The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-02
Special TO The TrIbunc.

Special to Tho Tribune.
SEATTLE Wash. June 1.-The Alas
ka-Iukon- Pacific exposition cost Sl0,0OV.-
900. and was built in two years. The
than at other cNpostions. Tho structures
are compactly placed; there Is no long.
tiresome walk from one exhibit TO an
other.
After the visitor enters tho main gates
two buildings standing in cluster oi
trees To tho left first meet tho eye. one
Is where the administration OF tho expo
sition is crntcrcd and the other the au !.
dltorium, brick and steel building OF
imposing architecture.
10 the right and across Puget Plaza.
Is tho fine arts palace. This building
contains valuable art display loaned
from famous collections all over the world.
A few steps lead to tho intersection OF
Olympic place and Alaska avenue. To
the right is a view down the Pay
Streak the exposition amusement way.
and 10 the left a front view ot the au-
ditorum and the University OF Washing
ton In the distance.
The Pay streak" is also reached by
following thoroughfare 90 III" right. Just
inside the main entrance gates, and on
past the rest headquarters of the Won
ems league and the Masonic, Swedish and
other buildings.
Crossing over Olympic place and walk
Ing TO n point of vantage in from OF the
main government structure the beautiful
picture of thc fair Is uDfolded 10 the
right tho Alaska building. to the left
the lIa waiian building, and on either side
manufactures and agriculture palaces. IN
the distance are the music pavilion the
buildings of Canada aud Japan. and com.
plotting this picture Mt. Rainier ono of
the highest mountain peaks in the United
States. Various avenues and streets
branch off in every direction. on every
Buildings stand out everywhere in this
forest of iirs. Natural beauties areson
every hand.
The fine arts building is not far from
he 9
mancnt structure or concrete and brick.
Next in line comes tho main government
building. with its massive dome. the ar
chitectnral climax of the fair. In this
structure arc the exhibits Of the various
departments at Washington. In. sep
of live fish. and in another wing the bio
graph room, where moving pictures Illus
trate how the United states mails are
handled, the rural free delivery and many
other things OF interest
From Far OFF Lands.
The Philippines are represented and
Hawaii. too. occupies q building directly
in front OF the main building. and across
the street is the Alaska building. The !
ried resources of the northland is n feat
ure or the fair. Alaska. Hawaii and the
Philippines are represented at Seattle on
scale not contemplated when the cX-
position was suggested.
The general scheme OF architecture OF |
the fair is in the French renaissance. This !
The first county exhibit building on |
Dome circle is the handsome structure |
built by Spokane county and directly ad |
joining IL Is the Chehals county struc- |
.ure. Nearby are the Utah and Idaho |
state buildings, and in the distance the !
log cabin Of tho Arctic brotherhood. an !
Alaskan fratcrnal organiZati ton, From this |
point looking across the natural amphthe |
ater where all open exercises are held, Is
the first vista Of Lake Washington. Di- !
Tnctly across the Spokane building is
I ftaIlfoTnll'S homo SnnnISh
chItecture. This building contains ex-
hibits from every county and is the most
sources of the golden state ever assem-
bled away from home. In the rear of the
California building, and facing on Seward
a replica of Stewards old home near Au-
burn.
Continuing the journey down Pacific
avenue the forestry building. with its
colonnade of fir logs from Washington for
ests, next comes Into view, facing on The
opposite side of Nome circle from the
Oregon and Washington state buildings.
The forestry building is the largest log
house IN the world. and after the exposi-
ton Will be used as the school OF forestry
Of the University of Washington:
All OF the social functions will take
place in the Washington building The
Oregon building was ready six months
before the fair opened. The various
'inc Of exhibits of the fruits: grains and
woods raised In that state and decora-
tons OF the building show many farm
md woodland scenes done in grains and
grasses,
LAUNDERING Prominent
In the rear Of the forestry building and
on hin overlooking Lake Washington
is tie Hoo Hoo house the home of Wis
iting lumbermen. Large black cats with
sparkling eyes guard the entrance gates. I
Pacific avenue eventually leads TO Raj
nier vista. and nearly encircles the expo
s.tlon grounds. Leaving the forestry and
Oregon buildings and proceeding down
This thorouehfare the King county build
Ing. an ornate structure, comes Into view
and directly across, the street stand the
dairy and good roads building, machinery
hall and the model foundry. Near the
machinery hall is the music pavilion, al
most hidden by hedge OF douglas hrs.
where band concerts are given daily.
In the rear OF the music pavilion IS the
big exhibit palace erected by the Domin-
Ion OF Canada. and adjoining this striIc-
ture the Grand Trunk railway building
The landscape features about these two
are in harmony. 4 few steps
from the Canadian building leads TO the
Straight ahead is a magnificent view of
Mount Rainier. and TO the rear is view
across geyser basin and cascade court to
the central government building. 1t is
the main axis Of the fair.
on both sides OF the main court are
the big exhibit palaces. with their dis
plays, covering many acres. To the left
is the manufactures palace and directly
across geyser basin the agriculture build
ing. Counties in the state OF Washington
not represented by separate buildings
ture building Just beyond the manufac-
lures building and adjoining the Hawaiian
building is the oriental palace. Directly
across cascade court stands the foreign
Britain and other countries have exhibits
The Japanese building is next 20 come
into view. There are exhibits from al