Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04
THE WORLDS FAIR
AT ST. LOUIS
Is Easily the Growing Achieve.
ment in Universal
Expositions.
THE WORLD IN MINIATURE
All to be Pictured and Told About in
The Forest city, Art
Portfolios.

There IS no doubt but that the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition will prove the
most notable civic event In the worlds
lwory Tho rLm2ruuI departments
viii exhibit q the visitor, the lndds.
tries, the Art ia. Sciences of ~ ma
lions, ara "a Uhnooglcal Nepart-
nent will assemble the racial represen-
tatives OF more nations than have ever
before been gathered together IN one
place. ana not only the dwo'lers IN ety.
illzcd lands will be there but the bar
barian also, viii bear his part In this
brilliant pageant Of the nations.
The Exposition will, indeed, be uni
yersal
An almost fabulous sum Of money
aggregating eight million dollars, ana
untold labor, have been lavlshed upon
the enterprise, and all this for an eXhi-
bition that is to last for only seyen
months Mt the end OF which time the
exhibits win be removed and the builn-
lngs demolished
vivid record ana remembrance OF
the event. however VIII remain lot
those who are so fortunate ana
thoughtful as 10 secure the splendid
series Of views, known as the Forest
City" Art Portfolios.
This series comprises the cream OF
the entire collection Of photographs Sc
cured by the official photographers OF
the Exposition The iSO views IN the Art
Portfolios have been carefully chosen
from many thousands and mere IS 10
one If them but that IS well worth pre-
seryation, not alone from the speclhe
lnteres, and pleasure which 1t affords
but also on account of the educational
features which It presents In conhec-
ton with the descriptive matter Wmch
accompanies each view.
The photographs are taken expressly
for the work by the official photosra'
pliers of the Fair, and the descriptions
are from the pen Of Walter b. stevens
secretary of the Louisiana Purchas'
Expositlon. The series is, theretoft
doubly official
The Deseret News secured the eSciu'
e,vo right TO distribute these oilicla
views I'm Utah and adjacent territory
and as A consequence, the reauers VI
this paper viii be especially Favored
! the price to them being nominal Whlu
| IN others the cost Of each poruoho
| % cents.
part / is now ready and viii contain
| sIxteen splendid views, among Whiol
| may he noted the Administrator
| Buildlng, the Palace Of Liberal Arts' TN
| palace OF Machinery, and the Palace o
| Varied Industries, There are also shoWi
| photographs OF the National Comnlis
| sion and OF President Francis OF th'
| ExpositlOn, President Roosevelt ana lot
| mer President Cleveland. An interest
| ing feature OF this number Is "A repro
| ductlon of "The House That Gran
| Built" being the cabin In which TN
| great general lived a half century ago
| The Palace Of the Republic Of Mexico Il
| also shown. this being the first foreigl
| building completed.
| From this brief statement 1t ma!
| easily he seen that when the Louisiana
| purchase Exposition has passed int
| history. this series Of portfolios, Will
| lie pictures and descriptions, Will re
| main az the fittest, most enduring
| beautiful and artistic record Tor lhdl
| yldual possession and study.
| News" readers should secure Part
| and each succeeding issue, Price loc
Samples can be seen AT the pesere
News Office at the clrculators WINDOW