The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-05-05
FINISHING up
PORTLAND FAIR
SOME or The FEATURES OF THE
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSE
TON WHICH is BEING
MADE READY TO
OPEN JUNE 1.

Portland, May 4.-Only month TO
mains for the completion of the Lewis
and Clark Centennial Exposition at
Portland, but there is every indication
that this western worlds fair viii be
ready to open a .inishe6 and perfect
ricture-on the first day OF June. when
President Roosevelt Is 10 touch the
telegraph key in Washington, three
thousand miles away, that viii set
the machinery in motion and peal
forth the national strain, America"
from the chimes of one of the tall
towers Of the United States Govern
ment building.
Special agents from the various ex-
ecutive departments of the govern
ment arrived in Portland last week 20
install Uncle Sans part of the big
show. AS this Is the first exposition
west of the Hockey Mountains in
which the government has participat.
ed, practically all the exhibits of the
government will be new to the western
ers. But many of them will be new
to eastern visitors as well Particu-
larry is this true Of the irrigation dis
play. Large models of some of the
governments great irrigation prof -,
now being carried out by engineers,
are being placed IN an annex to the
main government building. Here the
Exposition visitor may see, for in
stance, model of the enormous new
American irrigation plant. with real
water running from the gigantic dam
into the sub-canals. This viii show at
a glance just how the waters are stor-
ed up and fed out at viii TO enrich
millions of acres of land which other
wise would be practically worthless.
Very interesting also are the three
wonderful panoramas of Yellowstone
Park IN Wyoming, Yosemite Park in
California. and the Grand Canon OF
the Colorado in the territory Of Ar.
zona- These great scenic regions
WONDERS of the western world-have
been reproduced Special Agent
James Boykin, of the Interior Depart.
ment, made special trips through
these national reservations, aecompa-
MED by an expert photographer and
painter, and from the pictures taken
and the sketches made on the ground
these beautiful panoramas have been
created. Lights are so placed as 10
give the Illusion of magnificent depths
and distances.
The territorial displays made by the
government, in a twin building To the
irrigation annex, include new exhibits
from Alaska and the Philippines. A
large hunting party was sent out in
Alaska. early this year, to kin specI-
mems of animals for this exhibit.
Whole families OF animals were killed
and mounted-father,a mother and
children, and this collection is &C.
counted the finest ever MADE.
Ten states have erected handsome
buildings at the Lewis and Clark Ex-
position. and there are the same num-
her OF big exhibit palaces. while Of
smaller buildings put up b. individual
exhibitors, counties and concession
aries, there are more than a hundred.
On the Trail. the amusement thor
oughfare there are twenty-five sinh
stantial structures to accommodate
cares, scenic illusions. theatrical
shows, oriental spectac!es ana the
nke. One of the largest spaces on the
Trail is the Klondyke mining exhibit
with a placer mine in operation. show.
ing how the gold is taken from the
rich regions of the far Northwest.