Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-06-11
THE OREGON BUILDING
AT The EXPOSITION
Interesting State Exhibits and Some
of the Things Which Are
Absent.

letter for publication. Grants Pass
is fortunate in having two represen-
tatives at the big fair; Judge j. O..
Booth. a member of the State Com
mission, and Mrs. Opdyke. This
county should take more interest in
the exposition than it is doing, but
it is not yet too late to make an ex-
hibit.
Seattle, Wash, Oregon State
Building, A.-Y-P. Fair Grounds,
June A, 19O9.-Editor Courier,
Grants Pass, Oregon: Dear Sir: The
Oregon State Building opened at 8
O'Clock on June 1st, while the other
state buildings were not opened un-
til noon on that day. A great many
people on the grounds were very
much surprised at the display in the
building, and it Is one to do the state
credit.
In the central part of the building
are boxes of apples with back to back
showing the commercial pack, and on
the shelf between the boxes are
souvenir plates of apples. In the
center of the circle Is pyramid
which reaches to the second floor,
on which is placed display of ap-
pies, backed by leaves of laurel and
Oregon grape. Above, on the ceiling
are beautiful pictures made of the
different grains of the state, with
decorations around the edges of the
grains in the straw Then all the
pillars supporting the dome are COW
evered with glass and filled with
the different grains. People coming
in at the main entrance are struck
not only with the beauty of the pro-
ducts, but also with the delicious
odor.
AT one end of the building Is a
fine display of fish, showing the
hatcheries and the different fish
swimming in the water. There is also
an exhibit of the work from the uni
yersity and one of dairy products.
At the other end of the building
there are lectures every half hour,
with moving pictures to show the
possibilities of Oregon. These are
very fine indeed, and the counties
that have not taken advantage of
this will lose a great deal of good
There is fine display of timber
and the native wood of the state,
and many an eastern man will feel of
the different slabs of wood that have
been taken from some forest
monarch and wonder If 1t is one
piece.
On this same floor is general
reception room, finished in panels of
our most beautiful wood, with a fire
place which has a front made or a
slab Of mrytle from Myrtle Point,
Oregon. There are public concerts
held in the reception room every
day from two to four by a permanent
orchestra composed of ladies from
Portland. There is rest room for
ladies furnished in a modest shade of
red, and furnished with easy chairs
and cushions, which is very appeal
ing In appearance whether one is
tired or not On the walls are some
paintings by Portland lady that
are worthy of note
On the floor above are exhibits
from the different counties and a
very good educational exhibit.
Eugene has a wonderful exhibit
with literature in evidence.
There is not much of mining
exhibit from any place in Oregon and
this does seem too bad. Then to
think that the county of Josephine
could have done so well. 1t seems
that when the state has spent so
much and would spend more to take
care OF exhibits from any locality,
and pay transportation of exhibits
both ways, that II Is a shame that
Josephine county would not show
that II Is on the map; II might do
more good than a float at Portland.
There is a good restaurant in the
basement Of the Oregon building.
So that oregonians coming to the
Iair may not go away hungry.
| have not been able to get around
rs yet and see what the other build
ngs have, but think oregonians
should be proud Of what they have
md the way II is managed.
Hoping that YOU may be able to
'isit the fair, | am, very truly yours,
VIVA oPDYCKE.
Matron Oregon state Building.