The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-01
ticle is turned out. The balcony of
this building is given over to com
plete arts and crafts exhibit
GENERAL EXHIBITS.

plete arts and crafts exhibit
GENERAL EXHIBITS.
Counties in the state of Washington
not represented by separate buildings
have provided displays in the Agricul.
ture building, and there is a large ex.
hibit of fruits and vegetables. just
beyond the Manufactures building and
adjoining the Hawaiian building is the
Oriental palace. There Levantine coun-
tries are well represented. Particular
attention has been given TO the dis
plays from Turkey, Greece and Syria.
Directly across Cascade Court stands
the Foreign Palace where Germany.
France, Great Britain and other coun-
tries have exhibits.
The Japanese building is next to
come into view. There are exhibits
from almost every province in Japan
The Y. M. G. A. exhibit is close at hand
and following Pacific avenue for a
block the Mines building is seen. Min
erals from the state of Washington are
on display here and the collection Of
ores has probably never been equalied.
From the Mines building it is only a
step to the Chinese village, the Swed-
ish building, the model Photographic
building and the Pay Streak attrac-
tons
on from there in exposition streets
are the model farm, the athletic sta
dunn and the stock exhibit the miles
of woodland paths, natural parks and
restaurants set in among the trees and
shrubbery. Drinking fountains have
been provided, the water supply com
ing direct from Cedar mountain. The
grounds are well lighted and French
electrolliers outline the vistas.
OUTDOOR FEATURES.
Lakes Union and Washington. adj
joining the OPPOSITION, permit of aqua
tic sports of every nature. Military
and naval drills participated in py
sailors from the American and Jana
nese cruisers and soldiers from the
government forts near Seattle are big
features and the reviews Of the troops
are witnessed by thousands of visitors
Balloon and airship races are among
the big events and aeroplane tests are
conducted by the Seattle Aero Club.
Some of the fastest motor boats in the
world race daily on Lake Washington
and picked crews from the Igorrote
and Eskimo villages try their skill in
handling the oars in their native craft.
The amusement street at Seattle con-
tains full mile of attractions. Bands
of every nation give concerts daily.
The landscaping of the grounds has
been carried out on an elaborate plan.
In the illumination, thousands of in
lamps have been strung
along the buildings The Alaska sharT
is made a tower of light and the Cas-
cades are broken into rainbows. The
Geyser Basin, at the foot of the falls.
is also made beautiful by hundreds of
submerged lights of various colors.
NATURAL ATTRACTIONS.
When the exposition work was be-
gun it was necessary to remove a large
portion of 250-acre forest of towering
fir trees. Many of them were LETT.
and today they lift their tops $50 feet
above the ground. 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. DRINK |
ing water, brought from a glacier lake |
in the mountains, is plentiful and free. !
The exposition has been financed /.
by the Northwest Seattle subscribed .
S650O00 in one day and later made it /.
100000. Still later a bond issue of
S35O,O00 was taken up overnight. The
state of Washington appropriated ST.
100000 with the proviso that not less |
than 100000 of the amount should go !
into permanent buildings to revert to
he University OF the State of Wash
ngton. Oregon, California, Canada,
Japan, China, Ihado Hawaii and other
states and nations assisted with lib |
aral appropriations for buildings and /
exhibits and the United States govern
nent appropriated 100000 for its own |
building and for the exploitation OF |
he Philippines. Hawaii, Alaska and .
the fisheries.
THE MANAGEMENT.
The administration of the exposition
has been in the hands of various de,
each department backed by
a committee of the leading business ,
men of the Northwest. J. e. Chilberg, !
a pioneer of Alaska and head of the /.
American Bank, is presi-
dent. John A. McGraw, ex-governor
Of the state, and II. C. Henry, another
banker are vice presidents. Mr.. Henry
Richard A. Ballinger when
he was called to the department of the.
Interior by President Taft. William
Sheffield is secretary; c. R. Collins,