Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-02
GREAT FAIR At
PORTLAND OPENS
GOLDEN KEY TOUCHED BY THE
PRESIDENT
SERVICES ARE IMPRESSIVE
Salute Of One Hundred Guns Ushers
In the xpostlon-Proml-
nent Men Deliver
Addresses
enecinl to Thu I1Ara,d.

Special to The Herald.
PORTLAND Ore, June las the
sweet breath of the pine-clad hills Of
oregon swept gently down across the
Portland valley today and just as the
sun, reaching its zenith, smiled lovingly
upon the happy throng beneath 1t, a
dozen artillerymen, standing like images
of stone in front of the government
building in the Portland fair grounds,
suddenly leaped to their cannon and
the royal salute of 100 guns crashed
forth, proclaiming the opening Of the
Lewis and Clark centennial exposition,
the greatest fair ever held west of the
Rocky mountains.
The scheme of the opening was most
impressive. The greatest orators in the
United States occupied the platform at
the head of the broad stairway leading
to the lake below. To one side on a
raised dais Bandmaster Innes thrilled
the throng with the march Imperial
Oregon" composed by Mr.. Innes for
the occasion.
Even nature had entered into the
preparations of the day and formed the
chief worker in the magnificent scheme
of adornment. Thousands of trees, for
which Portland is famous, waved their
green boughs in joyous welcome, while
hundreds of thousands of roses, cover
ing lawns and trellises, held up the
reputation of the Rose City.
Exercises Begin With Parade
A grand parade of many battalions
of soldiers opened the exercises of the
day. Vice President Fairbanks, Jo-
seph G. Cannon, Governor George e.
Chamberlain of Oregon and Gov. Par
dee of California with their escorts oc-
cupied prominent places in the line of
march.
Following the exercises Of the day
and just as the congregated bands
struck up the star Spangled Banner"
President Roosevelt in his Office at the
White House touched the golden tele-
graph key which set the works of the
exposition going.
AS the boom of the cannon put an
end to the opening exercises, the great
crowd of 10000 people scattered over
the grounds, thousands of them max
ing direct for the California state build.
ing situated Immediately to the rear
of the Forestry building.
The exclamations of surprise and
wonder from the eastern visitors were
in the nature of an ovation for Secre-
tary Frank Virgins and his board,
who with the cleverness of old exposi-
ton generals. have arrayed the magic
wonders of the sunny southland in
manner never before seen.
Visitors See Orange Trees
The great lawn in front of the build
ing bore the trade mark of Southern
California. An entire grove of orange
trees had been planted there and sur
rounded by a border of palms, drew
the attention of thousands. The inner
exhibit was ready to receive it's guests.
The latest feature of exhibition work
and one that has caused hundreds of
exhibitors at the great fair hours of
envy was a great pyramid in the center
of the California building. Stacked on
the shelves of the cone were glass jars
containing the finest samples of every
fruit or vegetable grown in California.
California's capitol building made Of
almonds, the great walnut elephant and
a giant grizzly bear made of fresh
prunes formed other features of the
attractive exhibit. On the upper floor
a fine suite of rooms had been arranged
for the occupancy Of Governor Pardee
and his family.
In the official exercises of the day
California was again one of the centers
Of attraction and the governors staff,
resplendent in their new full dress uni
forms, added a touch of brilliancy to
the exercises. Commander E. j. Louis,
naval representative from Los Angeles
bore prominent part in the arranging
of this special feature.
Forestry Building Attractive
OF the many beautiful attractions of
the fair the forestry building stands
out most prominent. This building Is
made of huge logs of pine and red
wood. The fragrance of the pines and
the murmuring of many little artificial
brooklets form a wonderful effect.
The beautiful grounds form another
feature of the fair. Acres of park,
with the magnificent lake in the center
and with the hills for a background,
have given wonderful finish to the
beauty of the exposition.
Washington, Oregon. Missouri, North
Dakota, Nebraska, Arizona and several
other states have exhibits. each costing
a fortune and really making up for
their cost in their portrayal of the ad-
vantages of their respective commun~
tiles.
In fitting connection with the condl-
tion of the remainder of the fair "The
Trail" the exposition's midway, was
ready to receive visitors. Thirty-five
novel and entertaining shows are to be
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