The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-07-01
upon cards of information. attached

iects of interest. In the fisheries
wing is splendid display of live
fishes, representing almost every
variety found in American waters.
The Philippines exhibit is remark
ably fine and gives the visitor an ex-
cellent idea of the varied resources
of the islands, the modes of life OF
their strange peoples and the won
derful progress they are making in
education and the arts of civilization.
The Alaska exhibit is likewise full OF
interest and the subjects of scientific
forestry and irrigation are most
comprehensively treated and illustra-
ted by great number of most beau
tiful photographs. The exhibit as a
whole is Of very great educational
value and cannot fail to impress any
one who sees it with the magnitude
aud grandeur of our country. 1t is
alone worth going long way to see
and study.
What about Washington? Well,
Washington is strictly in it. It's
building is the largest and finest on
the grounds except the general ex
hibit and government buildings. It
occupies a most beautiful location,
overlooking the grand terrace, park
and Guilds lake and commands a
fine view of the government build
ings and Bridge of Nations. It's
style of architecture is very attract
i've and well adapted to exhibition
purposes. Even the most enthusias-
tic Washing tonian cannot fail to be
delighted with the wonderful show
ing of resources represented by the
various county, city and individual
displays. The variety is astonishing
and remarkably good taste is shown
in the display of exhibits in nearly
all the booths. This is especially true
of the exhibits of Walla Walla, Col
umbia, Spokane, Yakima, Clarke,
Kittitas, Stevens and Chelan coun-
ties. OF the west side counties Sno-
homish makes the best showing.
Whatcom shows variety OF re-
sources sure to interest the close OBJ
server in search of information, but
it has missed great opportunity in
not displaying it's products in great
er abundance and more attractive
form. The exhibit as a whole does
scant justice to the county.
San Juan? Well, San Juan simply
isn't there. In all the great building,
visited daily by thousands of people,
there is absolutely nothing, except
possibly map, 20 show the visitor
that there is such county in the
state, and yet it might have made
an exhibit that would have compar-
ed favorably in variety, attractive
ness and merit with those of the
counties having the finest displays.
The state fish display is fine. It
was prepared by Prof. Kincaid, of
the state university, and represents
every variety of food fishes found in
the waters of the state.
The exhibit as whole is full of In
terest and is one of the most attract
Ire features of the entire exposition.
Quite a number of other states
have separate buildings and num-
Der of others are splendidly repre-
sented in the general exhibit build
ings notably North Dakota, Neb-
raska, Wyoming and Color id o.
| Next to Washington, California has
the largest building and the most ex-
tensive and varied exhibit. The
ZGolden State does nothing by halves
and it makes a magnificent showing.
Idaho has wonderfully fine exhibit
also, and so has Missouri New
York and Massachusetts have ele-
gantly furnished buildings but their
exhibits are principally Photographic
tsand educational The Illinois build
is reproduction, inside and out, Of
Abraham Lincoln's home before he
became president Of the United
States. There is one of the most
complete and most interesting coli
lections of Lincoln relics ever assem-
bled under one roof. Large num-
bers Of bis letters are exhibited ex-
actly as they came from the pen Of
the great statesman. Books and
manuscript, papers and other OBJ
jects show his various campaigns,
and the furnishings Of the upper part