The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-26
YOUNG LADY WHO WON FIRST
PLACE RELATES HER Ex-
PERIENCES AT FAIR.
Had Great Time and Heartily Thanks
Paper Which Gave Her the
Opportunity.

Walla, representing the Evening
Statesman and Morning Union papers
| will write this article fer the benefit
of those who are not so fortunate as
to get to attend the great Alaska
! Yukon Pacific exposition, now being
held at Seattle
AS l came out several thousand
votes ahead in the contest / had the
privilege of choosing chaperon, who If
course was my mother. We not only
had the privilege of taking the Seattlt
trip, but had a chance of taking trip
up the coast to Alaska.
A crowd Of us left Walla Walla Ju-,
5, on the As p. m. train and reache +!
Seattle TO-: 80 a. m.
Just outside of the union station
stood a long row OF street cars. Some
small, some large, but all headed in
one direction.
We boarded the Wallingsford car
then clang of bells and we dashed
through the busy streets then the troll
ley wound it's way along the shores OF
a great inland lake and on through
the quiet residence district until we
came to Sixth avenue, n. E. where we
secured rooms at the olive
Then after having lunch we made
our way to the exposition grounds. The
first place we went was to the special
exploitation department to call on Mr.
D. B.. Duncombe, the contest manager
and passes.
After securing our passes we entered
the exposition grounds Straight ahead
of us were the handsome buildings of
the United States government We
heard the roaring waters of the cas-
cades, bands were playing and on
every hand was something of inter-
est that pleased us from that very
instant
To the left after entering the main
gates. two buildings standing in a clus-
ter of trees met our eyes. One is
where the administration affairs of
the exposition are carried out and the
other the auditorium, a brick and steel
building of imposing architecture. To
the right and across Puget Plaza is
the Fine Arts palace This building
contains a valuable art display loaned
from famous collectors all over the
world.
We visited the L. S. government
building first, which with its massive
dome is the architectural climax of the
fair. In this building are the exhibits
of the various departments at Wash
ington, and in a separate building is
a wonderful display of fishes. The
army and navy departments, the
Smithsonian Institute, revenue cutter
service and exhibits that are So COM
plete that they explain the working of
every bureau of the government SER
vice,
The Philippines for the first time
are represented.
Hawaii, too, occupies a building.
The Alaska building with it's exhi-
bits showing the varied resources Of
the Northland, is one of the big fea
lures of the fair.
The first exhibit building is the hand
some structure built by Spokane coun-
ty Many exhibits of fruits, grasses
and grains are assembled for exhibit
ton purposes In this building are
many excellent features including pic
lures of farming, orcharding, mining
and numbering scenes and the latest
ideas in interior decorations.
Directly adjoining the Spokane build
ing is the Cpehalis County headquar
tiers. The interior of this building is
finished in native woods of Cheha;is
county.
The next buildings close at hand
were the Utah and Idaho state build
ings, both beautiful structures
Directly across the street from the
Spokane building is CALIFORNIA; beau-
tiful home This building contains ex
hibits from every county in that state
We continued on our journe.y down
Pacific avenue to the Forestry building
with it's pergola of great fir logs from
Washington forests. The Forestry
building is the largest log nous. in
the world and remains for the use Of
the school of forestry of the University
of Washington
Proceeding down this thoroughfare
the King county building comes into
view, and directly across the street
stand the Dairy and Good Roads build
ings Machinery Hall and the Model