The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-27
HALF NEVER TOLD.
DR.. Ivey Returns from
the Northwest.
Japan Leads the Foreign Nations al
Lewis and Clark Exposition. Seat
tie Destneu to Be the New
York of the West.

Ii. i. N. 1Fey, VINO mas returned
from the Northwest where he visited
for a few days the Lewis and Clark
Exposition at Portland expresses
himself as very favorably impressed
with the exposition and the North
west
To the question, what about the
exposition he replied by affirming
his belief that eXpos1tions, represent
ing sections are as natural and neces-
sary as State and county fairs. AS
long as an exposition is representative
of commercial and other economic in
terests it will be an object of interest
to the public, for it is not difficult
to see what idea is uppermost in the
minds of the American people who
seem to be climbing so madly the al
tar stairs of Mammon.
How does the Lewis and Clark
Exposition compare with that at st.
LOUISE" "Well L was coming to that
point" he said. "A compari-
son is not easy. The Lewis
and Clark Exposition is solely
for the Northwest embracing the
States of Oregon. Washington, and
Idaho. The people in these States
popular and spectacular way the
amazing progress the Northwest is
making. They knew that the East
is comparatively ignorant of that EN-
pire that is SO rapidly developing in
the Northwestern corner of the United
States and their desire is to give to
the world some idea of what they are
doing.
while the Portland Exposition is
not of such magnitude as the St Louis
Fair, yet it has many elements which
are of peculiar and absorbing interest
in dfferentiating it from the st. Louis.
The grouping of the buildings at Port
land, the contents of the buildings,
the utilization of natural scenic eff
fects, the enthusiasm of the people
and the display of the peculiar pro-
ducts and industries of the West and
Northwest form points of interest
which were not visible at st. Louis.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition shows
nothing tardy nor cheap. Everything
from the standpoint of a show is gilt
edged.
The forestry display alone is worth
a trip across the continent. 1t is
lodged in the Forestry Building, which
is a veritable log palace. There is no
log less than six feet i'll diameter and
fifty feet long. One of these single
logs sawn into boards one and a half
inches thick, and three inches wide
would make enough boards. when
placed end to end, to make a line
fourteen miles long-enough to build
a house Of some size.
The mining exhibit is such as was
not seen at Chicago or ST. Louis. No
one can know what fishing means un-
til he sees the Portland Fair. Quite
a number of States have buildings. A
dozen foreign nations are represented,
and as usual Japan is ahead, with
italy a close second
How about the attendance"
well, he said, you will
be surprised when tell you
that the first month showed nearly
45O, 900 admissions more than at Buff
falo or Omaha. Yet the Portland Elk
position with it's 500 mile radius rep
resents only about two millions of
population 1t seemed to me that the
whole country was going to the show.
My train consisted of thirty Pullmans
and had to be run in three sections.
/ learned that this is about the case
every day on the main lines entering
Portland.
When asked about the Northwest,
Dr. Ivey said: Il cannot give you any
adequate idea in a short interview. The
Northwest is immense like it's noun
tains crowned with snow, or its Co
lumbia river /, 400 miles long, or its
frontages excelling those of New York
or San Francisco. Think of Seattle,
which in a few years. has grown from
little mining camp into a city of
over 1900 people. Seattle in twenty
five years will be the New York of
the West. Tacoma and Spokane are
wonders. l could give you amazing
statistics which you would not accept.
But go to the Northwest and spend
a week at Portland and you would
say that the half had not been told.