Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-02-15
WESTERN WORLDS FAIR
--
Lewis and Clark Exposition Near.
ing Completion..will Be
Ready on Time.

Work on the grounds and buildings
OF the Lewis and Clark Exposition,
which will be held at Portland, Ore:
gon, this summer, opening June l and
closing October Is, is progressing rap.
idly. Eight exhibit buildings have
been completed and the installation of
exhibits begun, while the remaining
structures are nearing the stage where
the finishing touches will be applied
The mild Oregon winter has permitted
the work to progress without an inter-
ruption and when the President presses
the button on opening day everything
will be ready and Notwithstanding
unusual in Expeditions.
Not only are the buildings far ad-
vanced, but ths landscape pic ture al
80. The grass is green and roses
bloom In the open air all the year
round in Portland. Thousands of
rose bushes have been set out on the
lawns and terraces and these, kept
fresh by the winter ins,-Oregon
knows no frost bite 8 nor sun strokes
are awaiting the spring sunshine to
bring forth riot of color.
The Lewis and Clark Exp@ sition,
although not so large as other expo
sitions, will be q world 3 fair in every
sense, rejecting the progress of all
participating nations, and particular
ly of Western America. It will be
quite unlike it's predecessors in that 1t
will combine with It's broad scope the
idea of compactness without crowding
in the laying out of the grounds and
the housing of the exhibits. There
viii be no dreariness of architecture
TO tire the eye, no miles of aisles to
weary the limbs. All will be perfec.
ton, or at lest the nearest approach
thereto ever achieved by an Exposi.
ton.
TIE Centennial, which is the first in.
ternational Exposition ever held I'm.
der the patronage of the United States
Government west of the Rocky Noun.
tains, will celebrate the Tooth ami.
versary Of the exploration of the Ore
gon country by an expedition com
mauded by Captains Horiwether Lewis
and William Clark, and planned by
President Jefferson. The sentimen,
which inspires the people of the PACT
fic Northwest in the preparation o.
this Exposition is one in which every
American must share. The result o.
this expedition, the acquisition o.
the great 0; egon country by right O.
discovery, extended our frontier to thu
Pacific Ocean, addiog Z vast and
rich territory to our domain. It was
one of the direct causes of the acqui
sltion Of California and the subse
quent acquisitions of Alaska, Hawaii
Guam and the Philippines are related
to it.
The beauty of tho Exposition sit<
and the superb view to be had from
it, coupled with the artistic grace O
the buildings in the style of the Span
ish r aissance, will be an agreeable
surprise to all visitors. Nesting o.
the base of the foothills of the Cas-
cade Range, on the g nile slopes sni
terraces overlooking Guilds Lake ant
che Willamette river, with an unob
structed view of IS miles which EN-
braces the snow capped peaks of Mt
Hood and Mt. st. Helens, the site pre-
sents picture entirely original IL
Exposition building.
OF the gross area of the site, 18|
acres are on the mainland and so &C e,
form peninsula extending cut init
Guilds Lake, a fresh water body ~
acres in extent and the largest mer,
ever enclosed within~> an Exp sitio,
fence, which is separated from tn
Willamette river by narrow strip o
land. The Exposition grounds ar
| made up OF hill and dale, and in on
portion q natural park of trees arc