The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-03
UNCLESAM TO HAVE
FINE BUILDINGS

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structures will form the main group
of the United states government build
ings at the Alaska Yukon Pacific expo
sition. They will be the Main, Alaska,
Hawaii and Philippines, Fisheries AMI
Biographical Lecture buildings. In
addition the government will have
numerous smaller buildings to house
the essentially outdoor exhibits.
Jesse /. Wilson, William M. Geddos
and l. IL. Dunlap, the federal commits
sioners, arrived mere on October 20 and
made the first definite announcement of
the exact details. They brought plans
and all the necessary authority to be
clearing of the grounds ON which the
United States palaces will stand, III
ali thirteen acres. AS the site is level
and the approaches graded preparatory
work will not take long. Mr. Geddes
expressed the opinion that by January
1, 1909, every one OF the tive buildings
]
the heavy structural work done. AS
the i've buildings will be temporary,
they can easily he finished and ready
TO receive the exhibits by April 0!
next year.
! Reports have been received from
most OF the departments OF the gov
m w nat
the displays will be. 1t is noticeable
in all THESE reports that much atten-
tion viii be paid to demonstration
features. Thus III the agricultural ex'
hibit, a series of lectures is to be given
with the assistance of the bioscope, at
which viii De explained the methods OF
sory-iand" farming, irrigation, prae
tiee, stock breeding, methods in rais-
ING poultry, plant grating, sanitar.s
dairying, IN fact everything that wiii
assist the Iarmer and rancher in get
ting letter results and bigger returns
Ior MS labor.
his same plan Will be carried out
IN all departments where there are sub
leets on winch to instruct the people.
ihe bioseope viii also be used to show
the peculiar and unique features OF the
government service such as in the
postal department, the mint, the va-ri-
Gus laboratories, the army and the
navy. The bureau OF health will dis
play and give lectures upon the hanG-
Ang OF epidemics, showing practical
hospitals and sanitary practice. Tu-
/ Derculosis will be given special atten-
ton.
One Of the distinct features will be
the section devoted to immigration and
forestry. The close connection OF the
TWO will be shown. No subjects are
of more economic Importance to the
West than irrigation and forestry, and
the government proposes to make this
part OF practical educational value. lr-
rigation methods viii be shown in de-
tail, SO that to the novice it will b.
perfectly plain. No doubt hundreds, If
not thousands of people, will receive
inspiration from this exhibit and wiI
take advantage OF it by taking up
land under the numerous irrigation
bitches that are found in every west
eln state.
Panama, Hawaii, the Philippines and
Alaska will have divisions especial,
devoted to those countries and here the
government will make the educational
feature distinct. People after viewing
these exhibits viii have an excellent
idea of tie geographic, climatic,
natural, commercial and strategic fea
lures vi these interesting parts OF the
ni,ed S,atsA.
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WISH TO retire from his present pur'