The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-01
WALLA WALLA COUNTY EXHIBIT
VOTED THE FINEST AT THE
PORTLAND FAIR
Bio Cherries Are the Center Of At
traction of the Eastern Visitors
at the Exposition


Statesman.)
PORTLAND, July 1.-Readers Of the
Evening Statesman may be glad to
have description of the Washington
building as whole. 1t occupies the
choicest spot in the entire exposition
grounds. 1t stands upon nearly the
, highest land within the entire space
and overlooks the beautiful expanse
of the lage and the island upon which
the government building is located, be-
yond which the beautiful Willamette
with it's forests and islands extends to
join the Columbia far in the distance.
Beyond the stretches of the river the
vast snow peaks Hood, Adams, ST..
Helen's and Rainier.
The washington building itself Is
worthy of it's fine location. 1t is built
in a rectangle 200x150 feet. Ionic col
umns maks the prevailing architecture,
both in the exterior and interior. 1t
is of winter hue than the other ex-
position buildings and being situated
It the edge of the park and surrounded
vita rose gardens, it is every respect
beautiful and attractive.
On entering the building at the main
entrance on the south, sees Clark
county at the right and Lewis county
on the left. Both of these counties
have very attractive displays, espec-
tally Clark county. 1t is the only rival
of Walla Wal1a in the Washington
building in the display Of nuts. When
the visitor has fairly gotten into the
building he will discover that the gen.
eral plan is to fill the central portion
with the general state displays, for
which all the counties have contrib
uted, while the recesses and wings
have been reserved for the specific
county displays. The east wing of the
building is devoted to the fruits and
grains. The most conspicuous fea-
lures are the great Horn of Plenty,
from which read apples are pouring,
and the magnificent grain palace, made
of sheaf wheat, oats and barley. Both
of these structures are truly works of
art. Beautiful grain decorations fill
up the spaces throughout the eastern
wing. The west wing is devoted to
lumber, minerals and fisheries. There
are magnificent displays in all these.
Here one can see the splendid cOllec-
ton of minerals belonging Ito Colonel
F. J. Parker of Walla Walla. Here are
boards and timber astonishing both
for size and beauty.
Upon examining the county booths
specifically we find next to Lewis and
Clark, King and Pierce dwelling ami
cally side by side. In the eastern end
of the building we find in the north
east corner the county of Walla Walla,
while Yakima occupies a correspond
ing position in the southeast. Between
them are Klickitat and Columbia as
we'll as a fine space occupied by the
State college at Pullman. On the
northern side of the east wing in ad-
dition to Walla Walla, are Whitman
and the Big Bend, including Lincoln
and Douglas in one booth, while in
corresponding positions in the south
are Snonomish and Chelan, both with
magnificent displays of lumber, min
erals and fruit. The western half of
the building contains Whatcom on the
north, Spokane and Stevens on the
south, and bewteen the two sites the
display Of the University Of Washing
ton, which is truly creditable to the
institution.
There are two things which attract
the attention of passersby beyond any,
thing else in the building. These are
a group of COW, milkmaid ad kitten
done in hardened butter, and consti-
tuting the display of the Hazelwooi
creamery. The other specifically unique
object is a table from Aberdeen made
of a natural growth of curly maple,
which is of such exquisite beauty and
such unique form as to constitute
show by itself. One of the most strik-
ing objects in any Of the county ex-
hibits is the wonderful display Of mar
Bile of Stevens and Spokane counties.
Finest on the Ground
1t seems to be a general remark of
passersby that the Washington build
ing is the finest on the grounds AMI
that the Walla Walla exhibit is one of
the best, while many say it is the fin
est of the county exhibits. Some of the
Oregon counties are dangerous rivals,
notablyd Marion, Benton, Linn an
Lane. Their spaces are larger and
they have made very artistic use Of
them. However, Walla Walla county
may we'll hold her head nigh. Her
fruit display is very fine; ner cherries
are acknowledged the finest in the en-
tire fair. Yakima and Chelan coun-
ties were the only dangerous rivals in
this state, but when they look on the
Bings, Centennials and Royal AIMS Of
Walla Walla, they feel very bad in
deed. Even California, which we
would not expect to acknowledge her
self beaten in any extremity, confess
ed that nothing equal to them could
be raised there. People from the east
stare at them in amazement. One man
from Northern Minnesota could nard-
ly be persuaded that they were cher
ries. He said that where he came
from all they raised was a poor quail
ity of currants. Three Nebraska peo-
pie were overheard as they were stand
ing in front of the booth. One Of them
said: What tremendous cherries!"
Another one said: mo; they are
plums." The third one said: NO;
think they must be apples"
Mr.. Ross, general director of the
fruit and vegetable exhibit of the state
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