The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-06-10
WORLDS FAIR IN FULL SWING
Large Crowds Attend Lewis and Clark
Exposition on the Opening Day, June
l., and Find Much to Interest
Them. Some Unique Fea-
lures. Grand Opening.

Portland, June latter more than |
two years Of preparation, and the ex-
penditure Of 1900, 600 the Lewis and
Clark exposition opened its gates to
the public on schedule time, amid |
scenes of splendor never before seen |
in the Pacific Northwest and with
cheers Of tens Of thousands, the BOOM |
ing of artillery, the Ginning of bells
and the blaring Of bands, the Lewis
and Clark Centennial exposition was
opened to the world today under con- |
ditions presuming Complete success
to this historical commemoration of
the blazing Of the trail to Old Oregon
by Captain Merriwether Lewis and
William Clark. who, cOmmfssfonedt !
by President Jefferson, explored the
great Oregon country 100 years ago.
Visitors to the exposition on the
opening day found the fair much bet
ter prepared than any previous en-
terprise of the kind has been, and |
were pleased with the general ap-
pearance Of things. The exposition
site, which embraces 4O5 acres, is
composed of hill and dale, with lit
tie lake and peninsula in the latter
on which the United States govern
ment's five magnificent structures
are located.
The Lewis and Clark exposition is
worlds fair in every sense, since
nearly every nation on the globe is
represented, and it is national en-
terprise, for the United States gov
ernment has sanctioned 1t by
providing buildings and displays
which represent an expenditure
of $SO0,O00 and ten states have
erected buildings in which their
displays are housed; but prim-
arially 1t Ia the Pacific North
VESTS show, and the whole Pacifc
Northwest has united to make the
show u success. California has a
beautiful building, which cost $35, 600
and valuable displays which were
provided for in an appropriation of
sec, 900. Washington, sister to the ex-
position state, appropriated $7O,0OO
for a building and exhibits at the fair.
and Idaho has a building and displays
which cost $85, 900. The state Of Ore
gon with population of half mil
lion, appropriated $3.50, 600 for the en-
terprise, a sum larger than any ever
voted for a similar purpose by state
of so small population.
With u view to inducing settlers to
locate In the Pacific Coast country,
the individual counties in the state
of Oregon have made exhibits which
show Just why each of them is good
place for an industrious man to make
living, and these displays are inter-
esting and convincing. Oregon grows
apples that brings better prices than
California oranges, hops that sell for
thirty cents pound, and wheat that, |
In many cases, pays for the land from
the first years yield. There is room
In Oregon alone for ten million peo-
pie, without making the state as
thickly settled as New York or Penn
sylvania, and the Oregon people are
anxious to persuade farmers and bus
mess men to try their fortunes in the
still-new West.
The railroad companies have CO.
operated with the western people in
their efforts to induce eastern and |
middle western people to visit the
fair and the country, by offering rates
never equaled before, and which
probably will not be approached
again for many years. A man living
in the Mississippi valley may make
the round trip for rs, while persons
living farther east can come and go
for one-way fare. The excursion
tickets all provide for stopovers, and
many side trips may be made at
small cost.
Piceance Pointers.