The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-04-30
EXPOSITION NOTES.


The displays Of fruit from Oregon
| Washington and California will b,
the greatest ever assembled for an in
ternational exposition. In the Califor
MIA building will be hundreds Of jar,
OF fruit especially prepared for thu
exosition, as well as shipments O
fresh fruits received daily from thu
South. Oregon has cold storage
plant In its building at the exposition
and already several carloads Of choice
Oregon apples are on hand for ex-
hibition purposes. On Oregon day al
the exposition cherries will be given
away to the visitors as well as the
big red apples.
Eastern Washington will send car
loads Of choice apples such as were
exhibited at the National Apple show
at Spokane in December, 1908, and
grains and grasses will be used ex-
tensively in the decoration work on
the interior Of the Spokane county
building, an ornate structure just
completed.
In fact horticulture will be fea-
tured by the counties Of Washington
and the states participating at the
exposition and Alaska will display
quantities of fruits and vegetables
raised beyond the Arctic circle, The
grains and grasses of Alaska will be
one of the features of the Alaska
building at the fair and the United
States government proposes that the
visitors to Seattle shall learn some
thing about the agriculture posi-
bilities of the Northland.
II all the horticulture products to
be displayed at the Seattle exposition
were gathered together for one great
exhibit it would require more than
ten acres of exhibit space and this
big fruit show will include almost
every variety. with the exception Of
the tropical fruits. The Strawberries
and melons of Oregon and Washing
ton as well as the choice apples Of
both states will be on exhibition by
the thousands.
Poultry will be featured at the ex-
position and the display to be made,
according to assurances at this
time, will constitute one of the larg-
est poultry shows ever seen in the
northwest. In Sonoma county, Cali
fornia, are large number of the
largest chicken ranches in the world
and from Petaluma, the, center of
this industry, will come fine ex-
hibit Of high grade poultry.
The exposition itself is now so
near complete that many Of the ex-
1ibits for both the agriculture and
manufactures buildings are being re-
eeived in Seattle and the fair will |
De ready to the smallest detail when |
he gates open June I
Great progress has marked the |
building of this exhibition from the
very start. With two months still re-
In which to add the finish
ng touches the exposition as a whole
$ now more than 80 per cent COM
,lete and could be opened, If neces-
AIRY. one month earlier. The fair is
icing held on the campus of the
University of Washington and seven
of a permanent nature, will
evert to the University at the close
# the exposition. These structures
representing the heavier construction
YORK Of the undertaking, stand COM
,lete and are receiving exhibits. The
buildings are the forestry, with its
'ergola OF gigantic fir logs from the
forests; the Arctic
3rotherhood's log cabin and exhibit
lall to contain display Of Alaskan
urios; the Woman's building, the
state building, the ma