The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-09-21
HOW TO SPEND A
DAY AT THE FAIR

Hood River, Or, Sept. 20.-Editor
Glacier: In view Of the approaching
Hood River Day" at the great fair,
and of the large number of school
children that are expecting to attend,
| wish to make few suggestions to
them and their teachers as to how to
put in the day most profitably. AS
the great majority of the Hood River
visitors only have one day to see all
there is to be seen, and in order that
they may see to their greatest profit,
| will offer this program, gained after
weeks experience in visiting the
fair.
Don't waste any time in the Audi
torium building ON program or zap
propriate exercises" have them here
before you go or after you come back
but spend every minute in seeing
what you can't see or hear every day
in the week, and even then you can t
see fourth part of what there is to
go first to the Forestry building on
extreme west side of the grounds; go
on through on slow walk-don't
stop, keep moving all the time; then
to the Washington and California
buildings, just north. Keep moving
all the time then the great Oriental
and foreign exhibits buildings-noth-
ing but junk shops with jabbering
salesmen and women pleading in ev-
cry imaginable jargon for you to buy
their wares. Go up one side and
down the other-don't stop-walk
fast until you are through. North
the Horticultural and Agricultural
hall and Manufacturing building.
Go through them as you did the Ori-
entail shops. Then the mineral exhib-
it's. You will have to walk slow here.
You could not hurry If you wanted
to. Those vast displays Of earth's
hidden treasures cannot be over look
ed. One could spend good half day
here and then not be satisfied. Next
is Machinery hall and the great South
ern Pacific engine, weighing ITO tons;
then the government, geological or
irrigation building Don't step here;
nothing for children. Glance at the
Idaho, Utah, New York and other mi
nor places and then chit the trail,"
and hit it straight. Do not turn to
the right hand or the LETT. Don't let
brass bands or Egyptian fif' and drum
allure you to go out of the straight
and narrow path that leads to the gov
ernment buildings nearly half mile
away-walk fast. Don't be distracted
or allured by the babel of sounds that
assail your ears; don't waste minute
or cent-buy nothing il you don't
want to be swindled, unless it is pea
nuts or lemonade.
At the Government building take
the left entrance into the fisheries de-
partment. Walk briskly around, COM
mencing on your left and don't stop
too long to look at the seals. Than
along the corridors to the main build
ing. On entering turn to the left into
the postoftice department. Here you
will have to stop and look. You have
now come to the exhibits par excel
lence of the fair. The government
display is calculated to finish the day
here. | have spent the best part of
three days hereIand calculate to have
another good long one before its
close. The dead letter departmental
whole show of itself; then the army
and navy departments, with their
wonderful display of ships, cannon,
guns of all sizes and kinds under the
sun; light houses panoramic views
of the great canyon of the Colorado; !;
the hospital corps; soldiers and sail.
ors; the great coming press and bank
note making machine. Then there is
the historical and other exhibits
such as the medals made by the gov
ernment and presented to worthy per.
sons; Washington's sword Frank
Inns staff; the magnificent swords,
pistols and silver ware presented to
Commodore Hull, by the states of Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut, and very
many things that could not tell you
of.
Then go to the Alaska aud Philip
pine exhibits In the extreme east end
and look until the last minute. You
will know how fast the hours are go
ing by the chimes that try to make
one think that tune is being played.
One may recognize some familiar
hymn If they try very hard.
In conclusion let me warn you.
Take your lunches. Don't think of
buying meal inside the grounds. II
means a waste of time, money and
temper and a sour stomach. And
don't lose your crowd-15, 600 or 90
600 people in no uncommon thing at
the fair, and that is lot of folks, |
tell you, and a poor little Hood River
school boy or girl who gets away from
his friends is small object to find.
But the beauty of this great fair Is
at night, when ablaze with its myriads
of electric lights. Then 1t seems like
a thing supernatural, like a fiery,
dramatical city that vanishes with
breath, and true it is that a few
more days and it is gone forever.
Send the children; let them see the
great centennial. 1t only costs them
dollar-you can afford this.