, 1905-01-23
UNCLE SAM" At
PORTLAND FAIR
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
PREPARING EXHIBIT FOR
LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR
Unique Setting for Government Build
ing Now In Course of Construction
Of Guilds Lake, Body of Fresh
Water Many Acres In Extent.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 23.-Uncle Sam
for the Lewis and Clark exposition
which will be held at Portland, Ore,
next year, opening June | and closing
October Is. Construction work on the
government buildings is well under
way and the government board is now
arranging for the transfer of the cream
of the st. Louis exhibit to Portland.
The United States government has
appropriated s475,o 600 for its participa-
ton at the western worlds fair and as
the exhibit already on hand. which
will be largely supplemented, is worth
more than $500, 600 its section is equi-
valent to $500, 900.
The government building which is
now in course of construction stands
on a peninsula in the center uf Guilds
extent which is the natural Grand
Basin" of the exposition. The PENN
sula is reached from the mainland by
an ornate bridge. called the Bridge
OF Nations" This setting for an ex,
position structure is entirely ley and
the view to be had from the peninsula
surpasscs anything of its kind in ex-
position history. The building faces
the mainland whre the principal exhibit
ton palaces are located on the terraced
hillside leading down to the shore of
the lake. The foothills covered with
tall fir trees makes an admirable back
ground for the towers, spires II min
are.s of the white palaces. An excel
lent view may be had of the Grand
Stairway which leads from Columbia
to the lake front, and the beautiful
flower gardens which flank it. In the
distance, no matter which way one
looks, Il can gaze on the pictorial
sublimeness of the snow-capped peaks
of the Cascade range. with Mt. Hood
and Mt. St. Helena most prominent.
me Hldll Sohel IllitlI SlI uCluIe 10
an imposing ediice, Characteristic of
all Of Uncle Sans exposition buildings.
Two towers. each go feet high will
grace the structure. In these towers
will be placed a set of musical chimes
and it is now the plan of the electrical
experts to have President Roosevelt
press a few buttons in Washington on
the opening day which will set these
chimes playing America The main
portion OF the structure is hanked on
either side by swinging peristyles
which connect with the Territorial
building on one side and the Fisheries
building on the other. A commodious
structure to hold the government fores.
try exhibit will be erected to the right
of the main building, while q model
life saving station to house a crack
crew. which will give exhibition drills
during the fair, will be located on the
shore of the lake.
The government building will be
surrounded with beautiful flower gar
dens and a sunken garden with an ar
tiicial lagoon in its center will grace
the space in front of the structure.
The broad avenue which runs along
the lake front is called Roosevelt
Avenue the only street at the eXposi-
tion named after a living American.
1t is the intention Of the government
board to make the exhibits exceed in
interest variety those shown at
St. Louis. There will be fully as much
floor space occupied at Portland by
Uncle Sans exhibits as there was at
st. Louis.
The PHILIPPINE display will be an in.
teresting feature the same as it was at
the Worlds fair. A comprehensive
showing will be made of the industries,
history, modes Of living, etc. of the
island peoples. In the federal exhibit
will be shown a display of wood, fibers,
tobacco and other products of the
archipelago. Villages including not
less than $50 natives of the Visayan,
Iggorotee. Negritoe and other char
acteristic tribes will add a touch of the
picturesque. One hundred Filipino
scouts will be detailed for duty at the
exposition and will give daily military
drills,