The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-19
WHIR OF MANY WHEELS CHAR
ACTERIZES GREAT EXHIBIT
PALACE AT PORTLAND.
Exhibitors at Lewis and Clark Fair
Will Make Innovation in Pro-
gram for Evenings.


exhibitors in the Machinery, Electrici-
ty and Transportation building at the
Lewis and Clark exposition have
shown themselves to be a progressive
lot by keeping their building open
twice a week until 9 o'clock in the
evening, on Tuesdays and Fridays, in
stead of closing it at o'clock, as is
the rule in the case Of every other
exhibits palace, with the exception of
the Museum Of Art, which naturally is
kept open for a longer period. The
result Of this action on the part Of the
machinery electricity and transporta-
ton men has been to popularize the
building, and on the evenings when
1t is open many people come out to the
fair to listen to the roar of great
machinery and watch the interesting
working displays.
In the Machinery, Electricity and
Transportation building there are rep
comotives and enormous lifting de-
vices, and those which manufacture
only the dainties of brio -brac. There
is always something going on in the
building to interest people, and in the
evenings, special electrical effects
serve to enhance the attractiveness of
the general effect.
Many firms, from all parts of tn
United States, are represented in the
whir of activity that makes the
building seem at times like a great
machine shop, minus the dust and dirt,
and a majority of the displays are of
more than usual merit. A Philadel-
phia firm is operating in the building
a new punching and cutting ma
chine that is a marvel of mechanical
ingenuity. 1t is devised for making
iron and steel plate, copper, brass,
rubber, leather or fibre washers, nuts,
armature, discs, and electrical and
hardware specialties from scrap iron
plate metals rubber or fibre. The me-
chanical construction while intricate,
is so arranged that a man or boy of
average intelligence may operate the
machine without any previous training
or experience.
A machine known as Richards cleo
tro-radiator, and operated by the in
ventor, is said to be one of the most
remarkable inventions ever devised.
By means of it electrical blankets are
woven and electrician currents are
made to perfrom the most wonderful
and spectacular feats. A local firm
which manufacturers lumber machin-
cry and engines has one of the most
interesting displays. It's portable
used for cutting great trees into
movable sections, is one of the most
attractive of the things shown. The
same company operates in the build
ing an immense travelling crane, it
is equipped with a carriage, and the
visitors may enjoy from this novel
aerial car a view of the exhibits from
above. Many boats Of various kinds
are exhibited in another part of the
building, and a firm which makes
scales has a great display of weighing
devices of many kinds. Leather and
rubber belts, including one which is
run continually in water to prove that
is not liable to come unglued by
reason of dampness, constitute another
interesting showing and there are ex-
hibited in great variety patent valves,
hydraulic mining engines, and a host
of other things.
Several threshing machines and
other farm machinery, in operation,
attract the attention of farmers, a
large number of whom now are visit
ing the exposition, attracted by the
livestock show.