Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-05-09
RUSHING WORK
ON BUILDINGS
Big Fair Management Expects to
Complete all but Small Struc-
lures by Opening Day

Portland May 9.-With June /, the
exposition. only three weeks away with
exposition officials daily growing more
emphatic in the demand that all must
be in readiness on that date, and with
the work of completing larger buildings
and of constructing the smaller ones
going ahead at the same time as the
installation of exhibits, every inch of
the 200 odd acres OF land and bridges
on the shores and over Guilds Lake Is
daily becoming a scene of increas sing
activity. 1t is stated that there are
now in the neighborhood of 1900 men
at work on. the grounds. and every
thing is being carried on under a strain
that continually increases in inten-
sity.
Ask almost any one of the 1890 or
Of the 100 addition office employees and
officials whether the exposition will be
ready by June l. and the reply is sure
to follow that the department to which
that particular person belongs will be
in readiness anyway. There is always
a good deal of doubt about some other
that he, too. hopes to be ready.
The government building, largest of
all, will probably the the last purely
exhibit structure completed, the date
set being May 20. Fisheries exhibit will
finish installation in day or two, and
II
department of commerce and labor.
will then turn all his energies to get
ting the other exhibits in his charge
in shape. Each day works wonders
with the appearance of the interior of
all the departments. and by the time
the four remaining cars arrive the men
will be ready to go to work on them.
The last car will probably contain the
mint machinery. being detailed to ar
rive May 20. and the calculation is to
have the last article in place several
days before the exposition opens.
Trail Wonderland.
Coming across the Bridge of Ma
tons, the visitor finds the Trail a won
derland already. SO many and so fan
tastic are the buildings now taking
shape there. On the whole the Trail
Is possibly the most incomplete portion
of the grounds. Yet more pretentious
structures are so far advanced and the
rest are so small comparatively, while
the number of workmen on each is SO
great, that there is little doubt that all
hA fiy,ic Al.
deed, have not yet been let, but the
concesionarie may be trusted for his
own interests. to be in shape to enter
tain the crowds at the opening of the
Exposition.
In the main exhibit palaces hundreds
| or exhibitors are at work on booth
construction. and spurred on by the
Director of Exhibits Colonel Henry e.
BOSCH Railroad tracks leading into
this portion of the grounds will be
torn up May 90. and that Is incentive
enough for the exhibits all to be on
hand by that time. If they are not,
the exhibitor will have to pay transfer
charges from the depot. no small item
on each carload>of exhibits.
State Buildings Unfinished.
1t is among the state buildings. per-
haps, that there is most chance for un-
finished work remaining on the OPEN
ing day. yet even here the authorities
are confident they will be ready on
time. Illinois has not yet let the con-
tract, but her commissioners will not
leave until they see the building well
under way Colorado has gone home
! for an additional appropriation for her
/ agricultural exhibit building, but that
structure will be comparatively small
and capable of speedy construction.
work on theMisso"ri and Utah build
! ings is already I'm such shane that il
! can readily he seen they NAV he ready
on the opening day. while Massachu-
| setts and Washington will soon be COM
pleted and are already installing. Nor
are Idaho and New York far behind.
California has already completed her
beautiful mission structure. and is now
installing exhibits.
! Altogether II may be said that 15OO
men can do much in 81 days, and while
the grass may not have completely COW
/ cred the ground for n week or two after
they have left everything win he in
shape by June to Justify the confident
predictions made by Exposition Off
Gals
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