Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-06-05
OPENING OF THE
SEATTLE FAIR

$40, 000,OU, ana was quilt In TWO
vsars. Tie grouping OF buildings is
much different than at other ex1osi-
lions. TIE structures are compact.y
placed; tere is no long, tiresome
walk froI one exhibit to another.
After entring the main gates, two
buildings standing in a cluster of
trees TO ne left, first meet the eye
One is were the administration of
the exposition is centered and the
other the auditorium, a brick and
steel buiiing Of imposing architec-
ture.
To the right, and across Puget
plaza, is the fine arts palace. This
building contains a valuable art dis
\ play loand from famous collections
all over ne world. A few steps lead
to the Intersection OF Olympic place
and ALASKA avenue. To the right is
a view dwn the PAY Streak" the
exposition amusement way, and to
the left, front view of the auditor
ium and the University of Washing
ton, in tie distance.
The "lay Streak" is also reached
by following a thoroughfare to the
right, jwt inside the main entrance
gates, ard on past the rest head
quarters of the Women's league and
the MaOnic, Swedish and other
buildings
Crossing over Olympic place and
walking to a point of vantage in
front of the main government struc-
ture the beautiful picture OF the fair
Is unfoldd. To the right the Alaska
building to the left the Hawaiian
building, and on either side of the
Cascades the oriental, foreign, manu-
features, and agriculture palaces. In
the distince are the music pavilion.
the buildings of Canada and Japan,
and, completing this picture, Mt
Rainier, the highest mountain peak
IN the United States. Various ave-
nues and streets branch of in every
direction, On every thoroughfare is
somthing of interest. Buildings
stand on everywhere in this forest
OF frs. Natural beauties are on
every hand.
The fine arts building IS not far
from the entrance to the grounds. II
Is a permanent structure OF concrete
and brick. Next in line comes the
main government building, with its
massive dome, the architectural eli
max of the fair. In this structure
are the exhibits OF the various de-
partments at Washington. In a sep
arate building is the wonderful dis
play OF live fish, and in another wing
the bioeraph room, where moving
pictures illustrate how the United
States mails are handled. the rural
free delivery and many other things
of interest.
The Philippines. for the first time.
are represented and Hawaii, too, oc-
cupies a building directly In front OF
the main building and across the
street Is the Alaska building. The
Alaska building. with exhibits OF the
varied Of the northland, is
a feature OF the fair. Alaska. Ha-
vail and the Philippines are repre-
sented at Seattle on a scale not con-
templated when the exposition was
suggested.
The general scheme OF architecture
Of the fair Is in the French renais-
sance. This is noticeable in all the
larger buildings.
The first county exhibit building on
Dome Circle is the handsome struc-
ture built by Spokane county and d.
rectly adjoining It is the Crehalis
county structure. Nearby are the
Utah and Idaho state buildings and
IN the distance the log cabin OF the
Attic Brotherhood, an Alaskan fra
ternal organization. From this point
looking across the natural amphi-
theatre where all open exercises are
held, in the first vista of Lake Wash
Directly across the Spokane
building is CALIFORNIA; home in Span
lsh mission architecture. This build
ing contains exhibits from every
county and is the most complete dis
play of the wonderful resources of
the golden state ever assembled away
rom home. In the rear of the Cali
lornia building, and facing on Sew
ara avenue, Is the New York state
structure, a replica of Stewards old
nome near Auburn, New York state.
IN the New York building is a ban
luet hall. The structure is one Of
ne most imposing at the fair.
Continuing the journey down Pa
inc avenue the forestry building,
with its colonnade of FIR logs from
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