Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-09

scenes done in grains and grasses.
In the rear of the forestry building,
and on hill overlooking Lake Wash
ington, is the Hoo Hoo house. the
home of visiting lumbermen. Large
black cats with sparkling eyes guard
the entrance gates
Pacific avenue eventually leads to
Rainier vista, and nearly encircies
the exposition grounds Leaving the
forestry and Oregon buildings, and
proceeding down this thoroughfare
the King county building an ornate
structure. comes into view and direct
ly across the street stand the dairy
and good roads buildings, machinery
hall and the model foundry. Near the
Machinery hall is the muse pavilion,
almost hidden by hedge of Doug
lass frs, where band concerts are
given daily.
In the rear of the music pavilion is
the big exhibit palace erected by the
Dominion of Canada and adjoining
this structure, the Grand Trunk rail
way building The landscape features
about these two buildings are in har-
mony A few steps from the Canadi-
an building leads to the heart of the
gardens and Rainier vista. Straight
ahead is a magnificent view of Mt.
Rar'er and the rear is view across
Ger er basin and Cascade court to
be central government building. 1t
is the main axis of the fair
Directly across Cascade court
stands the foreign palace where Ger
many France, Great Britain and other
countries Fave exhibits
When the exposition work was be-
gun it was necessary to remove a
large portion of 259-acre forest of
towering fir trees Many of them were
left, and today they lift up their tops
$50 feet above the grounds BY
night every branch is picked out with
electric lamps and festoons of more
lamps are draped from tree to tree.
Among the gardens and the trees are
many rest stations. 1t is possible for
$4,000 persons to be seated at one
time and regard has been given to
every other comfort. Drinking water,
brought from glacier lake in the
mountains, is plentiful and free.
The exposition has been financed
by the northwest. Seattle subscribed
$4,000 in one day and later made it
100000. Still later a bond issue of
$350,O00 was taken up overnight. The
state of Washington appropriated
s1,000,O00 with the proviso that not
less than 100000 of the amount
should go into permanent buildings
to revert to the university of the
state of Washington. Oregon, Califor-
MIA, Canada, JAPAN China, Idaho and
other states and nations assisted with
liberal appropriations for buildings
and exhibits and the United States
government appropriated 5000 900 for
its own building and for the exploita-
ton of the Philippines, Hawaii,
Alaska and the fisheries.
The administration of the exposi-
ton has been in the lands of various
departments, each department backed
by committee of the leading bust
ness men of the northwest. j. e.
Chilberg, a pioneer of Alaska and
head of the Scandinavian bank, is
president. John A. McGraw, ex-
governor of the state, and H. C.
Henry, another banker are vice presi-
dents. Mr.. Henry succeeded Rich
ard A. Ballinger when he was called
to the department of the interior by
dent Taft. William Sheffield is
'else. tary, c. r. Collins, treasurer,
v : - 5 A. Wood, director of exploit
OF the n; Wilfred Beaton, chief of the
tment of publicity; A. w. Lewis
ntoxi, OF department of concessions:
River " Dosch, chief Of the department
south hibits; Frank B. Allen, chief of
e, ~ department of works, and l. "A
au is director general Frank V.
fiGzei Aam is assistant to the president
ant e Alaska Yukon Pacific exposi-
ton was, in the beginning, intended
to be no more than its title implies.
but it was enlarged, perforce, to
the scope of worlds fair. Demand
from Europe and the eastern states
was so insistent that it could not be
held to the original limitations.