The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
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POINTS OF sINTEREsT AT#LEWIs
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i The Lewis and Clark exposition It {
Portland, Ore, has been more than
two years in building, and has cost, !.
SO far, $5,000,0O0, while exhibits in the
various buildings are valued at five
times that sum. The fair is held to !
commemorate. the centennial Of the
exploring expedition of Capts. Mefi-
weather Lewis and William Clark, and
to advertise the resources of the 307,-
600 square miles of territory which 4
the dlScovery of an overland route to i
the Pafifc added to Uncle SANS hold
ings on the American continent. Y -
While in some ways similar to expo
sitions which have been held in the
past, efair can boast Of site far more
beautiful than any ever before utilized
for a similar purpose, and a number
OF original features which make it we'll
worth a trans-continental trip. 1t
aims especially to show the vast res
sources of the Pacific northwest The
Forestry building, a mammoth log PAL
ace covering half city block, which
is built entirely of mighty fir logs
and cedarbark shingles, is in itself IAN
eloquent representative of the timber
resources of the Oregon country. The
logs which compose the side walls and
the supporting pillars of the Forestry
building are as thick as man is tall,
and one of them is eight and one-half
feet through and weighs 80 tons. !;
The Pacific northwest Offers unusual
inducements to settlers, especially to
farmers, sfor the country contains a
vast acreage of excellent farm lands,
which are to be had either from the
government at nominal price, or by
purchase at prices ranging from IS
to $50 an acre. Wheat land at
$40 an acre frequently pays for Il it.
self by the crop of the first year.
The state of Oregon, with 100000
people, easily might seaport a pop
ulation of 100000, and a similar
condition exists in other western
states. Naturally, the people realize
the need of good settlers and are
making every inducement to bring
honest, Industrious people west.
Every state in the Pacific northwest
has an excellent display at the fair,
housed in it's own building, while most
OF the Oregon counties and a large
number of counties in neighboring
states are making Individual displays.
One county, Coos, has erected a hand
some pavilion entirely of Coos county
woods, being especially rich in fine
timber. Every state and every COM
munity represented at the fair will try
to show just why it is good place
for fasteners to locate. The pros
pective settler may thus obtain an ex-
cellent5 idea Of the, northwest sss 80
The Lewis and Clark exposition this
summer will offer unusual :opportu-
nifty for fasteners to visit a part of
the country which most of them have
long desired to see. The rates offered
-one fare for the round trip, or less
in many cases-are more liberal than
any ever before provided, and it is
unlikely that so favorable rates will
be offered again for many years. All
round-trip tickets are good for stop
overs, and side trips which may be
made at small cost are numerous and
attractive. Yellowstone park may be
visited en- route. The journey to Port
land includes some of the finest noun
tain scenery in the world, and the Co.
lumbia river trip is one of unequaled
natural attractiveness.
Portland, which is to be the ma
tons hostess this summer, is thriv-
ing town of 140,0 inhabitants, which
grows so rapidly that the census fails
to keep up with it. It is situated on
the Willamette river, II miles from
the junction of that stream with the
famous Columbia, and has an excellent
fresh-water harbor distant 100 miles
from the Pacific. The Lewis and
Clark exposition grounds are about Is
minutes by street car from the bust
ness center Of town, and there are sew
eral thousand available rooms within
walking distance of the main en-
trance. The fair occupies 1856 acres of
land, and a body Of water, Guilds lake,
CT 220 acres, is inclosed within the
exposition fence. The United States
governments magnificent buildings,
five in number, occupy a peninsula in
the center of the lake. ''The TRAIL"
which is the name of the amusement
street of the fair, occupies one end Of
wide bridgs which connects the
m&inland and the Government peni1-:
su4a. > From. the grounds four snow
capped mountains Hood, Rainier, TSt.
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