The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-06-10


it will be month before the fair :
complete, and by that time the nights
will be so hot that people from the
Evergreen state could not enjoy them
selves. l am proud to say that the
Washington state building is the favor
ite, especially with the foreign people.
1t is the only state building that IS what
one would expect. as in itself indicating
the leading industry-lumbering. Wash
iugtOn material was used mostly in
its construction. and in such a way as
to attract the attention of the beholder
to the variety and size of the timber
Huge sticks, and broad planks are used,
such only as can be gotten in this state.
In this way the building is made an
exhibit in itself. Many of the state
buildings are larger and costlier, but
none are more appropriately built with
a view to making the best use Of the
money expended in the building. Near
" all the state buildings, in fact ninety
per cent Of them, are built OF a kind of
plaster that is called staff, first largely
used in the Chicago exposition. Though
they are different in design there is
enough similarity in all OF them to soon
make them tiresome to the eye.
Iwould say for the benefit of the
Clinton. Iowa, people that Iowa has one
of the finest furnished buildings. It
contains the largest and best pipe or
gan to be seen on the grounds. I no.
ticed that the decorating of the build
ing, which by the way was very beauti-
ful, was done by William Andrews from
Clinton.
Washington will certainly win the
prize on her display OF forest, fish and
game, also On cold storage fruit. The
fruit from most of the states lying be
side OF ours puts you in mind of the old
adage about small potatoes in ireland.
Our mining exhibit is very good but
could be greatly improved by Leaven-
worth people and I wish to urge them
to secure so to 10 pounds of specimens
of the Blewett ore and ship by express,
collect, to Elmer E. johnson, commits
sioner. Col. Mcintyre can be prevailed
upon to send some Of his best samples
as they would be taken good care OF
and returned, and there is no such ore
shown as that ore is. 1t would place
our mining at the top.
About the most home ike thing that
we found was the Gret Northern en-
CINE No. 1869 which is on exhibition,
but talk about your large engines the
A. It. & S. F. has one there that is so
high it would not go through a tun-
mel with the whistle standing upright,
as they usually are, consequently it lays
down On top OF the boiler. The engine
has twelve wheels, ten drivers and two
that are the same size as the drivers
under the back end OF the engine.
The buildings are Of enormous size,
the smallest exhibit buildings cover
eight to ten acres and the larger ones
are about the size of the town OF We
natchee. The hotel inside the grounds
known as the Inside Inn has 1000 rooms
or possible sleeping capacity for l2,-
600 persons.
We met Mr.. and Miss Tholin on the
fair grounds the day We arrived. They
had arrived the day before. We were
together the entire week, they leaving
the day after we did to visit relatives in
Minnesota, going via Chicago.
We met John Crawford, formerly OF
Chiwaukum, who is in charge OF the
salmon exhibit.
We also met Ted Reynolds and wife,
formerly Of Leavenworth, now Of Mo
berly, No.
we expect 70 reach home by July7lst.
With best wishes to all Washington
friends I am yours truly,
/ J. 3. Adams.
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