Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-09
Railroad Men
See Fair Grounds

PORTLAND, ore Dec, ,, 1904
The Lewis aud Clark Centennial Xx-
position was given n great boost
last week, when a party of twenty
six Northern Pacific Immigration
agents visited the grounds and were
converted TO the belief that the 1905
fair will be In many ways the most
attractive OF worlds fairs.
The party was taken to the
grounds in two big tally.ho coaches.
and afterwards entertained at lunch
con nj the Commercial Club, where
C. w, Mott, general immigration ag-
ent, made the principal address. Mr..
Mott was enthusiastic in his praises
of the exposition, which he charac.
terized as "the t%imekeeper of deyel-
opment for the Northwest A. Nj.
c. A. Mathews, general agent OF the
Cleland general passenger agent,
passenger, department, @. w. Cas-.
key, district passenger agent from
ST. Paul, and others expressed sim.
liar opinions. The agents present all
agreed to do everything In their
power to advertise the exposition and
persuade people to attend 1t.
viii Have Philippine Exhibit.
1t has been decided by the Govern
| ment Board of the Lewis and Clark
Centennial that the Philippine Is
lands will be represented at the ex'
position by a comprehensive exhibit
Besides a complete display Of Phil
ippine products a live exhibit will
be made of the different tribes OF
the islands. The latter will be IN
the form OF native villages and will
eyemplify the manners and customs
Of the people. The villages will in
clude about 200 natives,
Exhibit Space Scarce.
Forty eastern manufactures rep
resented by displays at the worlds
fair at st. Louis want space at the
Lewis and Clark Centennial. AS
they cannot obtain as much space
as they wish to have in the manu-
features building erected by the ex
position company, which is Over
crowded, they have applied to the
chief OF the exhibits department fol
ground space for an exclusive manu-
featuring building, in which eastern
working exhibits. embracing pen-ma
king. hat making, weaving, shoe
manufacturing and various othe
forms of manufacturing can be car
ried on. The ground space will b.
provided in the event the association
decides to erect a building. TIL
manufacturers will utilize the pro
ducts made up while on exhibition OIL
the grounds by returning them to thu
jobbing houses for sale. A repre-
sentative Of the Exposition has gon'
TO Chicago to consult with some o
the leading manufacturing firms II
regard to the matter.
To Preserve Forestry Building
II Is probable that the Forestr.
building at the Lewis and Clark Cen
tennial will be retained as a perman
ent structure after the exposition
has closed. In order that this ma.
be done II will be necessary that tn
legislature pass a special bill, sine
the act creating the exposition pre-
vided for the destruction of all tn
buildings.
President Jefferson Myers of tn
state commission says that the mem
bers of the commission are in favo
Of preserving the building. Presen
plans are to have the building turn
ed over to pioneers and wal veter
ans for reunions
The Forestry building is the sec
ond largest bg house ever erected
The logs of which 1t is built ar
from four to six feet in diameter.