at"
i In the nature of things this is not
the easiest task in the world, for in
the ins ruments in the pilot house OF
mans head usually go wrong wnen he
gets in a strange place. where he is
in desperate need of knowing his dl-
recuons. In addition TO this the cen
tral group of worlds fair buildings
was so planned that the pedestrian on
the great central avenue should have
four distinct views as he follows the
bends in the road, instead of looking
down long, monotonous 9Gplanade.
This arrangement relieves the pic
ture q tedfousness, but at the same
time ii helps to bewilder the strang-
er A glance at the map will usually
serve no straighten things out. Then
there are the other things which one
is commanded to do Some advocate
a ride in the Ferris Wheel, which
most assuredly does afford fine birds
eye view. Others suggest a trip ON
the IntIamural or a launch ride
around the central buildings, but by
far the most frequent prescription for
that lost feeling is a trip in the auto
mobile This advice is not given
solely by ones friends. for at every
auto stand in the grounds are gentle,
men in uniforms who are so in love !
with that delightful tnree-and-a-half-
mile ride that they are devoting all |
their time to teNling others of it's
charms. Surely no nobler self-sacri. |
fee could be imagined.
The automobile ride in itself is one
of the very finest experiences, not
only for the visitor from the small
towns where norseless carriagey are
uncommon, but for the weary, and es-
pecialE for the man or woman who
Is pleased with a sense of humor Il
Ls not always an amusing ride, for
some OF the men a.. the wheel, who
also serve as guides for the party are
wen informed, making
simple statement of facts without any
tttempt at rhetorical fiourishes.
Then there are O.hers," and a trip
With one Of the others is worth more
han dozen copies of Puck. OF
'ourse no one takes him seriously.
or his exaggerations are so palpable {
hat they are not misleading. The :
'naffeur has the fundamental idea |
thoroughly grounded that the Louis, I
ana Purchu Exposition Is the big. \
pest thing that ever happened and q
hat everything about il is the big.
rest ever Before the ride is ended. Il
he passenger on the back seat. who c
las not caught all the witty side Ne {
marks is likely to conclude that the 3
haffeur is the biggest something-or d
fher since the days OF Ananias. c
The route extends from the Plaza v
I 81 Louis out Iindell Boulevard D
etween rhe palaces OF Varied IngIust h
les and Transportation on the left n
ma the southern rear elevation of n
ne Pike ON the right; thence across
hnker road and up, through the Il
helgn section, around by Interna, Il
onal avenue, and the olympian way Ia
the main thUroughfare OF the expo- OF
Iaon The return TO the starting h,
ONT Is through the Plaza OF Orleans 81
ni the Model street Il
There ae pDosaic chaffeurs and
nnsing chafreurs; but there Is abso- IN
ite uniformity among the spoilers
the various stands They are an n
ever with a richness and variety is
invention that surpasses almost cC
'ything 70 be heard ON the Pike W
This is the automobile" they b.a IA
n You have heard about Il. Eyer,. n
'dy has taken It except YOU. and an
N are gong 10 right now. Think OF SC
thgee ma es and a half FOR a ouar, eli
r. Why nobody could AFFORD TO
AK az such pIdces! three miles ana no
han and the httle boy there goes es
'e You can't anord to miss IL
N viii learn more about this mere trs
pdiiuon in forty minutes than Won cit
NH learn in four weeks. going a, th'
d and alone. Why We have men 10 ms
q these machines who took two at
ars' collese oRlrse TO at themselves
their responsible positions. The
n ten YOU the name OF each ana ,
cry o1iSiins, each and every statue ho
q NNo made tAs same each and Inn
cry exhibit In the buildings ard tah