The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-04-07
LETTER FROM BOISE.
Idaho's Fair Building The
Capitol Building.

BOISE, April Word was re-
ccivcd from Executive Commits.
sioncr Mcbride, Of the Lewis and
Clark exposition commission, that
the contract for the erection Of the
Idaho building at Portland, has
been awarded, and that work on
the structure will be commenced
at once. The contract for the
building has been awarded to the
Durrel Construction company, the
price for the building complete be-
ing $1,000. This was the lowest
Of eight bids that were received,
the bids ranging from SI4, 200
down to the offer OF the contracting
bidders. ieA
The building, which has been
illustrated in the Oregonian early
this week, is in form somewhat re-
scmbling Swiss chalet, with COM
modious porches. 1t will be about
one hundred feet square, and be-
sides large room tor exhibit pur-
poses. will contain a number Of
rooms for parlors, waiting rooms
and for other uses. The site Sc
lcctcd for the building is next to
the site Of the New York building,
overlooks Guilds lake and the gi-
gantic band stands, and in the op-
inion Of Commissioner Mcbride is
the best site on the grounds. BY
contract the exhibit hall is to be
ready by May I, and the entire
building is to be ready for occu-
pancy by May 20. The plans for
the building were drawn by Archi-
tect Fennclix Of Boise, who will
also supervise its construction.
Commissioner NJ. ]. Vessels,
who is in charge Of the agricultur-
al exhibits, has already commenced
the work Of gathering the exhibit.
Besides this he has the major por-
ton Of the St. Louis exhibit, from
which the more valuable portion
will be selected, and will form the
nucleus of the exhibit at Portland,
MIR. Vessels has several carloads
of material ready for shipment as
soon as the exhibit hall has been
prepared. Commissioner Bradley
Of HALEY, who is in charge Of the
mining exhibit, is in correspond.
cnce with mining men in all por-
tions of the state and anticipates
no difficulty in getting up the FIN
est exhibit Of ores ever shown from
any of the intcrmountain states.
The commission headed b,
Governor Gooding is determined
that the Portland exposition shall
be made vehicle for the convey
ancc to all visitors at the Portland
fair, of fair idea of the developed
and undeveloped resources of th'
"Gem of the Mountains" and t
this end are insisting that not onl,
shall the building to be erected b.
samples of the products Of tn
mines, fields and orchards Of tn,
state. In the opinion of the com
mission the Portland fair can do
great deal to educate people of til,
east and great middle west to tn
opportunities and advantages to b
found here. Governor GoodinJ
has taken up the matter Of stop
over privileges and side trips wit
the railroad companies. He ha
secured the promise Of stopover
being allowed on the cxcursio
tsckets that will be sold, and tn
matter of side trips on such ticket
will probably be decided in on
favor within a short time.
There have been several NEE
ings Of the Capitol Building con-
mission and it has been PRACTICAL
, decided that the capitol will nj
, be removed, but that the centr;
school block will be purchased fe
!, S2s, 900. This will give two bloch
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