Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-03
The St. Louis Worlds Fair.

| EDITOR NEWS :-NeSPOnOtng 10 your
request for few notes about the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition will say -
We were at the Worlds Fair. St. Louis.
June 25th to July 9TH. Iwant to say that
no one who has the time and can spare
500. ought to miss the opportunity Of
visiting the exposition. Since coming
home. have learned with surprise that
certain newspapers of the state are try
ing to decry the fair in general and the
Washington exhibit in particular. 1t
cannot be that such men have listed the
, fair themselves. was at the Columbia
Exposition at Chicago. ten years ago. as
commissioner for the province Of Mani.
toba. and had occasion to learn great
deal about exposition matters.
In regard to the Washington state
building and the display Of eastern
Washington. wish to say. that to my
mind there Is nothing on the whole fair
grounds displayed by any one state that
will leave as lasting an impression upon
the visitors of the fair as does our build
ing and the eastern Washington grain
and fruit. Invariably in speaking with
people from other states who had been
or were visiting the fair. heard nothing
but expressions of enthusiasm about the
Washington display. Both MIR. lngra.
ham ard MIR. Johnson received every
body who sought information. most
friendly. and endeavored to register
every one who showed desire of finding
new home.
The peculiar design and construction
OF our building attracted a great many
who otherwise would have passed by.
and l think more information is being
distributed about the state of Washing.
ton than about any other state. That
some Of the exhibits were not in place
was not the fault Of those in charge. but
of those who were to have sent them
there. l was disappointed IN not finding
any Of our chamber of commerce boo k.
lets for distribution. handed Mr..
Ingraham one. who thought they would
do great deal of good if they had some
on hand.
One Of the many favorable comments
on our eastern Washington fruit will be
of interest. Miss Lilly Koeni gsberger,
of Chicago. ILL.,. penned down the follow.
ing remarks opposite her name on the
register apparently after admirin.s the
only fine apples Of last year on exhibit ::
III Eden grew as good ones as Wash.
ington. don't wonder-."
We left St. Louis on July ?. having had
the finest Of weather for the twelve DAYS
we were there and none of the heat, we
had heard talked of.
To have seen the grandeur and archi.
tectural beauty of the exterior of the
building. with their beautiful electric
illumination at night. including Festival
Hall and the Cascades is alone worth a
trip of many miles. to say nothing of
what is displayed in the interior of the
buildings.
Twill not attempt to attempt give an
account Of the many side attractions.
Most interesting to US was the Boer war
and the meeting with Gen. Cronjer with
whom | had pleasant conversation in
Dutch at his tent.
After leaving St. Louis we stopped for
a few days at Chicago and Zion City. Ill.,.
also visited Milwaukee. returning via
St. Paul and Minneapolis to our former
home in Cottonwood and Watonwan Co.,
Minnesota. where we had left our chitd.
rem. Here we were joined by Mrs A..
Siemens and family with whom we com.
menced our homeward journey, visiting
on my way with my parents at Gretna.
Manitoba. After most pleasant trip
we arrived home on Tuesday morning.
julius SIEMENs.